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Woman fired from job after Knicks trash can theft

A woman who was caught on camera stealing a Knicks parade garbage can was apparently fired from her job shortly after a video surfaced and went viral.

ABC13 Houston (KTRK)Jun 24, 2026

Fire reveals missing permits at Houston recycling plant

48 hours after flames ignited at an East End Houston recycling plant, we’re learning new information about the materials on site at Mammoth Metals Recycling.According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, any facility that recycles tires is required to register with t...

KPRC 2 Houston / Click2Houston (NBC)Jun 24, 2026

Traffic Alert: Hwy 59 – San Jacinto County – Lane Closure

LANE CLOSURE – San Jacinto County The right lane and shoulder of US 59 northbound feeder will close between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. June 24 through July 2 to stage bridge beams. Slow down and stay alert for workers in the area. ...

Montgomery County Police ReporterJun 24, 2026

Leader of secretive South Korean church arrested on suspicion of election influence

The leader of a secretive South Korean church was arrested on suspicion of election influence Wednesday as authorities widened an investigation into allegations that he illegally recruited thousands of followers into the conservative People Power Party. The Shincheonji Church has...

KPRC 2 Houston / Click2Houston (NBC)Jun 24, 2026

Mammoth Metal Recycling leaves East Houston residents wondering what’s in the air

What’s in the air? East Houston residents demand answers after Mammoth Metal Recycling fireResidents on Houston’s East Side are asking a pressing question in the wake of a large outdoor recycling fire: What exactly are they breathing?The air near the intersection of Kellogg and L...

KPRC 2 Houston / Click2Houston (NBC)Jun 24, 2026

2 Newsletter: Recycling Plant Fire, Sunshine Returns & A Teen’s E-Bike Safety Warning

Good morning, Houston.☀️We have so much to talk about, but first, happy hump day. Can you believe we are halfway through the week? I can’t. But that makes sense because most of us were out on Monday, enjoying the long holiday weekend. But let’s get into the news of the day. The f...

KPRC 2 Houston / Click2Houston (NBC)Jun 24, 2026

East County Women Busted in Cleveland

LIBERTY COUNTY, TX- Around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Cleveland Police responded to a disturbance. Things had allegedly escalated by the time Officer Medina arrived, and he wound up arresting a pair of East Montgomery County women. The incident was at an apartment complex in the 800 blo...

Montgomery County Police ReporterJun 24, 2026

Family of woman killed after Tesla crashes into Katy home sues Tesla and driver

The family of 76-year-old Martha Avila, killed when a Tesla crashed into their Katy-area home, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla and the driver.The lawsuit, filed Monday in Harris County, comes just days after the June 19 crash that killed Martha Avila and left her...

KPRC 2 Houston / Click2Houston (NBC)Jun 24, 2026

Mammoth Metal Recycling managing director speaks out for first time after East End fire

For the first time since a massive fire tore through a Houston recycling facility, the managing director of Mammoth Metal Recycling is speaking publicly.Managing Director, Prateek Desai, told KPRC 2 News Reporter Corley Peel that the company is making sure this doesn’t happen aga...

KPRC 2 Houston / Click2Houston (NBC)Jun 24, 2026

Judge bars immigration arrests at US courthouses in a setback for Trump

A judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ordering an end to a practice that took hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office last year.The Trump administration's reversal of long-standing policy against arrests at immig...

KPRC 2 Houston / Click2Houston (NBC)Jun 24, 2026

Tesla sued after Katy crash leaves 76-year-old woman dead

Tesla is facing a new wrongful death lawsuit in Texas after a crash that allegedly involved the company's Autopilot system left a 76-year-old grandmother dead inside her family's home....

FOX 26 Houston (KRIV)Jun 24, 2026

Olympian skier Bode Miller pleads not guilty to Idaho misdemeanor drug charges

Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller has pleaded not guilty to a pair of misdemeanor drug charges after he was arrested on a charge of possessing psilocybin mushrooms.Miller was arrested June 6 in eastern Idaho, according to court records, and pleaded not guilty to possession ...

KPRC 2 Houston / Click2Houston (NBC)Jun 23, 2026

DRIVER IDENTIFIED IN LAST WEEKS I-69 RAIN SLICK FATAL CRASH

DPS has identified the driver of the Toyota Corolla, which spun out in the heavy rains last week on I-69 and was hit head-on. The driver has been identified as Alexander Lerin Gutierrez, 37, from Houston. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — About 6 am Wednesday morning, one driver was kil...

Montgomery County Police ReporterJun 23, 2026

Southeast Houston Fire: What we know about the company

As investigators work to determine what caused the massive fire at a Southeast Houston recycling facility, FOX 26 is taking a closer look at the company behind the property. Public records reviewed by FOX 26 show a previous tax lawsuit involving Mammoth Metal Recycling Houston La...

FOX 26 Houston (KRIV)Jun 23, 2026

DRIVER IDENTIFIED IN FATAL I-69 FIREY CRASH

DPS has identified the driver of the crash last week in which the female driver was northbound on I-69, left the highway and crashed into the concrete wall under the SH 99 to I-69 northbound lane. She is identified as Kinsley Irvine, 18, of Kingwood. EARLIER STORY PORTER, Texas —...

Montgomery County Police ReporterJun 23, 2026

Conroe Police Launches Drone First Responder Program with Skydio X10 Aircraft

Two new docking stations will allow officers to deploy drones to active calls before patrol units arrive — funded entirely by seized criminal assets. CONROE, TX — The Conroe Police Department has expanded its six-year-old drone program into a fully autonomous Drone First Respond...

Montgomery County Police ReporterJun 23, 2026

CPD Investigates Teen’s Fatal Motorcycle Crash

LIBERTY COUNTY, TX- The Cleveland Police Department is investigating a motorcycle crash that occurred Saturday in the 1600 block of James Carter Sr. Avenue, north of Martin Luther King Drive. The preliminary investigation indicates around 6:40 p.m. a motorcycle was traveling nort...

Montgomery County Police ReporterJun 23, 2026

Trump says 6 people have been arrested for damaging the Reflecting Pool

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that six people have been arrested for damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the iconic Washington, D.C. site increasingly becomes a flashpoint over the president’s $14-million-plus rehabilitation project gone awry.In a social media...

KPRC 2 Houston / Click2Houston (NBC)Jun 23, 2026

Recent rain gives Corpus Christi a 9-month reprieve on projected water crisis

Corpus Christi got welcome news Tuesday when the city’s projected water emergency was delayed to September 2027 after recent rains boosted some of the region’s reservoirs. The city was initially bracing for a Level 1 emergency — the point when water demand is projected to be six ...

KPRC 2 Houston / Click2Houston (NBC)Jun 23, 2026