As hundreds of people gathered for funeral prayers Thursday at the Islamic Association of Allen, the magnitude of the loss was hard for the crowd to fathom. A father and mother, a grandmother, a sister and two brothers — all gone. “This is not just one family’s loss and one family’s tragedy,” said Imam Abdur Rahman Bashir, the association’s community …

Two people are in custody after a man was found shot to death Wednesday afternoon at a home in Dallas’ Rylie area. Danyel Nicole Harrell, 22, and Tyler Andrew Puccella, 27, each face a capital murder charge in the slaying of 32-year-old David Cruz. Officers were called about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday to a home in 14900 block of Lasater Road, …

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 …

One person was dead and four were in critical condition Thursday afternoon after a shooting at a cabinet-making company in Bryan, and a state trooper was shot while pursuing the suspect. Bryan police Chief Eric Buske said officers were called about 2:30 p.m. to the scene of a shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets in southwestern Bryan, about 90 miles northwest …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Cryptocurrency — it can be as polarizing as it can be volatile. You either don’t know much about it at all or you’re one of the countless crypto-enthusiasts. “It’s an adrenaline shot,” said crypto enthusiast Eric Gunther. “Every time I open the wallet and I see the growth or the stagnancy or it goes down a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A fight between two men in the middle of a Second Ward street overnight erupted into gunfire, wounding a bartender and customer inside a nearby business, police said. It happened around 11:45 p.m. Friday in the 3900 block of Canal and North Milby. The bullet that injured the bartender is believed to have been the same …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Crime Stoppers released a report looking at the actual outcomes of hundreds of arrests related to human trafficking in Harris County, claiming the findings reveal the ramifications of felony bond reform. Crime Stoppers followed 549 cases dispersed among 217 defendants charged between 2018 and 2020, 14% have since been sentenced. The study found that 67% of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An innocent woman killed in a wrong-way crash on the Westpark Tollway early Wednesday morning has been identified as a Houston R&B singer. Jaelyn “JaeRene” Chapman, 19, died in the crash that happened in the inbound lanes near Dunvale just after 2 a.m. According to a release, Chapman was a Houston native, a self-proclaimed R&B princess, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you’ve noticed you are burning out easier or feeling fatigued more often during the pandemic, you’re not alone. It’s called cognitive dulling, and it could be impacting both your professional and personal life. Zoom calls, working from home, less travel, missing our families and friends — we are all overwhelmed. “March of last year I …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you’ve noticed you are burning out easier or feeling fatigued more often during the pandemic, you’re not alone. It’s called cognitive dulling, and it could be impacting both your professional and personal life. Zoom calls, working from home, less travel, missing our families and friends — we are all overwhelmed. “March of last year I …