The weekend looks quiet and pleasant with much lighter winds and lots of sunshine. After morning lows in the 40s, high’s will be in the mid 70s Saturday and upper 70s Sunday. Temperatures will fall into the 60s Sunday evening for Trick-or-Treating. Our next chance of rain will arrive Tuesday into Wednesday next week with the arrival of a cold …

WASHINGTON — Since 2013, more than a dozen states have tried to ban abortion as soon as a sonogram can pick up the thump-thump of an embryonic heartbeat. That’s about six weeks, an egregious constitutional affront under Roe vs. Wade. No court has allowed a ban so early in pregnancy to stand. The Supreme Court never even granted an appeal …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The NAACP sent a letter to the players’ associations in five professional sports Thursday asking players to reconsider signing with teams in Texas because of recent laws passed in the state. In a two-page letter signed by NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson that was sent to the MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and WNBA players’ associations, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police have arrested a man who they believe 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. A tip to Crime Stoppers led authorities to the vehicle Brewer was believed to have been driving, …

ATLANTA, Georgia (KTRK) — As the World Series shifted from the friendly confines of Minute Maid Park to Truist Park in Atlanta, the Astros advantage of familiarity – their home field advantage – is gone. There are a few reasons why. Weather is one reason. No roof means the game is played in the elements – and practiced in the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A father fought COVID-19 for 109 days in the hospital. As he feared death, he said all he could do was put it in God’s hands. Months ago, Josh Lara came down with COVID after a co-worker tested positive. After a few days of a sore throat and fever, troubled breathing is what led him to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities need your help to find a missing 15-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen in a week in southeast Houston. Jada Simelton, 15, was last seen Oct. 23 near her home. Simelton is a Black female with black hair, brown eyes and light brown skin. At the time of her disappearance, her hair was long and …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — As we struggle to understand how an 8-year-old’s body could be left in an apartment with his three siblings for a year in west Harris County, and how someone could murder a child in the first place, we’re also learning more about the case. “Its horrific but unfortunately not terribly uncommon,” said former juvenile judge …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Hope Mercadel says her 13-year-old son, Alijah, who has special needs, came home from Pershing Middle school on Wednesday with inappropriate words written on his neck and forehead. The words were written with a permanent marker. “I had to take my finger and squint a little bit to see, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Get ready for some BOO-tiful weekend weather! The strong winds that have plagued us for the past few days are finally coming to an end, with sustained winds today down to around just 10mph. Sunshine will rapidly warm temperatures into the upper 70s during the afternoon. Ragweed, grass, and cedar pollen levels are high, so keep …