HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A pair of Astroworld Festival concert goers say that within Travis Scott’s first song on the Utopia stage, they decided they needed to get out. The two told they could not get out because for as many people who wanted to get out, even more people wanted to push their way to the front. Zachary Scott …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities were looking for help identifying one of the eight victims who died during Friday’s Astroworld Festival tragedy. A father has now identified the unknown victim as his 21-year-old son. Edgar Acosta confirmed to that his son, Axel, was the unidentified victim that had been recovered from Memorial Hermann Hospital after the incident. Cynthia Acosta, Axel’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At least seven of the eight victims who were killed Friday during the Astroworld Festival disaster have been publicly identified. John Hilgert, a ninth-grade student at Memorial High School, died during the incident, according to a letter from school administrators sent Saturday to parents. “Our hearts go out to the student’s family and to his friends and our …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As we continue learning more about the victims injured and killed during the Astroworld Festival, the first lawsuit has been filed. The lawsuit was filed by Kherkher Garcia, LLP, who is representing Manuel Souza, a Harris County man who said he suffered serious bodily injuries after he was trampled in the midst of the deadly disaster. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As rumors spread about what led to the deaths of eight people and hundreds of injuries at Friday night’s Astroworld Festival, authorities confirmed one of the early claims that someone was injecting people with a needle during the deadly event, though it’s possible it may have been an isolated incident. A security guard working the festival was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Among a crowd of approximately 50,000 concert-goers at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival on Friday, shouts from a small group of fans asked the rapper to stop the show. In video obtained by, people can be heard screaming, “Stop the show! Stop the show!” when they realized a man was lying unresponsive and face-up on the ground. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Thoughts and kind words have poured in over social media as the nation’s attention has turned to Houston and the eight people killed in Friday night’s Astroworld tragedy. Comments from notable public officials offered thoughts and prayers as questions lingered about how so many people could be injured at a music festival. Gov. Greg Abbott released …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Another man has been taken into custody in connection with a September murder and robbery of a 71-year-old woman outside a Uvalde Road McDonald’s. Felton Ford, 39, is charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Ford, along with Andrew Williams, 40, is accused of plotting to rob Martha …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was a beautiful weekend and Monday will be the same! Overnight, we could see another round of patchy, dense fog form, but it should burn off by mid morning Monday. Also overnight, temperatures are expected to drop down into the upper 40s and low 50s so you’ll want to grab a jacket for the morning …