HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for five men they say robbed a man at gunpoint, took his rental car, and used the victim’s credit cards to purchase various items. The incident began on March 18. The victim called police from a hotel parking lot in the 10500 block of Bissonnet. The victim said he was walking to his …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — His camera was vaporized, the tripod was ruined, and other equipment was dusted, but the end result left a Houston Chronicle photographer with some incredible images. On Tuesday, the Houston Chronicle released images a photographer wasn’t sure anyone would see. Last week, photographer Jon Shapley covered the launch of a SpaceX rocket. It wasn’t until days later …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Rockets are becoming the next landing spot for a former Boston Celtics coach who exceeded expectations in his first season with the team but was let go during a scandal. On Monday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Ime Udoka has agreed to a deal with Houston to become the team’s next head coach, succeeding Stephen …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets didn’t take too long to figure out their next steps. The NBA club, which just finished with the league’s second-worst record, officially announced on Tuesday the hiring of the 45-year-old former Boston Celtics coach. Terms of their agreement were not immediately disclosed. Udoka’s only year of head coaching experience so far in his …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — More than a year after a system shutdown caused more than 100 people charged with crimes to be released from jail, nothing has been done, and officials admit it could happen again. On Tuesday, Harris County commissioners debated ways to improve the web program that’s responsible for our county’s criminal justice system. The system went down …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Warrants are out for two people who are accused of stealing from a dead man’s southwest Houston apartment. That victim was one of two people who were shot to death on Nov. 17, 2022, at a convenience store on Court Glen Drive and Bissonnet in the Alief area. “Our suspect shot numerous times at both victims,” Houston …

SPRING VALLEY, Texas (KTRK) — At least one escaped inmate from Mississippi may be in the Houston area. There was a jailbreak over the weekend, and one of the trucks used for the getaway wound up in Spring Valley, a Houston-area suburb. One of the four men who broke out of jail on Sunday is suspected of killing a man in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We should be mostly dry on Wednesday before another disturbance rolls in late Wednesday night and pushes a cool front through Southeast Texas Thursday morning. While Wednesday only has a 20% chance for rain, there’s a 60% chance for thunderstorms during the Thursday morning commute hours. Another upper-level storm arrives Saturday with another cool front, and you …

Dallas, where 40% of its residents speak a language other than English, has a new plan to break down linguistic barriers and increase engagement between city departments and the community. The City of Dallas’s top five languages besides English are Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese (simplified), Korean and Amharic, the latter being the most spoken language in Ethiopia. The city is planning to …