The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1605: The Rush to Height
Episode: 1605 The brief race to build very tall buildings: 1885 to 1931. Today, the brief day of the first skyscrapers.
Episode: 1605 The brief race to build very tall buildings: 1885 to 1931. Today, the brief day of the first skyscrapers.
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The National Hurricane Center is expecting a tropical depression later today or tomorrow in the eastern Gulf.
One person is dead, and another is injured after a fatal crash on the Southwest Freeway on Sunday morning, the Houston Police Department said.
A second person has died in connection to the ongoing Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City.
Hot and dry locally, but a developing tropical system in the eastern Gulf is worth keeping an eye on.
A shooting outside a business along the North Freeway left one young man dead and another hospitalized early Sunday, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies were called around 1:30 a.m. to the 12901 block of the North Freeway near Airtex, where they found two male victims — ages ...
Check your fridge. Iceberg lettuce sold in 27 states has been recalled due to potential cyclospora contamination.
The U.S. military reports two more service members have been killed in the conflict with Iran, bringing the total to 16.
One person was killed and another seriously injured early Sunday in a two-vehicle crash on the Southwest Freeway near the Chimney Rock Road exit, according to the Houston Police Department.Officers were called to the inbound lanes around 1:45 a.m. after an Acura and a gray Ford Mustang were invol...
The U.S. military launched new airstrikes against Iran to "swiftly punish" the country's Revolutionary Guard for an attack that killed two U.S. troops
The families of two men discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago.
Days of heavy rain triggered dangerous flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country, resulting in two deaths and destroying multiple homes and businesses in the Kerrville area.
The Bellaire community is rallying around an 18-year-old Bellaire High School student who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Houston’s Hobby Airport.Teachers and friends identify the student as Alim Garipov, an 18-year-old originally from Russia. According to those ...
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said a woman was killed in a shooting that was suspected to be an incident between "intimate partners." HCSO said the suspect's stepfather is the one who called 911.
The family of a man killed while searching for his stolen truck spent a morning doing the community service he liked to do, calling it "Loving like Lou."
Court records allege a man is in custody for attacking two homeless men in brutal assaults with a metal pipe that left one of them critically hurt and the other brain-dead.
Two suspects are facing charges in a string of car break-ins along the 8700 block of Seawall Boulevard.According to a Galveston Police Department Facebook post, the break-ins happened Tuesday and Wednesday.Investigators have found many victims on local Facebook pages and believe there may be more...
The H-E-B Disaster Response Unit is deploying to the Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville to provide free daily meals and cleanup supplies from Saturday through Monday for residents recovering from recent devastating floods.
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested Saturday in Miami as British authorities sought their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges.
A man is now charged in connection with a deadly shooting that happened Saturday evening in northeast Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies were called to a home in the 11100 block of Maritime Drive in the Sheldon area just after 6:30 p.m. Investigators said they...
The tropics have been quiet but now all eyes are on the a tropical disturbance trying to organize in the eastern Gulf. There is an upper-level low pressure area off the coast of Florida. If this low can sink to the surface, it could become our next named storm. The chances of this forming over th...
Operation Slowdown began July 18, and TxDOT said law enforcement will increase their presence on Texas roads to "remind motorists what a safe speed looks like."
President Donald Trump approved a federal emergency declaration for 28 Texas counties on Saturday, authorizing FEMA to coordinate disaster relief and reimburse 75% of emergency response costs following severe regional flooding.
La Marque police said multiple gunshots were fired outside the home, striking the woman who was inside at the time.
Police say a suspect ran off after shooting someone on Sabo and Fuqua on Friday.
Liberty County authorities said the 31-year-old inmate escaped custody on foot while being treated at an emergency room in Kingwood.
Police were initially called to Briaircliff Drive after a man was reportedly seen assaulting a woman.
The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that shook Venezuela last month rose to 5,069 late on Friday, local authorities said.
Officials say Yorlan Reyes fled from a Kingwood emergency room early Saturday morning.
Police say the minor was a bystander during a fight that broke up between a group of men Friday night.
A juvenile was shot near Discovery Green, and police are still searching for a suspect, the Houston Police Department said.
An escape from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood early Saturday has prompted a multi-agency search involving local and state law enforcement.Officials with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said 31-year-old Yorlan Rafael Reyes — a Hispanic male — got away from a correctional officer’s custody at ...
This is the first time a federal appeals court has struck down a state ban on such weapons, and it comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles violate the Second Amendment.
Houston Restaurant Weeks is a multi-week event from August through September that helps raise funds for the Houston Food Bank.
According to Precinct 1, 54-year-old Artis Davis repeatedly told a Pct. 1 sergeant he was a federal agent on his way to court and needed to park in the agency lot.
Drivers in Houston and Galveston County should prepare for several road closures this weekend affecting I-10 and I-45.
Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of an unidentified woman who was found unresponsive outside an unoccupied trailer early Saturday morning.
America already tried permanent daylight saving time, and it lasted less than a year. Could it work now?
As high pressure builds just off the Coast, temperatures soar into the middle to upper 90s for the weekend.
Reports of flight disruptions at Houston’s Bush Airport tied to a United Airlines system issue have now been resolved, according to the Houston Airport System.Earlier, travelers posted on social media — including on X — about problems with United flights, including delays and other disruptions. W...
Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating after a woman was found unresponsive outside a trailer in northwest Harris County early Saturday.Deputies said EMS was called to the 1100 block of Blue Bell Road at about 3 a.m. HCSO said deputies arrived around 3:11 a.m.Paramedics treated...
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