HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — J.J. Watt returned to the practice field Wednesday with the Houston Texans, a day after the team officially activated him for the playoffs. Watt had been sidelined for a pectoral tear that was first thought to have ended his season. But, surgery and an accelerated rehab reduced the length of his recovery, and it couldn’t have …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KTRK) — Ja’bari Gray, the baby boy who was born with a still-undiagnosed skin disorder, missing most of the skin on his body from the neck down, celebrated his 1st birthday on New Year’s Day. Pictured alongside his family in a Baby Shark-themed birthday party, Ja’bari continues to defy the odds. The boy was finally released from …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Since the day he was drafted by the Buffalo Bills, Ed Oliver has waited to come back to Houston. He knew it would happen eventually. Oliver just didn’t think it would happen with so much on the line. This Saturday, the Bills will play the Texans in the playoffs. “I knew eventually I would make my …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As investigators look into whether celebratory gunfire truly led to a family matriarch’s death during a New Year’s celebration, a former Houston police investigator said the ballistics of the case will be key in looking for the shooter. Philippa Ashford, 61, died while she watched her family and others celebrate 2020 outdoors in the Laurel Oaks …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The sister of a man who was shot and killed outside of a popular night spot in the Fourth Ward said her brother was jumped inside the business after simply asking if a group was doing okay. Cecil Brown’s sister, who wished to remain anonymous for her interview with ABC13 Wednesday, said she, her brother and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Dense fog advisory until 10 am along with increasing rain chances for Thursday. This will be a steady rain that could last several hours. An isolated storm or two cannot be ruled out but most of the rain should just be showers. Rain totals from this system are expected to be up to an inch or …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Weeks after defeating his opponent, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will be sworn in for a second term Thursday morning. The inauguration will be held at Wortham Theater at 9:30 a.m. Along with Mayor Turner, the city controller and 16 other city council members will be sworn in. Shortly after his defeat over Tony Buzbee, Turner took …

The weather pattern will be mild today with clouds sticking around for much of North Texas. Some late day sunshine is expected, especially west of DFW. Farther east, morning showers are possible, especially toward the Shreveport area. Highs will be well above normal, topping out in the 60s with a gusty south wind. A cold front will move across the …

WASHINGTON: The fatal December 29 crash of a Tesla Inc vehicle in Southern California will be investigated by the US government’s auto safety regulator, the agency said on Tuesday. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said earlier this month it had opened an investigation into a 12th Tesla crash that may be tied to the vehicle’s advanced Autopilot …

SEOUL:  Samsung Electronics partly halted some semiconductor production at its Hwaseong chip complex in South Korea after about a minute-long blackout on Tuesday afternoon, the company said on Wednesday. Some DRAM and NAND flash chip production lines were stopped after electricity was cut due to a problem with a regional power transmission cable, and a full recovery is expected in …