A man drove into a house in Buckner Terrace late Wednesday after being fatally shot, Dallas police said. Officers got a call about a shooting just after 11 p.m. in the 5200 block of Everglade Road, near Samuell Boulevard and North Jim Miller Road. The driver of a white 1997 Ford Taurus had crashed into a home on the block, …

It’s the last weekend of August and it feels like it. The normal high temperature on this date is 94. DFW reached a high of 93 Saturday, and will be even warmer most of this next week. Spotty afternoon and evening showers popped up Saturday afternoon, but most of North Texas saw no rain at all. We will have a …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations Saturday ahead of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 130 mph (209 kph), life-threatening storm surge and flooding rain when it slams ashore in Louisiana on Sunday. The National Hurricane Center warned that super-warm Gulf waters …

A chimpanzee at the Dallas Zoo died Wednesday from heart-related illness or distress. In a Facebook post, the zoo said that 31-year-old Kirk stopped breathing just before the caretakers’ rounds at the end of the day. Caretakers began to administer life-saving measures, but he had already passed away. The zoo said the chimpanzee didn’t show any signs of illness in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One of two men accused of killing an off-duty New Orleans police detective will remain in jail after a judge denied bond on several felony charges. Frederick Jackson, 19, is accused of capital murder and attempted capital murder in connection with the shooting death of Everett Briscoe at a Galleria-area restaurant. Another man, Dyrin “DJ” Riculfy, …

TEXAS — Even as some Texas schools hadn’t yet started the school year, the number of positive COVID-19 student cases statewide reported last week surpassed the peak seen any time last year, state data released Friday shows. Between Aug. 16 and Aug. 22, there were 14,033 positive cases reported among students across the state, 34% more than the week with the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Officials with the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are helping our neighbors to the East as they prepare for Hurricane Ida. Overnight, employees from the Louisiana SPCA traveled to Houston with some of the animals from their shelter in efforts to protect them from the storm. According to a post on the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Deep moisture is moving from Louisiana toward Texas ahead of Ida, and that will bring widely scattered downpours to Southeast Texas Saturday, primarily in the afternoon. Because of the widespread storms and clouds, high temperatures will only peak in the low 90s. It won’t rain all day, but you’ve got a 60% chance of crossing paths …

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas — Brazoria County followed national and state trends in demographic changes and total population growth overall, the 2020 U.S. census showed. Census data showed the county’s total population increased by 58,865 people from 313,166 in 2010 to 372,031 in 2020, about an 18.8% increase. The population group that saw the biggest jump was those who identify as …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Investigation is underway after a cop was reportedly dragged during an officer-involved shooting in north Houston, police said. According to authorities with the Houston Police Department, the situation happened on the block of North Main Street and East 36th around 7:10 p.m. Saturday evening. It was unclear what or who the officer was dragged by, however …