HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Local officials are warning Houstonians to get their hurricane preparedness kits ready now, as two potential tropical storms inch closer to the Gulf of Mexico. “We’ve been through this before, we all know what to do,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner. “These are gentle reminders as we are getting prepared. I think it’s important for you to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The American Red Cross is now offering classes for volunteers needed to staff shelters in case there is a storm. They’re making changes in light of the pandemic, so now they’re asking for volunteers to come forward. They will be reducing capacity at shelters, and setting up more shelters around the city. “Volunteers are the backbone …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With two storms bearing down on the Gulf of Mexico, Alana Sayles is feeling anxious. “It makes me nervous,” Sayles said. Three years after Harvey dumped rain in the Houston region, Sayles said her Galena Park home is just now receiving repairs. “We thought we were being responsible. We had homeowners and flood insurance,” Sayles said. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Tropical Storm Marco rapidly intensified overnight, and that has resulted in a major shift in the storm’s projected path away from Houston. At 3:00 a.m., the National Hurricane Center announced that Marco is moving north-northwestward across the southern Gulf of Mexico at 13mph. The forecast cone for Marco’s landfall shifted nearly 350 miles to the east …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As states along the Gulf coast brace for two tropical storms, stores in the Houston metro area are stocked as customers make plans ahead of next week. Stores like H-E-B and Kroger are ramping up deliveries for essential items shoppers may need during storms. “So, certainly we prepare for hurricanes every year. We’ve been preparing since …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — They were heaven sent when Harvey hit us three years ago, and now, they’re ready to step in again. You may remember the Cajun Navy, our neighbors to the east who loaded up and brought their fleet of boats here to southeast Texas. They’re credited with saving thousands of lives and rescuing countless Houstonians who were …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A purse snatching caught on camera earlier this month captured images of a man who authorities want to find. It happened at the El Rancho Supermarket on the North Freeway on Aug. 9 around 4:10 p.m. The woman told police a black Nissan Altima pulled up behind her vehicle and someone got out, approached her and …

The Gulf Coast could be in for a one-two punch next week. Two tropical systems are brewing and are expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico by early next week, according to the National Hurricane Center. “There have never been simultaneous hurricanes in the Gulf, but that will likely change,” KXAS-TV (NBC5) meteorologist Grant Johnston said. One of those …

Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther, who made national headlines by reopening her shop during the pandemic in defiance of business closure orders by Gov. Greg Abbott, announced Saturday that she is running for Texas Senate District 30. Luther’s announcement comes after Republican activists elected Pat Fallon to replace Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as the GOP nominee for Texas’ congressional District 4. If …