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When will power be restored in Houston? CenterPoint gives update after Hurricane Beryl
HOUSTON — Hurricane Beryl knocked out power to more than 3 million customers in the Greater Houston area on Monday, most of them with CenterPoint. Power companies and city leaders said it will be a multi-day outage for most customers because the damage is extensive and widespread. In an...
Woman injured when roof collapses in north Houston
HOUSTON — As Beryl approaches Houston, the storm's outer rain bands have already damaged at least one home. In Houston's Near Northside neighborhood, a woman was injured when rain caused the ceiling of her house to cave in and fall on her. Martha Kilpatrick and her family were left...
Houston hospitals, clinics cutting back on some services on Monday due to Beryl
HOUSTON — With Beryl roaring toward the Texas coast, several Houston outpatient medical facilities and other locations are cutting back on operations and services on Monday, July 8. All area hospitals will remain open for emergencies. Memorial Hermann. Due to emergent weather conditions, some Memorial Hermann locations will open...
Houston garbage, recycling, yard and tree waste pickup suspended Monday due to Beryl
HOUSTON — The City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department announced service interruptions for Monday, July 8, due to Beryl’s expected high winds and heavy rain. All services will be suspended, including storm debris operations, garbage, recycling, yard and tree waste collections. Residents are advised to secure their...
Beryl treated as Category 2 hurricane in Fort Bend County. Here's why
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Officials in Fort Bend County are bracing for Tropical Storm Beryl's impact as the area is expected to be among the hardest hit by the storm. The tropical storm is expected to intensify into a Category 1 hurricane as it makes landfall overnight, with winds between 74 and 95 mph, according to KHOU 11's weather team. Fort Bend officials are takaing preparations to the next level.
H-E-B adjusts limiting purchases on a few essentials but NOT brisket; stores won't open until noon on Monday
WHARTON, Texas — Grocery stores all over the Greater Houston area and along the upper Texas coast were packed again Sunday as people stocked up with food and supplies ahead of Beryl. All H-E-B, Joe V’s, Mi Tienda and Central Market stores across the Greater Houston area will delay...
Lake Conroe closed, San Jacinto River Authority announces
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) closed Lake Conroe Sunday afternoon as Beryl churned toward the Texas coast. As of 2 p.m., the level of Lake Conroe was 200.23 feet mean sea level (msl) with no outflows, SJRA said. Water outflows occur when the lake level exceeds 201 feet above msl.
LIST: High water locations, street flooding as Beryl brings heavy rainfall to Houston area
HOUSTON — As Beryl moves through Southeast Texas, expect torrential downpours that could lead to street flooding. Here in Houston, it doesn’t take a lot of standing water to damage your car. You can lose control or stall in less than six inches of water. In just a...
List: Closures and cancellations announced ahead of Tropical Storm Beryl
HOUSTON — As Tropical Storm Beryl heads toward Southeast Texas, several governmental entities as well as private organizations have announced closures and cancellations ahead of the storm's arrival. City and county closures. Harris County. Harris County Criminal and Civil Courts at Law will be closed on Monday, July 8.
KHOU 11 COVERAGE | Latest updates: Hurricane Beryl blamed for at least 7 deaths, extensive damage, massive power outages
HOUSTON — Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas at 3:55 a.m. Monday as a Category 1 hurricane. By the time it passed hours later, at least seven people in Harris and Montgomery counties were dead. Other storm victims have extensive damage at their homes and some 2.5 million customers lost power.
USCG: 3 hospitalized, 2 missing after boat crashes into Galveston jetties
GALVESTON, Texas — Two people are missing after a boat carrying five people crashed into the Galveston jetties Friday night, according to United States Coast Guard Heartland. USCG said the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday at the north Galveston Jetty, off the southeast tip of Bolivar Peninsula. One...
Some Southeast Texas schools announce closures in anticipation of Tropical Storm Beryl
HOUSTON — As Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the Texas coast and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane, some schools are already taking action. Beryl is expected to make landfall somewhere along the Texas coast early Monday morning as a Cat. 1 storm. The forecast cone extends to include parts of Southeast Texas and Matagorda Bay. The storm is expected to bring several inches of rain to the Greater Houston area.
'Monster': Mother of shooting victim reacts after accused killer is charged with kidnapping missing Baytown woman
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — It's been two months since 24-year-old Megan Rouse was laid to rest, but it's still painful for her mother to talk about her daughter's violent death. The fourth of five daughters was found dead on May 3 along a secluded dirt road in the Almeda area near Highway 288. Police said she'd been badly beaten and shot multiple times.
Beryl batters Tulum area of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula as Texas officials urge coastal residents to prepare
TULUM, Quintana Roo — Beryl battered Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Friday after hitting near the resort town of Tulum, whipping trees and knocking out power, while officials in Texas urged coastal residents to prepare as the storm moves toward the Gulf of Mexico. Beryl hit Mexico as a...
Houston police arrest serial robbery suspect and they believe there may be more victims
HOUSTON — Houston police arrested a suspected serial robber who is charged in three armed robbery cases and suspected in at least four others. HPD Robbery Division investigators have linked Ronald Albert, 35, to three incidents in June. A Subway on Antoine Dr. near Pinemont Drive in northwest Houston...
2 children, 2 adults rescued after boat overturns near Galveston
GALVESTON, Texas — The Coast Guard came to the rescue of two small children and two adults who were found clinging to an overturned boat off Galveston on the Fourth of July. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report from Towboat U.S. at 6:20 p.m. about a vessel that capsized with four people on board.
Woman falls off boat, drowns in Lake Conroe on Fourth of July, Montgomery County constable's office says
CONROE, Texas — An investigation is underway after a woman fell off a boat and drowned in Lake Conroe on the Fourth of July, according to the Montgomery County Pct. 1 Constable's Office. Officials said this happened around 9 p.m. just north of FM 1097 near Scott's Ridge Boat...
'Very big deal' | New Alzheimer's drug offers hope for Houston families in early stages of disease
HOUSTON — There is promising news for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's and their families. The FDA has approved a new drug that can slow the progression of the fatal disease. Despite being covered by Medicare, the drug is still expensive, but it will offer hope and...
Emergency repairs continue at Lake Livingston Dam
LIVINGSTON, Texas — KHOU 11 News obtained a report that detailed why officials issued a "potential failure watch" for the Lake Livingston Dam. It showed that on May 16, the day the deadly derecho storm hit Southeast Texas, the Trinity River Authority discovered a partial failure on the left wing of the dam -- a wall that helps guide the flow of water downstream.
More children die in hot cars in Texas than any other state, group says; tips to protect your child
HOUSTON, Texas — The sun was still out around 6:30 Wednesday night when police were called to an apartment complex on Hollister Road in northwest Houston regarding an unresponsive four-year-old in a pickup truck. "That female was transported to the hospital and is, unfortunately, deceased at the hospital,” HPD...
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