HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston ISD says one of its elementary schools will be transitioning to virtual learning for the next two days due to COVID-19. According to the school district, R. Martinez Elementary on Market Street and East Houston will be transitioning to virtual learning on Nov. 17 and Nov. 18 as a precautionary measure due to confirmed cases of the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Astros have a deal in place with the Sugar Land Skeeters organization that will make the Skeeters their new Triple-A affiliate, Eyewitness News confirmed. The deal has been in the works, according to a source. This summer, Skeeters announced the formation of the Constellation Energy League, which kicked off in July while the rest …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Comedian Dave Chappelle is coming to Houston. According to the House of Blues, the comedian will be performing three shows this weekend. The venue announced Chappelle will do a show on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Tickets went on sale to the public at 5 p.m. on Thursday. If you plan on attending, you must be 18 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After a county shutdown was defeated in court took a look at what other restrictions could be added if COVID-19 cases begin to surge. El Paso County, which is dealing with an outbreak, imposed a five-week lockdown, but it was brought to an end over the weekend. A court ruled in favor of the state, which …

HOUSTON Texas (KTRK) — A 14-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was shot in what police describe as a “traffic altercation.” The shooting happened Monday around 8:30 p.m. along W Montgomery Road in north Houston, according to investigators. Lt. Larry Crowson with Houston Police said a woman and three teens, ages 14, 15 and 16, arrived at an …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Rice University is keeping students in line when it comes to COVID-19 and stopping the spread. This semester before students could come back on campus, they had to sign something called the Culture of Care Agreement. “That was a list of regulations and rules that were set up before the school year began that every student …

ROME: Three years after an embarrassing failure to qualify for the World Cup, Italy are back in contention with the best in Europe. England, meanwhile, are already out of contention for the Nations League finals with one round of matches still to play. An Italy squad badly hit by the coronavirus still managed to beat Poland 2-0 on Sunday, putting …

LAHORE: Nasir Iqbal and Israr Ahmad entered the final of the PSF-Punjab Satellite Squash Tournament at the Punjab Squash Complex here on Monday. In the first semifinal, Nasir chalked up a straight three-game victory against Amaad Fareed with the score being 11-6, 11-8, 11-7. Experienced Nasir did not allow Ammad to pose any challenge as he dominated the game from …

KARACHI: When the Pakistan Super League V came to a shuddering halt midway through last March, nobody would have predicted then that the conclusion of the franchise-based Tweny20 competition could throw up a dream final here on Tuesday between two teams — Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars — with very high reputations and expectations but much less achievements. Prayers of …

ADELAIDE: Australia’s cricket series against India has been cast into uncertainty again after a coronavirus outbreak in Adelaide, where the first Test is scheduled to be played next month. Players from Western Australia and Tasmania states who recently returned home from domestic games in Adelaide were ordered into home isolation on Monday when their provincial governments closed borders to South …