Chelsea Edwards
Chelsea Edwards started working at FOX 26 in October 2019.
She was born in Houston and grew up in Missouri City.
She first discovered her passion for broadcasting at Hightower High School’s Media Academy where she learned to shoot, write, and edit stories.
She then focused on working behind-the-scenes while studying at Texas Southern University and participating in partnerships with NASA and TxDOT which allowed her to work in productions across the country.
After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications, she worked as a video editor for the Houston’s ABC affiliate for nearly six years. She also spent four years running a TX21st afterschool program in Klein ISD.
Chelsea eventually decided to jump to in front of the camera and took a job as a multi-media journalist with KWTX-TV in Waco.
She later accepted a morning reporter position at the station’s Bell County Bureau and covered stories in Killeen, Temple, Copperas Cove and Fort Hood.
After spending a couple of years away, Chelsea is ecstatic to be back working in her hometown spending time with friends and family and working to improve where they live and work. Chelsea is married with stepchildren and has a chocolate lab mix to keep her from sleeping too late.
The latest from Chelsea Edwards
Houston rapper Trae tha Truth pitches in explosion relief
Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth is looking to help those affected by the deadly explosion.
Volunteers clean up after deadly plant explosion
The volunteers come from a group of 15 churches called the Restoration Team. The non-profit formed after Hurricane Harvey and continues doing restoration work more than two years after the storm.
MLK Youth Parade cut short due to weather
Thousands of spectators were there supporting local teams and groups visiting from Louisiana. There were also several first-time marchers.
Man goes from homeless to budding Hollywood hot shot
On January 17, Dontae’ Lamaar Baker is premiering his first film called “Over The Holidays” in the same Houston theater where he was encouraged to keep going.
Crews begin cleanup after Friday night storm
Center Point Energy crews are removing branches and limbs from affected power lines.
Coma patient gets fresh start for the new year
One day in 2016, she says while sitting down to eat her hand went numb. Then, the feeling started spreading through the left side of her body. She tried dialing 911.
Houston Health Department starts investigating cancer-struck area
The Texas State Department of Health Services found higher than normal rates of cancers in Fifth Ward neighborhoods near a former creosote facility; the facility was located in a railyard formerly owned by Southern Pacific Railroad.
New task force targets drunk and impaired drivers on Montgomery County roads
It’s New Year’s Eve and officers everywhere will be on the lookout for drunk drivers, especially the new task force created in Montgomery County for traffic and DWIs.
Investigators find a field full of stolen vehicles off East Orem Drive
On Saturday, investigators say they found at least 50 stolen vehicles, stripped and abandoned.
Teen hit by car in north Houston wants suspect found
London Banks was struck by a car in early October and was released from the hospital Friday, but she still suffers from brain and spinal cord damage.