After securing her spot in the 100-meter at the Olympic trials, Sha’Carri Richardson is officially on her way to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Many people are rooting for the Dallas native, including her former high school track coach. “The formula is always hard work; you have to put in the work to be rewarded, and so I’m just very grateful, and I’m …

Hundreds of gold medals will be awarded during the Paris Olympics and Paralympics to the highest-performing athletes in the world in their respective sports. The medals for the 2024 Paris Games will feature a unique addition: a piece of iron from the original Eiffel Tower will be embedded in them. The medals will also be delivered in Louis Vuitton boxes, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The heat has arrived in southeast Texas and much of the US. The impact on our bodies is evident, but the effect heat can have on mental health can be less apparent. As weather becomes more extreme, experts say climate anxiety becomes more frequent. The heat can also work to isolate people who are sensitive to it …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a man was found dead with gunshot wounds inside a wrecked truck in southwest Houston on Wednesday. The Houston Police Department posted about the investigation on X, formerly known as Twitter. The department said officers responded to a crash at about noon when they found a person shot to death inside the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you are worried about the power going out if a storm should come our way, there are several options when it comes to generators. ABC13’s Jeff Ehling knows exactly how it feels to be without power for weeks. It happened in his neighborhood during Hurricane Harvey, and ever since, his family has thought about getting a …

HOUSTON, Texas — The Montrose Center’s CEO is making history. Avery Belyeu is the first openly transgender person to be the leader of a large LGBTQ center in the country. “It feels like a bit of a glass ceiling moment,” she said. “I certainly feel that myself, that this is the first time for someone like me to be in a seat like …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A welfare check call near the Texas Medical Center turned into shots fired and a suspect who died by suicide, according to the Houston Police Department. At about 3 p.m. Wednesday, HPD shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, that police were responding to an officer-involved shooting along North Stadium Drive. During an updated press conference, police …

PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) — What started as an exciting opportunity for two Pasadena students turned into a city feud. Council member Emmanuel Guerrero is fired up, saying the city attorney axed a scholarship he was trying to start after it was already on the city agenda and promised to two young Latino students. In the middle of this back and forth …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo violated state law when she endorsed a candidate challenging District Attorney Kim Ogg during a press conference that used public funds, the Texas Ethics Commission said this week. Hidalgo endorsed Sean Teare, Ogg’s opponent in the Democratic primary in March, at a November press conference held at the Harris County Administration building. Hidalgo repeatedly …

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — Federal agents arrested a major target in an international counterfeit cancer drug operation Wednesday in Spring. The man, identified only as an Indian national by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), was taken into custody in a busy parking lot at the north Freeway and Rayford Road. Sources told he thought he making a quick stop. Instead, he was …