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Around 40 to 50 homes were evacuated as the fire spread to 250 acres near Smithville. AUSTIN, Texas — Many people were forced to evacuate as crews work to contain a 250-acre wildfire that sparked in Bastrop County Sunday afternoon. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, the wildfire – named the Hudson Fire – sparked just after noon eight miles east of Bastrop city limits north of SH 71. As of 5:20 p.m. Sunday,…

Around 65 homes were evacuated as the fire spread to 400 acres near Smithville. AUSTIN, Texas — Many people were forced to evacuate their homes as crews work to contain a 400-acre wildfire that started in Bastrop County Sunday afternoon. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, the wildfire – named the Hudson Fire – began just after noon, eight miles east of Bastrop city limits and north of State Highway 71. In a media…

The University of Houston said this will be the first time the teams play in a preseason exhibition game while both are ranked. HOUSTON — Two of the top college basketball teams in the country will face off Sunday in an exhibition game to raise funds for Hurricane Beryl relief efforts. The No. 4 Houston Cougars will take on the No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies at the Fertitta Center on October 27. Tip off is…

The animals are set to arrive at the Animal Medical Center in Houston around 8 p.m. Thursday, where they will each receive a medical exam by veterinary staff before entering into the adoption program.

SPCA Tamba Bay requested the assistance of Houston SPCA due to excess animals in its care. Houston SPCA said it plans to return with nearly 100 pets, including 50 cats, 20 rabbits and guinea pigs, as well as 25 small dogs and puppies to place in the adoption program. Three sprinter vans and two vehicles holding 13 emergency response team members and other supplies are expected to head to the Tampa Bay area on Tuesday…

Crews at the same time of the crane incident also responded to roof damage reported at Tropicana Field. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A crane reportedly collapsed in Downtown St. Pete late Wednesday night as Hurricane Milton made its way through Florida’s coast. St. Pete Fire Rescue says the crane collapsed in the area of the 400 Central Avenue building construction site.  Crews at the same time of the crane incident also responded to roof damage reported…

Crews at the same time of the crane incident also responded to roof damage reported at Tropicana Field. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A crane reportedly collapsed in Downtown St. Pete late Wednesday night as Hurricane Milton made its way through Florida’s coast. St. Pete Fire Rescue says the crane collapsed in the area of the 400 Central Avenue building construction site.  Crews at the same time of the crane incident also responded to roof damage reported…

The Super Stop on North Main Street in Baytown raised prices during the storm and was hit with a $50,000 penalty, according to the DA’s office. BAYTOWN, Texas — A Houston-area gas station was hit with a $50,000 penalty after the Harris County District Attorney’s office said it raised prices during Hurricane Beryl earlier this year. Super Stop, which is on North Main Street in Baytown, raised prices more than 40% during the storm, the…

Richard Reyes has been bringing joy and Christmas gifts to children in low-income neighborhoods for more than 4 decades. After Beryl, he was the one who needed help. HOUSTON — We have an update on efforts to help Richard Reyes — better known as Pancho Claus — recover from Hurricane Beryl. As we first reported in July, Beryl flooded Reyes’ Houston home and uprooted trees that damaged his roof.  Editor’s note: The above video originally aired…

CrowdSource Rescue was founded when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in 2017. Now, the group is coordinating volunteer search and rescue efforts in hard-hit areas. HOUSTON — In the wake of Hurricane Helene, a Houston-based search and rescue group has located hundreds of people in North Carolina’s hardest-hit communities. More than 100 volunteers with CrowdSource Rescue deployed after the storm that’s blamed for nearly 200 deaths.  Director Lor Garza Dykes told KHOU 11 the requests for…

In a statement posted on social media, the Texans said their donation will be used to support “immediate and long-term aid” to those impacted by the storm. HOUSTON — After a victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, the Houston Texans announced they’ll be donating $1 million to Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Helene made landfall late Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane on Florida’s Big Bend coast. From there, it quickly moved through Georgia before weakening…

Pauletta Aldridge said the HOA handled previous repairs when it came to Hurricane Ike and Harvey. Now she says the HOA told her she’s responsible for damages. HOUSTON — Pauletta Aldridge has lived in her southwest Houston home for 20 years and throughout all those years she’s lived through major storms. “We’ve had damage, from Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Harvey,” said Aldridge. The fence in her backyard was damaged by both storms and repaired by…

Jeffrey Duane Noble, 41, pleaded guilty to killing three people, including a father and daughter, at a northwest Harris County home on Dec. 8, 2017. HOUSTON — A 41-year-old Houston man agreed to three 60-year prison sentences for a triple murder in 2017. On Thursday, nearly seven years after the killings, Jeffrey Duane Noble pleaded guilty to killing John Sciandra, 67, Sciandra’s 22-year-old daughter Jessica Sciandra and her boyfriend, 21-year-old Jordan Collier. The shooting happened…

Floodwaters from Harvey led to explosions at the Arkema plant in Crosby, causing the release of toxic chemicals and forcing nearby residents to evacuate. HOUSTON — Seven years ago this week, Hurricane Harvey inundated the Houston area with floodwaters that caused explosions and a massive fire at the Arkema plant in Crosby.  Editor’s note: The above video originally aired in 2020. The flooding knocked out power to Arkema warehouses that store hazardous organic peroxides, which…

Chenoa Nickerson, 33, was with her husband when she was swept away by flood waters on Aug. 22. Three days later, her body has been found. GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, Ariz. — Three days after she was swept away by a flash flood in the Havasu Canyon area of the Grand Canyon, the body of Chenoa Nickerson has been found, according to National Park authorities.  On Aug. 22, Nickerson was with her husband when a flash…