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Teen shot near Richmond home, expected to survive
HOUSTON (KIAH) — A teenager was shot near his Richmond home. It happened around 8 p.m. last night in the 6600 block of Renfro Drive. When Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived, they found a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the torso. He was taken...
Believe it or not, Houston is ‘late’ getting to the heat party, so expect temps to soar this week!
Believe it or not, we’re “late” getting to the heat party. We’re going on seven months since we’ve had temperatures in the 90s!. These days we’re seeing that 90° mark a lot earlier than May 7th. The past five years we’ve gotten there as early as March, while April is becoming more common! We did reach 89° this past March, so it was a close call.
Looking back at last week’s exceptional rains; and forward to not one, but two fronts
In brief: Well, it’s over. In today’s post we discuss last week’s extraordinary precipitation event that finally ended Sunday, and some lessons learned. Houston faces calmer weather this week, with two frontal boundaries coming later this week and over the weekend to bring some drier and slightly cooler air into the region. Unfortunately it does appear as we’ll see some decent rain chances on Mother’s Day.
WATCH: Houston law enforcement save residents, animals in high floodwaters over the weekend
HOUSTON – As residents in the Houston-area did their best to try and avoid getting stuck in the flood waters, local law enforcement officials were still out to protect their neighbors. Dramatic bodycam video shared Saturday by the Houston Police Department, for example, showed one officer saving a man...
Mold cleanup after flooding: When to use bleach
For Houston residents in the process of cleaning up their homes and businesses following floods, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers tips on cleaning up mold after disasters, especially when to use bleach. In the aftermath of a hurricane, flood, or other catastrophic storm, the availability of “green”...
Harris County shooting: Man killed at business on Brownsville Street
A man was shot to death on the fenced-in property of an east Harris County business early Monday morning, authorities say. The shooting occurred around 5 a.m. in the 14000 block of Brownsville Street. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV,...
Some neighborhoods and roads in Kingwood still under high water
HOUSTON (KIAH) — Despite the heavy rain being over, several Kingwood residents are now picking up the pieces of what’s left after high floods. The Houston Office of Emergency Management team says that the West Lake Houston Parkway Bridge is now open, but the underpass at Hamblen is still closed.
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