Denton police are searching for a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run with a motorcyclist last weekend. Officers responded about 9 p.m. Sunday to a crash on Robinson Road, between Teasley Lane and Barrel Strap Road, after multiple callers reported a motorcycle had driven into the back of an SUV. The motorcyclist — identified as 19-year-old Brady Martinez — was …

Remains discovered late last year have been identified as belonging to a retired Dallas firefighter who disappeared in 2017, Hunt County authorities said Friday. Michael Chambers(Hunt County) Michael Chambers, 70, went missing in March 2017 under suspicious circumstances. Last November, presumed human skeletal remains were found in Rains County, in a wooded area off U.S. Highway 276 and east of East Tawakoni, authorities …

A 22-year-old man died while swimming at Joe Pool Lake on Thursday, the Grand Prairie Fire Department said. Just before 6 p.m. Thursday, the fire department responded to a possible drowning at the lake after a man went underwater and did not resurface. A witness reported where the swimmer was last seen. The Public Safety Dive Team conducted a search …

The weekend will offer rain chances for North Texas. Late day storms are possible, affecting the DFW metroplex in the evening hours. Some storms could produce hail and gusty winds. Again, the chance of rain is low and many locations will remain completely dry. Any storms that develop will dissipate in the overnight hours. This weather pattern will last into …

AUSTIN — Many poll workers and election judges could carry handguns at polling places under a bill from a North Texas representative that passed in the Texas House on Friday. The bill from Frisco Republican Rep. Jared Patterson would permit election judges to carry handguns at polling places on Election Day and would allow some poll workers to carry guns …

AUSTIN — Democrats in the Texas House have again successfully delayed debate on a bill that would ban certain medical treatments for transgender youth. During debate on the House floor Friday afternoon, Rep. Mary González of Clint raised a procedural tactic known as a point of order against the bill. She argued its analysis was materially misleading. While her point …

The day is much bigger in the United States than in Mexico. It recognizes the Mexican army’s unexpected victory over France at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. You can read more on the history here. To commemorate the moment, many people continue to celebrate the cultural pride and history, and several places in Houston and the surrounding area …

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston’s weekend is jam-packed, with Kentucky Derby parties, the coronation of King Charles III events, festivals, and more. Foodies can dig into some pop-ups and specials events, an Elvis-themed drag musical brings burnin’ love to town, and Asia Society celebrates incredible India. Here are your best bets for Saturday, May 6. Enjoy! Bridgeland will host the 15th annual …

HEDWIG VILLAGE, Texas (KTRK) — March 30 was marked as a date of jubilation for the Houston Astros when they opened the season with a World Series championship banner ceremony. But not every member of the team that day could fully celebrate. That’s because, according to police, star second baseman Jose Altuve’s home was being burglarized that day. On Friday, the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Record highs will be challenged Saturday as temperatures soar into the low 90s, but heat relief is coming next week in the form of widespread thunderstorms. A thunderstorm complex pushing in from central Texas overnight could bring neighborhoods north of I-10 some rain before sunrise, otherwise it will be a mostly dry and completely hot day in …