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Family members are preparing funeral arrangements for a 24-year-old man who was shot and killed in front of a Memorial area bowling alley on Sunday, August 14. Medisha Bush spent Wednesday morning at Houston Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Pearland picking out a burial plot for her son, Greg Shead...

Chambers County Public Health confirmed Wednesday the first case of monkeypox within Chambers County. Details surrounding the patient have not yet been released, but the Epidemiology Division continues to investigate the case and is working with local, regional, state, and federal partners in...

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 7-year-old girl who went missing from the Bryan - College Station area. Ana Cristina Torres Medina was last seen at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 700 block of Scott and White Drive. “Authorities believe that Ana has been taken by persons whose presence place her in...

Houston police are searching for a woman accused of fatally shooting a 21-year-old woman after she walked from a southeast Houston convenience store on August 8. Tranisha Latavia Miller, 25, is charged with murder and aggravated assault on a family member in connection to the death of...

The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division needs the public’s assistance identifying the suspect responsible for a robbery by threat. On July 31 at around 4:05 p.m., an unknown man entered a convenience store located in the 5700 block of Alder. The man approached the counter and asked...

An 8-month-old Great Pyrenees pup was rescued from a sinkhole Tuesday afternoon after he was trapped in thick mud at Sims Bayou, the Houston SPCA said. A Good Samaritan found the dog trapped with mud filled up to his chest and was unable to pull himself out due to an apparent leg injury. The...

Crime Stoppers and the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division are in need of any tips that could lead to the apprehension of the person who shot and killed a man just a few days shy of the new year. On December 27, 2021, at approximately 3 a.m., Ignacio Zendejas was shot and killed in...

Inflation is at its highest rate in 40 years. However, experts indicate that the pressures of inflation are beginning to ease. Local financial professional Matt Stevenson from Allied Wealth appeared on KPRC 2+ to discuss the ongoing inflation issues and to share some money-saving strategies. Fr...

A suspect accused of fatally shooting an 8-year-old during a drive-by in east Harris County in June has been arrested, deputies said. Denzel Perkins, 26, has been charged with felony murder in the deadly shooting of victim Paul Vasquez. He was booked into the Harris County Jail Tuesday...

Crime Stoppers and the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division need the public’s assistance identifying the person responsible for the death of David Beverly. Beverly was shot and killed in the 1300 block of Fairbanks St. around 8:26 p.m. on June 20. Houston police have not provided...

After a two year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic an annual musical performance starring a troupe of Houston attorneys has returned. You can see Night Court’s play “Justice by the Dozen” at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. The show runs Wednesday, August 17 through Saturday...

What technology is making the new school year more successful for students and families this season? On KPRC 2+ Wednesday, Tech Lifestyle Expert Carley Knobloch highlighted key ideas and trends to keep your eye on - from the latest laptop for productivity to entertainment during down-time at...

A Tyler man has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced. Brandon Deshun Hawkins, 36, pleaded guilty on Sep. 29, 2021, to being a felon in possession of a firearm. For that offense, he was sentenced...

The Coast Guard and Texas General Land Office (GLO) are working on a pollution incident that occurred Tuesday in Tabbs Bay near Houston. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report at 10:30 a.m. Monday of oil spilling from a flow line in Tabbs Bay. Watchstanders...

‘Watch D.O.G.S.,’ or “Dads of Great Students,” is a father or male-involvement initiative that has really taken off in Katy ISD. “It’s overwhelming. Parents and father figures, they want to get involved. They want to be a part of the school day, they want to be there for their kids and other...

The Houston Independent School District Police Department, Houston Police Department, and Ministers against Crime, a non-denomination faith-based program, are slated to hold a news conference to discuss a new partnership that aims to increase security for students and teachers this school year...

Tens of thousands of drivers use the Katy Freeway everyday, and during major weather events like Harvey, we saw water from White Oak Bayou spill into the main lanes and flood I-10. These main lanes of the Katy Freeway are notorious for going under water between the Heights Boulevard to I-45...

Why was the mosquito sad on Christmas? It was a bah hum bug. Might as well start off a blog about the “deadliest animal on earrth” with a joke, right? Around since the Triassic period (400 million years ago), mosquitoes have one mission in life--find a blood host, take a bite, make more...

Texas Renaissance Festival announced Tuesday that the festival and its vendors plan to hire more than 400 people for the upcoming 2022 season. The “Job Faire” is now open, virtually, and in-person on the festival grounds on Saturday, Sept. 10, beginning at 9 a.m. “Texas Renaissance Festival...

Aldine ISD’s Teague Middle School is welcoming a familiar face as its new principal. “All my time and growth has been in Aldine. Aldine has taken care of me tremendously from kindergarten to an adult and taken care of my family,” said Principal Gerald Schattle. Schattle attended Teague Middle...