HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police say while 6-year-old Samuel Olson was reported missing on May 27, he may have disappeared weeks ago. “All we have are reports. The last time we know, for a fact, he was in school and that was April 30th,” HPD Executive Assistant Larry Satterwhite told reporters Monday night. On Tuesday, through the tears, Sam’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Theresa Balboa, the girlfriend of Samuel Olson’s father, is being questioned after a body believed to be the missing 6-year-old boy was found in a motel room in Jasper, Texas. A tip led police to the discovery of the body Tuesday night at Best Western motel about two hours northeast from Houston, just days after the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been charged with street racing after crashing into a Houston police patrol car. Police say the driver was speeding when he rammed into the back of an HPD SUV on I-10 near Wayside Drive around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Investigators say the driver was racing two other cars, headed east on I-10, right before …

Wednesday begins with dry weather, but rain and storm chances will increase by midday as a weakening complex of showers and thunderstorms approaches from the northwest. A few strong to marginally severe storms cannot be ruled out, especially west of Fort Worth. Otherwise, expect a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the low 80s. Temperatures will remain unseasonably …

In March, Dineo Gaofhiwe-Ingram began volunteering for morning shifts twice a week in the food pantry at Crossroads Community Services in South Dallas. The local nonprofit provides food and education to food-insecure individuals and families. “I wanted to do it earlier, but we were in the height of the pandemic,” she says. “I want to help because I know and …

Dallas ISD has named Ruby Ramirez, principal at the School for the Talented and Gifted at Pleasant Grove, as one of its three principals of the year. Ramirez formerly worked as an assistant principal in Oak Cliff. The honor is awarded at three levels: elementary, secondary and choice/magnet nominees. Of this year’s 21 nominees, eight oversee schools in Oak Cliff. …

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 …

A victim of an attempted carjacking in DeSoto whose husband was killed in the May 15 incident told KDFW-TV (Channel 4) this week that she has “good days and bad days.” Heather French, 29, was shot in her arm, while her husband, 34-year-old Randall “Scott” Thornhill, died after being shot in the driver’s seat of his 2008 Mazda 3. French’s 5-year-old son, …

Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones loved the coronavirus pandemic days as she had a cute puppy to spend her lonely time with. It was in January 2020  – just months before the coronavirus pandemic began – that the 51-year-old actress was all alone at home as her now-20-year-old son Dylan was studying at Brown University and now-18-year-old daughter Carys was away …

Nicole Kidman’s sweetheart Keith Urban won hearts as he shared a touching post on social media. “You can’t break me, there’s a new day coming,” Keith revealed, besides the cover photo for his single, which shows a young – and very cool looking – Keith with a guitar. The Australian-American singer, who has been married to actress Nicole since 2006, …