Justin Verlander plans to call it a career later this year.The three-time Cy Young Award winner, two-time World Series champion and 2011 AL MVP will retire after this season with the Detroit Tigers.Verlander made the announcement on Wednesday, shortly after he was added as a Legend Pick to the Am...
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Dwayne Johnson said, "I will never forget this night," as the live-action "Moana" made a big splash at the Hollywood Bowl for the world premiere.
Graham Platner said Wednesday that he plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after facing an allegation of sexual assault, shuttering an insurgent campaign that had withstood months of controversy only to implode and imperil Democrats’ attempt to regain power in Washington. Platner’...
There are 16 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in the City of Houston, according to the Houston Health Department.
On Wednesday, Houston city leaders approved a multimillion-dollar drainage project on the city's northwest side.
Just six weeks on the job, and the new mayor of Galena Park was rolling up his sleeves last night to help combat localized flooding.
The Walt Disney Company is celebrating 125 Emmy nominations, including nods for "Abbott Elementary," "The Bear," "Paradise" and "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour."
The damage comes as questions continue over the growing use of this surveillance technology in public spaces.
A west Houston man says he’s been paying for someone else’s electricity for years — and now he wants answers and his money back.Peter Yang, a recently retired resident who says he’s always looking to save a buck, noticed something was off last month when he switched electricity providers to try t...
When 2 Helps You first visited the neighborhood of Forrest Pines in May, residents had one simple question: What happened to the speed bumps the City of Houston promised nearly 10 years ago?For years, neighbors said drivers regularly used their streets as a shortcut, speeding through the neighbor...
Starting Aug. 1, there will be new rules for minors attending UIL athletic events at HISD district facilities.
Houston-area law enforcement agencies are at the scene of an ICE-related incident in the Spring-area, according to reports.
Family and activists are speaking out following the deadly shooting of a man in Houston by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
Oil prices rose, and stock markets dropped in shaky trading worldwide Wednesday after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran.
Saharan dust will cut Thursday's rain chance down to just 20%, but we have increased rain chances for this weekend and early next week.
A 33-year-old man accused of making terroristic threats during a standoff at a Heights apartment complex has been booked into the Harris County Jail, according to Houston police.Police identified the man as Kenneth Easton. Investigators say Easton was armed and threatened to burn down the Revl He...
A resident of Houston’s predominantly Latino East End neighborhood, where Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot, says ICE has increased its presence in recent weeks.
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Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.Two companies tied to a Dallas investor filed a federal lawsuit to lift a moratorium in an ongoing East Texas water dispute...
The Houston Health Department has confirmed 16 total cases of Cyclosporiasis within the City of Houston, according to a statement.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare is urging anyone who witnessed Tuesday’s fatal ICE shooting in east Houston to come forward as his office conducts a parallel review into the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.‘A hardworking Mexican man’: Son of man killed by ICE in Houston demands investi...
There was a New York crash. A 7-year-old girl was hit and killed by a school bus in Monsey, Rockland County.
Officials believe the incident on Rolling Meadow Street was an isolated case.
The 13-year-old was playing video games on his computer inside his Cypress home as storms roared outside on Tuesday.
A new survey shows how many are experiencing a form of homelessness in the Houston area, and the numbers came as a reality check for those who help the homeless.
An investigation is underway after a shooting left one man and one juvenile injured on Wednesday afternoon in Alvin, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office.
Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are expected to keep questioning the reliability of DNA testing that prosecutors said links the defendant to the suspected murder weapon when a weeklong hearing continues Wednesday.
It looks like John Deere owners can soon feel free to fix their own machines.The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the compan...
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire says the city is not in a position to launch its own investigation into a deadly shooting tied to an ICE operation because the Houston Police Department was not involved and the city has no jurisdiction over the incident.“We are calling for our federal partners to cond...
Flights to IAH had to stay at their departing location until storms moved through.
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The incident was reported on the westbound lanes of I-10 near Wayside Drive.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an ICE agent on Tuesday during what the agency called a "targeted enforcement operation."
Hundreds of thousands of minivans are being recalled by Honda over a problem with their rear-view camera, including those that were included in a previous one related to the same issue.
Multiple westbound lanes of the East Freeway have reopened at Wayside Drive after an 18-wheeler struck a bridge and lost its load on Wednesday afternoon.
Houston’s summer pattern is not going anywhere, but rain chances are about to become a bigger part of the forecast.For the next couple of days, we will continue to see typical July heat with afternoon highs in the mid-to-upper 90s and heat index values in the triple digits. A few scattered shower...
Thunderstorms have led to a ground stop being issued at Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport.The FAA says the ground stop is scheduled through 5:15 p.m.There is a medium probability of extension.As of 4:30 p.m., radar showed a thunderstorm over the airport.
Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays took a no-hitter into the ninth inning on Wednesday before the Giants’ Heliot Ramos broke it up a line-drive single to center field.Cease was lifted after Ramos’ hit and got a standing ovation from the San Francisco crowd. Tyler Rogers came on and got the last...
Galveston County officials said three murders involving domestic violence were committed over the course of a week in late June.
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