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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our most intense heatwave since August 2011 continues, but we still see a glimmer of hope that small rain chances may return next week. Despite those rain chances, we are now predicting this streak of 100-degree days to get to at least 21 consecutive days. The 24 straight days of 100-degree heat in August 2011 is the …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County Commissioners Court took place in downtown Houston Tuesday, but County Judge Lina Hidalgo wasn’t there to oversee it as she continues to receive treatment for depression in an out-of-state facility. This was the first meeting of county commissioners since Hidalgo announced her leave of absence on Monday afternoon. Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis took her place …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Most of us can’t imagine trying to sleep and having bugs crawl on us, but that’s exactly what one woman living at a southwest Houston apartment complex says she’s been dealing with for months. “It’s not just a roach problem. It’s a full-blown infestation,” Makeba Quinn explained. Quinn said her next-door neighbors at The Heights at Post …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Thursday, when tight end Eric Tomlinson suits up for the Texans in the team’s preseason opener on , he’ll be in familiar territory: a Texans game. “It’s a dream come true,” Tomlinson, an eight-year NFL veteran, admitted to . “I grew up watching the Texans and was here when the franchise first started. There’s nothing …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Astros have a nationally-televised date with the Orioles in Baltimore on Tuesday night, which also marks AL Player of the Week Framber Valdez’s first start since his historic no-hitter nearly a week ago. But beyond the hype of a big-time clash between two of the top teams in the American League, the Astros made a couple of significant announcements, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For the first time since the Astroworld tragedy, Travis Scott is returning to the stage in Houston. On Tuesday, the Houston native shared on Instagram, “Utopia tour soon.” Hours after his announcement, Mayor Sylvester Turner released a statement that Scott and his promoters had “booked the Toyota Center for a concert in October.” Turner also addressed that the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s a very exclusive group of people – those who have lived to be at least 100 years old. In fact, it’s one of the fastest-growing segments of the population in the nation, according to the Pew Research Center. But how you live that long is the real mystery. There are a few strong theories: First, genetics plays a …

KINGWOOD, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police recovered DNA evidence from a home where a naked man reportedly broke into last week and stood over the bed of the sleeping residents. Police said the man committed a lewd act, leaving the physical evidence behind. “If this evidence comes back that we’ve submitted, I think we’ll have a good lead on the person …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 3-month-old boy is dead after police said he was left in a hot car in southeast Houston. Tuesday’s scene began developing at about 3:24 p.m. in the 5900 block of Long Drive. Assistant Chief Yasar Bashir, of the Houston Police Department, said the child’s mother and a 4-year-old were visiting the Harris Center for Mental Health …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — How did blood end up on the back of the nametag sticker put on A.J. Armstrong hours after his parents were shot to death seven years ago, and whose blood is it? Questions about the recently discovered blood evidence dominated day seven of Armstrong’s third capital murder trial. Celestina Rossi, a blood spatter and crime scene reconstruction expert, discovered …