HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With COVID-19 cases continuing to surge with the omicron variant and classes preparing to return from winter break, Rice University is sharing its plans for the spring semester, and that includes vaccine requirements. Classes are still scheduled to start on Jan. 10, however instruction will be online for the first two weeks, according to a message …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Just about the only thing bigger than his biceps is their list of accomplishments. “I really don’t even know how many world records I have,” Tiny Meeker admitted. “I know I’ve got over 75.” He’s a world-class weightlifter who goes by the name Tiny. Yes, quite the opposite of nearly everything about him. “They started calling …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for a man who beat, stabbed and sexually assaulted a female employee of a 24-hour laundromat in southeast Houston. According to police, the violent attack happened just after midnight on Dec. 8 at a laundromat at 811 S. 75th Street in the Lawndale area. The victim, a single mother of two children, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For months, residents of a neighborhood in northwest Harris County wasted hours endlessly going back and forth to the post office just to pick up their mail. “The mailboxes were vandalized. Totally. I mean, with crowbars and the doors were wide open,” Bob Braman told Ted Oberg. That was back in November 2020. Soon afterwards, Braman …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two Memorial High School seniors have quite the story to tell when they get back to school after the holiday break. They caught a nearly 7-foot long alligator gar in Buffalo Bayou. Charlie Oliver and Evan Adams shared the photo of the massive fish with the Chron. The buddies say it took about 15 minutes to reel …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With overwhelming demand for COVID tests during the holidays, the city of Houston is opening a new drive-through mega test site. The new site will open Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Delmar Stadium, located at 2020 Mangum Rd., in a partnership between the Houston Health Department and Curative. While testing is always free, you’ll need to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A dramatic temperature swing is in the forecast for the first weekend of 2022. Until this “Blue Norther” cold front arrives Saturday evening, record highs will continue to fall from Houston to Galveston. We will start off warm again on Wednesday with temperatures around 70, well above the average low of 44. Temperatures will again manage …

BEIJING: Chinese citizens lashed out online against billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk’s space ambitions on Monday after China complained that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Musk’s Starlink programme. The satellites from Starlink Internet Services, a division of Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company, had two “close encounters” with the Chinese space …

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Monday it has closed all of its 12 New York City stores to indoor shopping as cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant surged across the United States. Customers will be able to pick up online orders at the stores, an Apple spokesperson said. The affected stores include outlets at Fifth Avenue, Grand Central and SoHo. …