One person was killed and another seriously injured early Sunday in a two-vehicle crash on the Southwest Freeway near the Chimney Rock Road exit, according to the Houston Police Department.Officers were called to the inbound lanes around 1:45 a.m. after an Acura and a gray Ford M...
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Some places possess the improbable ability to convince us that beauty still matters — and draw someone like Wes Anderson home. For one luminous Friday night inside Houston’s Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center, nearly 500 people — filmmakers, preservationists, philanthropists, artist...
Episode: 1605 The brief race to build very tall buildings: 1885 to 1931. Today, the brief day of the first skyscrapers.
The Bellaire community is rallying around an 18-year-old Bellaire High School student who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Houston’s Hobby Airport.Teachers and friends identify the student as Alim Garipov, an 18-year-old originally from Russia. Ac...
The U.S. military launched a new round of strikes on Iran on Saturday night, aiming to “swiftly punish” the nation’s Revolutionary Guard Corps for an attack on a Jordanian base that killed two American service members....
Two suspects are facing charges in a string of car break-ins along the 8700 block of Seawall Boulevard.According to a Galveston Police Department Facebook post, the break-ins happened Tuesday and Wednesday.Investigators have found many victims on local Facebook pages and believe ...
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service on Saturday after British prosecutors filed another round of rape and sexual exploitation charges aimed at the brothers. A Marshals Service spokesperson told the Associated Press that the ...
A man is now charged in connection with a deadly shooting that happened Saturday evening in northeast Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies were called to a home in the 11100 block of Maritime Drive in the Sheldon area just after 6:30 p.m. Invest...
Taylor Farms de Mexico’s statement detailing the recall on its products that contained iceberg lettuce from central Mexico linked to a Cyclospora outbreak lists what is included, as well as when and where those items were sold....
A strong high-pressure system is pushing Houston temperatures into the mid-to-upper 90s this weekend, with tropical activity also developing in the Gulf....
A popular garlic powder is being recalled due to potential microbial contamination, Canadian health officials announced this week.
Houston police are investigating after a late-night shooting in downtown left an innocent juvenile wounded near Discovery Green. The incident happened around 9:50 p.m. Friday at Austin and Leeland, where officers said a large crowd had gathered.Investigators said a fight broke ou...
Three Alvin ISD employees at Nolan Ryan Junior High are out after allegations of improper physical contact with special education students.
Episode: 1604 In which hydrogen balloons bind science to technology. Today, hydrogen — in 1783.
A METRORail train and a Houston Fire Department vehicle collided near the Museum District Thursday, injuring at least three passengers.
A Friday shooting at a southeast Houston car wash sent one person to the hospital after a suspect fled and allegedly fired at a Harris County deputy.
A brief window of rain Friday gives way to a hotter, drier stretch across Houston and Harris County this weekend.
The FDA has linked shredded iceberg lettuce at certain Taco Bell locations to a multistate Cyclospora outbreak, with Texas cases climbing.
Chef Dom Taylor, known for his approach to celebrating Caribbean cuisine and winner of Netflix's "Five Star Chef," has died.
Fort Bend County residents are being targeted by a jury duty scam that has spiked in recent days, prompting county officials to issue renewed warnings and urge victims to verify any claims before sending money.Fort Bend County District Clerk Beverley McGrew Walker said her office...
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Today: We talk with a divorce coach about how to navigate through the uncertainty of a divorce, preview the newest episode of “After the Flood,” hear the newest installment of InnerVIEWS featuring Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. James McDeavitt, and more....
About a year ago, the Guadalupe River destroyed their RV park, where a family was swept away by the raging water.
Howden, previously Gov. Greg Abbott’s legislative director, succeeds Jane Nelson, whose resignation took effect Friday morning.
The Houston born-and-raised filmmaker, known for his iconic production and directing style, is joining a movement to save the Garden Oaks Theater in Independence Heights from being demolished in a matter of days....
The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Hundreds of people attended the public visitation for Salgado Araujo, whose killing has galvanized much of Houston’s Latino community and prompted national questions over ICE’s use of force....
Paxton's campaign said he plans to debate after Talarico challenged him to do so, though it did not commit to a specific host.
At least two people died after extreme flooding hit the Hill Country late Wednesday into Thursday morning.
On Friday's show: We get the latest on dramatic flooding in the Hill Country. And Harris County D.A. Sean Teare discusses his office’s efforts to investigate last week’s shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent....
