Aiden McCarthy’s photo was shared across Chicago-area social media groups in the hours after the July 4 parade shooting in Highland Park, accompanied by pleas to help identify the 2-year-old who had been found at the scene bloodied and alone and to reunite him with his family. On Tuesday, friends and authorities confirmed that the boy’s parents, Kevin McCarthy, 37, …

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is vowing to fight an uptick in crime by pressing for more money for a blight remediation program for abandoned buildings and vacant lots and for a program where police and community advocates help high-risk residents avoid gun violence. In a memo to City Manager T.C. Broadnax and City Attorney Chris Caso, the mayor also: Said he wants …

Eden Lovelady’s 6-month-old baby coos as she feeds him a bottle with one hand and pecks at her keyboard with the other. She sits at her desk in the corner of her apartment’s living room, calling customer after customer from a spreadsheet as she tries to keep her baby quiet. Lovelady is a single mom to two young boys. Liam …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The heat is going nowhere, but there is an opportunity for rain. You’ll just have to wait until the afternoon to see that chance. We sure do need it as more burn bans pop up across Southeast Texas amidst a worsening drought. We’re starting off warm today with temps in the upper 70s. A weak disturbance …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are investigating the suspicious death of a man who was found with multiple cuts to the neck in the city’s south side. On Monday morning, patrol officers were in the 3800 block of Alice Street when they saw a pickup truck parked along the street. Neighbors told they saw the truck parked there for …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Roads are clear after an 18-wheeler blocked a ramp from I-10 westbound to the Eastex Freeway in northeast Houston. Video from the scene shows the big mess that was left to clean up. The 18-wheeler overturned on the ramp, causing congestion right through downtown westbound on I-10 at the Eastex freeway. Houston Transtar showed when the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A couple who was sound asleep was startled to find out two thieves, whom they believe to be teens, had broken into their home in Montrose. On July 1 at about 1 a.m., Brian West said he and his wife were sleeping and woke up to their dog barking. After seeing no one downstairs, West checked …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Community activists Quanell X and Dr. Candice Matthews with the Rainbow Push Coalition stood outside Harris County Precinct 1’s Office on Tuesday, calling for one of their deputies to be fired after an incident with a group of cyclists last Thursday night. “If you leave him on the force, what will he do next? He has …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A city ordinance that requires certain businesses to install additional safety measures at their own expense will go into effect in two weeks. Starting July 19, bars and nightclubs, sexually-oriented businesses, convenience stores and game rooms will be required to install outward-facing, high-resolution camera surveillance systems. They are required to provide an overall view of the …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Members of the Harris County Election Commission voted unanimously to name Clifford Tatum, the former general counsel for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, as the county’s new elections administrator at their July 5 meeting. Tatum will be officially appointed later once he meets eligibility requirements as a Texas resident and registered voter, according to Harris County …