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PRAIRIE VIEW — On the surface, it seems like Prairie View’s dominant 52-14 win over Texas Southern in the 41st Labor Day Classic was a bold statement about what’s to come. But in Prairie View coach Tremaine Jackson’s mind, the resounding early-season showing against a rival, SWAC...
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals officially ended July 27, stripping legal status and work authorization from an estimated 350,000 Haitians nationwide. The termination follows a June 25th U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Mullin v. Doe, which found federal law la...
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A proposed federal class-action lawsuit alleges thousands of Texas coastal homeowners may have been underpaid for Hurricane Beryl damage after insurance estimates were substantially reduced without the knowledge of the adjusters who inspected the properties. The lawsuit targets t...
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Episode: 3406 About the Short Subjects that we see, and that we once saw, before the movie we came to see. Today, short subjects.
safety
Two children and a 41-year-old woman have died following a plane crash Saturday afternoon in central California, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reported. A fourth person remains in critical condition....
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Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office will increase patrols throughout the county during Labor Day weekend as part of a zero-tolerance operation targeting impaired, reckless and dangerous drivers....
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The U.S. military rejected an Iranian assertion that its forces struck an unmanned American vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins called the claim “a total lie."...
schools
A teen is facing a felony charge after prosecutors accused him of recording another student through a bathroom stall, according to court records.
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It starts with college football’s best team walkout intro in a long time, and certainly the most truly Houston one ever, with the University of Houston football players following a vintage candy red slab sedan down the tunnel into the stadium. With its swangas rims spinning all t...
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The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a scam targeting families of people who are currently or were recently in custody. Officials say callers are posing as sheriff’s deputies, probation officers, county clerks and other criminal justice employees. These...
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Fire officials and law enforcement remind the public that shooting a gun into the air is not a harmless act—it is illegal deadly conduct.
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Detectives are asking for help identifying a man accused stealing items from a store in downtown Houston then threatening a security guard. Police say it happened around 3:15 p.m. on July 22 on Elgin Street near Fannin. According to police, the security guard saw the suspect conc...
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The Houston Police Department needs help identifying a suspect accused of robbing a business on W 34th Street near the Northwest Freeway. According to police, the suspect was in a gray or silver SUV with dark-tinted windows and was wearing a ski mask when he walked in the busines...
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All winning tickets from Saturday's draw have to be claimed in 180 days to get the prize money.
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Arizona’s Geraldo Perdomo left Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Houston Astros with a head contusion after being struck in the helmet by a line drive from Ketel Marte in the third inning. Manager Torey Lovullo said after the game that Perdomo was under observation but was not in the con...
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Two El Paso residents face felony charges after a highway pursuit involving undocumented migrants ended in a carjacking at a local gas station, state authorities said....
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Police say the man got into a fight with his sister in the vehicle before stepping out onto the southeast Houston freeway.
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Police say the incident included an argument between the couple, a fight between the girlfriend's brother and boyfriend, and her father shooting at the boyfriend twice....
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Police said the driver who struck the woman stayed at the scene and was detained and questioned.
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Two Houston-area men face felony charges following a "bank jugging" robbery Thursday morning that ended with a foot chase through a nearby wooded area, according to police....
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A gunman opened fire on a southwest Houston restaurant late Saturday night following an argument with staff, injuring a bystander who was struck in the torso and leg, authorities said....
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A security sergeant shot a man inside an emergency room at a west Houston hospital Saturday night after the man pulled a knife and resisted repeated attempts to subdue him with Tasers, police said....
parks
Recent rainfall likely contributed to the large number of dead fish floating in Brays Bayou this weekend, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department . A concerned resident who contacted KPRC 2 said there were “thousands of fish” floating in the bayou, with some measurin...
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Detectives are conducting a homicide investigation after officers discovered a body inside an overturned trash can early Sunday morning at a Third Ward apartment complex, according to the Houston Police Department....
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Houston and Southeast Texas face scattered Sunday downpours, street flood risks, and steamy triple-digit heat index values through Labor Day weekend with daily rain chances....
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A woman died after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Westheimer Road in west Houston late Saturday night, according to the Houston Police Department . The crash happened around 11:51 p.m. near the 12900 block of Westheimer Road. Investigators said a group of wom...
