This weekend will feature typical summer warmth and humidity across North Texas. High temperatures will be in the mid 90s with afternoon heat index values close to 100. A cold front will move into North Texas on Monday with more widespread showers and thunderstorms. Again, no severe weather is expected, but occasionally heavy rain is possible. Rain chances will continue …

A woman was killed early Saturday when she plunged from an overpass in far northeast Dallas and was hit by several vehicles, Dallas police said. Shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, the department said, police were notified of a woman’s body in the westbound lanes of LBJ Freeway, below an overpass leading to TI Boulevard. Police said it appeared that the …

WASHINGTON –– Three Texas lawmakers who flew to Washington earlier this week to stop consideration of an election bill have tested positive for COVID-19, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Saturday. The members – part of a group of more than 50 legislators who broke quorum and fled from Austin – were not named in the release, though Rep. Celia …

A chemical leak at a Houston-area water park left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory issues Saturday, authorities said. Twenty-nine people were taken to local hospitals following the incident at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office tweeted. Thirty-nine others declined to be taken to a hospital after undergoing decontamination procedures. KPRC-TV reports …

The Dallas Morning News Charities raised nearly $155,000 in its Kids’ Summer Feeding Campaign benefiting nine North Texas nonprofits that offer summer programs to feed hungry children. The total exceeded the event’s $150,000 goal and far surpassed the $114,485 raised in the 2019 Kids’ Summer Feeding Campaign. Grant Moise, publisher and president of The News, said the success of this year’s fundraising drive …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The driver of a vehicle stopped in the middle of the South Loop 610 was struck and killed Friday night, according to police. It happened around 10:15 p.m. at Riddlewood near Stella Link. The man was eastbound when his car ended up with a flat and he stopped in the middle of the freeway, according to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — What’s next for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program? The answer is unclear. President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Department of Justice will file an appeal after a Texas federal judge ruled the DACA program illegal and denied to renew new applications. The 77-page ruling states, those who are currently in the program can …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One man died Saturday morning after a fight outside a nightclub in the Rice Military neighborhood, police said. It happened around 2:40 a.m. in the 1000 block of Sandman Street near Washington Avenue. Houston police responded to an assault call outside the Heart nightclub and found two men who had just been in a fight, investigators …

MIAMI, Florida — A Florida woman is facing criminal charges in the death of a 2-year-old child left in a hot vehicle, police say. Jail records showed Saturday that Juana Perez-Domingo, 43, is charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. Bond was set at $50,000, and no attorney was listed for the woman. Police say Perez-Domingo was supposed to drive …

HOUSTON, Texas — Billionaires such as Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos may be blasting off into the beyond, but for now, space travel is still primarily relegated to the expert astronauts who train here in Houston. Now, a new $1 million grant to our beloved hub of all things cosmic may just inspire local kids to rocket towards a career …