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TRENDING
  • Alief Trailer 
    Why can't anyone get rid of this ugly Houston trailer?
  • A Mission-Aransas Reserve researcher holds up a baby doll she found on a Texas beach on April 22. 
    Creepy dolls keep washing up on Texas beaches, researchers say
  • FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, June 6, 2021, in Atlanta. Bauer sued the woman who accused him of sexual assault in federal court Monday, April 25, 2022, in a move that came less than three months after prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges against the athlete.
    Dodgers' Trevor Bauer suspended two seasons over alleged assault
  • NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 13: Cornerback Derek Stingley, Jr. #24 of the LSU Tigers during the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. LSU defeated Clemson 42 to 25. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
    ESPN analyst says Derek Stingley should have been No.1 pick
Transportation
  • Houston police officers investigate the discovery of a body near dumpsters inside an apartment complex in the 5600 block of Antoine on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in Houston.
    HPD needs help finding driver who killed man near downtown
    Police are asking anyone who might have seen the hit around 5 a.m. Friday to contact hit-and-run detectives.
    By Jay R. Jordan
  • This drone shot shows construction on the ramp from U.S. 59 southbound to West Loop 610 northbound.
    Critical Houston highway ramp will close for 2 years
    By Jay R. Jordan
    This photo shows damage to a driver's pickup after hitting a parked Tesla Model 3 minutes after Houston police released him from the scene of a deadly collision with a pedestrian on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
    Driver who killed Heights man hit Tesla that morning
    By Jay R. Jordan
    Mayor Sylvester Turner waves to people as he walks along Washington Ave., during the Cigna Sunday Streets Houston Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. Cigna Sunday Streets Houston is an initiative to promote and improve the health of Houstonians.
    Turner takes car to Earth Day event despite no-car challenge
    By Jay R. Jordan
    Construction on the Gulf Freeway will continue to ramp up over the holiday season, officials said. Plans are moving forward to add two additional main lanes are being and one additional frontage lane on the portion between Kurland to FM 2351 and a second portion from FM 2351 and Medical Center Blvd.
    Here's when and where I-45 will close this weekend
    By Jay R. Jordan
More News
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  • 5 family-friendly bars in Oak Forest and The Heights
  • 12 injured when bus carrying baseball players flips in Waller
  • Buffalo Bayou Brewing is defaulting on its crowdfunding payments
  • Texas man offers Elon Musk free land to move Twitter's HQ
  • These 8 classic burgers make up Houston’s hall of fame
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  • Transportation
    Driver who hit, killed Heights man admitted to speeding
    Ryan Lutz, 35, right, was hit by the driver of a pickup in the 900 block of West 25th Street on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. He died at the hospital 10 days later. A GoFundMe has been set up to help with his family's expenses.  The 33-year-old driver told police he 'never saw' the man walking in the 900 block of West 25th Street on April 5.  By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Uber, Lyft, Houston METRO drop mask mandates
    Rideshare service Uber and the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County on Tuesday announced independently their decision to forgo mask requirements for passengers and drivers in vehicles.  The rideshare services and major local transportation authority announced Tuesday that they will no longer require occupants in vehicles to wear face coverings. By Dan Carson
  • Transportation
    Houston woman dies after being hit by unlicensed teen driver
    Houston police officers investigate a deadly shooting at an apartment in the 300 block of West Little York on Monday, April 6, 2020. Prosecutors are working to determine who, if anyone, should face charges in the Asiatown collision. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Video: Jeep driver swerves wrong-way into path of bicyclist
