HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Sean Rangel was in his truck just 25 feet away from Watson Grinding and Manufacturing Company when it exploded, tossing his truck across the parking lot, and leaving it in a crumpled heap. Rangel, who suffered damage to his eye and still wears a patch, was arriving for work when the facility exploded. “I’m blessed to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The trial is set to begin on Friday morning in the murder of an 8-year-old Houston girl. De’Maree Adkins was killed while sitting in the backseat of her mother’s car. On the morning of Feb. 25, 2017, Latoyia Jarmon-Thomas was heading home. READ MORE: Gunman opens fire on car after crash, kills 8-year-old A mother grieves …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our gloomy weather is about to get a makeover, and a major weather change is on the way next week. Sunshine will make an appearance this afternoon, but first we have to get through a cloudy Friday morning. A few light rain showers are still possible Friday morning, but most of us will stay dry as …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A female died after the vehicle she was driving hit a pole at the end of a police chase in north Houston. Police tweeted around 5:40 a.m. that investigators were heading to the scene at 600 Sunnyside near Nordling.   Houston Police ✔@houstonpolice HPD Commanders & investigators are headed to 600 Sunnyside where a fatal pursuit …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The older brother of Maleah Davis, the little girl from the Houston area whose body was found in Arkansas, will live with his maternal grandmother. A jury ruled Thursday night he will stay with his grandmother, who was contesting custody against Maleah’s biological father, Craig Davis. The fight for custody comes a few weeks after Craig …

JOHANNESBURG: The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years needs some $76 million to help control and the money is required by, actually, now, the United Nations said on Thursday. So far just $15 million has been mobilised to help stop the outbreak that threatens to worsen an already poor hunger situation for millions …

ROME: Prominent figures in Chinese communities in Italy warned on Thursday of episodes of “latent racism” against their compatriots by Italians fearful of catching a deadly viral outbreak. Tensions increased after some 7,000 people were held on a cruise ship in an Italian port following the isolation of two Chinese passengers over fears they could be carrying the coronavirus, despite …

Oil prices rose on Friday following sharp losses this week, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) came out against travel and trade restrictions in declaring a global emergency over the spread of a coronavirus that originated in China last year. Oil prices fell nearly four per cent through Thursday this week — hitting three-months lows — before rebounding on Friday, with investors …

SYDNEY: Australia was bracing for a heatwave to sweep across the country’s fire-ravaged southeast in the coming days, with the forecast stoking fears the soaring temperatures could inflame bushfires. Temperatures reached above 40 degrees Celsius on Thursday in South Australia state, where dangerous fire weather warnings were issued in several bushfire-prone areas. The heatwave is then expected to hit Melbourne …

The United States told its citizens not to travel to China in the first major response to the World Health Organisation’s declaration of a global emergency over the spreading coronavirus, as Chinese authorities on Friday increased the toll to 213 dead and nearly 10,000 infections. The State Department raised its warning alert to the highest level, telling its citizens “do …