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BACK TO SCHOOL: School Supply Drives across Southeast Texas
Texas (KIAH) – August is next week, which means it’s time for back to school shopping. Organizations across the Houston area have hosted events to help kids get ready for the upcoming school year, including the Childrens Museum Houston hosting Free Family Night Thursdays where they are offering free school required immunizations to kids 6 months to 18 years of age.
Rain comes to an end. Next up: Saharan dust
San Antonio is now above average, for the year, on rainfall. Saharan dust makes a return midweek, with hazy skies. This afternoon, we’ll have partly cloudy skies and hot conditions. It’ll also be humid due to the recent rainfall. The pattern is shifting, which places Texas in a dry and hot pattern over the next week. Highs will go from the mid-90s today to the upper-90s by the end of the week.
Texas Man Instantly Becomes a Millionaire During Morning Giveaway
North Texas Man Becomes Millionaire Overnight in Casino Draw. A Texas man became a millionaire in a matter of seconds after a casino called his name for a giveaway. Carl Stone from Trenton, Texas was enjoying his day at Choctaw Casino & Resort, in Durant, Oklahoma when his life would forever change. Sunday morning his name was called as the second winner in the casino’s "3 Months 3 Millionaires" giveaway.
Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Nearly 23 Years for Fatal Overdoses
A fentanyl dealer who admitted his involvement in at least three overdoses, two of them fatal, was sentenced to nearly 23 years in federal prison on Thursday. Rhett Barclay, 23, was indicted in September 2023 and pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S....
Yet another 4.3-magnitude quake rocks West Texas
DALLAS - West Texas felt another earthquake on Saturday afternoon. This one was a 4.3-magnitude quake. Like Friday’s, it was centered around the town of Hermleigh, west of Abilene. But that one was stronger, measuring as a 5.1 on the Richter scale. It was the sixth-strongest quake ever recorded...
Hunting and fishing licenses will soon go on sale for Texas outdoorsmen
New hunting and fishing licenses will go on sale Aug. 15. This is a good time to review your options and make sure you’re legal when the new ones kick in Sept. 1. You'll need a new hunting license for 2024-25, plus stamps or endorsements for archery, ducks and oversized redfish, plus a...
National Day of Mourning for Sonya Massey held at Emancipation Park
A national day of mourning was held across the country for 36-year-old Sonya Massey on Sunday. Massey was shot and killed by an Illinois police officer earlier on July 6th. A couple of hundred people showed up at Emancipation Park to honor and remember Massey. There were many speakers who said the incident in Illinois affected people in Houston.
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