President Trump says millions of COVID-19 vaccines will be available soon
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FOX 26's Matthew Seedorff has more on President Trump's announcement made Friday regarding millions of COVID-19 vaccines to be available soon.

Community steps up to help veteran's candy store in The Woodlands

89-year old Don Baker was afraid his business wouldn't make it through the holidays. Long-time customer Danielle Cox shared the news on Facebook and in less than a day got 6,000 shares.

COVID-19 antibody therapy to be distributed to Texas hospitals

Governor Greg Abbott says the COVID-19 antibody therapy bamlanivimab from Eli Lilly & Company will be distributed to acute care hospitals in Texas as early as next week.

California, Oregon, Washington issue travel advisories asking people to self-quarantine for 14 days

The governors of California, Washington and Oregon issued travel advisories Friday urging visitors entering their states or returning home from travel outside the three states to self-quarantine to slow the spread of the coronavirus. 

Hawaiian Airlines letting customers redeem miles for COVID-19 testing kit

Hawaiian Airlines said members in its loyalty program can use 14,000 miles to order a mail-in test kit by Vault Health. The program is “for a limited time only.”

Unwelcome milestone: California hits million COVID-19 cases

California will be the second state — behind Texas — to eclipse a million known cases. The grim milestone in a state of 40 million comes as the U.S. has surpassed 10 million infections.

Harris County Judge believes scaling back reopening inevitable amid COVID-19 surge

Harris County's positivity rate reached a low of almost five percent last month. Now, it's nearing eight percent. Hospitalizations are also increasing.

Fauci compares COVID-19 pandemic to 1918 flu, says history is ‘repeating itself’

The nation surpassed 10 million COVID-19 cases earlier this week and has recorded more than 240,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Temperature and symptom checks miss many COVID-19 cases, study finds

A study of Marine recruits found that despite these measures and strict quarantines before they started training, the recruits spread the virus to others even though hardly any of them had symptoms. None of the infections were caught through symptom screening.

Montgomery County addresses COVID-19 mental health problems with Community Help Expo
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If you're having a tough time emotionally during the pandemic you're not alone. According to the CDC an elevated number of Americans are struggling with mental health and that includes an increase of people experiencing suicidal thoughts. What's being done locally to help?

Ivy League cancels winter sports amid worsening COVID-19 pandemic

The Ivy League Council of Presidents announced Thursday that it will cancel winter sports for the 2020-21 season as well as fall sports that were set to start in the spring of 2021.

Feds announce coronavirus vaccine agreement with drug stores

Federal health officials have reached an agreement with pharmacies across the U.S. to distribute free coronavirus vaccines after they become available to the public.

Trump adviser Lewandowski, RNC chief of staff Walters test positive for COVID-19

Multiple White House and campaign officials have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days, including Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and HUD Secretary Ben Carson.

Post-election warfare clouds chances for COVID relief bill

President-elect Joe Biden’s top allies on Capitol Hill adopted a combative posture on COVID-19 relief on Thursday, accusing Washington Republicans of dragging their feet in acknowledging Biden’s victory while doubling down on a $2 trillion-plus relief bill that’s a nonstarter with congressional Republicans.