It took eight years, but Saeed Sharifi is finally in a place where he feels safe. The 15-year-old Afghan native landed Tuesday at DFW International Airport and reunited with family. It was the culmination of a journey that began in Kabul during the city’s fall to the Taliban and spread to military bases and refugee camps in Qatar and El …

Warm and dry weather continues in North Texas with highs in the mid to upper 80s Wednesday. A light north wind Wednesday will be replaced by a south wind on Thursday. No big changes are expected in the coming days. It will stay dry, sunny and warm. Humidity will stay on the low side for the remainder of the work …

Pfizer and BioNTech announced last month that data from a trial of their COVID-19 vaccine in children found that it provided strong protection in kids ages 5 to 11. The companies have submitted the data to federal regulators for review, and said they plan to submit a formal request for an emergency-use authorization “in the coming weeks.” The Food and Drug Administration …

The furor over critical race theory seems to have waned a bit. So let’s revisit the topic as I yield the floor to some readers who have responded to my August column on the subject. In that column, I noted that some local observers have pointed out that many of the people who talk loudly about the theory actually understand little about …

Like an Elf on a Shelf—that’s where the Gaylord Texan Resort’s popular ICE! exhibit will be this holiday season. Because of COVID-19-related international travel restrictions, the resort has announced that ICE! will not be a part of its annual Lone Star Christmas event because ice carvers cannot make the trip to the Grapevine resort, NBC5 (KXAS-TV) reported. ICE! is the popular …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been charged with capital murder in a robbery that left a 71-year-old woman dead outside of a McDonald’s last month in east Harris County. Records show 40-year-old Andrew Williams is accused of stealing Martha Medina’s purse, hitting her with his car and taking off. The incident in question happened at 430 Uvalde …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The capital murder trial for the man accused of a family massacre started Tuesday in downtown Houston. Prosecutors accuse 54-year-old David Conley of killing eight people on Aug. 8, 2015. Six of the victims murdered were children, including his own son. Investigators said they found the victims in handcuffs, but one child’s hands were duct-taped. Disturbing …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An incident involving a boat has sparked a heavy traffic jam for miles in southeast Houston. Tuesday’s rush hour worsened along the Gulf Freeway at South Loop. A view from SkyEye showed an 18-wheeler transporting a large boat backing up on the freeway. It appears the boat was unable to make it through one of the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An amber alert has been issued for a 13-year-old girl missing from the custody of Child Protective Services. Leilana Graham was last seen on Sept. 20 at the state-sponsored home where she lived in the 10500 block of Rockaway Drive in northeast Houston. Federal investigators have joined the search for Graham. They told ABC13 she is …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Crews have been working tirelessly to mitigate damage after 144,000 gallons of oil spilled off the southern California coast and into the Pacific Ocean Friday night. An investigation into how it happened is also underway. On Tuesday, Martyn Willsher, the CEO of Amplify Energy, said they were cooperating with authorities to determine what happened under the surface. Amplify …