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2 Newsletter: Fourth of July holiday weekend nears + a new KPRC 2 documentary

Good morning, Houston.☀️The Fourth of July holiday weekend kicks off tomorrow, and if you’re making plans—fireworks, cookouts, travel, or just trying to beat the heat—we’ve got you covered. In today’s newsletter: the top local stories, a few “Things 2 Know,” and a powerful new KP...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 3, 2026

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth

A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth. Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The Pegasus rocket blasted off from the bell...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 3, 2026

Putin shrugs off fuel shortages in Russia as he ramps up attacks on Ukraine

Despite severe fuel shortages across Russia, President Vladimir Putin appears unbothered by Ukraine’s increasing attacks on his country’s oil refineries.He has shrugged off the setback for one of the world’s leading oil producing nations as “not critical,” dismissed ceasefire pro...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 3, 2026

Liberty County pastor arrested on child sex abuse charges

George Finney, senior pastor of New Life Kenefick Church, was arrested Monday. KPRC 2 News reporter Corley Peel reviewed court documents revealing disturbing details about the allegations.The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation began after the child, made an ou...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 3, 2026

ICE arrests 10,000 in 5 days, a sharp late-June surge in Trump's deportation push

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June, marking a major push by the agency tasked with carrying out the Trump administration's mass deportations agenda.The arrest numbers, obtained from a person familiar with the infor...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 2, 2026

There were 16 kids living in squalor in an Ohio home. Why weren't they found sooner?

Just days after authorities removed 16 children from a squalid home and arrested four adult relatives, the question looms over their southern Ohio village: How could this have happened, for years, unnoticed, right here?Neighbors of the family in tiny Hamden, employees at local st...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 2, 2026

Suspect arrested after woman attacked in downtown Houston parking garage

A man is now in custody after a woman was attacked in a downtown Houston parking garage Thursday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.Police responded to the incident around 9:10 a.m. at a parking garage in the 601 Travis Street, near the Theater District.Investiga...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 2, 2026

Flesh-eating screwworm outbreak escalates in West Texas as confirmed cases reach 31

Federal and state agricultural officials have confirmed that the number of New World screwworm cases in the United States has reached 31, prompting Texas authorities to maintain strict emergency quarantine orders to combat the flesh-eating parasite's ongoing expansion in West Tex...

FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - NewsJul 2, 2026

Couple charged with felonies for Empire State Building climb-turned-proposal

A skyscraper-scaling daredevil told police that he and his girlfriend climbed the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about love and peace because he wanted to “do something special” for their engagement, prosecutors said Thursday at the couple's arraignment on ...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 2, 2026

American woman arrested at border with 57 pounds of meth

The woman, who was not named, was attempting to enter the United States from Mexico at the Paso del Norte point of entry when her vehicle was selected for a second inspection....

FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - NewsJul 2, 2026

Albanian police use tear gas and pepper spray as Tirana protest turns violent

Albanian police clashed with protesters Thursday as an anti-government demonstration — part of protests triggered by plans for a luxury development linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner — turned violent. Police fired tear gas and pepper spray at protes...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 2, 2026

Major crash shuts down I-10 East at mile marker 831 in Chambers County

Emergency crews are responding to a major crash that shut down all eastbound lanes of I-10 near the county line, according to the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office.The sheriff’s office said the crash happened on I-10 eastbound near mile marker 831. Drivers are being diverted to SH...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 2, 2026

Shark attack on Alabama teen inspires the start of a national alert system

Lulu Gribbin was 15 when she survived a shark attack off the coast of Florida. She lost her left hand, part of her right leg and almost her life.What she didn’t know when she entered the water on that day in 2024 was that another woman had been bitten by a shark 90 minutes earlie...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 2, 2026

2 Newsletter: July 4 weekend is here: Ways to celebrate across Houston

Good morning, Houston.☀️It’s almost time to enjoy your July 4 holiday weekend. If you’re headed out this weekend or want to watch the fireworks but don’t know where to go, no worries- we have you covered with a full list of fireworks shows and events. As always, follow us for the...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 2, 2026

11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8

An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing eight, officials said.A total of 35 monks from Mukdahan province, about 600 kilometers northeast of the capital Bangkok, were on the pilgrimage. Five...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 2, 2026

The Knicks. The World Cup. Taylor Swift's likely wedding. It's the Summer of New York

It is a city bathed in the orange-and-blue afterglow of a Knicks championship, gushing with the joy of World Cup fans jamming its bars and its streets, enjoying a singular confetti-raining, fireworks-bursting, parade-rolling, smile-inducing moment that seems to make this place fe...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 2, 2026

New autopsy of a baby killed by police in Mississippi deepens outrage

A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when police fired into a moving car offered evidence on Wednesday that they say challenges the officers' account that they were in danger when one opened fire.A second autopsy requested by the family of Kohen Wiley showed the...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 1, 2026

Southbound I-45 North at West Road closed after truck loses load

Drivers are being urged to avoid IH-45 North at West Road after a major truck incident forced a full closure of the southbound lanes, according to Houston TranStar.Authorities say a heavy truck lost its load around 1:39 p.m., prompting an emergency response as crews work to clear...

KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)Jul 1, 2026