Police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing man who was last seen in southeast Oak Cliff. Alfred Marion Nations(Dallas Police Department) Alfred Marion Nations, 68, was last seen on foot about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2600 block of Gooch Street, near South Lancaster Boulevard, police said. Gooch is described as a 6-1 bald white man with …

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 …

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said 1.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will arrive at vaccination sites this week. This comes a week after a winter freeze paralyzed the state, left millions without power and caused delays in vaccine shipments. Even with the winter storm, the DSHS added that providers have administered a total of 4.5 million doses …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Plumbers across southeast Texas report record demand after last week’s historic freeze. Abacus Plumbing told they received 20,000 calls for service on Friday. On average, they receive 500 to 700 a day. We caught up with Christopher Castro on a service call in northwest Harris County. “Today, I started myself in League City, then went to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The 22-year-old man accused of causing a crash at a car meet along Highway 290 that left two people dead has been ordered not to drive for the safety of the community. Andrew Mock appeared in court early Tuesday morning, where a judge told him he’d have to find a different way to get to work …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A portion of a road in southwest Houston is blocked off due to a sinkhole on South Post Oak and Gasmer Drive. Images from SkyEye showed the large sinkhole on the road. It’s something ABC13 anchor Ilona Carson said looked like a “portal into an underground world.” A viewer told she was driving down the road …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a video surfaced showing a Harris County deputy pulling a gun on a driver on the South Loop Monday afternoon. George Dickerson said he and his work partner merged onto the South Loop from US-59 around 1:40 p.m. Monday and got caught in a funeral procession. Dickerson said the cars in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The warmer weather has returned to Houston, but those left with busted pipes may have to wait days to find the right parts. The amount of customers looking for help inside the Ace Hardware store in Cypress hasn’t slowed since last week. The cold conditions caused pipes to burst and now thousands are looking for new …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A rescued Cain Corso is enjoying a sunny and warm Tuesday outside the Houston SPCA. But, it was a much colder story a week prior, when she and six other dogs were found at an autobody shop in southwest Houston. The SPCA says one of them didn’t survive. Houston-area shelters and rescue organizations kept busy during …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the Texas Legislature prepares to hold hearings Thursday into the failure of the state’s power grid during last week’s historic winter storms, many questions remain for both storm victims and lawmakers alike. At least 20 deaths have been attributed to the winter storms, which brought the coldest February temperatures in 122 years to our region. Analysts …