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The weekend stays warm and humid with highs in the upper 80s. If you have outdoor plans, pack plenty of water, apply sunscreen and try to get out early. Rain chances remain low, though a stray afternoon shower or storm can’t be ruled out.

The Houston Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its animals named Luni Tune.

A Texas A&M University-Texarkana student from Dallas is dead after a medical emergency during a Friday track competition in New Orleans. 

A suspect who was already in custody shot two Chicago police officers at a North Side hospital Saturday morning, killing one and critically wounding the other, authorities said.

One man has learned his sentence after being found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend, according to court documents.

An investigation is underway after a toddler was hit and killed by a security guard at a Houston apartment complex, officials said.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has upgraded charges against Hisham Abugharbieh in connection to the disappearance of two USF students.

Four women over the age of 100 are proving that longevity comes with personality, perspective, and a sense of humor.

Low storm chances remain across the Houston area for Friday night ahead of a warm and humid weekend.

(Update 4/24/26): The Central Florida Zoo said more than a dozen sloths from Sloth World had been donated to them. The zoo is going to evaluate them and then work with the Species Survival Plan Program to find long-term homes for them at other AZA-accredited facilities. Read more.

Every summer camp in Texas that submitted their emergency plans has been ordered to revise them if they want to renew their licenses to operate this summer.