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Just a day after classes begun, several students and their families at Clear Creek ISD have been displaced from their homes after a large apartment fire destroyed approximately 12 units Thursday afternoon near the Webster area. The district stepped in to help those impacted by activating their...

Need a job? H‑E‑B is holding a one-day career fair for store hourly positions on Tuesday. The event – which will be open for jobs at H‑E‑B, Central Market and Mi Tienda -- will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. “We can’t wait to meet YOU,” the website reads. Applicants are urged to file an...

Back-to-school nerves and anxiety can be worse than just a one-day ordeal. Some kids may show behavioral problems or signs of anxiety. Here are tips to help: Walk around the school Dr. Katherine Gallagher, Pediatric Psychologist at Texas Children’s Hospital, said getting comfortable with...

A third suspect was arrested and charged Thursday night in connection to the murder of a 71-year-old woman at a McDonalds restaurant in east Harris County. Lawrence Earl Thomas, 40, is accused of intentionally causing the death of Martha Medina, 71, by hitting her with a vehicle, according to...

Strong winds caused thousands of dollars of damage to a Pearland home and fence and destroyed a neighbor’s shed, which was found in pieces spread throughout the neighborhood. “It just started getting worse. I mean you could hear the wind, you could hear it. I mean it was terrifying,” said Meg...

A Houston man said he has hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in cryptocurrency he can’t access. Jeff McCollum thought he had done his research before investing more than $200,000 through an online investment company. “I feel like I can pretty much lose everything,” said Jeff McCollum...

Pearland’s Little League team will play its first game of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Thursday night. The game starts at 7 p.m. Houston time. The team had batting practice Thursday morning and ate dinner around 4:30 p.m. in Pennsylvania. They will play a...

A local business owner said one minute she was living it up for her birthday, and the next she said she was suffering from bizarre symptoms. Now, the woman is using the incident to warn others. “I could’ve died. I have my children and my husband,” said Erin Mims. On Thursday, Mims said she...

People across the Houston area are dealing with heavy rain Thursday night, causing thousands of residents to be without power. According to CenterPoint Energy, 34,249 customers were affected as of 6:04 p.m. CLICK HERE FOR OUTAGE TRACKER LINK TO ERCOT POWER GRID DASHBOARD RADAR: Track...

Firefighters responded to a large apartment fire Thursday as heavy thunderstorms moved through the area, according to the Houston Fire Department. The fire was reported around 4 p.m. at an apartment complex located in the 200 block of El Dorado Boulevard. The call was upgraded to a two-alarm...

A New Zealand family who bought some abandoned goods from a storage unit got home with their purchases to discover the bodies of two children hidden in two suitcases, police said Thursday. The children were between 5 and 10 years old, had been dead for a number of years, and the suitcases had...

A ground stop has been issued at George Bush Intercontinental due to thunderstorms in the area. The airport said the probability of extending the ground stop past 5:30 is greater than 60% due to the timing of the thunderstorms. The ground stop applies to departures from ZLA, ZTL, ZHU, ZJX...

Two 18-wheelers were involved in a collision, causing one of the heavy trucks to flip off the overpass on State Highway 225 and Red Bluff Road, according to the Pasadena Police Department. The extent of injuries have not been released at the time. Emergency crews are at the scene. The cause of...

One person was killed and another was airlifted to the hospital following a shooting in Pasadena Thursday afternoon, according to police. The shooting happened at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Pasadena Blvd. around 12:09 p.m. Pasadena police responded to the scene and found two...

Petco Love, BOBS from Sketchers and several Houston-based animal welfare organizations are teaming up for a mega adoption event in September. More than 1,000 pets are set to be featured at the event slated for September 3 and 4 at the George R. Brown Convention Center from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m...

Houston Independent School District, in partnership with Eight Million Stories, Inc., announced Wednesday that it will be offering a new education option called HISD REAL. The district said the primary goal of HISD REAL is to support disconnected students in earning their high school diplomas...

Caring for a loved one with a disability can be rewarding, but it also involves great personal sacrifice, according to the the Latest Fidelity Investments American Caregivers Study. The study presents findings from a nationwide survey of 766 U.S. adults ages 18+ who have current caregiving...

Colleen Burns, self-described “Mom-on-the-Run” and mother to six boys appeared on KPRC 2+ and shared her back to school tips and shortcuts. Burns has a psychology degree, a background in childhood education, and the real-life experience of raising six sons. A former national and local TV...

A man is facing several felony charges after firing a gun at officers following a robbery near the Heights area, according to the Houston Police Department. Ismel Jamal Birden, 34, has been charged with aggravated assault of a police officer, aggravated robbery and unlawful carrying of a...

A 27-year-old Honduran man, who illegally resided in the Houston area, has been sent to prison for 29 years after pleading guilty for multiple crimes he’s committed, U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery announced Tuesday. U.S. Circuit Judge Gregg Costa handed Denis Matute a 108-month term of...