Houston News

MISSOURI CITY, Texas (KTRK) — Crews pulled a body from a canal in the Missouri City-area after they were told someone was in the water Multiple agencies, including Houston’s police and fire departments, responded to reports of a person in a body of water in the 17100 block of Quail Glen Drive near FM-2234 on Friday afternoon. The police department …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Crews are working to fix an 8-foot-wide hole in the Memorial Villages area on Friday. The Memorial Villages Police Department said the repairs were taking place near Fondren and Woodway, just south of Piney Point Village. Houston Public Works officials said they are investigating the incident as a “street collapse,” which, they say, is when a line …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police released photos of three persons of interest in the shooting death of a man in a Spring Branch-area soccer field earlier this week. One person of interest can be seen pushing a stroller in the surveillance photos provided by Houston police. UPDATE: These three persons of interest are wanted for questioning in the fatal shooting of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The few storms that popped up late Friday will die during the early evening hours. We should be mostly dry until the sea breeze kicks up a few storms Saturday afternoon. What’s the weekend look like? Moisture levels will fall some this weekend but a few thunderstorms will still be possible. Your chance of being hit by …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An 8-year-old girl has died after being shot in the stomach. The Houston Police Department said officers were called to an apartment at about 12:30 p.m. in the 2200 block of Hayes Road near Wickersham Lane. Investigators said the girl was inside the apartment with her grandfather when a single shot went off. Her grandfather called 911 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The pandemic hit Houston’s restaurant landscape. While the number of eateries has bounced back, don’t expect the higher menu prices to go away anytime soon. RESTAURANTS ON DISPLAY THIS WEEKEND IN HOUSTON More than 500 vendors will take over the George R. Brown Convention Center this weekend for this year’s Texas Restaurant Show. The owner of Low Tide …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — When Rudy Farias was found sleeping in front of the Immaculate Conception of Mary Church on June 29 of this year, it set off a chain of events that’s transfixed Houston for the past week. Now, on July 7, the story is far from over, but it’s clear that most of the initial details were false. The story begins …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Everyone – from employees to parents of students – has been talking about the drastic changes being made at the Houston Independent School District following the Texas Education Agency takeover. On Friday, the new superintendent for the largest school district in Texas announced another blow – a reduction of the workforce. During a meeting with the media …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A local activist is calling Houston police detectives “absolute liars” after they said allegations of abuse were never made to them in the Rudy Farias case. Farias was reported missing in 2015 at 17 years old. He was found on the steps of a church in the Magnolia Park community eight years later on June 29, according to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three people are in custody for their alleged involvement in a crime spree targeting rideshare drivers over the past month. found at least four robbery cases involving rideshares in June. According to police, the violent crime spree began on June 2. That’s when Kenneth Kelly is accused of robbing and sexually assaulting an Uber driver. A week …