Cornyn, whose reelection defeat Trump ensured in May, expressed concerns during Blanche’s confirmation hearing about President Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” – which Blanche helped craft as Trump’s personal lawyer....
Texas state Rep. James Talarico is bringing his campaign for the U.S. Senate to Houston this weekend, inviting residents to share their concerns and hear his vision for taking on what he calls “Big Money and corruption” in Washington. The community town hall will be held Sunda...
Episode: 1603 Galileo: An old man grieves his daughter and writes his last book. Today, an old man writes his most important book.
McKale Lee was hardly a newcomer to the track world. Long before winning a UIL state championship, Lee had already established herself as a 10-time All-American and a four-time Junior Olympian. Yet without a trip to the UIL State Track and Field Championships, the senior remai...
What the Carters remind us about legacy View this post on Instagram A post shared by ESSENCE (@essence) Jay-Z opened his Reasonable Doubt 30th anniversary run at Yankee Stadium this month, the way a proud father would, by folding his family into the stor...
The ledger of American social justice is heavily written in the blood-red ink of Black people, but the dividends have rarely been shared in kind. For generations, Black people in America have stood on the front lines of freedom, operating under the generous principle that fightin...
By the time Patricia Jackson lost the career she loved, she had already spent years unknowingly preparing for the next chapter. For more than eight years, Jackson worked in healthcare leadership, helping others and building a career she never expected to leave behind. But in O...
Park City, Utah has never seen so many Willie Nelson braids. Or wandering Madonnas. Or members of the ABBA troupe. And it wasn’t Halloween. It was the 75th birthday of die-hard pop music fan Jane Howze, who regularly travels from Houston to rock concerts across the country. For t...
New details emerged Wednesday in the deadly Houston ICE shooting, with the top federal prosecutor for Texas disclosing agents had attempted a vehicle stop before the fatal confrontation....
Public inspection records from Bay City's Palm Village Apartments show structural problems and code violations — a warning sign for renters across Greater Houston....
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The new location will occupy the 12,446-square-foot building at 3509 Montrose Blvd. The building was previously owned by Soundwaves, a longtime skate and music shop that closed earlier this year after operating since 1997....
Today: We talk with James Beard Award-winning Houston chef Adrian Torres, learn more about the Democratic Socialist movement, and receive an update on the effort to save the Garden Oaks Theater. Plus, we share our latest Current Obsessions....
Cody Campbell, a major Texas Tech booster and GOP megadonor, has vocally defended Brendan Sorsby’s right to play amid a legal battle stemming from his betting scandal....
Camp La Jita, a Girl Scouts camp in Uvalde County, evacuated their camp earlier this week. Others say they are monitoring the weather and preparing to enact safety plans....
The study found that the coal plant creates tiny particles associated with respiratory illness.
Nearly a year after deadly flooding prompted Texas lawmakers to overhaul the state's flood preparedness laws, officials say some of those changes are already helping. But many of the state's biggest flood mitigation projects remain years from completion....
Wong, the Republican nominee for county judge who was appointed to the role as part of a now-dismissed civil lawsuit, dropped his lawsuit against the county attorney in early July, but a court date is still pending in Smith-Lawson's countersuit....
Gov. Greg Abbott said South Central Texas should expect "life threatening catastrophic floods," through Thursday, mainly concentrated around the Nueces River Basin....
Houston-area drivers are paying more at the pump this week as U.S. military strikes on Iran push fuel costs higher across Harris County.
On Thursday's show: We recap calls to investigate last week’s shooting by an ICE agent in Magnolia Park. And we discuss the state of transportation in the region....
A 70-year-old pool hall owner shot an intruder early Thursday morning after the man allegedly charged at him with a crowbar during a break-in attempt on the 7200 block of North Shepard.The incident happened around 2 a.m.Houston Police Department Lt. Wilkens said officers responde...
Federal investigators released findings on a June Tesla crash in Katy that killed 76-year-old Martha Avila inside her home.
Harris County's medical examiner classified the death of a 43-year-old Houston man as homicide after a police Taser deployment outside his east Houston home....
Episode: 2618 Søren Kierkegaard: Christian Existentialist. Today, an exit.
A domestic disturbance escalated into a shooting at a Cypress Kroger Tuesday night, leaving multiple people injured and one suspect in custody.
Linia Lee spent more than three months trying to get a downed cable removed from her Houston backyard. A call to KPRC2 fixed it in days.
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A report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board corroborated findings by Harris County law enforcement in the aftermath of the June 19 crash....
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