HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Illegal dumping in Third Ward has been a problem for years, and one group is sick of it. They even braved 100 degree temperatures to prove it. Tricia West, Navy veteran and founder of LovePositive8, is on a mission to beautify the neighborhood and send the message that this community won’t stand for other people trying …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Zoo is closed Sunday, Aug. 30 because of power outages. The zoo was scheduled to open at 12 p.m. on Sunday but will now remain closed as the power hasn’t been restored, according to their social media.   Operations at the zoo are currently running on generator power, and animals are being cared for …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Apartment renters in Houston and Harris County have just a few days left to sign up for the joint city-county rental relief program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials extended the deadline for both landlord enrollment and tenant applications to Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. They are particularly looking for people with low income, those who are economically …

After state officials this month disclosed hundreds of thousands of coronavirus tests had not been previously reported – a backlog that has distorted metrics used to gauge the toll of the pandemic – Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday that the current data is “far more accurate than what we had last month.” The disclosure of the backlog was the latest in a …

Strong winds caused significant damage in parts of Tarrant County Saturday, officials say. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office reported downed power lines and fallen trees in the city of Briar, in the northern part of the county. No one was seriously hurt in the storm, authorities said. Although the sheriff’s office characterized the strong winds as a tornado, the National …

Police are investigating a shooting that left five people injured in Deep Ellum late Friday, including a teen in critical condition. Officers responded about 11:08 p.m. to a shooting call in the 2600 block of Elm Street, near Good-Latimer Expressway, where they found three males and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. The four were transported to a hospital, where …

Dallas County reported 360 coronavirus cases Sunday — 127 new ones and 233 from previous months, as the state continues to catch up on a backlog of cases. The county also announced one new death: a Dallas woman in her 70s who had underlying health problems and died in an area hospital. The new numbers bring the county’s totals to …

A Dallas officer was injured Saturday afternoon when a car drove off during a traffic stop in the Love Field area, police say. Officers had responded to a report about two men who were suspected of selling drugs about 2 p.m. near the 4200 block of Maple Avenue, near Harry Hines Boulevard and Wycliff Avenue. When the officers spotted the …

A line of showers and thunderstorms moved through the Dallas-Fort Worth area Sunday morning, producing heavy rain of 2 to 3 inches over parts of Collin and northern Dallas Counties. Unfortunately, no rain fell in the parched southwestern portion of the area, where drought is gradually intensifying. After record heat of 106 degrees on Saturday, Sunday’s high temperatures were hot, …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the new virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble …