Plano police are looking for answers related to a fatal shooting earlier this week. Plano police said they were notified around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday of a shooting near a convenience store in the 5800 block of Legacy Circle. Responding officers found 32-year-old Steven Christopher Gambles II of Dallas inside a car with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. …

Two men are dead following a shooting that occurred Thursday evening at the Downtown Aquarium in Houston, according to police. Police said one of the two people who were found fatally shot near the bar of a restaurant located on the second floor of the aquarium is believed to be the lone suspect. The aquarium is located on the 400 …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Whether dribbling a basketball or identifying obscure Latin or Greek roots, Zaila Avant-garde doesn’t show much stress. Now she has become the first African-American winner in the 96-year history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 14-year-old basketball prodigy from Harvey, La., breezed to the championship Thursday night. The only previous Black winner was also …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Heavy bands of training thunderstorms are possible southwest of Houston during your commute Friday morning, and that could lead to significant flash flooding in communities closer to Matagorda Bay. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect southwest of Houston until 7 p.m. Friday, and additional counties have been added. We expect three to seven inches of …

Three people are dead, including a toddler, after a fiery crash early Friday morning on the Westpark Tollway westbound at FM 1464, located at the Harris-Fort Bend County line. The drivers died at the scene. The toddler was flown to the hospital via LifeFlight and later died of his injuries, according to a tweet from Community Volunteer Fire Department. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man shot and killed another man and injured a woman before turning the gun on himself during a night out at the Downtown Aquarium, according to police. It happened on the second floor of the aquarium’s restaurant in the bar area around 8:10 p.m. on Thursday. Investigators said when officers arrived, they found two men …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Two men have been injured in what deputies believe was a road rage shooting in north Harris County. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the incident happened Thursday around 8 p.m. on the North Freeway, near Airtex. Two men in a vehicle were exiting the freeway when the driver of another vehicle shot at them several …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston dad will now spend 45 years behind bars after pleading guilty for the beating death of his 2-year-old son. The incident happened in July 2020 when authorities say Antonio Hicks Sr. lost his temper while potty training the boy and hit him several times. The toddler, Antonio Hicks Jr., died at a hospital. Antonio …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Theresa Balboa, the woman accused of trying to hide the lifeless body of her boyfriend’s 5-year-old son, has been charged with capital murder in the boy’s death. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office confirmed with Eyewitness News on Thursday the added felony charge against the woman who was already charged with tampering with evidence in the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After seeing a significant decrease in COVID-19 cases, doctors say the Houston area is starting to see a slight uptick and they’re associating the change with the fast-spread delta variant. Harris County Public Health said the delta variant could become the dominant variant in Houston, especially since it spreads more easily than previous variant. How prevalent …