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Cold front brings fall temperatures, wind advisory to Houston region
This weekend is expected to bring the area’s coldest temperatures since May.
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Trump rallies in Georgia with Collins, Jackson ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump returned to Georgia on Friday afternoon to headline a campaign rally in Dalton.
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Why are Houston police the top searchers of the University of North Carolina's Flock network?
Houston police are the number one searchers of a Flock camera network more than a thousand miles away, according to new data obtained by KPRC 2 News from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The automated license plate readers have gained a lot of attention in recent mo...
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15,000 Texas voter registrations caught up in backlog after another state software error
Counties must now process affected voter registrations before Monday, when Texans can start voting early in the midterm elections.
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Bend, Oregon school shooting suspect identified
Here's what is known about the suspect in the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.
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Man discovers mysterious stone outside home, leading to massive 3,300-year-old Egyptian treasure
Scientists made a remarkable discovery of two massive statues of King Ramses II in astonishing condition in an Egyptian village on Tuesday.
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Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (October 16, 2026)
For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
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Early voting starts Monday: What to bring, where to go and how to get help
You have your ID and a plan to vote. But what happens if you get to check-in and your name isn’t on the list? With early voting beginning Monday, Oct. 19, Houston-area voters have time to check their registration, research candidates and learn where to turn if something goes wron...
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Houston group says it has documentation proving ICE’s stated target “does not exist as a living person”
A Houston immigration advocacy group is calling out federal agents, presenting new evidence that the man ICE claimed to be searching for when their SUV struck Miguel Parra on October 10 had been dead for nearly a decade. A Dead Man’s Photo on ICE’s Website FIEL Houston executive ...
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Barbara Bush donated to super PAC supporting James Talarico for U.S. Senate
The daughter of former President George W. Bush donated $2,500 to Lone Star Rising PAC, according to the political action committee's FEC report for the third quarter of 2026.
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Man goes door-to-door helping people escape apartment fire in SW Houston
A man who lives at The Athena apartments in southwest Houston helped first responders get people out of their units as fire started to spread Friday afternoon. From our KPRC 2 Tower camera, you could see thick gray and then white smoke billowing across the skyline. Anthony DeVeau...
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Armed parent stops gunman in deadly Oregon elementary school shooting
An armed bystander who chased down and fatally shot a teenage gunman inside an Oregon elementary school Thursday has been identified as a local father of two children who attend the school, according to family members and officials....
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Trooper texted ICE on Signal to detain a teen. Now DPS says it must stop
Body worn camera video showing a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper used Signal to notify federal immigration authorities about an undocumented teenager last summer, prompted an agency-wide warning from a senior leader within DPS, email records show. The 28-minute vi...
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Harris County DA says witness to ICE auto-pedestrian incident has been relocated by ICE
A DHS spokesperson said the incident is under an active internal investigation, and the ICE agent has been suspended.
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Houston officials tap former Trump aides for homelessness policy consulting
Whitmire, a Democrat, has leaned on Republicans in Austin and D.C. to secure funding for the city.