HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As you plan your Christmas shopping strategy this year, you may want to plan to shop local. It’s estimated that nearly 60% of retail business closures due to COVID-19 are now permanent, according to data from Yelp. So, small businesses will need your support now more than ever. League City is supporting businesses in our area …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Prepare for some wet streets on your Wednesday morning a drive. A cool front blowing through the state will bring us widely scattered showers and a few rumbles of thunder, especially before sunrise. You won’t notice a huge drop in the temperatures, but you will notice a big drop in the humidity Wednesday afternoon. This front …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The University of Houston football game slated for Saturday against Tulsa is being postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Cougars team, the school announced Tuesday. UH’s athletics department said the game may be rescheduled for Saturday, Dec. 19 if neither team is a participant in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game. Houston is scheduled …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As we prepare to enter the final month of what has been a troubling year, many people need help and the need is evident. TheraGood Deeds, a Houston organization whose mission is to provide a mentorship and outreach program for youth, held its 7th annual pre-Thanksgiving community outreach event on Tuesday. Houston-area children and teens took …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — When gunfire rang out from the front parking area of the Dolce Midtown apartments Monday night, Jake Gaston instinctively picked up the phone and called 911. “We’ve had a tremendous uptick in activity like this — robbery, muggings, car break-ins,” said Gaston, who says he feels decidedly less safe the past few months. Gaston attributes the increased problems …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — What are some of Houston’s top health officials and city leaders doing for Thanksgiving? How do they plan on staying safe from COVID-19? During a briefing on the city’s coronavirus response on Monday, Steven Romo asked this question. The COVID-19 positivity rate is at 8.8% this week, up from 7.9% last week, said Mayor Sylvester Turner. …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Katrena Curtis walked upstairs into her brother’s room and found a folder with his name on the outside. When she opened it, there was a handwritten note tucked between some of his sketches. Her brother, Jason Cavitt, couldn’t read or write well. He had an intellectual development disorder, and his family said he dropped out …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Many Texans are ready to get vaccinated and it may not be long for some on the frontlines. Pfizer could get an FDA Emergency Use Authorization as early as next month and hospital systems like Houston Methodist and Memorial Hermann could receive it days after the approval. There are 3,800 vaccine providers statewide. To become a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A former judge who served on the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals says the wait on Lydell Grant’s case seems unusually long. Grant, who was freed from prison last November after DNA proved he was not Aaron Scheerhorn’s killer, was released from prison on a $100,000 bond. He was declared innocent from the murder of Scheerhorn …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department has started an investigation after a juvenile was shot and hit by a vehicle in northwest Houston. It happened late Tuesday night in the 6100 block of West Tidwell. According to a tweet published by HPD, the juvenile was shot and hit by a vehicle. The juvenile later died. Commanders and PIO …