HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Astros clinched the final spot in the American League for the upcoming playoffs, despite falling to the Texas Rangers 5-4 in Friday night’s matchup. The clinch comes after the Los Angeles Angels lost about two hours after the Astros’ loss.   Alex Bregman showed up in last night’s game with a home run that …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An urgent message was sent by state authorities Saturday morning about a brain-eating amoeba found in a southeast Texas water supply that impacts thousands of customers. Environmental toxicologist Dr. Noreen Khan-Mayberry, also known as “Houston’s Tox-Doc,” answered questions the public had about the amoeba, known as naegleria fowleri. “The reason I want people to be very …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An encounter between rival motorcycle gangs left a member shot and killed at a bar in northeast Harris County, according to deputies. It happened at Hawg Stop Bar and Grill in the 11400 block of Sheldon Road at Garrett around 7:50 p.m. Saturday. Deputies said they were working to identify the shooter based on surveillance video, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Dash returns to BBVA Stadium Saturday evening where it will face off against the Orlando Pride. Fans can now watch the game in-person after BBVA announced it will reopen its doors on a limited basis to 3,000 people. To enhance the safety of guests who do attend, BBVA will implement digital tickets, socially-distanced parking …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We’ll need a cool front after a warm and muggy Sunday. Temperatures are starting out in the mid 70s, about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday morning, and those temps will rise to 90 this afternoon before the first of two fall cool fronts roll through. The rain chance is not zero Sunday but it’s less than …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Texans are still searching for their first win of the year this weekend when they travel to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers. The schedule has been unkind so far, with the Texans facing the Chiefs, Ravens and now Steelers, arguably, the three best teams in the AFC. The Texans must stop the run, as their …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Friends, family and supporters of 2-year-old Maliyah Bass, whose body was found in a southeast Houston bayou a week after she went missing in August, joined together on Saturday for a “justice walk.” Supporters walked from Sutherland Street to Brays Bayou near the area where Maliyah’s body was found last month, shouting, “Justice for? Maliyah!” and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies are looking for an elderly man with health conditions who was reported missing on Friday. Officials said Archer Manuel was last seen walking in the 10700 Block of Barely Lane in northwest Houston. Manuel reportedly suffers from dementia and diabetes. He was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt with a “Superman” symbol, along with …

Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out on Sunday around the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenian Defence Ministry said two Azerbaijani helicopters were shot down. Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan also said Armenian forces hit three Azerbaijani tanks. There was no immediate word on casualties. Nagorno-Karabakh is an ethnic Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan that has been out of Azerbaijan’s …