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 …

Today’s change in weather will be marked by a weak cold front passing through. This front will bring a brief chance of rain to North Texas during the morning hours. Skies will clear quickly this afternoon and the humidity will be lower as well thanks to a north breeze. It will be a cold night tonight with temperatures dropping into …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are investigating the death of a man who was found in an elementary school parking lot. The discovery was made at about 7:45 a.m. in the 9800 block of Town Park Drive near the West Sam Houston Parkway. Homicide detectives are on the scene, but at this time the man’s cause of death is …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Eastex Freeway has reopened after a wreck at Will Clayton Parkway, near Bush Intercontinental Airport. At around 12:30 p.m. Monday, a wreck prompted the closure of both southbound and northbound lanes. At the time, authorities were spraying water on a big rig on the scene. By 1 p.m. the southbound lanes had reopened, while the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the U.S. Postal Service remains underneath the microscope, especially with its role in the election process, a federal prosecutor in Houston is accusing a man of stealing more than 100 pieces of mail, including a mail-in ballot. According to the office of Ryan K. Patrick, who is the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We do have a lovely humidity drop on the way, but first we have to get through another muggy night with patchy dense fog. Temperatures will bottom out in the upper 60s as the fog and low clouds form over Southeast Texas. Once the fog burns off, temperatures will climb back into the lower 80s. There …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Dr. Grenita Lathan has been shepherding Houston ISD for a while – two-and-a-half years to be exact – as its interim superintendent. The HISD Board of Trustees appears to be heading towards resolving the job search for the superintendent role. And according to the agenda for the board’s meeting Thursday, trustees are considering whether to name Lathan as …

BAY CITY, Texas (KTRK) — A Bay City 10-year-old girl is giving an entire new meaning to turning a frown upside down. Olivia Deshotels, a 5th grader, lost her race for student council to her own sister. To help cope with her loss, she decided to use her voice and raise money to help give back to her community. “I …

  HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 25-year member of the Houston Police Department was the plainclothes officer who died after a gun battle near the North Freeway on Monday, according to Chief Art Acevedo. Sgt. Sean Rios died after being shot multiple times in the 7700 block of the North Freeway. On Monday evening, his body was escorted to the medical …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A violent 24 hours across the Houston area involved several different shootings that left seven people dead. Here’s what we know about each investigation so far. SOUTH POST OAK A warehouse owner in southwest Houston opened fire at a person trying to rob him late Sunday night. According to Houston police, the owner was assaulted by …