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Joey Santore, known for the "Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't" YouTube channel, says his appreciation for nature solidified when he noticed plants growing in sidewalk cracks....
Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) is alerting more than 3 million people who have purchased Texas hunting or fishing licenses that their personal information may have been exposed in a cybersecurity incident tied to the outside company that runs the state’s license sales system.TPW...
The sheriff's office confirmed one person had died in the wreck on Mason Road at Katy Briar Lane on Monday morning.
France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering under a grueling heat wave that combines daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and sleep-robbing sweaty nights.The national weather service, Meteo France, said that most of the...
Two young students opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said.The suspects, aged 14 and 15, were armed with one pistol each. They were arrested. The suspects and the victims were student...
Police are searching for a suspect who fled after fatally shooting a young man following a physical altercation outside a Southwest Houston convenience store on Sunday evening....
Newly obtained video shared with ABC13 by the victim's family shows the moments before a Tesla crashed into a Katy-area home, killing a 76-year-old woman inside....
A woman has been arrested after deputies say she left her 4-year-old daughter unattended inside a parked vehicle while shopping at a Costco in northwest Harris County.According to Harris County Precinct 4, deputies responded to the Costco located in the 26900 block of the Northwe...
A Pasadena Police Department vehicle responding to a major crash was involved in a second collision Sunday afternoon near Beltway 8, authorities said.The incident happened around 2:59 p.m. on southbound Red Bluff Road approaching Beltway 8.Footage from the scene was shared on Fac...
Federal officials warn visitors that taking paint chips, debris or other materials from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during cleanup of an algae bloom could lead to felony charges....
An explosion tore through Qatar's key natural gas export terminal Sunday night as workers tried to resume operations after Iran bombed it during the war, causing a fire that killed at least 13 people and hurt dozens more.The blast at the Ras Laffan industrial area could cause fur...
Neighbors of a 76-year-old Katy woman are devastated after her sudden death Friday night when a Tesla slammed into her family’s home.New surveillance video shared with KPRC 2 News shows the Tesla Model 3 seconds before the crash, speeding down Rose Hollow Lane before hitting a cu...
A homicide investigation is underway after a deadly shooting in southwest Houston on Sunday evening.According to Houston Police Department, officers were dispatched to a shooting call around 6:52 p.m. in the area of Braesmont Drive and Birdwood Road.Authorities confirmed one pers...
Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.The Iron Fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected Saturday and had blackened 3...
A spate of shootings in Chicago has led to at least 38 injuries and seven deaths since Friday evening, police say, prompting President Donald Trump to renew his call for a military intervention in the nation's third-largest city.“Why isn’t Governor Pritzker calling me for help. I...
The shelter-in-place order for Texas City was lifted on Sunday morning after the reported plant fire was extinguished, city officials said.
The fire was reported Sunday morning at the Marathon Refinery.
A shelter-in-place order has been lifted for parts of Texas City after a reported fire at a Marathon Petroleum oil refinery, according to the Texas City Police Department.Authorities issued the shelter-in-place for areas around 14th Street to 34th Street, but have since sounded t...
Houston police said a woman told officers that her male partner strangled her before the man barricaded himself alone inside a Kingwood apartment.
Discovery Green Park closed early on Saturday night under police watch, one week after 100 Houston police units responded to what they described as a "teen takeover."...
A 51-year-old Connecticut man fell to his death from an upper deck of Madison Square Garden during a concert on Saturday night, police said.Officers responding to a 911 call around 9:51 p.m. found the man unconscious and unresponsive with injuries indicating a fall from an “eleva...
Thunderstorms prompted an FAA alert affecting flights to and from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston Saturday morning, including a ground stop for some inbound traffic.The FAA issued a ground stop from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. CDT (June 21) for departures to IAH bec...
Houston police are investigating a major crash that happened around 2:17 a.m. Sunday on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 (East Freeway) between Waco Street and Lockwood Drive.Witnesses told investigators a blue Ford SUV was speeding along the nearby service road when the driv...
A woman was killed in a crash late Saturday night along the Eastex Freeway in Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.Investigators said the collision happened around 8:54 p.m. near 14835 Eastex Fwy. Preliminary information indicates the driver of a vehicle was leavin...
Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula.Gov. Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head o Crimea, said that overnight Ukrainian strikes killed four people and wounded 28...
A founder of Ubisoft, the global gaming company behind Assassin's Creed, has been killed in a plane crash in western France.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared an emergency Saturday to ensure the city gets the resources it needs to fight a large warehouse fire that has sent large plumes of smoke into the air. “The city and county have opened spaces for families seeking relief from the smoke, and we ...
Investigators said when deputies arrived at the apartment complex, they were ambushed by the shooter, with two deputies struck by gunfire. One deputy was rushed to the hospital for his injuries, authorities said....
At least one Italian tourist is dead with several more injured after a massive fire in the Dominican Republic resort town Bayahibe on Friday.
At least one person is dead after a massive fire broke out at a resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday, officials said.
A 69-year-old Harris County woman has died after investigators say a Tesla crashed into her Katy-area home Friday night while operating with an automated driving-assistance system engaged.According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred around 8:03 p.m. Friday,...
The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office responded shortly after 10 p.m. Friday to multiple calls reporting gunfire at an apartment complex in Humble.Callers reported a man walking through Pavilion at the Groves at 15951 Woodland Hills with a shotgun and firing it, Precinc...
Two people were taken to the hospital after a Tesla crashed into a home in Katy on Friday night, officials said.
Investigators said the two were neighbors in the housing complex and were dating when the suspect shot and killed the woman. The suspect then fled the scene after the shooting, police said....
Criminal charges were filed against Kenneth McDaniel Jr. and Kamron Kirk after two separate female inmates accused them of sexual assault in March.
A new investigative report paints a troubling picture of Camp Mystic's preparedness before last year's historic July 4 floods, which killed 25 campers and two counselors. The 115-page report will now be used by the Texas Legislature to guide future policy changes....
The justices, in a unanimous decision, sided with a man who argued that a law barring guns from anyone who uses drugs illegally violates the Second Amendment....
Fort Bend County officials will conduct aerial mosquito spraying next week as part of an emergency effort to reduce mosquito populations and help protect residents from mosquito-borne illnesses.According to Fort Bend County Health and Human Services, aerial spraying is scheduled ...
The public health emergency was declared on Tuesday as Fort Bend County health officials are reporting "extraordinary mosquito populations" and activity that are well-above normal seasonal levels....
