A 58-year-old man died Saturday night after he was hit while he was standing outside his SUV on Interstate 30, Grand Prairie police say. Police were dispatched to the eastbound lanes of I-30 near Belt Line Road about 8:15 after a car struck an SUV that was stranded in the traffic lane with no lights on. The SUV’s driver was …

After a warm and dry weekend, we will be seeing some changes in the coming days. We will start to notice a bit more humidity by Monday as tropical moisture lifts northward from the Gulf of Mexico. A few showers will be possible Monday through Thursday in North Texas. But the rain chances will be much higher in south and …

Caretakers at the Dallas Zoo have a tip for guests who are seeking to get a glimpse of its newest animals: Look up. Housed in the Primate Place between the gibbons and the colobus monkeys, the clouded leopards are easy to miss among the jungle gym of logs and wooden platforms that make up their habitat. “These guys are an …

Grand Prairie police are investigating the death of a boy who was hit by a car in a parking lot Saturday afternoon. Police responded to the 2600 block of Mayfield Road, near U.S. Highway 360, about 2:15 p.m. The 9-year-old boy, whose identity has not been released, was struck by a car in a private parking lot on private property, …

The big story today is Tropical Storm Nicholas approaching the South Texas coast. It is strengthening and could become a category one hurricane tonight just before making landfall. It’s expected to move onshore near Port Lavaca or Port Aransas. Heavy rain of 10 to 15 inches (isolated 20″ totals) will bring a flooding threat to much of southeast Texas tonight …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One person died early Sunday and two passengers were trapped after a major crash on a southwest Houston freeway feeder road involving a suspected drunk driver. It happened just after 3 a.m. on the Southwest Freeway feeder and Fountain View. A woman who police said they believe was intoxicated ran a red light on the northbound …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A fiery crash Sunday morning killed two people and forced the complete closure of the Southwest Freeway southbound main lanes and the feeder road in southwest Houston. It happened some time before 5 a.m. on the freeway near West Bellfort. A vehicle was headed north in the southbound lanes of the freeway when it clipped an …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A nonprofit organization is working to recover everything it lost after someone stole their trailer with about $2,000 worth of clothes inside, intended to be donations for those in need. Surveillance video captured the moment a white pickup truck took the trailer from East 8th Street in the Deer Park area early Friday morning. Director of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Coastal Water Authority and Houston Public Works was lowering Lake Houston on Sunday in preparation of Tropical Storm Nicholas approaching the Gulf of Mexico. Lake Houston was currently at 42.29 feet before it was lowered to 41.5 feet at around noon. The National Weather Service Houston-Galveston is forecasting 3 or more inches of rain in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The United Parcel Service (UPS) is hiring more than 3,000 seasonal employees in the Houston area to support the anticipated increase in packages for the holiday season. The shipping company is hiring for package car drivers, tractor-trailer drivers, driver helpers, package handlers and personal vehicle drivers. According to UPS, about one third of seasonal workers were …