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Photo: National Weather Service Houston/Galveston Photo: National Weather Service Houston/Galveston Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: National Weather Service Houston/Galveston Trick-or-treaters could face severe weather this Halloween Back to Gallery Spooky weather is in the forecast this Halloween, with trick-or-treaters expected to encounter severe thunderstorms later tonight. Kids might have their best shot at raking in the candy before 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The highest…

KINGWOOD, Texas (FOX 26) – Tony Raffa lost his Kingwood establishment, Raffa’s Waterfront Grill, on August 28, 2017, as a result of flooding from Hurricane Harvey. After fourteen months of rebuilding, Raffa’s Waterfront Grill reopened on Oct. 17, 2018. Chef Martin Reczek demonstrates to FOX 26 News segment contributor and food talk radio show host Cleverley Stone how to prepare the Raffa’s Waterfront Grill signature Pasta Carbonara with pappardelle, pancetta, bacon jam, sous vide egg and shaved parmesan. Raffa also describes…

KINGWOOD, Texas (FOX 26) – Hurricane Harvey flooded Raffa’s Waterfront Grill on Aug. 28, 2017. It took owner Tony Raffa almost 14 months to rebuild and reopen the restaurant, but on Oct. 17, 2018, the Kingwood-based restaurant reopened for business. Raffa describes the process of the restaurant’s return and chef Martin Reczek demonstrates to FOX 26 News segment contributor and food talk radio show host Cleverley Stone how to prepare the signature Raffa’s Waterfront Grill Grilled Brie with rosemary spiked…

HOUSTON – Forecasters warned of severe thunderstorms as a front moves through southeast Texas on Halloween night. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch until 10 p.m. for all of the Houston region. Forecasters said a few tornadoes are possible with storms that develop, as well as ping-pong-ball-sized hail and winds of 70 mph. The front begins arriving in the northern counties at about 9 p.m. with the bulk of the rain hitting the city…

The devastation of Hurricane Harvey, and other storms, is creating a new problem across the country. A new CARFAX report suggests hundreds of thousands of vehicles, once stuck in flood waters, are now back on the road. Some estimates suggest almost a million Texas vehicles were damaged by Harvey. Many were totaled, by insurance companies, and sold for scrap and parts. Others were cleaned and repaired. Texas law allows flood cars to be resold, as long…

LEANDER, TX (Fox 26Houston/Storyful – Floodwater in Leander, Texas, swept away a school bus with a child and driver aboard on October 16.  First responders pulled the driver and a 12-year-old student, the sole passenger, from the bus after it was washed from the road and became lodged in a creek. The driver of the bus was later fired by the school district and arrested by police. The student on the bus was treated by…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – At the MAGA Rally President Trump inexplicably repeated the mistake of deriding Texans for taking out their boats during Harvey to rescue fellow Texans.  Joining the discussion: Jessica Colon – Republican strategist, Nyanza Moore – progressive commentator and Houston attorney,  Vlad Davidiuk – Communication Chief, Harris Co. Republican Party,  Tony Diaz- Chicano educator and activist,  Tomaro Bell – Super Neighborhood leader, Bill King – businessman, columnist and former Kemah Mayor, reflect on…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – For the second time in the space of a year, President Donald Trump got a critical portion of the Harvey rescue effort dead solid wrong by telling the capacity crowd at the Toyota Center in downtown Houston that the thousands of people who rescued fellow Texans were incompetent and foolhardy. “And I don’t know who in this room did it, but these guys with the little boats that think they have this great boat…

SANTA FE, Texas (FOX 26) – Several families in Santa Fe are cleaning up the flood damage left in their homes after heavy rain hit their neighborhoods overnight. The yards on Avenue R still looked like lakes Thursday afternoon, many hours after the rain stopped falling. “All night it was raining and raining—never stopped,” said Camerino Castro who moved into his home on Avenue R three weeks ago. Castro says his little family watched the…

SANTA FE, Texas – Coastal counties in the Houston area were hit hard as remnants of Hurricane Willa brought rain to the city Wednesday evening into Thursday. The heaviest rain moved through the area overnight, and while the majority of Southeast Texas received a half-inch to an inch of rain, some coastal counties were hit hard, receiving four to five inches of rain. Street flooding was an issue in Galveston County, where Santa Fe, Dickinson and…

Marco Ugarte, Associated Press Updated 4:57 pm CDT, Tuesday, October 23, 2018 This GOES East satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Willa in the eastern Pacific, on a path toward Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. >>Here’s how the country is preparing for the storm… less This GOES East satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Willa in the eastern Pacific, on a path toward Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018….

HOUSTON – Houston is used to keeping an eye on the Atlantic Ocean during hurricane season, but this week the attention will focus on a hurricane from the Pacific Ocean. Hurricane Willa, a category 3 storm with winds of 125 mph, will make landfall Tuesday night on the west coast of Mexico, just south of Mazatlan. From there, the storm will move northeast and into southern Texas by Wednesday. The remnants of Willa will move…

George P. Bush, commissioner of the General Land Office, arrives to discusses long-term Hurricane Harvey recovery funds during a news conference at the Houston City Hall Annex on Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Houston. The recovery efforts include the first round of funding for buyouts through CDBG-DR funds.( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle ) less George P. Bush, commissioner of the General Land Office, arrives to discusses long-term Hurricane Harvey recovery funds during a news…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – In the only face-to-face clash in the high stakes struggle to represent much of Houston’s west side in Congress, Democratic challenger Lizzie Fletcher quickly pointed a finger of blame, accusing 18-year incumbent John Culberson of neglecting flood protection and leaving scores of neighborhoods vulnerable to storms like Hurricane Harvey. “The projects that the Army Corps of Engineers has identified for this community have gone unfunded for 18 years. It shouldn’t take…