HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We’re seeing COVID-19 numbers in the Houston area that we haven’t seen in months, which may be the reason why experts say vaccination numbers are also on the rise. HOW DO WE COMPARE TO LAST SUMMER’S SURGE? Experts say we’re experiencing numbers we haven’t seen in months, but it’s still lower than last year’s summer surge. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman has been charged with murder after she admitted to shooting a woman, who has since died, while walking her dog overnight. Christine Alexandra Fesus, 34, told Harris County deputies it all started when she was walking her dog and got into some kind of confrontation with a homeless woman. The shooting happened outside of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A father and daughter who worked as educators in the Houston area for years were killed in a car crash during a long-awaited trip to Germany. Leighan Cortes taught sixth grade science at Pin Oak Middle School in Bellaire since 2015. Her father, Randy Meek, taught for 11 years at Manvel High School and continued as …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A pregnant woman and her boyfriend were killed Sunday morning during a shooting at a soccer tournament at a northwest Harris County sports facility. Family members believe the gunman was the woman’s ex-husband, and that he pulled the trigger after a confrontation between the three, but authorities did not confirm that information. The shooting happened …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston’s high hit 98-degrees late Monday due to dry air mixing down. Relief is on the way Tuesday as a batch of deeper moisture wraps around an upper level low over the Gulf of Mexico. It will still get hot in the afternoon, but scattered downpours will pop up to cool off some Houston-area neighborhoods. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are looking for two suspects they say kidnapped two women and forced them to take out cash from an ATM. It happened on Monday, May 3, shortly before midnight. Two women were talking in the parking lot after eating dinner at a restaurant in the 3000 block of Audley Street in the Upper Kirby area …

TOKYO: Hosts Japan moved within touching distance of qualifying for the men’s football knockout stages with a 2-1 win over Mexico at Saitama Stadium on Sunday, while France staged a remarkable comeback to beat South Africa 4-3. Real Madrid’s highly rated youngster Takefusa Kubo and playmaker Ritsu Doan found the net inside the opening 11 minutes as Japan notched up …

TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics delivered a day of high drama on Sunday with a stunning surprise in the pool, one of the great David v Goliath cycling victories and double sibling judo gold as Japan continued their golden start. The host nation bagged skateboarding’s first gold medal courtesy of Yuto Horigome, then saw Uta Abe and her brother Hifumi make …

TOKYO: The names on the South Korean women’s archery team may change, the domination with a bow sure doesn’t. The powerhouse archery nation — with An San, Kang Chae Young and Jang Minhee now in the team — is now nine for nine in the women’s team event since it was added to the Olympic programme at the 1988 Seoul …