HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The two men arrested in connection to a double shooting that took the life of a New Orleans police detective may have been on a crime spree that day. Investigators said Frederick Jackson and Anthony Jenkins were robbing people in The Galleria area before the shooting on Aug. 21 at The Grotto Ristorant on Westheimer Road. The robbery …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston man is facing a felony charge for allegedly torturing and strangling a 3-week-old kitten to death. According to the Houston SPCA, David Arias was arrested last weekend in northwest Houston by the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office. Arias has been charged with cruelty to non-livestock animals – a felony in the state of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston mother was finally able to get the COVID-19 vaccine after almost losing her life. Michelle Tate was a healthy 40-year-old Zumba instructor, waiting to get her shot, when she tested positive for COVID-19 in April of this year. After her 7-year-old daughter found her unresponsive one day, Tate was admitted to Memorial Hermann The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Attwater Prairie Chicken is a critically endangered animal, and The Houston Zoo is helping the birds make a comeback. A century ago, there were about one million Attwater’s Prairie Chickens in the wild. Today, it is estimated there are nearly 180 birds left. “This is a Texas endemic subspecies of the greater prairie chicken, so …

HOUSTON, Texas — Houstonians hardly need a reminder that our beloved rodeo is the best in the land. Now, a new honor further cements that bragging right. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was just recognized as ACM Fair/Rodeo of the Year. That honor came at the 14th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors held at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on …

HOUSTON, Texas — A movie theater experience that’s rife with ’80s nostalgia is coming to town: The Golden Girls, the vintage TV series, is coming to the big screen. “Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls” will be a two-night experience featuring five episodes from the TV series, screening at movie theaters nationwide, including several theaters around Houston. For those …