Presidential executive order allowing women's sports, athletic scholarships to go co-ed
President Joe Biden signed an order which allows transgender athletes more opportunity by allowing women sports and athletic scholarships to go co-ed. While some see this as a big step forward, some say it’s the opposite and making the playing field unfair.
The number of Coronavirus COVID-19 cases, deaths, recoveries in greater Houston area
Here is a county-by-county list of reported cases, deaths, and recoveries in the greater Houston area.
Biden signs orders to increase SNAP benefits, speed up stimulus checks
President Biden signed two executive orders today: one to increase SNAP food benefits known as food stamps, the other to streamline the process of sending out stimulus checks.
17-year-old dies after drive-by shooting in southeast Houston
Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting in southeast Houston that left a 17-year-old dead.
Police: Suspect dead after crashing during pursuit in SE Houston
Police say a suspect who led officers on a vehicle pursuit has died after a crash in southeast Houston.
Where to get COVID-19 vaccine in the Houston area
Who is eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine in the greater Houston area, and how can they get it? FOX 26 breaks it down.
Houston police investigate after body found in Buffalo Bayou
Houston police are investigating after a body was found in Buffalo Bayou on Friday morning.
HPD: Stolen ambulance recovered at fast-food drive-thru; suspect charged
The ambulance was recovered about 10 minutes later after they tracked it to a fast-food drive-thru located at South Post Oak and West Orem.
2 hospitalized after shooting in southeast Houston
Houston police say a male was shot in the shoulder and a female was shot in the arm early Friday morning in the 5900 block of Selinsky Road.
Houston-area small business owners worried about President Biden's federal minimum wage plan
But small business owners tell FOX 26, it’s a death sentence, saying major companies may be able to shoulder the pay raise, but for small businesses, it’s a lose/lose.
Police investigating deadly auto-pedestrian crash in NE Houston
Authorities said the crash occurred on the 9200 block of Laura Koppe Road, just after 9 p.m.
Man beaten, robbed at gunpoint at home near Houston's Memorial Park
Disturbing video taken late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning shows a man getting beaten and robbed inside his home’s garage off the 8000 block of Memorial Drive. The video shows Taseer Badar exit his vehicle. Once he shuts the door, 3 people approach him with guns.
Houston mayor asks Union Pacific to help pay for families to move away from cancer cluster area
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is pushing for Union Pacific railroad to help families who want to move out of the city’s Fifth Ward after a childhood cancer cluster was identified in a new state investigation.
Houston-area doctor feels 'encouraged' by recent decline in COVID-19 cases
Has the COVID-19 surge finally peaked? Some experts say national data suggests the U.S. may have peaked earlier this month.
Lt. Governor offers to broker labor deal between firefighters, Houston mayor
After years of stalled contract negotiations and with the process still locked in a bitter stalemate, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has offered to intervene.
FBI, FDA warn about COVID-19 vaccination and treatment scams
The FBI, FDA, and Better Business Bureau are warning you about a series of COVID-19 vaccine and treatment scams going around.
Mayor Turner urges Union Pacific help families move out of Fifth Ward cancer cluster
Several families near a Union Pacific site in Houston's Fifth Ward have been developing cancer at high rates. Now, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is asking the company to help residents move away from it's property.
Lt. Gov Dan Patrick urges Houston to negotiate with Houston firefighters
Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick spoke with the Houston fire fighter union about the breakdown in communication with the City of Houston. Firefighters say they haven't gotten a raise in a decade.
Three suspects wanted for beating, robbing man in his Memorial garage
Houston police are asking for the public's help in identifying three suspects involved in an aggravated robbery in Memorial.
Ex-boyfriend of Houston woman found dead in October charged in her murder
Javon Gilbert, 30, has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence, a human corpse, months after Emmishae Kirby's body was found.