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Fatal fire reported in Liberty County near Highway 59

A fire in Liberty County has been confirmed as fatal, according to the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Deputy Billy Knox said deputies are working a fire near County Road 3189 and Highway 59 South. 23-year-old man gets life in prison for sexually assaulting pregnant conven...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 11, 2026

Decomposed body found near N. Eldridge Parkway in west Houston

Houston police are investigating after a bicyclist reported finding a decomposed body Monday evening in west Houston. According to Houston Police Department Lt. Horelica, the bicyclist called 911 around 6:10 p.m. Aug. 10 after discovering the body in the vicinity of the 1400 bloc...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 11, 2026

Drone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya’s Zawiya refinery

Firefighters in western Libya fought Tuesday to extinguish the remnants of a massive fire caused by a drone strike on a oil facility, and a car bomb killed a senior military officer in the country's east, in the latest attacks in the chaos-stricken North African nation . The dron...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 11, 2026

Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. The sentences at the Fourth Criminal...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 11, 2026

Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia

The meeting in the Oval Office between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a diplomatic car crash. “Your country is in big trouble. You’re not winning,” Trump said, dressing down Zelenskyy in front of the world’s media. “You don't have the ...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 11, 2026

Navy veteran accused of running over valet workers outside new 1111 bar

A man identified in court records as a Navy veteran is accused of running over two valet workers outside the new 1111 cocktail bar on Westheimer Road after not being allowed into the VIP area, according to records. Ademola Adejobi, 49, was arrested just after 3 a.m. Saturday on t...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 10, 2026

League City voters could decide the fate of flock cameras in the city

The cameras are meant to help police departments locate and arrest suspects involved in crime, however, residents around Harris and Galveston counties have expressed privacy concerns, especially in light of a Pasadena police sergeant resigning after allegedly using Flock cameras ...

Houston Public Media (NPR/PBS)Aug 10, 2026

What we know about the death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi

The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi , where two other people have been found hanging from trees in less than a year. Police have not indicated whether they consider the 29-year-old...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 10, 2026

LIVE RADAR: Scattered showers and storms developing over parts of Southeast Texas

Scattered showers and thunderstorms have developed across parts of Southeast Texas late Monday morning. Rain chances will continue to increase through the day before dropping after 5 p.m. Track it all on our live radar: Check the latest weather alerts Check real-time traffic cond...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 10, 2026

Body found floating in bayou near Gulf Freeway, Houston firefighters say

A body was found floating face down in a body of water near the Gulf Freeway Monday morning, according to the Houston Fire Department. HFD crews responded around 10:19 a.m. to the 6300 block of Gulf Freeway for a water rescue call. Firefighters located the body and turned the sce...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 10, 2026

Washington grapples with a National Guard deployment extended until 2029

It’s been 12 months since President Donald Trump announced a crime emergency in Washington, pledging to make the city “safe and beautiful” and deploying the National Guard. But a mission that seemed temporary has been extended through January 2029 . Residents and a new cadre of l...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 10, 2026

Indonesia battles growing wildfires as Mount Bromo blaze spreads

Indonesia intensified efforts Monday to combat a growing number of wildfires across the archipelago, deploying helicopters, hundreds of firefighters and disaster personnel as blazes spread through a popular national park in East Java and peatlands in Sumatra during an unusually d...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 10, 2026

Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region

The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The extreme heat began in May and has contributed to major wildfires , prolonged drought and new nati...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 10, 2026

Truck crashes into business in northwest Harris County

Precinct 4 constable deputies are investigation crash on Huffmeister Road in the Cypress area off the Northwest Freeway. According to a picture posted by Constable Mark Herman’s Office, a pickup crashed into the U Wash laundromat. The pickup did not go into the building but there...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 9, 2026

14-year-old killed in shootout, 3 others injured, Bryan police say

A teen boy is dead after a shooting erupted in a Bryan neighborhood, according to the Bryan Police Department. Police identified the deceased as 14-year-old D’Antwon Miles. Investigators said the gunfire broke out in the 1200 block of W. 17th Street when two groups began shooting...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Aug 9, 2026