HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Toll Road Authority will temporarily halt construction on a portion of the nearly $1 billion project project to rebuild the Beltway Ship Channel Bridge. HCTRA hired an independent consultant, COWI North America Inc., to review the engineering design of the bridge. The consultant company has already identified one design issue related to the …

Houston police are investigating a terrifying robbery in the Museum District. Police say gunmen followed a father of young children into his garage, pushed him to the ground, held him at gunpoint, and robbed him in the early hours of the morning Monday. The crooks told the victim there was another gunman with his wife and kids inside the house. …

    HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Antonio Armstrong Jr.’s capital murder retrial is still months from starting, despite once being planned for Jan. 6. Twelve jurors will be selected to decide whether or not AJ is guilty of murdering his parents in their southwest Houston home on July 29, 2016. He was 16 years old when he was charged. AJ …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One student has been expelled and now faces criminal charges after a fireworks blast went off during lunch at Klein Forest High School. Authorities were called to the campus for a possible explosion around 1 p.m. “They popped the fireworks right in front of me,” said senior Tiffany Doiron. Klein Forest officials told ABC13 fireworks exploded …

Goodnight Charlie’s is a modern take on a Texas honky tonk, but it feels like it’s been in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood for years! They have old-school country music, two-steppin’ and Texas beers, but there’s also new school fun that makes Goodnight Charlie’s a perfect fit in one of Houston’s most eccentric neighborhoods. And, if that’s not enough to make you …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you’re looking for more than just your ordinary ice cream, you may want to check out this new ice cream shop in the Heights. Jeni’s Ice Cream Shop, which was founded in 2012, opened its second location in Texas on 19th Street this week. The shop allows its customers to choose from a variety of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three of the greatest ‘Jeopardy!’ contestants are battling it out to see who will win it all. Will it be Ken Jennings, who won 74 games in a row? Will it be Brad Rutter, who’s made more money than any other game show contestant in history? Or will it be “Jeopardy James” Holzhauer, who played for …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Lillian Simpson has trouble getting around. She also has trouble breathing. That’s something she said is exacerbated by a concrete company that operates on her street, De Soto Street, in Acres Homes. “My biggest concern is the air,” she said. “I’m mostly in the house. I don’t come out very much.” She’s further concerned that the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — “Is this the new normal?” asked Sheriff Ed Gonzalez after a 10-year-old and 17-year-old were shot in separate incidents on Tuesday night. Gonzalez says the 10-year-old was shot by his 12-year-old friend with a long rifle in northwest Houston. The child is in surgery and expected to survive. According to deputies, the 17-year-old was shot in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Get your jackets ready for Wednesday morning. Temperatures will bottom out in the mid-to-upper 30s, and patchy frost will be possible, especially away from the coast and more urbanized areas of Houston. You may not need that jacket by the afternoon as temps climb toward 70 on a strong Gulf breeze. Winds will continue to strengthen …