    The driver of a Jeep swerves into oncoming traffic and narrowly misses hitting a cyclist on Georgia Avenue in Deer Park on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Deer Park police are not investigating the incident, calling the ordeal a matter of 'he said, she said.' By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Drivers flees after hitting, killing woman along Texas Highway 6
    A Houston police officer unravels police tape Friday, July 13, 2018. She is also the 50th pedestrian to be killed by a Harris County driver in 2022, outpacing deaths year-to-date in 2021.  By Jay R. Jordan
Most Popular
  1. Rihanna beach photos spark warnings to not dunk fruit in Galveston's ocean water
  2. Report: Houston is one of the fastest sinking cities on Earth, could 'disappear'
  3. Texas man offers Elon Musk 100 acres of free land to move Twitter's headquarters
  4. Critical Houston highway ramp will close for 2 years, TxDOT says
  5. Inside Houston’s $25 million plan to transform Telephone Road
  6. 5 family-friendly bars in Oak Forest and The Heights neighborhoods in Northwest Houston
  7. ESPN’s Domonique Foxworth says Texans’ Derek Stingley should have been first overall pick
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  • Transportation
    Bicyclist killed is Harris County's 6th bike death of 2022
    Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies investigate a murder-suicide that left a 5-year-old girl and her parents dead on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, in Houston. The 36-year-old father, who was found dead in an apartment bedroom along with his 37-year-old wife and young daughter, is believed to be the shooter. Raymond Daniel Wike was in the 9900 block of Sheldon Road when he was hit from behind, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Why the Katy Freeway will close this weekend
    A Metropoitan Transit Authority bus travels westbound on Interstate 10 on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Houston. Metro is expected to narrow the route for bus rapid transit along I-10 within Loop 610, including the choice of three stations — Studewood, Shepherd-Durham and Memorial Park. Crews will intermittently close the lanes throughout the weekend. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Houston green lights speed bumps for 42 neighborhoods
    A speed cushion seen in Upper Kirby in 2021. It's one of thousands throughout Houston, which has a backlog of requests from residents for more.  The city is still dealing with a backlog of thousands of requests for speed cushions.  By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Where are Houston's best bike racks? The votes are in.
    Houston's Saint Arnold Brewing Company took the top spot in BikeHouston's 2022 Bike Parking Madness tournament, beating the Menil Collection for the best bike racks in all of H-Town. Only 30 votes split the brewery and the Menil Collection in Monday's Bike Parking Madness final. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    TxDOT's controversial I-45 project just got a lot more expensive
    Interstate 69 traffic crosses Buffalo Bayou northeast of downtown next to the Clayton Homes, a Houston Housing Authority complex in Houston on June 12, 2019. Clayton Homes would be demolished if current plans for redevelopment of Interstate 45 proceed as planned. Officials blamed delays and 'inflation' after a new report added $750 million to the multi-billion-dollar expansion's price tag.  By Dan Carson
Weather
  • Weather | Chron Here's where storms could dump 2 inches of rain in...
    The weather radar over Houston starts to light up as storms move into the Bayou City on Monday, April 25, 2022. 
  • Weather | Chron 'Softball-sized' hail batters homes as tornadoes hit...
    Salado resident Gina Brown posted a photo of a chunk of hail measuring more than five inches that fell from the sky during Tuesday night's storms.
  • Weather | Chron 23 injured in Texas storms; more tornadoes forecasted
    Storms approach Blair, Neb., looking west on State Highway 91 as the sun starts to set on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
  • Weather | Chron Storms move into Houston as 24-hour severe weather kicks off
    Cold and gray will be the norm in Houston as freezing temps move northward through Texas over the next several days.
  • Weather | Chron Houston faces severe weather with damaging winds, hail on...
    Rain and potentially damaging winds are expected in Houston beginning in the morning on Tuesday.
