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Brazoria County has reported its first confirmed case of monkeypox, according to the local health department. The infected patient has isolated themselves and recovering at their home in northern Brazoria County, officials said. Monkeypox is still being classified as a rare condition, despite...

The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Monday that it has received a shipment of 14,780 doses of the JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine. DSHS said it has sent 5,120 doses to Dallas County Health and Human Services after the county reportedly has the largest number of confirmed monkeypox...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will hold a joint new conference Monday to discuss monkeypox impact across the Houston area. Officials with the Houston Health Department and Harris County Public Health will also join the briefing to discuss the latest...

Harris Health’s Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital has been re-designated as a Maternal Level III facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Monday. According to a news release, the three-year recognition places the hospital, part of the Harris Health System, among 44...

Surveillance photos were released of a suspect accused of fatally shooting of a 62-year-old man during a robbery on Sunday in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. The shooting was reported around 7:15 p.m. in the 6600 block of Ledbetter Street. Houston police said the...

Four deputies with Pct. 4 Constable’s Office will be awarded the Star of Texas Award from Gov. Greg Abbott. According to a release, the Star of Texas Award recognizes peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical first responders who were seriously hurt or killed in the line of duty. The...

A man who fled to Mexico after police say he shot and killed another man in 2004 was extradited back to Harris County Friday where he will stand trial for his role in the shooting, according to the Houston Police Department. Antonio Balencia Davalos, 53, has been charged with murder for the...

Crime Stoppers, the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division and the family of Gonzalo Garcia are asking for the public’s help in tracking down those responsible for his murder. According to police, Garcia was shot and killed in the 8800 block of Westheimer Rd. around 9:35 p.m. on Feb. 21...

An investigation is underway after several gun shots were fired into an Atascocita home Monday afternoon, according to Harris County Pct. 4 deputies. The drive-by shooting was reported into the 19900 block of Faye Oaks Drive. Deputies said the homeowner told them that the suspects fired four...

Crime Stoppers and the Houston Police Department are asking for the public’s help finding the suspect or suspects responsible for a deadly hit and run. On Wednesday, June 8, officers responded to reports of a crash in the 5900 block of Bellaire Blvd, around 10:47 p.m. Investigators said the...

A man accused of sexually abusing a child for several years in Houston is still on the run and police are asking for the public’s help to locate him, according to the Houston Police Department. The fugitive, Jose Luis Orozco Delgado, 60, has been charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child...

With high gas prices, food, mortgage/rent due to inflation, many parents are looking for ways to save money on school supplies. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of tax-free weekend for 2022 in Texas. Shoppers will be able to save money on footwear, school supplies and backpacks from...

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee held a news conference Monday to call for domestic production of monkeypox vaccine in the United States after the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency. Related: Monkeypox vaccine arrives to Houston area healthcare facilities...

The city of Houston’s COVID-19 community level was moved to “high” as cases and hospitalizations increase, according to the Houston Health Department. Health officials are asking residents to consider wearing a mask in public indoor settings, regardless of vaccinations status, and to get tested...

A woman has been charged after one of her children, a nonverbal 7-year-old child with autism, was found wandering outside while the younger siblings were left a home alone Sunday night, according to Harris County Pct. 4 deputies. Blanca Nunez, 40, has been charged with child endangerment...

A man was arrested and charged for his role in the shooting death of another man Saturday in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. Cedric Brown, 23, was been charged with murder for the shooting death of a man. The victim’s identity victim is pending verification by the...

Technically, summer starts June 21 and ends Sept. 22. But for most people, the season actually begins on Memorial Day weekend and ends with the arrival of Labor Day. Meaning, the finals days of summer are upon us and there are only a handful of weekends between now and Sept. 5 to get out of the...

The devastating 2011 drought left 301million trees dead across Texas and while a drought can certainly increase tree problems of insects and disease, the real bottom line is that trees need water. And right now, most of them aren’t getting enough. Water allows trees to transport nutrients from...

Four people were stabbed during a family disturbance in north Harris County Sunday, deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office said. Units responded to reports of a family disturbance in the 800 block of Regional Park Drive around 10:49 p.m. Deputies said when they arrived at the scene, they...

Monday’s forecast: Monday will be similar to what we saw this past weekend. Temperatures will reach the upper 90s with a small chance of storms. We’re not expecting widespread rain but we’ll take anything we can get. Record-setting hot July: Despite failing to reach 100 degrees the past...