Our hot weather pattern will continue this week right through the weekend. High temperatures will range from the upper 90s to the low 100s. The hottest weather could be this weekend with highs of 100 to 104. Summer arrives at 4:14 Tuesday morning as the direct rays of the sun pass over the Tropic of Cancer. An air quality alert …

Three men died after a boat overturned Saturday in Lake Lavon, authorities said. The Collin County Sheriff’s Department said a strong storm caused the boat to overturn about 8:45 p.m. near Brockdale Park. Four men were aboard the boat, and one was able to hold on to a tree and call for help, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. …

WASHINGTON — WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed, Cherelle Griner said Monday. The couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner’s arrest in …

Construction workers, landscapers, and others who work outdoors work exposed to extreme heat during the summer months in North Texas and authorities warn that these working conditions pose serious health risks. Outdoor workers are at risk of suffering heat strokes, dehydration, exhaustion, rashes, and cramping, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Luis Posada, 71, mows lawns in Dallas …

Two UT Southwestern researchers are part of a global team receiving $25 million in backing to tackle one of cancer’s toughest challenges: How do tumors evolve? Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen(Mei-Chun Jau) Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen and Dr. Sihan Wu will try to answer that question alongside researchers from the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. The team was one of …

Summer officially arrives Tuesday and so does a forecast of triple-digit heat the rest of the week. Temperatures are expected to reach highs of about 100 degrees on Tuesday, then warm up to 103 or 104 over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Lows are expected to hover in the upper 70s and low 80s this week and through …

On her journey toward a doctorate, Reyna Flores has seen many inequities in education, specifically for marginalized and underrepresented students. Flores, whose mother worked in the farms along the Rio Grande Valley, seldom saw students or faculty who looked like her — particularly in graduate programs — as she pursued multiple degrees. “Some of the struggles that I’ve encountered and …

HOUSTON, Texas — Tuesday, June 21 holds special significance to many as the summer solstice, which has been dubbed “The Longest Day” as the day on the calendar with the most hours of sunlight and the official start of summer. But the 21st also marks the day when people across the globe choose to fight the darkness of Alzheimer’s Disease …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Texas 16-year-old went home to Corpus Christi with quite the haul. Rylan Freeman ended up catching rookie J.J. Matijevic’s first career home run, which also doubled as his first major league hit, during Sunday’s series finale versus the Chicago White Sox. The Astros won 4-3. Matijevic was called up days ago to the Astros from …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Relatives discovered the lifeless body of a 22-year-old woman inside her apartment in northwest Harris County after she did not show up for a family event the day before. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, deputies were called to 10000 North Eldridge Parkway, near US-290 and Highway 6, just before 10 a.m. regarding the woman’s death …