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  • Transportation
    Take a drive through Memorial Park Tunnel
    A new conceptual design shows what the final Memorial Park land bridge will look like once construction is complete in late 2022. Two sets of tunnels ushering traffic along Memorial Drive through the park are set to open in March and April.  The eastbound passage beneath the park's new land bridges opened to cars on Monday morning. The westbound tunnel will not be ready for traffic until May, according to officials. By Dan Carson
  • Transportation
    Meet the Houston council member who ditches her car every Friday
    Sallie Alcorn, one of five at-large Houston City Council members, stops at the intersection of San Felipe Street and West Loop 610 on Friday, March 18, 2022. "I like the sense of community that getting out of your car brings," Sallie Alcorn said.     By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Police say Kingwood cyclist at fault after being killed by driver
    A cyclist was hit and killed along Texas Loop 494 near Hamblen Road around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Houston bike safety advocates say the collision highlights the need for new bike infrastructure. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Houston's increasing deadly crashes outpace all of Texas
    Harris County sheriff's deputies investigate a deadly crash involving a Harris County Transit bus on Sheldon Road on Thursday, June 25, 2020. The Bayou City has a Vision Zero pledge to end traffic deaths by 2030, but the numbers aren't looking promising. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Could high-speed rail be in Texas' future? Buttigieg thinks so
    U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, center, shakes hands with Texas Department of Transportation Dallas District Engineer Mo Bur as they depart a Dallas Area Rapid Transit train at the Lovers Lane station in Dallas on Aug. 11, 2021. Buttigieg toured some of Dallas' transportation sites to see and hear how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal’s investments in jobs, airports and transit will benefit the area. The U.S. transportation secretary says high-growth areas will need to pave more highway lanes — but that state and local officials should minimize environmental and community impacts. By Joshua Fechter
Where to Eat
  • Food What to know about The Warwick in the old Houston's...
    The Warwick's Hawaiian ribeye is marinaded in pineapple, brown sugar and ginger for 48 hours, and served with herb-roasted potatoes and asparagus.
  • Food Houston's Black history highlighted in new episode of...
    Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy executive director Zion Escobar, left, shows "Top Chef" contestants around Houston's Fourth Ward.
  • Food Will David Chang’s Houston joint be less disastrous this...
    Fuku now offers a variety of fried chicken sandwiches.
  • Food Buffalo Bayou Brewing is defaulting on its crowdfunding...
    Jake Donaldson, whose firm designed BuffBrew, says breweries are a hot commodity in town right now and have a lot of opportunity to lure different developers.
  • Food These 8 classic burgers make up Houston’s hall of fame
    A burger from Burger-Chan.
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  • Transportation
    Houston Metro will add 20 electric buses to its fleet in 2022
    The Metropolitan Transit Authority purchased 20 Nova Bus LFSe+ models, the first electric buses in Metro's fleet in 1,300 vehicles. They will be on the streets of Houston by the end of 2022. The $22 million order is part of an effort to reduce emissions citywide. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Southwest, United cut thousands of flights over gas prices, staff
    A United Airlines plane is seen at a gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, United States, on October 7, 2020. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images) Airlines reported a range of economic reasons for reducing flight capacity, despite strong demand for travel as COVID-19 cases drop in the United States. By Dan Carson
  • Transportation
    How to see the Astros at Minute Maid Park without paying for gas
    Riding your bike to Minute Maid Park might seem daunting, but it could also be the best decision you've ever made. Driving to the downtown Houston ballpark can be an aggravating experience. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Here's how to get Houston's blue tiles in front of your home
    Houston resident Jose Sanchez is on a mission to locate and document every one of Houston’s surviving vintage blue curb tiles. Some were installed nearly a century ago and most have been lost to urban development. Sanchez takes photo submissions via his official website and an Instagram hash tag, #BlueTileProject. A new partnership offers street-grade tiles that will be built to last and incorporated into the actual curb like the originals from the 1920s. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Proposed Houston bike path near Herman Park to fill gap
    Commissioner Rodney Ellis learns how to secure his bicycle on a METRO bus during this year's Bike to Work Day outside City Hall Friday, May 17, 2019, in Houston. Commissioner Rodney Ellis plans on presenting the proposal for commissioners' approval March 22. By Jay R. Jordan
Where to Go
  • Travel 7 under-the-radar Houston vacation spots worth visiting
    Newman's Castle in Bellville, Texas. 
