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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Since last summer, Tamyra Mensah-Stock has brightened things with her beaming grin – and also with her shiny gold medal. At the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, the Morton Ranch High School product became the first Black woman to ever win a gold medal in wrestling. She told that one of the many people who impacted her …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — While statistics show your family is not likely to be impacted by a school shooting, after the horrific violence that unfolded in Uvalde on Tuesday, that does not make parents or students feel better. “It’s just every parent’s worst nightmare. Worst nightmare. All we ever want to do is protect our kids, create a safe environment …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was the day that sent shockwaves around the world and renewed the movement against police brutality and systemic racism. On the day marking two years since George Floyd’s murder, his legacy is being honored locally and nationally. “We were all shocked and infuriated while watching the video of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — At least three people are dead in what appears to be a double murder-suicide in northwest Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. On Wednesday, at about 6:10 p.m. deputies responded to a call of a discharge of a firearm in the 10800 block of Cora Street. At the scene, deputies found a man who …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — What a start! Temperatures this morning are in the 50s and low 60s for most of the area. Sunshine will rapidly warm the temperatures to near 90 in the afternoon, but it will feel great with the low humidity. An Ozone Pollution Watch is in effect Thursday and Friday afternoons. The combination of light winds, sunshine, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the nation learns more details about the devastating shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead at a Uvalde elementary school, Houstonians are looking for ways to help the families of those impacted. Customers who shop at H-E-B, Central Market, Joe V’s Smart Shop, and Mi Tienda can contribute to the victims by making …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for a man after a teen’s body was found six miles away from where bullet casings were located on Saturday in northwest Houston. At 10:55 p.m., officers were called to a shooting on E. 36th Street at what appeared to be a large party, where several people were attempting to leave. Police …

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston’s most popular charity dining event has revealed its dates for 2022. Houston Restaurant Weeks will follow its usual schedule of running from August 1 through Labor Day weekend (Monday, Sept. 5), which means Houstonians will have 36 days to dine out and do good. Founded by media personality Cleverley Stone, Houston Restaurant Weeks offers diners two-, three-, …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Tuesday’s primary runoff election features key races for both Democrats and Republicans ahead of the general election in November. On the Republican ballot, incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton faces off against current Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. Paxton, seeking his third term, bested a field of three challengers on March 1, but he fell …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As more details surface on the deadly shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Houston-area leaders are stating “enough is enough.” The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon at Robb Elementary School, where 14 students and a teacher were gunned down, according to Gov. Greg Abbott. In light of the news, leaders across the Houston area shared …