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
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Bag wasn't checked properly when student brought gun through Wilmer-Hutchins metal detectors, trustee says
A Wilmer-Hutchins High School student charged with shooting a fellow student got the gun on campus through the metal detectors because his backpack wasn’t checked properly, a Dallas ISD trustee says.
Foxtrot Market closes all 4 Dallas locations as part of nationwide shutdown
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Fort Worth dad uses TikTok to lead police to son's suspected killer
For months, Luis Laguna Sr. went on TikTok, searching for his son’s killer. Carlos was murdered inside his truck after a November ranch concert in Fort Worth. Now, thanks to the dad's pursuit for justice, his son's suspected killer is behind bars.
1-year-old boy mauled to death by 3 dogs at Duncanville home
Police say the dogs’ owner tried to get the three dogs off the boy but wasn’t able to fight them off.
Dallas woman beating the odds as she recovers from hit-and-run crash that killed roommate
Camryn Herriage has been on a ventilator for nearly 2 months after she was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash. This week that changed.
Dallas school shooting: Student shot in leg, gunman in custody at Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Dallas police say a Wilmer-Hutchins High School student shot another student on campus in Southeast Dallas.
Jury deliberating in Dallas doctor's IV tampering trial
The fate of a doctor accused of secretly putting poison into IV bags is now in the hands of a jury.
Keller middle schooler in critical condition after being hit by alleged drunken driver
The Indian Springs Middle School student was struck by a pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed while she was jogging across Bear Creek Parkway.