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Police on Saturday arrested two robbers who they say made off with more than $100,000 from a Houston bank. The robbers fled the scene and led police on a high-speed chase after officers responded to reports of a robbery at Compass Bank on Richmond Avenue shortly before 10 a.m Bellaire police helped the Houston Police Department on an unsuccessful search for …

This week’s sunny skies and pleasant temperatures won’t make it to the weekend, meteorologists predict. Through Friday, a 20 percent chance of showers kicks off nonstop chances of precipitation until at least Monday, according to the National Weather Service MORNING UPDATES: Get all the news you need to know to start your day delivered to your inbox The high Friday will …

A truck driver is dead after crashing into a guard rail and catching fire along the Eastex Freeway early Friday morning in Humble. All southbound main lanes of U.S. 59 remain closed as of 7:30 a.m. Friday as crews work to clean and repair the roadway. That could take at least two more hours, according to the Texas Department of …

HIGHLAND VILLAGE, Texas — This elementary school art teacher is teaching her students to put their art out into the world in a sweet way. Rebecca Bonner brought a white dress into her classroom, gave the kids fabric markers and sharpies, and let their imaginations run wild. “I laid out my dress for two weeks and just let them doodle …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman is recovering after police say she was slashed in the throat Friday morning. Houston police responded to reports of an injured woman at a hotel near Will Clayton Parkway around Dispatchers say the woman was slashed across the throat, and transported to the hospital in stable condition. The woman’s boyfriend was arrested and accused …

The first all-female spacewalk will not take place in March as previously planned, according to NASA. NC State graduate Christina Koch and fellow astronaut Anne McClain were supposed to do a spacewalk at the International Space Station on March 29. That would’ve marked the first ever spacewalk featuring only women. However, NASA said a shortage of correctly sized spacesuits forced the agency …

NEW YORK — Ryan Seacrest described it as one of his most emotional moments ever on radio. “It was definitely powerful, and I found it difficult continuing with the show in a way because it was real life and real hard life,” he said. The co-host of “Live with Kelly and Ryan” and host of “American Idol” was doing his …

A Papa John’s pizza delivery driver was shot and killed while walking back to his car Thursday night in north Harris County. Authorities say he had just delivered a pizza at an apartment complex in the 21000 block of Inverness Forest near FM 1960 around 9:30 p.m. when he was killed. Investigators told ABC13 witnesses heard a single gunshot and …

HUMBLE, Texas (KTRK) — A deadly and fiery crash involving an 18-wheeler has shut down the Eastex Freeway southbound at Townsen in Humble. The Humble Police Department says drivers should expect that part of the freeway to be closed for at least the next four hours. Around 1 a.m., the driver of the 18-wheeler slammed into a guardrail. Authorities believe …

  DEER PARK, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Ship Channel has reopened, but only during daylight hours, after being shut down for nearly a week due to chemicals leaking into the water from the tank fire at the ITC Deer Park facility. During ITC’s update on the cleanup efforts Thursday, Capt. Kevin Oditt with the U.S. Coast Guard said that …