This Halloween, the Dallas Zoo is encouraging guests to make candy choices that can help conserve many of the species that call the zoo home. Many candies are made with palm oil, the production of which can destroy large portions of rainforests — more than 8 million acres have been deforested in Indonesia and Malaysia in the past 20 years …

The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5- to 11-year-olds. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously, with one abstention, that the vaccine’s benefits in preventing COVID-19 in that age group outweigh any potential risks — …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — One person is dead and another is still listed in critical condition after a fiery crash along the W. Gulf Bank in north Harris County. The incident happened Tuesday in the 300 block of the W. Gulf Bank. It began as a fight between two parties in separate vehicles, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Astros bullpen is where the team’s relief pitchers spend the game awaiting their call to pitch. This season, the scouting reports discussed in the pen are not just about opposing batters. “We’re having some good conversations,” Astros relief pitcher Brooks Raley said smiling. “Definitely earlier in the year before they had their babies. So far, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Tuesday, a judge set bond for a man charged with a road rage incident in which a truck driver was attacked on the North Freeway on Oct. 15. Stephen Sahr, 41, was arrested Monday and charged with assault and deadly conduct after he was accused of swerving in front of a delivery truck in the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The 2021 World Series may have arrived Tuesday night, but… The Houston Astros will arrive at another time to be determined. The Atlanta Braves are now ahead in the series with a 6-2 Game 1 victory. Atlanta’s Jorge Soler became the first batter ever to lead off a World Series with a home run. Making his …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Astros’ rally nuns may not have made their way inside Minute Maid Park if it wasn’t for Mattress Mack’s high school background. During the American League Championship Series, it was hard to miss the Astros angels in the outfield. In centerfield, a group of about 60 waved towels and cheered for the Houston team. But …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The scene around Minute Maid Park was electric before Game 1 of the 2021 World Series against the Atlanta Braves. There was a street festival, fans in both colors and an overall buzz that only comes with baseball’s biggest event. It’s a stark contrast from the scene outside of the Astrodome, the ballpark the Astros called …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for a man who they say sexually assaulted a jogger at Memorial Park in September. Terrian Leescott Brewer has been charged with aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery in connection with the Sept. 29 incident. Women who enjoy workouts outdoors said they saw our report about Brewer, but decided to go …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A teen was taken by Life-Flight to the hospital after he was shot while driving his sister home from high school in west Harris County. Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said they are investigating the shooting as a road rage incident. It happened on Alief Clodine Road and Highway 6 around 3:30 p.m. …