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HPD has set up a perimeter at Hobby Airport after a security situation. Travelers at the airport have said on social media that they cannot go through security, however, Houston Airports say that passengers are currently still being screened for travel. HPD has established a 300 feet perimeter...

Great Wolf Lodge indoor waterpark is coming to Webster’s destination development, according to Deer Park Economic Development. Dirt is moving at the 35-acre site just behind the American Furniture Warehouse along the Gulf Freeway, a social media post read. This will be the second Great Wolf...

The former Fry’s Electronics building in Webster will have a new purpose: Axiom Space’s engineering operations. Axiom Space has leased the 146,000-square-foot space, according to a social media post from Deer Park Economic Development. “Construction is now underway to convert the building to...

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl that is believed to be with a 41-year-old man. Officers with the Beaumont Police Department and investigators with FBI Houston said Abbie Segien has been missing since July 4. Police believe the girl is with...

Friday’s Forecast: A heat advisory goes into effect from 10am to 8pm. For now, the heat advisory does not include Houston and Harris county or our coastal cities. In these areas the heat index is expected to climb to 107 degrees. North of Houston the actual temperature will climb above 103...

The Houston Astros and the Astros Foundation will visit Uvalde on Friday, July 8 to support the community after the tragic mass shooting that left 21 dead at Robb Elementary School on May 24. The Astros Foundation will host multiple events that are scheduled throughout the city from 11 a.m. - 1...

Officials with Harris County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a burglary suspect barricaded himself inside a business following a shootout with a deputy in northwest Harris County Friday. Units responded to a call for service at a business located at 13400 FM 529. Upon arrival, a...

With Harris County having a count of more than 1 million COVID cases, and Houston wastewater revealing seven times more of the virus than this time in 2020, local doctors are warning residents to take precautions when it comes to COVID-19. Dr. James McDeavitt, the Executive VP and Dean of...

During a car ride and a walk through a desolate area of San Jacinto County, two Houston women said David Lynn Turner, a former Texas reserve peace officer, sexually assaulted them after claiming he was a ghost hunter and would take them ghost hunting. “Want to talk to me about what you were...

The Houston Independent School District is asking anyone interested in becoming a certified teacher to enroll in their alternative certification program or ACP. The program is dedicated to finding individuals who are passionate about becoming full-time teachers and has been offered for several...

A viral video being shared on social media is enough to make you cringe. The clip, which was posted on TikTok, shows the inside of a San Antonio fast-food restaurant that had multiple rodents scurrying around the kitchen. According to KPRC’s sister station KSAT, the video was recorded by...

When the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is signed into law Monday, two Santa Fe residents will be at the White House. Flo Rice was critically wounded during the Santa Fe high school mass shooting. Since the 2018 shooting, her husband and she have been staunch advocates for stricter gun...

Houston Olympian and gymnastics-great Simone Biles sat down with KPRC 2 ‘s anchor Keith Garvin after receiving the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Thursday afternoon at the White House. The honor is reserved for people who have made exemplary contributions to...

A missing persons report has been filed for the mother of a baby boy who was found alone, and wearing nothing but a diaper, at a southwest Houston apartment complex Tuesday. The mother has been identified as Dana McGowan, 33. She was possibly wearing a black tank top and black leggings the...

City Council is planning to hold three hearings to receive comments, suggestions and alternative plans from the public to get its intake on the proposed redistricting plan, according to a release. The public hearings will be held on July 13, one at 9 a.m. and another at 7 p.m., and on July 20...

The Texas Department of State Health Services’ recent report shows a continuous increase in monkeypox cases across Texas, which is part of the international outbreak. Eight out of 20 of those cases have been reported in Houston, the report shows. The first two cases in Houston were confirmed on...

A Penn State University graduate has just been named the new vice president and regional Chief Medical Officer at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center and Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital in Humble. According to a press release provided by Memorial Hermann officials, Dr. Giridhar...

In January, the Biden administration launched covidtests.gov, where people can order rapid at-home antigen tests free of charge. The program was launched in an effort to expand testing capacity in the U.S. and slow the spread of the coronavirus. Since then, the Biden administrations has...

Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a man at an apartment complex near NRG Stadium. Joshua Gerard Jackson, 27, is charged with murder in the death of Codie Girouard, 39. On Feb. 19, patrol officers with the Houston Police Department responded to a...

Officials with the Galveston County Health District are asking residents to “mask up” once again, citing a current high level of COVID-19 cases in the community. The announcement was made Thursday on the health district’s Facebook page. “Mask up, Galveston County - our COVID-19 Community Level...