HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Total active COVID-19 cases among students and staff within Houston-area districts have dropped over the last week, but campuses without mask mandates are still seeing higher numbers. As of a noon update Friday, there are 5,832 active COVID-19 cases, down 35% from when 9,028 cases were reported exactly one week ago on Sept. 17. Still, there’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A House of Pies manager in Houston has been arrested after being accused of stealing a customer’s credit card information, according to the West University Place Police Department. Last month, police said a man went to the restaurant’s location on Kirby Drive. Soon after, he reported losing his credit card. Court records say just days later …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The atmosphere gives us an encore performance of amazing weather this weekend, but you’ll need your umbrellas for most of the work week ahead. With a clear sky, dry air, and light winds in place overnight, temperatures will again drop into the upper 50s around sunrise Saturday. Abundant sunshine will again warm temperatures into the mid …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities have identified the man accused of shooting two men to death before running one of them over at a north Harris County apartment complex this week. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Rishaud Womack has been charged with capital murder in their deaths. Deputies said HCSO homicide and crime scene unit investigators were …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston grandfather foiled two robbers who tried to take an Amazon delivery van, and it was all caught on video. It happened in the 200 block of Garrotsville in north Houston in June, but we are just now learning about it because Houston Police just released the surveillance video. In the video, you can see …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend assaulted her in May and threatened to kill her last month, according to court documents. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office issued an arrest warrant for 29-year-old Cameron Davis for the murder of Ryniscia Sanford. The 27-year-old mother of five was shot multiple times at an apartment complex …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A woman is thankful she and her dog are OK after they were attacked by a neighbor’s dog. The attack was so bad, she went to the hospital and left with numerous stitches. Jessica Cuellar’s dog, Rolley, came as a surprise. Jessica found him as a puppy in a box under a tree right near …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The mother of a woman found dead in a ditch earlier this week shared who her daughter was and what she meant to their family. A medical examiner confirmed 43-year-old Crystal Barnes had been shot in the head before officers discovered her body in northeast Houston on Monday. Janice Barnes said she heard what happened when …

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and county leaders are reacting to the state’s plans to audit four Texas counties’ November election results. On Thursday, the Texas Secretary of State’s Office announced it will audit the 2020 election results in the state’s four largest counties: Collin, Dallas, Harris and Tarrant. This announcement happening just hours after former …