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Record rainfall triggered flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded hundreds of visitors....

The airline industry is having staffing shortages. Now is the time to join the industry, and schools like Texas Southern University can help you....

Court documents reveal a hit-and-run suspect, Pedro Vargas Garcia, reported his pickup stolen after it was involved in Journee McDaniel's death....

The mother of a boy accused of raping a special needs girl at Alvin High School last fall is asking for privacy ahead of the new school year....

The City of Houston will begin to test wastewater in the community to monitor monkeypox levels in the upcoming weeks....

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker tested positive for COVID-19 prior to Friday night's game against the Cleveland Guardians....

A 4-year-old husky named Paco had his leg amputated after he was shot and nearly killed last month in Old Town Spring....

HISD Superintendent Milliard House II asks for approval of police training as schools are not prepared for active shooter situations....

Houston ISD Police Chief Pete Lopez said the officers on his team are well trained but he's worried about the need for even more officers....

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee and Congress members ask for speedy production of the monkeypox vaccine after low supply during a press conference....

A 54-year-old man was identified as the suspect arrested in the killing of one person and wounding of two others in a Las Vegas Strip hotel room....

These aren't the popsicles from your childhood. Popston serves up unique frozen pops with Houston-inspired flavors - like Shipley Donuts!...

The Houston area's unemployment rates have lowered, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but inflation is still a concern....

A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $49.3 million to the parents of a first-grader killed in the Sandy Hook massacre....

These are some events happening across the Houston area for students that will be returning to class for this back-to-school season....

Harris County Public Health announced on Friday that they are now offering the new COVID-19 Novavax vaccine....

Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes in Gaza on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens, according to Palestinian officials....

Crews responded to the East Beltway and Woodforest Boulevard on Friday where a concrete-mixing truck rolled over....

Houston police released surveillance video of a suspect accused of fatally shooting a man outside a Westchase-area Red Roof Inn....

The City of Katy announced Friday afternoon the start of stage three mandatory restrictions for water usage until further notice....

Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas is busing migrants from Mexico border to New York City, the state's latest confrontation over the influx at the border....

An economist says conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company Free Speech Systems are worth up to $270 million...

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A 21-year-old man was arrested Friday during a traffic stop after Wharton County police discovered his passenger had entered the country illegally....

Check out ABC7 Chicago Meteorologist Greg Dutra's surprise when he found something out his television had a touch screen while live on the air....

The University of Houston is mourning the loss of their cougar mascot Shasta VI after he passed away from a progressive spinal disease....

Tayshee Jackson was arrested after she allegedly pointed a gun after a road rage incident in northwest Harris County on Thursday....

Terrell Owens speaks to 'Good Morning America' about incident with his neighbor in Florida....

This 16-year-old is using her poetry skills to tell kids across the world that they matter....

A long-lost painting by the British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in a swank art gallery in downtown Tel Aviv....

Brittany Mire, 25, was with her fianc and young daughter when she was killed by an 18-wheeler in an alleged hit-and-run on I-10 in Baytown....

Families who need to get in their back-to-school shopping can take advantage of no sales tax during this weekend, Aug. 5-7, 2022....

This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than initially projected, but it is still likely to be busy, government forecasters and others say....

Spotted lanternflies are once again wreaking havoc on fruit crops, trees and even lawn furniture in states across the U.S....

Houston Texans running back Darius Anderson has a burglary of a habitation charge against him dismissed, ABC13 has learned....

With the U.S. declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, the most important thing you can do is know your risk level....

Senate Democrats say they have reached a deal on their economic legislation, clearing the major hurdle to pushing President Joe Biden's agenda....

Elon Musk accused Twitter of fraud in a countersuit over his aborted $44 billion deal for the social media company....

A woman who was walking on Veterans Memorial was killed in a hit and run crash in northwest Harris County early Friday morning....

With the U.S. Department of Health declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency as the number of cases continue to rise....

Jamal Edward Robertson will appear in court Friday after being charged in the killing of his 1-month-old son who was found dead at the Motel 6....

China says it is canceling or suspending dialogue with the U.S. on a range of issues in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi....

Deputies were shot at during a wild high-speed chase in northwest Harris County overnight that ended in a crash on SH-249 and Antoine Drive....

A Houston firefighter was hurt after falling through a roof while battling a fire at a private bus company on Hansen Road in southeast Houston....

New Mexico police said a large SUV drove through a parade in Gallup, injuring multiple people including two officers....

Police in Minnesota confirm three gunshots were fired at the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis....

Court documents reveal 18-year-old Evan Redmond committed a Pearland murder and then killed two acquaintances to steal their car as part of a getaway....

A woman wanting a D&C was unable to receive one after Houston area doctors said they were unable to accommodate her....

Four people are in critical condition following an apparent lightning strike at a Washington, D.C., park, authorities said Thursday evening....

Extreme drought conditions now cover over half of southeast Texas, and exceptional drought conditions now cover over 12% of the region....