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This is not supposed to happen this early! Disturbances off the coast of Africa that slide all the way across the Atlantic are more of an August/September occurrence, not late June, but here we are with a 60% chance for development over the next five days. See the orange cone below and you can...

Friday’s outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was received with mixed reactions, from locally to nationally. According to the Associated Press, the Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by...

This is what the reaction looks like in Washington and elsewhere Friday following the U.S. Supreme Court formally overruling Roe v. Wade. This story will be updated. FULL COVERAGE Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion What happens next for abortion law in Texas...

The Harris County Flood Control District is looking at building eight large underground tunnels to alleviate flooding in Harris County. “One of the biggest benefits of going underground is less impact on the surface, less land acquisition,” said Scott Elmer with the Harris County Flood Control...

Friday’s Forecast: Friday will be another hot one with a high of 102 degrees! There is a 10% chance to pick up a stray shower or thunderstorm but most of us will be dry with uncomfortable heat. Triple digits through the weekend: With high pressure in control, temperatures range from 100 to...

Fire officials are investigating a two-alarm fire at a Dollar Store Plus in north Houston Friday. Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department were called to the store located at 610 W. Cavalcade St. around 3:05 a.m. When they arrived at the scene, smoke and flames were seen coming from the...

An investigation is underway after a premature fetus was found in southeast Houston Friday, police said. Emergency crews responded to reports of a premature fetus found by a neighbor in the 1200 block of El Camino Village Drive around 1:56 a.m. Police said a woman reported that she went out to...

Hundreds of residents at the Cleme Manor Apartments in east Houston said they have been suffering from no electricity and air conditioning since Wednesday night. Residents worry over the safety of the residents having to make due in dangerously hot temperatures. “[Wednesday] night we heard...

An investigation is underway after police said a man was found dead with gunshot wounds inside his vehicle in northwest Houston Thursday. Family members identified the man as 29-year-old Brayan Garcia. “He is part of this family, it hurts,” said Garcia’s mother-in-law in Spanish. Officers...

Again this week, we’ve broken the record for electricity usage in a day. All of this 100-plus degree heat has people concerned about the state’s power grid keeping up with the demand. You may remember when the February 2021 freeze left millions in the dark after the state power grid couldn’t...

A joint committee hearing between the state House Homeland Security and Public Safety committee, and the Youth Health and Safety Select committee heard testimony about where weak spots in school safety still exist. The hearing began with a Uvalde High School student who lost her sister in the...

Leaders from the Houston area say they’re floored by conditions at the Sterlingshire Apartments complex, so they say they’re helping residents know their rights, and that help is on the way. They went on a tour of the property Thursday. “It is unfathomable,” said Houston City Councilmember...

In his one year at Auburn University, Jabari Smith was chosen as National Freshman of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year. He was also voted the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year. Smith averaged 16.9 points and 7.4 rebounds, with season highs of 31 points in February against Vanderbilt...

A north Harris County woman has been reunited with her dog after it mysteriously disappeared from a boarding facility while she was on vacation. Kjihla Evans is grateful to have her dog, Blue, back. The last time she saw the 16-week-old Cane Corso was when she dropped her off at Abbott Animal...

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new safe sleep guidelines this week. Approximately 3,500 infants die from sleep-related infant deaths every year in the U.S. That’s a substantial decline since the 1990s before parents were instructed to sleep babies on their backs. This is the first...

Hi everyone! It’s Justin Stapleton and we’re back for another whip around the world of wild weather! Last week, Caroline showed the devastating flooding and subsequent damage to Yellowstone National Park. Thankfully, the update this week is a good one: While some of the park will remain closed...

A man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a woman at a home in northeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. Matthew Haberland, 36, has been charged with the shooting death of a 35-year-old woman that was reported Tuesday around 8:50 a.m. at a home located in...

Nike will fully shut down operations in Russia, joining other international companies that have withdrawn from the country after its brutal invasion of Ukraine. Nike Inc. suspended operations three months ago at all of its company-owned and operated stores in Russia but like other major...

Judge Hidalgo is slated to provide an update Thursday on Harris County’s distribution of the recent FDA-authorized pediatric vaccines with Texas Children’s Hospital and Harris County Public Health Department. Hidalgo said Harris County Public Health will begin administering the vaccines for...

An investigation is underway after a person was struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle in northeast Houston Monday afternoon, according to Houston police. Police responded to the 5800 block of North Wayside Drive near Kenton Street at around 1:30 p.m. The pedestrian was on the roadway before...