When 9-year-old Amber Hagerman vanished Jan. 13, 1996, Sgt. Ben Lopez quickly realized hers wasn’t a typical missing-child case. He was a patrol officer, driving around Arlington that afternoon looking for a black pickup connected to her disappearance. When he saw media vans lined up, he realized the seriousness of the case. Dallas City Council to consider renaming part of …

Mayor Eric Johnson is requesting more COVID-19 vaccines from the state to inoculate residents, saying the city can store up to 10,000 doses a week. In a letter sent Monday to Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief W. Nim Kidd, Johnson notes the city has already been approved to distribute the vaccine and recently gave 2,000 doses provided by the …

An Irving man faces a capital murder charge after a fatal shooting in Tarrant County. Jacoby Mikel Jones, 22, was booked into the Dallas County jail Tuesday afternoon in connection with the death of 38-year-old Eduardo Pedroza Escobar. A look at the Dallas Christian College basketball program Dallas Christian College basketball coach Dwight Coleman and players talk about the program …

WASHINGTON — The House passed on Tuesday evening a searing resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to expel President Donald Trump for inciting the violent mob that stormed the Capitol last week. Dallas City Council to consider renaming part of South Lamar Street after Botham Jean The 26-year-old accountant was killd in his apartment in …

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 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 under …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase, Houston ISD announced it will be canceling select athletic and UIL events. In a letter sent to parents, the district said it will only participate in district-level varsity competitions. All non-district events, including tournaments, will be canceled. “The district will not participate in junior varsity or freshman …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Paycheck Protection Program is back, and this time it’s recalibrated to help small businesses through smaller banks rather than helping huge corporations, which were criticized for seizing funds the first time around. The new round of funding for PPP includes more than $280 billion. It’s run by the Small Business Administration, which is promising this …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you’re wondering what happens after a person recovers from COVID-19, here’s what we know. Chief medical correspondent Dr. Jen Ashton shared some surprising new information about the lingering effects from the virus. A new study looked at patients’ effects from the virus for up to six months after recovering. Researchers discovered that more than three …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A cloudy weather disturbance will move away from Southeast Texas overnight, and that will cause the temperatures to drop near freezing. Patchy frost is expected to develop by sunrise, but it shouldn’t be as thick as the frost observed on Tuesday morning. Viewer images across Texas of the wintry Sunday viewers sent in pictures and videos …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Memorial Hermann has vaccinated more than 30,000 people so far and the demand remains high. “We’ve never had a rush or a demand where the entire population needs a health care intervention at the exact same time,” said executive vice president and chief physicians executive at Memorial Hermann, Dr. James McCarthy. Seeing the need, the Trump …