Why my local TV station is better than CNN and the Weather Channel in Hurricane Ike coverage

With a son evacuated from Hurricane Ike, not to mention friends, family and clients who live in Houston, I have been watching the news coverage of the storm. So far, my local TV outlet, KENS-TV has done what I call "public affairs" reporting instead of the sensational "I am sitting in the middle of the storm in Galveston" that the Weather Channel and CNN is pushing out.
Maybe, it's because KENS either understands the need to report information and respect the value of their TV coverage.