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Meals on Wheels delivers 4,000 meals to homebound seniors across Harris and Galveston counties every day, and they also do daily wellness checks. “It lets us know we’re really not forgotten. They’re going to do what they need to do to get one nutritional meal a day,” said Meals on Wheels...

C&D Scrap Metal has been recycling metals for more than four decades. Dennis Laviage, the owner of the business, said the city’s new ordinance on catalytic converters is what needs to be scrapped. RELATED: ‘You will pay the price’: City ordinance to address thefts, resale of stolen catalytic...

Researchers at the University of Houston have received a $2.7 million grant to examine pro-inflammatory stem cell variants in cystic fibrosis (CF). During their research, Frank McKeon and Wa Xian made a discovery that could change medicine and provide hope for patients who struggle to breathe...

A child is dead after being left inside a vehicle for several hours, according to sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Precinct 3 deputies responded to the incident in the 13700 block of Blair Hill Lane around 3:00 p.m. Sheriff Gonzalez said the child, possibly 5 years old, was left inside the vehicle for...

Two men were arrested and a large haul of narcotics was taken off the street after authorities busted an alleged drug house situated just hundreds of feet away from two learning institutions, according to the Baytown Police Department. Quinton Odale Taylor, 33, and Lawrence Jeremy Gipson, 40...

A man has been charged with a third-degree felony after he was caught smuggling four illegal immigrants during a traffic stop, according to Wharton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit. The driver, 26-year-old Orlando Martinez Jr. of McAllen, Texas, was pulled over in a 2014 Jeep...

Beyhive, set your alarms, y’all! Houston’s own Beyonce announced that she will release the first single off her new album “Renaissance” on Monday night. RELATED: Beyoncé announces new album ‘Renaissance’ According to the singer’s social media pages, her bio stated that her song “Break My...

NASA is planning to conduct the Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal of the Orion spacecraft to practice what needs to be done prior to its launch date. The rehearsal is meant to test some specific objectives that are necessary for a successful launch operation. NASA says this operation has never been...

Two men suspected of bank jugging have been arrested and charged after a vehicle was burglarized along the Northwest Freeway on Thursday, according to deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office. Constable deputies responded to a call on a burglary of a motor vehicle in the 27000 block of the...

An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead inside an apartment near Jersey Village Monday morning, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. Deputies were called to the 10000 block of North Eldridge Parkway near Highway 290 and Highway 6 at around 11:50 a.m. Gonzalez said the...

On Monday, the state House committee investigating the response to the mass murders at Robb Elementary will hear testimony from responding law enforcement officers. It is the third day of testimony in Uvalde. The four officers scheduled to testify are Uvalde police chief Daniel Rodriguez, UPD...

Houston hit 100 degrees on Sunday for the first time since Aug. 29, 2020! It was definitely a hot spring day. You might read that and think… SPRING? But the answer is yes! Sunday was still considered spring. The seasons are determined by Earth’s position around the sun. On June 21 at 4:14 a.m...

Groceries are going up in price, but there are ways to cut costs in Houston with several options from grocery store memberships to wholesalers. If you’re able, Shop more than one store to score the best deals Download the store’s apps and get plugged in digitally Take advantage of the stores’...

Take a look back at the case that rocked the Clear Lake community after a mother, Andrea Yates, killed her five children in her home’s bathtub in 2001. June 20, 2001: NASA engineer Rusty Yates returns home from work to find his five children had been drowned at the hands of their mother in the...

We did it “officially” yesterday -- 100° for the first time since Aug. 29, 2020 and the forecast for the week ahead has a LOT of triple digits in it: And while that 102° looks daunting, the American Model predicts that Saturday’s temperatures in our area will reach 105°! Here’s a look across...

A photo of a vehicle involved in a hit and run was released in hopes someone will identify the driver in the incident, according to the Houston Police Department. On April 26, at 6:35 p.m., the vehicle shown in the photo struck a pedestrian in the 7400 block of Ley Road in northeast Houston...

A man is still on the run after being wanted by police for indecency with a child in 2019 in Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. Fugitive Jose Pinate, 43, is accused of performing inappropriate sexual acts with a child on July 9, 2019, in the 11600 block of Stroud Drive. Crime...

Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department are working to put out a blaze at an apartment complex in Westchase, officials said. HFD received reports of a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex located at 9900 Richmond Ave. When they arrived at the scene, firefighters observed smoke coming...

We are revealing a possible solution to Texas’ fraudulent paper plate problem. KPRC 2 Investigates first exposed our state’s fraudulent paper tag system and the lax oversight of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles more than a year ago. Now, one local security expert is pitching a possible...

An ordinance to address the increase in thefts and the resale of stolen catalytic converters citywide went into effect over the weekend. On May 4, Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston city council unanimously passed the ordinance, which went into effect 45 days after it was signed. In the...