Marie Frances Tippit, the widow of Dallas Police officer J.D. Tippit, who was shot to death by Lee Harvey Oswald 45 minutes after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in downtown Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, died Tuesday. She was 92. Tippit had been suffering from COVID-19 and other medical issues and died at a hospital near her home in …

anticipated, so those last minute makeshift home offices are just not working for some. Many Americans are working from home in a space that isn’t ideal for actual work. If you are trying to figure out how to separate your office from your kids’ playroom or your gym, you’re not alone. A study by Zillow found two-thirds of Americans say they …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you are working from home you probably do not miss the commute into the office every day, but for some people, keeping their home office and their home life from colliding has been struggle. So now there is something called a “fake commute.” Office worker Susan Jaworski says she started doing a “fake commute” for …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Now that the sky has cleared out and high pressure is moving overhead, temperatures are set to drop quickly While we do expect temperatures to stay above freezing, there could be patches of frost that form north of Houston. Either way, you’ll want a heavy jacket if you’re out and about before 8 a.m. We’re expecting …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It wasn’t too long ago – four days, in fact – that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner shared the same space inside the county’s emergency management headquarters as part of President Joe Biden’s visit to the state in the wake of the winter storm. Hidalgo and Turner …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Gov. Greg Abbott credits vaccinations in Texas with allowing the state to reopen, but COVID-19 data shows the state has higher numbers now than when he initially issued pandemic orders in October 2020. Beginning next Wednesday, all businesses will be allowed to operate at 100%, according to Abbott. Not just that, but he also lifted his …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two weeks after a historic winter storm crippled the Houston area, many people are still without water. Morquesha Mosley and her five children, including her daughter Victoria, who has disabilities, are staying in a hotel. She spoke with Eyewitness News on Tuesday and said they have been there for 11 days and counting after spending four …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A grandmother and her grandson were found shot to death in a home Tuesday morning in southeast Houston, according to police. Officers responded to a reported shooting in the 11100 block of Cayman Mist Drive at about 11:20 a.m., according to a Houston Police Department tweet. An altercation between a few other family members occurred at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 37-year-old Houston woman is being accused of buying dozens of luxury items using CARES Act money. The Justice Department indicted 37-year-old LaDonna Wiggins with bank fraud, making a false statement to a bank and money laundering. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, Wiggins submitted two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications and received more …

  Following the news, the TEA posted on Twitter that it will have updated public guidance coming this week. Alvin ISD Governor Abbott made an announcement today that he is lifting statewide mandates that relate to COVID-19. The current mandates are in place until March 10, 2021. Under the new Order, public schools will still have to follow Texas Education …