HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man known for loud parties and splashy Instagram posts is spending the night in federal detention after prosecutors alleged he paid for it all by bilking others. Federal investigators swarmed the front of a $2 million home in Houston’s Afton Oaks neighborhood before dawn on Tuesday and arrested 56-year-old Mohamed Mokbel. The suspect was wearing …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — When the pandemic struck, Houston hit the brakes, with much of the city staying at home. Now that we have adapted to a “new normal” a year later, some transportation trends seem to be sticking around. Since the beginning of the pandemic, weekly average driving is down 9% in Houston, according to a study from Bumper Data …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you like highs in the 80s, you’ll love it this week, but a couple of cold fronts over spring break will have you reaching for your jackets again. Temperatures overnight will only drop into the low 60s as a steady Gulf breeze continues to pump in milder air. Rising moisture levels will bring lots of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Some people in Houston haven’t had water since the winter storm hit the city. Now, more than three weeks since its impact, an apartment complex just started to get its water turned back on. Najdi Mourad hasn’t had water for three weeks. In that time, he’s had to take showers at his work or a friend’s …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — During a hearing on Monday, a Harris County juvenile judge ruled that a now 18-year-old convicted in the murder of a good Samaritan should be released from detention. Moyses Arreguin was shot and killed steps from his front door on July 2018 after trying to stop his teen neighbor from being robbed in north Harris …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As workers brace for possible confrontations over masks, a new website is aimed at helping people know what COVID-19 protocols to expect at Houston businesses and restaurants. SpaceCitySafe is a crowd-sourced website that lists information about capacity and masks at hundreds of Houston establishments. Chris Haseler, a 25-year-old engineer who lives in the Heights, created the website …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A missing French bulldog at the center of a citywide search is back home. Earlier this week, Houston pet owner, Christian Rawlins, shared his plea to find his missing French bulldog, Bad Bunny, who is due to have her puppies soon. Rawlins shared his plea to find Bad Bunny with Eyewitness News and even offered a …

Crime Stoppers of Houston are looking for two men accused of holding a couple at gunpoint at their west Houston home. Authorities say the incident happened in the 6000 block of Riverway near Sage Road and Woodway Drive in the Tanglewood neighborhood on Jan. 16. In a surveillance video released by the Houston Police Department on Tuesday, you can hear …