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LCHS grad named Mr. USB

The Mr. USB crown is back in Texas for the fourth time in its 19-year history with the selection of Houston attorney Don Maines, who grew up in Rosenberg....

Fort Bend HeraldAug 21, 2026

schools

NISD earns ‘A’ rating once again

Needville ISD has once again received an overall A rating from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

Fort Bend HeraldAug 21, 2026

News

Pecan Harvest Fest awards grants

The Fort Bend 4-H received $750 from the Pecan Harvest Festival Committee and Richmond Rotary Club. Pictured are Rotarian Tom Crayton, Jason Watson (Fort Bend Brazos 4-H Club), Saige Sowa (Journey 4-H Club), and Rotarian Larry Pittman....

Fort Bend HeraldAug 21, 2026

News

Frank Beard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of boogie-rock trio ZZ Top, dies at 77

Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs” and “Gimme All Your Lovin,’” has died. He was 77. Beard was in hospice care when he died Tuesday at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with fa...

KPRC 2 Houston (NBC / Click2Houston)Aug 18, 2026

Local

Woman sentenced to life in prison, man to 60 years in 2020 Rosenberg murder

Irene Banda was sentenced to life in prison and Jorge Castellanos was sentenced to 60 years for the 2020 murder of Banda’s husband, Ramiro Martinez, Fort Bend County District Attorney Brian Middleton announced. Banda and Castellanos pleaded guilty to the murder. According to evid...

KPRC 2 Houston (NBC / Click2Houston)Aug 17, 2026

safety

Woman killed, 2 children injured in crash

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash on N State Highway 6 tonight. The single vehicle crash happened just before 6:30 p.m. this evening on Highway 6 just north of Clay Road in the Cypress area. Investigators say the adult female driver is deceased. A ...

KPRC 2 Houston (NBC / Click2Houston)Aug 17, 2026

safety

Before the next flood, Harris County is changing how rescues begin

For years, Harris County first responders have had to leave the region to receive specialized swiftwater rescue training. That is about to change. County officials broke ground Friday on a new Swiftwater Rescue Training Facility at 1731 Hugh Road. The center will give deputies, c...

KPRC 2 Houston (NBC / Click2Houston)Aug 15, 2026

safety

1 killed, 3 hospitalized after four-vehicle crash on East Freeway in Houston

One person was killed and three others were hospitalized after a four-vehicle crash Friday evening in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 (East Freeway) near Freeport Street, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said . The crash happened around 6:07 p.m. and involved a Honda sedan...

KPRC 2 Houston (NBC / Click2Houston)Aug 15, 2026

safety

Woman killed in vehicle-pedestrian crash on Highway 249 in NW Harris County

A woman was killed late Thursday night after being hit by a vehicle in northwest Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 9:30 p.m. to the 13300 block of Highway 249 for a reported auto-pedestrian crash. Investigators said the woma...

KPRC 2 Houston (NBC / Click2Houston)Aug 14, 2026

safety

Fear of reporting crime raises public safety concerns among Houston immigrant community

Immigrant advocates and the Harris County District Attorney are warning that fear of immigration enforcement could make some undocumented crime victims and witnesses less likely to report crimes to police. Those concerns are renewed after Immigration and Customs Enforcement detai...

KPRC 2 Houston (NBC / Click2Houston)Aug 12, 2026

News

Judge orders safety fixes at Palms at Rolling Creek after years of resident complaints

A judge has ordered the owners of a north Harris County apartment complex to take immediate action on serious safety concerns — following years of complaints from residents about neglect and dangerous living conditions. Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin’s Office sought the actio...

KPRC 2 Houston (NBC / Click2Houston)Aug 12, 2026

safety

ICE arrests crime witness who helped Houston police identify shooting suspect

A man who called Houston Police to report a shooting was detained by federal immigration agents at the scene and the Harris County District Attorney is now speaking out. Houston Police say the incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Sunday outside a Home Depot off Bellaire Boulevard. ...

KPRC 2 Houston (NBC / Click2Houston)Aug 12, 2026

schools

HISD superintendent Miles pushes NES model despite controversy surrounding program

Students at Jefferson Elementary are two days into the new school year, and Houston Independent School District’s New Education System — known as the NES model — is already in full swing. Superintendent Mike Miles and the school’s principal are working to ensure teachers make eve...

KPRC 2 Houston (NBC / Click2Houston)Aug 11, 2026

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Suspects posing as utility workers steal cash, jewelry from Harris County home

Investigators are looking for two men who posed as utility workers to gain access and steal from a northwest Harris County home. The incident occurred on the evening of July 23 in the 5300 block of Spanish Oak Drive. The suspects told the homeowner they were responding to a repor...

KPRC 2 Houston (NBC / Click2Houston)Aug 10, 2026