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After the Houston Astros erupted for 10 runs in the sixth inning Friday night in a victory over the Chicago White Sox, manager Dusty Baker was asked to sum up the big frame. “Boy," he said before taking in a deep breath, “that's as good of an inning as I’ve seen in a long time." Michael...

The chair of the House committee investigating the police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting said Uvalde police will cooperate with the investigation. A day prior, Republican State Rep. Dustin Burrows told reporters that cooperation was a question mark. “We had several...

Workers like Jesse Torres, along with people going to school or work are forced to wait sometimes past eight hours as 100 trains a day from three different railroad companies block intersections, blow loud horns and even park trains behind homes while hauling goods as they pass through. “I’m on...

In November 2017, after the Houston Astros won the World Series, there was a big parade in downtown Houston. The problem was hundreds of excited fans were unable to attend because they relied on METRO Rail to get from NRG Park to downtown Houston and the trains filled up quickly. We wanted to...

Two teenagers have been shot at an apartment complex in southwest Houston Friday evening. According to officers with the Houston Police Department, the shooting happened around 6:52 p.m. in the block 12000 Dunlap Street near Fonmeadow. Authorities say there was a trail of blood outside which...

The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division needs the public’s assistance identifying the suspects responsible for an aggravated robbery that happened on May 20. Video captured the frightening moments that occurred at a convenience store in the 2000 block of Bennington. According to...

A Splendora man has been arrested after going to what many may feel are unnecessary lengths to get his son and grandson out of his home, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Thomas Reed has been charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon – family violence. On...

A woman is dead after she was reportedly involved in a crash near Atascocita Friday afternoon, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted. The crash occurred in the 19300 block of West Lake Houston Parkway near FM 1960 in northeast Harris County. Details on what led to the crash were not...

Bodycam videos have been released of a shooting that left a suspect dead after he was reportedly shot by officers with the Houston Police Department on Wednesday evening. HPD officials said a woman called police around 7:46 p.m. after her boyfriend allegedly began accusing her of having another...

Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference Friday afternoon after being briefed on border security in Weslaco, Texas. The press conference begins at 2:45 p.m. KPRC 2 will livestream in video player above. Continue reading...

Police in La Porte are investigating an alleged road rage incident that left one dead Wednesday afternoon. Authorities said the incident took place on the southbound lanes of Highway 146 between Baytown and Barbour’s Cut Boulevard between 4 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. The victim, who was driving a...

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three women accused of shoplifting several cosmetics items from a business in west Houston, according to the Houston Police Department’s Property & Financial Crimes Division. On April 30, police said the three women walked into the...

Our team is not slowing down for the summer! It’s been a busy week in the KPRC 2 Investigates world - and for the first time in a long time we have a full staff of interns at the station! We love when young journalists spend time with us. Plus, we now have someone to get us coffee and fix the...

More than 150 years ago, the old courthouse in Galveston on Post Office Street is where enslaved people learned they were free. Down the street is the site of the first documented celebration of Juneteenth. Diane Henderson-Moore has spent the last seven decades attending Reedy Chapel A.M.E...

The reward has increased to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case of a woman who was fatally shot during a candlelight vigil in 2021, according to Crime Stoppers. On Dec. 12, 2021, about 50 people were gathered at a vigil for a recent murder victim. The event, described as a...

“Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation,” created and directed by Jonathan Rockefeller, will arrive in Houston on October 4. Written and directed by Jonathan Rockefeller, with songs from the Sherman Brothers and other music composed by Nate Edmonson, “Winnie the Pooh” is a...

Police are searching for an 11-year-old girl who went missing in northwest Houston on Thursday. The child, Sonciary Gist, was last seen in the 5300 block of W. Gulf Bank Road, according to Houston police. Sonciary was wearing a pajama shirt, black jogging shorts and red shoes. Her hair was...

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left one man dead and wounded two others on Jan. 16. Dezmond Garcia, 33, has been charged with murder. He is accused of shooting 42-year-old Jose Lopez Jr. to death and injuring a 43-year-old man and 19-year-old woman. Around 1:15...

Houston police are searching for a group of suspects who allegedly stole cash from a sandwich shop in west Houston on June 9. Police said it happened in the 700 block of Highway 6 near the Energy Corridor area. At around 2:40 p.m., surveillance video captured a gray-colored Ford Fiesta parking...

Houston’s own Simone Biles is the face on a new Wheaties box. The 25-year-old Olympic gold medalist called “The Champion” on the box is shown doing an airborne split on the orange cereal box along with her signature. The box is an edition of the cereal that reads “100 Years of Champions.” The...