Damali Keith
Damali Keith joined the FOX 26 family more than a decade ago. She delivers reports for weekday newscasts. Since making Houston home, Damali has been involved in countless community outreach programs. Some of the issues important to her are empowering women, combating domestic abuse and anything to do with protecting children and promoting strong families. She's originally from Wayne, MI. Her journey as a journalist has taken her from her first TV Reporting job in Owensboro, KY to Evansville, IN with a stop in Memphis, TN before arriving at FOX 26 here in Houston in July 2000. When she isn't working, you'll find her at any given park, playground, (restaurant or shopping mall) with her daughter. She loves books, music, LAUGHING & God (but not in that order). One of her latest loves? Coming into the computer age!
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Officials credit ShotSpotter for why gunshots are not heard as often in one Houston neighborhood
Harris Co. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the new technology being used in a pilot program is helping to fight illegal gunfire in the Aldine area.
Residents in Fifth Ward cancer cluster 'feel betrayed' over Union Pacific political donations to area leaders
Some residents in Fifth Ward, where a cancer cluster has been identified by the state, have been battling with Union Pacific Railroad because they believe contaminants from the company are causing the cancer.
Some HISD workers say pennies for a pay raise is unacceptable
After a year of a number of staffing challenges, even more could be coming for the Houston Independent School District. Some HISD employees say they want a fair pay raise, or they may be forced to try to find work in another district.
How is social media contributing to violent extremism?
The deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, which was live-streamed for two minutes before it was taken down, has many people calling for social media sites to crack down on violence and hate. So we’re taking a closer look at what role social media plays in violent extremism.
Suspect in shooting death of repairman in west Harris County still on the run
Authorities are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a repairman in west Harris County on Thursday evening.
Houston Rockets, Memorial Hermann help renovate downtown community center
A community center north of downtown is getting a big gift to the entire neighborhood. Children are already beginning to enjoy this newly renovated outdoor basketball court but the makeover doesn’t stop here.
Andre Jackson's interrogation video with HPD about Josue Flores case released
See what jurors in the Andre Jackson murder trial saw including Jackson's police interrogation video.
Children burned in Channelview PE class allegedly by teacher's form of discipline
Some kids in Channelview ended up in the emergency room after getting burned during gym class. Parents there say their children were injured as a result of a P.E. teacher forcing them to exercise on the hot ground outside on Monday as a form of punishment.
New Houston pilot program to fix heavy trash problem left littering neighborhoods
District A residents now have a service specifically to address heavy trash that isn't picked up and becomes a community eyesore.
Investigation underway into suspected drug-related deaths of 2 Woodlands High School students
Authorities say two Woodlands high school seniors may have died after an overdose of drugs.