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 …

Severe storms rolled across the Dallas-Fort Worth area Friday evening, bringing with them large hail and gusty winds following a week of warm weather. The National Weather Service issued a number of severe thunderstorm warnings across the region, warning residents of quarter-size hail and wind up to 60 mph. The last of those warnings expired at 9 p.m. as the …

Five people, including a state trooper, were hospitalized Friday, the day after a shooting at a Bryan cabinet-making company left one man dead. The trooper was shot while pursuing the shooter. Bryan police Chief Eric Buske said officers were called about 2:30 p.m. Thursday to a shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets in southwestern Bryan, about 90 miles northwest of Houston. …

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston’s cost of living is no doubt one of its most attractive features. Add in the city’s energetic vibe, chic sophistication, and global diversity, and it’s a place Houstonians are proud to call home. For Newstonians, or those longtime locals who are looking to make a foray in to home ownership, the Bayou City boasts some of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was supposed to be a beach vacation for the Friels family, but it came to an abrupt end when 16-year-old Melissa Friels was hit by a car. Three weeks after the family began their spring break vacation in Destin, Florida, Melissa is finally back in Houston. She returned on Wednesday on a medical flight from …

HUMBLE, Texas (KTRK) — Two teens have been charged with aggravated robbery after allegedly robbing a 12-year-old boy who was walking home from school in a Humble neighborhood Thursday afternoon. “What is this world coming to?” said neighbor Martiza Fanini. “It’s terrible.” Fanini has lived in the neighborhood since the beginning. She built her house 15 years ago and said …

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) — Fans are coming back to Houston Astros games, but there are big changes you should know when you arrive at the ballpark. You can spend big bucks at a ball game, and while that has not changed, how you pay at Minute Maid Park is changing. Transactions at Minute Maid Park will be cashless this season, …

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) — Two judges granted Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson’s attorney’s request for the 13 alleged victims suing Watson to identify themselves by next week, with the potential identity release of a 14th one. During a press conference Friday afternoon, attorney Rusty Hardin said he spoke with attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing the alleged victims, and Buzbee agreed …