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Texas mobilizes flood response ahead of expected tropical storm

Texas is mobilizing emergency response crews in anticipation of expected flash flooding from a tropical storm that forecasters predicted would hit the southeast part of the state on Tuesday. Federal forecasters expected the tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico to become Trop...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 31, 2026

Gov. Greg Abbott to discuss tropical weather preparations

Governor Greg Abbott will be in Austin Monday afternoon to hold a briefing and press conference on Texas’ preparations for tropical weather expected to impact the state. The news conference will begin at 4 p.m. Abbott will be joined by state emergency management and public safety...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 31, 2026

No pint-sized matter: Thieves steal $70,000 in Pabst beer from California warehouse

Thieves made off with tens of thousands of cans of Pabst beer in two separate heists from a Southern California warehouse on the same day, police said. Pabst Blue Ribbon has turned the thefts — valued by police at $70,000 — into a light-hearted social media promotion. But police ...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 31, 2026

CenterPoint Energy activates Emergency Operations Center ahead of Invest 97L

CenterPoint Energy activated its Emergency Operations Center Monday morning as it prepares for potential impacts from Invest 97L across Southeast Texas, including the Greater Houston area, starting Tuesday. The weather system could bring several inches of heavy rainfall, localize...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 31, 2026

UAE intercepts incoming Iranian drone, and other news from the Middle East

An Iranian drone was intercepted early Monday over United Arab Emirates territorial waters, the Defense Ministry said. The attack followed an exchange of fire between Iran and the United States on the weekend, which was the first significant military action in the war for more th...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 31, 2026

Woman killed in suspected DWI crash on east Houston's Orem Drive

A woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash Sunday night on East Orem Drive in Houston. The crash occurred around 9 p.m. near the intersection of East Orem Drive and Dawn View Lane. According to Houston Police Department, a Jeep SUV was traveling westbound on East Orem at a high ra...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 31, 2026

Magnolia police officers shoot suspect who allegedly pulled gun during traffic stop

Officers with the Magnolia Police Department shot a man late Saturday night after authorities say he raised a pistol toward an officer during a traffic stop on Sugar Bend Drive, just off FM 1774. According to a news release from the Chief Kyle Montgomery, the driver refused to id...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 30, 2026

Wrong-way driver charged after woman killed in crash on Eastex Freeway

A 27-year-old woman was killed early Saturday morning after a suspected wrong-way driver crashed head-on into her car on the Eastex Freeway, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. 911 calls came in a little after 1:45 a.m. Saturday morning saying that a vehicle was goin...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 30, 2026

Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen arrested on drunken driving charges

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen was arrested Sunday on drunken driving charges. Allen, 34, is facing preliminary misdemeanor charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated — endangering a person. According to t...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 30, 2026

Driver killed in high-speed crash on Houston's South Loop feeder road

A driver is dead after losing control of a white Porsche coupe this morning on Houston’s South Loop feeder road, Houston Police Department confirmed. The crash happened around 1:12 a.m. at 2500 South Loop West, in front of Pappasito’s Cantina. According to HPD, the driver exited ...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 30, 2026

Nepal warns of more possible floods as communities grapple with devastation

Authorities in Nepal are warning of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Flood warning notices were sent to people's phones throughout Sunday morning, as rescue c...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 30, 2026

Tomball police investigating suspicious fire at Hobby Lobby store

The Tomball Police Department is investigating a fire which occurred at the Hobby Lobby store at around 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The store is located at 27706 Tomball Parkway. The agency says both the Tomball Fire Marshal’s Office and the Tomball Police Department Criminal Inve...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 29, 2026

Ross Fire update: Wildfire 31% contained

The Ross Fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties is 31% contained as firefighters work to stop new growth.

FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - NewsAug 29, 2026