HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you hear a loud boom on Saturday morning, NASA says you don’t need to be alarmed. Engineers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center are conducting a pressure test that they say will culminate in a sudden burst of noise between 11 a.m. and noon on Saturday, July 9. Officials said the loud boom might sound like …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man tied to at least two aggravated robberies in the east Houston area. In one of the incidents, the wanted suspect fired a shot at an employee. The first robbery happened on Tuesday, May 10 around 9 p.m. at a general store in the 9500 block …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Efforts are well underway to ensure November’s midterms are done fairly in Harris County, despite the fact that the new administrator hasn’t started yet. Clifford Tatum was announced on Tuesday as the new elections administrator after the resignation of Isabel Longoria. He isn’t expected to take over until at least next month. When it comes …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 1-year-old boy found abandoned outside an apartment complex in southwest Houston appears to also have a small injury. As an investigation continues into why the boy was at the complex, authorities are pleading for the mother to come forward and explain what happened. The baby was found by an employee and resident at the complex …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Fifty people joined the Houston police force Thursday, however Chief Troy Finner said more officers are needed. “We did studies years back, we were short then, we are short now,” Finner said. He added the department needs hundreds of more officers. “We have great young men and women who are ready to serve and want to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding 33-year-old Dana McGowan, the mother of the 1-year-old boy who was found alone at an apartment complex in southwest Houston. Police shared a missing persons report regarding McGowan on Thursday afternoon, in the latest development of a mystery surrounding a baby found alone earlier in the week. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The family of a 5-year-old killed in a drunk driving crash in 2019 is demanding answers after the man behind the wheel got seven years of probation and no jail time. This comes after the suspect’s intoxication charges were tossed aside and he pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with serious bodily injury and manslaughter due to reckless driving. …

HOUSTON, Texas — Almost 800,000 people in the United States suffer from a stroke annually – and the affliction affects each patient differently. One University of Houston researcher has created a device that greatly improves the lives of patients whose stroke affected motor skills. UH engineering professor Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal developed a next-generation robotic arm that can be controlled by the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Intense downpours Thursday dropped over 2″ of rain in some downtown Houston neighborhoods, but the rain chance is going down and the heat is going up for Friday and the weekend. Next week a pattern change brings back a chance for daily downpours, and we’ll have more on that in a moment. Temperatures overnight will again …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The mother of a 1-year-old boy who was found alone outside a southwest Houston apartment building earlier this week is now in custody. The Harris County Jail shows 33-year-old Dana McGowan in custody on Friday morning for a warrant for DUI involving a child. This happened hours after she was reported missing by police. HPD released …