Peyton Yager
Hello DFW! After four years and a few stops along the way, I’m blessed to be back in my home state of Texas reporting for FOX 4.
I grew up in Friendswood, Texas, which is a suburb outside of Houston. For my family, the news was on every morning before school and every evening before bed. I specifically remember when my curiosity for this craft began. My family evacuated for Hurricane Rita in 2005, and we sat in a hotel lobby for days. My eyes were glued to the television watching the Reporters stand in intense conditions ready to bring our family constant information.
"Follow your passion. It will lead you to your purpose." - Oprah Winfrey
But to be honest, my path wasn’t smooth in the beginning.
I started my freshman year at The University of Texas at Austin in Honors Biology and walked across the stage my senior year with a double major in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science. It took one elective class, a long talk with myself, and a leap of faith to learn the desire to be a journalist was still burning inside me.
Now, I wouldn’t change it for the world.
My reporting career began in Fayetteville, Arkansas. In 2019, I moved to Oklahoma City where I covered deadly tornadoes, the Johnson & Johnson opioid trial, and Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign rally in Tulsa. My last year in the Sooner State was dedicated to sharing the stories of Oklahomans deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic while pressing politicians for answers.
March 2021, I was honored to learn my dream of joining the FOX 4 team was coming true. You can catch me on FOX 4 News at 9 P.M. and 10 P.M. If I’m not at work, I’m with my rescue pup Maci, cheering on my Longhorns, or enjoying a large plate of Tex-Mex in this beautiful city.
See you around!
Have a story? Email me peyton.yager@fox.com.
The latest from Peyton Yager
Man killed in Fort Worth possible road rage shooting
Fort Worth police are looking for whoever shot and killed a 62-year-old man in a possible road rage shooting Monday night.
Corsicana ISD teacher's aide hurt after student throws chair at her
This is the second time an employee has been injured at Collins Intermediate School in the past six months.
Light snow dusts North Texas while Southeast Texas sees blizzard-like conditions
While our 20 degree weather feels bitter, Southeast Texas and Louisiana are facing something historic — their first-ever Blizzard Warning.
SMU grad killed in Dallas crash while walking to rideshare vehicle
Investigators say Katie Kerl and her friend were walking to their parked rideshare vehicle when someone drove around the parked rideshare and struck the two young women. Katie was killed. Her friend was injured.
Fort Worth officials pretreating roads ahead of arctic air blast: 'Better safe than sorry'
Road crews in Fort Worth are hard at work pretreating the roads just in case there is any type of freezing precipitation coming in this weekend.
Keller ISD superintendent offers to resign during chaotic school board meeting
For several hours, community members took turns speaking at the podium and abided by the agenda. However, the meeting quickly turned into a chaotic shouting match with no decorum. The superintendent even offered her resignation.
Dallas tow truck driver left wheelchair bound after hit-and-run crash while on the job
A Dallas tow truck driver is out of the hospital weeks after a hit-and-run driver struck him while he was on the job. Police still have not found the driver.
8 arrested in North Texas Glock Switch takedown
The group is accused of obtaining Glock switches from China and then using social media to show them off and sell modified weapons.
Cotton Bowl Forecast: Snow, wintry mix to make travel difficult for fans
Fans from across the country are expected to make the trip to North Texas for the Cotton Bowl on Friday. A winter storm is forecast to reach Dallas-Fort Worth on Thursday.
FCS Championship Game tailgaters in Frisco unfazed by winter weather
“It’s a little more humid. Other than that, this is football weather for us," said one Montana State fan.