HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of family assault barricaded himself inside his south Houston apartment overnight, leading to a negotiation with a Harris County Sheriff’s SWAT team. It happened in the 3500 block of S. Sam Houston Parkway around 3:30 a.m. Harris County Pct. 7 deputy constables were called to the apartment complex for a family disturbance after …

Last winter, when Dr. James Musser read about the new coronavirus circulating in China, he told his group to get ready. Musser, a top infectious disease expert at Houston Methodist Hospital, wanted a test he could deploy quickly, because he was sure the virus would make its way to Texas. “Houston, like Dallas, has ties to essentially everywhere in the …

Firefighters from North Texas cities are headed to the West Coast to battle massive wildfires in California. On Friday, 13 firefighters from Dallas Fire-Rescue’s wildland strike team left for a 14-day rotation in California. Three firefighters from Flower Mound also left for the state Friday. “Currently, we do not know what city or what fire they will be reporting to. …

A fire ignited by construction on NorthPark Center’s first floor Saturday afternoon led to the mall’s evacuation and closure of most of the building for the rest of the day, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Dallas Fire-Rescue was dispatched about 1:45 p.m. to the blaze at NorthPark, 8687 N. Central Expressway. The fire was accidental and started when construction …

Dallas County added 165 coronavirus cases Saturday, lifting the county above 75,000 cases for the entire pandemic. The county also announced six new deaths. Fifteen of the cases reported Saturday came from the state’s reporting system, including two from July, three from August and 10 from September. The rest were reported directly to the county health department. The latest victims …

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 …

The second half of the weekend will be warm and sticky with high humidity and temperatures climbing to around 90 degrees. A weak cold front will slide into the area Sunday night. Behind the front, there will be a slight drop in temperatures and humidity, but no drastic changes on tap for most of the upcoming week. The next shot …

The second half of the weekend will be mostly sunny and warm with a bit more humidity. A weak cold front will slide south into the area during the day with a few passing clouds and increasing north winds. Highs will still be slightly warmer than yesterday topping out in the upper 80s to near 90. Behind the front, there …

Ömer Özak will take his U.S. citizenship oath this week — just in time to register as a voter in the contentious Nov. 3 presidential election. He’s coming in just under the wire: The Southern Methodist University economics professor was stuck in a huge backlog of more than 700,000 applications at the federal agency that vets and approves new citizens. …

NEW YORK: Dominic Thiem of Austria will play Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the US Open final for their first Grand Slam titles after they won their last-four matches in contrasting styles Friday. Second seed Thiem ousted third-seeded Russian and last year’s runner-up Daniil Medvedev in a closely fought three-setter that was packed with powerful baseline rallies and impressive serving. The …