Herfurth Elementary School student Ariana Martinez Hueda set a district record in May when she became the first Garland ISD student to win the Region 10 ESC Third Grade Spanish Spelling Bee. The 9-year-old won the title on May 19 when she beat competitors from seven North Texas districts. This is only the second year Garland ISD has participated in the …

Jeff Bezos will be aboard for Blue Origin’s first human space flight next month. In an Instagram post early Monday, Bezos said he, his brother, and the winner of an ongoing auction, will be aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft during its scheduled launch on July 20. July 20 is the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The trip …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A driver is on the loose after hitting and killing a man with a bicycle in northeast Harris County, according to deputies. It happened around 4 a.m. along C.E. King Parkway near Tidwell. Family identified the victim as 37-year-old Alex Cerda. They say he was on his way home from a friend’s house when the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Honduran mother was reunited with her children Saturday night for the first time in months after having sent them across the U.S. border illegally in search of a better life. The woman’s 14-year-old son Kevin and 10-year-old daughter Genesis had been living in foster care in Ohio since Thanksgiving, but they reunited around 10 p.m. …

HOUSTON, Texas — Each year, the University of Wisconsin Public Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation rank counties across the U.S. based on their health levels in areas such as physical activity, health insurance coverage, socioeconomic factors and residents’ physical environments. See 2021 data for six Houston-area counties below. Explore the complete datasets here. Fort Bend County ranked within …

HOUSTON, Texas — Arguably Houston’s most iconic spray-painted landmark, the Be Someone sign over the railroad bridge over I-10 and I-45 north of downtown has greeted and inspired drivers for years. Now, the landmark may be no more. A group of people holding painting supplies were seen on the bridge posing for pictures after the well-known artwork was replaced early …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 15-year-old is in critical condition following a crash that killed her mother and left another driver seriously injured in north Harris County, authorities said. The crash happened around 2:30 p.m. Sunday near Ella Boulevard and FM 1960.The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said a mom and her 15-year-old daughter were in a white Kia Optima traveling …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The only person charged so far in 5-year-old Samuel Olson’s disappearance and death is due in court today. It will be the first time we see Theresa Balboa since her arrest last week. It’s been three days since Balboa was transported back to Houston from the Jasper County Jail, and she is expected to appear in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One of the nurses suing Houston Methodist Hospital over its COVID-19 vaccine requirement plans to lead a walkout Monday as she completes her shift. Jennifer Bridges told she does not want to take the vaccine because it does not have full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The vaccine is currently being used in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Another chance for some spotty showers and storms today, but it’s far from a washout with rain chances at just 30%. Tonight a storm system will drop south in to the viewing area, thunderstorms are most likely north of I-10. Models currently show the system holding north of Houston, but we’ll need to monitor it this …