  • Travel Flight attendant assaulted by 'homophobic' first-class...
    A first-class passenger aboard a Friday Delta Airlines flight to Phoenix was arrested after allegedly assaulting and shouting homophobic slurs at a flight attendant while the plane was in transit.
  • Travel Airline ticket prices have skyrocketed since beginning of...
    The cost of domestic air travel in the U.S. has increased by 40 percent since the beginning of 2022 and will continue to rise due to extenuating factors including high fuel prices and a pilot shortage. 
  • Travel Train through Houston makes the list for most scenic...
    FILE PHOTO: A man watches the rocky landscape from the observation car March 17, 2005 in Western Texas. About half the people riding train 1 were tourists who acknowledge that the train is neither the fastest nor the cheapest means of travel. Trains still hold a romantic place in Americans' minds, allowing passengers as sense of adventure and scenery as they cross the country.
  • Travel United, Delta to readmit passengers banned over mask policy
    United and Delta Airlines will restore flying privileges for some passengers previously banned for not complying with the carriers' mask policies following the voiding of federal mask mandates on U.S. public transportation. 
More Traffic News
  • Transportation
    Driver who killed woman, drove past 90 minutes later is charged
    The 2200 block of Texas Highway 6 is seen here in February 2021 in Google Maps Street View. On the night of Feb. 15, 2022, the driver of a pickup hit and killed 30-year-old Susan Herke before fleeing.  Edward Turner, 32, faces a felony charge of failure to stop and render aid in the death of 30-year-old Susan Herke. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Houston to install pop-up bike lane to the rodeo
    Avid (and not-so-avid) cyclists took a small ride through the pop-up bike lane near the end of the Harrisburg Rail Trail in Houston's East End on Saturday, March 13, 2021. The temporary measure will allow riders to more safely get to the rodeo and fair, but it won't last long. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    11th Street road diet, bike lanes will move forward as planned
    Dozens of residents, advocates and business owners met at Buchanan's Native Plants to discuss the future of the 11th Street road diet Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Construction on the redesign could start in summer 2022 once schematics are finalized. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    Meet the city's first Indo-American to helm Houston's Metro
    The 54 bus travels north up Scott Street, Thursday, March 26, 2020, near the University of Houston. Metro is planning to add Wi-Fi to the route. The new board chair has at least one specific Metro service in his sights for improvement. By Jay R. Jordan
  • Transportation
    String of pedestrian deaths puts county on pace to break record
    Westheimer Road spans ten lanes where it intersects with the eight lanes of Voss Road and Hillcroft Avenue, seen Sept. 20, 2018 in Houston. The string of deaths involving vulnerable road users marks an increase of 15 percent when compared to the number of people similarly killed by this time in 2021. By Jay R. Jordan
ICYMI
  • Transportation Turner takes car to Earth Day event despite no-car challenge
    Mayor Sylvester Turner waves to people as he walks along Washington Ave., during the Cigna Sunday Streets Houston Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. Cigna Sunday Streets Houston is an initiative to promote and improve the health of Houstonians.
  • Houston & Texas Off-duty Pasadena cop who crashed into HPD officer charged
    An off-duty Pasandea police officer, later identified as Elias Vega, is escorted to a paramedic after police say he crashed into the back of a marked Houston police patrol vehicle along the South Sam Houston Parkway on Thursday, April 14, 2022.
  • Transportation Here's when and where I-45 will close this weekend
    Construction on the Gulf Freeway will continue to ramp up over the holiday season, officials said. Plans are moving forward to add two additional main lanes are being and one additional frontage lane on the portion between Kurland to FM 2351 and a second portion from FM 2351 and Medical Center Blvd.
  • Travel 9 wineries to visit within a one-hour drive of Houston
    A mini wine flight at ErmaRose Winery.
  • Houston & Texas 'Sexually-oriented' Houston businesses must now install...
    Houston has a new ordinance requiring certain businesses to install security cameras.
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