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Isaiah Barganier, a University of Texas Rio Grande Valley basketball player, and his family landed in Houston Saturday morning after having to evacuate from Hawaii. MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii — A Houston area family went on a summer vacation to Maui not knowing days later a wildfire would rip through leaving at least 80 people dead. Isaiah Barganier, a University of Texas Rio Grande Valley basketball player, and his family landed in Houston Saturday morning after…

FILE – Kayak and canoe outfitter Jessie Fuentes walks under a warm sun Thursday, July 6, 2023. As we approach peak hurricane season, an expert says the summer-long heatwave might protect the Houston region. Hurricane season in Houston usually spans from June to the end of September. One of the reasons Houston hasn’t seen much activity, despite being two months in, is the unrelenting hot weather due to the high-pressure system. “[High] pressure has been…

Many families have raised questions in KHOU’s back-to-school survey. HOUSTON, Texas — Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles fielded questions from parents and even some employees during a 10th and final planned family meeting. “When was the last time you visited one of the contemporary libraries?” asked an employee.  “I invite you over but I just lost my job.” Many have brought up similar questions and concerns in KHOU’s back-to-school survey. That includes the plan to…

Portable and standby generators are different in numerous ways, but each have a general list of rules to follow.  Dzurag/Getty Images/iStockphoto Both types of generators keep power flowing to the home during disruptions, but portable power generators are more of an immediate, short-term solution and home standby generators are an automatic and permanent backup.” When the power goes out, it can become a major inconvenience as essential appliances that rely on power are no longer operating,”…

The firefighters were taken to a hospital after suffering 1st and 2nd-degree burns. It’s not known when the fire started and what cause it, but firefighters spent much of Wednesday afternoon and evening trying to put out the fire that was burning off FM 946, just west of Lake Livingston. Officials said the fire was in a pine plantation, which is a crop of pine trees used to harvest timber. Two nearby homes had to…

SAN JACINTO, Texas — A wildfire stretched for at least 200 acres Wednesday in San Jacinto County. Officials said the fire was in a pine plantation, which is a crop of pine trees used to harvest timber. At least one house and one structure was threatened by the fire, officials said. Nearby residents reported seeing ash falling due to the wildfire. Multiple aircraft assisted in putting the fire out as well as firefighters. No injuries were…

SAN JACINTO, Texas — A wildfire stretched for at least 150 acres Wednesday in San Jacinto County. Officials said the fire was in a pine plantation, which is a crop of pine trees used to harvest timber. At least one house and one structure was threatened by the fire, officials said. Nearby residents reported seeing ash falling due to the wildfire. Multiple aircraft assisted in putting the fire out as well as firefighters. As of 5:40…

SAN JACINTO, Texas — A wildfire stretched for at least 150 acres Wednesday in San Jacinto County. Officials said the fire was in a pine plantation, which is a crop of pine trees used to harvest timber. At least one house and one structure was threatened by the fire, officials said. Nearby residents reported seeing ash falling due to the wildfire. Multiple aircraft assisted in putting the fire out as well as firefighters. As of 5:40…

Listen To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/458310/458392″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> A new report shows Houstonians want crime, flooding and road conditions to be the primary priorities of Houston’s next mayor. The survey conducted by researchers at the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston found that 83 percent of likely voters said crime should be a top priority, followed by 72 percent…

UH released the results of a survey of voters regarding their preferences and opinions heading into the municipal election on Nov. 7. HOUSTON — As Houston looks to decide on a new mayor come November, crime, flooding, and street conditions remain the top priorities for voters, according to a new survey from the University of Houston. The Hobby School of Public Affairs at UH released Tuesday morning the findings of a survey of voters regarding their…

After KHOU 11 called the Flood Control District, an operator said Lashawn Porche’ is on the mowing schedule for the end of this month. HOUSTON — Lashawn Porche’ has her work cut out for her. She inherited family property in Houston’s South Park neighborhood, but she says ever since a storm blew through the area, the place has been less than enjoyable.  Since December, a tree from her backyard and one from her neighbor’s yard…

Each Hub House is stocked with disaster supplies for hurricanes, heat waves and other extreme weather events. From her house in Northeast Houston, Doris Brown has endured so many extreme weather events, she has trouble recalling them all: Hurricanes Ike and Harvey, Tropical Storm Imelda, the Memorial Day Flood, the Tax Day Flood. “Harvey was the most devastating,” she said. “And Winter Storm Uri – the freeze –that almost killed me because my house is…

FILE: The Houston skyline near Washington Ave. on March 18, 2022 after winds blew in smoke from Eastland wildfires, near Abilene, in through Houston. Houston may have suffered 65 premature deaths and nearly $600 million of economic losses per year due to air pollution from wildfire smoke, according to a study published in Science of The Total Environment. Dr. Yunsoo Choi is associate professor at the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences of the University…

The sight is horrifying enough but just imagine the smell. MAGNOLIA, Texas — In Magnolia’s Durango Creek subdivision sits a beautiful pond that used to be filled with flourishing wildlife. But not anymore. “It’s sewage and rotten fish,” resident Evan Young said. Residents took multiple videos of dead fish that have washed up in the pond and vultures circling the area to pick up their bodies. And if the sight wasn’t horrifying enough, just imagine…

We’ve learned the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the remains as 24-year-old Miranda Rodriguez. HOUSTON — Nearly a year after a disturbing discovery inside a custom backyard barbecue pit, we now have some answers.  Charred skeletal remains were discovered by a person claiming to be working around the Peach Creek Drive home in southeast Houston last July. We’ve learned the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the remains as 24-year-old Miranda Marie Rodriguez.  Rodriguez…