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A man in his 20s died early Sunday after stepping out of a moving pickup truck on the Gulf Freeway, according to Houston police . The incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. on northbound IH-45 near Scarsdale Boulevard. Police said three people were traveling home in the truck after...
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A man in his early 30s was shot three times by a hospital security officer Saturday night after authorities said he grabbed a knife inside the emergency room at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital at 921 Gessner Road. According to Houston police , the man arrived around 6 p.m...
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Episode: 1626 Using China’s Yellow River to contemplate a flood. Today, a look at flooding.
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The loved ones of a 20-year-old man charged with assaulting a police officer are questioning why a K-9 was deployed during his arrest following a family dispute....
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Gas prices are taking a bite out of Labor Day travel this year, with drivers paying significantly more at the pump than they were a year ago. The national average is now about $4.12 a gallon, according to GasBuddy. In Houston, the average is lower, at about $3.68 a gallon. 12 way...
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Houston police arrested and charged a 53-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a man and woman at an apartment complex in Southwest Houston.
business
A $795 garbage bill. A family who feels like a guinea pig for a company’s new fix. A community fighting to protect their neighborhood’s history. Houstonians have been telling KPRC 2 News the same thing in different ways: they’ve had enough. Starting Sept. 13, those voices are the...
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Live radar: It’s been an active Sunday on our live Storm Tracker 2 radar. The storms will die out tonight but more rain is expected on Labor Day. Monday’s Labor Day forecast: Stay weather aware today because more rain is coming. We’ll again get showers and thunderstorms scattered...
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An Amazon plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport Sunday and struck multiple vehicles just outside the airport, leaving at least five people dead, according to authorities....
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Houston police are investigating after a person was found dead inside a trash can at a small apartment complex Sunday morning. View this post on Instagram Officers were called to the 3100 block of Anita Street around 12:13 a.m. after a caller reported hearing gunfire and seeing s...
parks
If you've been seeing what seems like an unusual amount of dead fish in Houston-area waterways, Texas wildlife officials say the #1 suspect in this case is Mother Nature....
safety
The US military alleged the three tankers are part of a network that funnels billions of dollars to the Revolutionary Guard and its proxies.
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Police at the scene said a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that was going north on Cullen.
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A witness reported hearing an argument between the victim and another person before shots were fired.
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A Greek Air Force Phantom F4 jet crashed during a low-altitude maneuver at an air show north of Athens on Saturday, killing both pilots, officials said....
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Officials say a child was reported missing early Saturday near Champion Forest Drive and Louetta Road.
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A man and woman were found dead in the leasing office of the complex on Thursday.
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A man has been arrested and charged with capital murder after a woman and a man were found shot to death inside an apartment complex management office in west Houston. PREVIOUS: Man, woman found shot to death inside west Houston apartment office Court records identify the suspect...
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More than 15,000 children’s squishy toys have been recalled or flagged by federal regulators because they contain water beads that can expand if swallowed....
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Police are searching for a driver who allegedly fled after a pursuit ended with a young man found dead inside a car early Saturday morning. Galena Park police said an officer was conducting traffic enforcement around 3 a.m. in the 7700 block of Clinton Drive when a gray Infiniti ...
schools
A West Virginia high school principal was suspended after officials found recording devices in multiple female locker rooms and a dance team dressing area....
safety
A pedestrian was killed Friday night after being struck by a vehicle near Cullen Boulevard and Bellfort Avenue, according to the Houston Police Department . The man was crossing Cullen outside a marked crosswalk and entered an active traffic lane around 9:46 p.m. A northbound veh...
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Episode: 1625 Telephone inventor Elisha Gray talks about miracles. Today, a telephone inventor talks about miracles.
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Social media influencer Jack Doherty has been arrested in Florida.
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Get ready for a hot and humid Labor Day weekend with a chance for storms.
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A man and woman were found dead on Thursday inside the management office of a west Houston apartment complex, according to police.
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The Texas Tribune and ProPublica found what ethics experts call significant errors and omissions in Ken Paxton’s federal financial disclosures.
