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LeVar Burton to Host Scripps National Spelling Bee - May 26 On ION & Bounce

“Road to the Bee” – a new, exclusive, one-hour original special documenting what it is like to prepare for and compete in the iconic Scripps National Spelling Bee – will premiere at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, May 26 on ION and Bounce.

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Earth Day HTX Comes to Downtown Houston April 17-19

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner invites everyone to celebrate Earth Day HTX, the largest Earth Day event ever presented by the City of Houston. An environmentally-focused speaker series will take place April 17-18, culminating with an outdoor interactive festival at City Hall on April 19 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Fort Bend County Holds Summer Safety Press Conference as Temperatures Expected to Hit All-Time High

Fort Bend County Judge KP George along with county officials from the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Health and Human Services, Emergency Medical Services, Animal Services, the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and community partners will host a summer safety press conference on Tuesday, June 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management located at 307 Fort St., Richmond, TX 77469.

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Estrella Media's 'Fiestas Patrias' Returns to Houston On September 10 in Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and Mexican Independence Day

Free Live Concert to be Held on Sunday, September 10 at Escapade 2001 in Houston, and Hosted by La Raza Houston 98.5/101.7 and El Norte 107.9

Estrella Media’s La Raza Houston 98.5/101.7, and El Norte 107.9 will present its annual “Fiestas Patrias" music festival in Houston to celebrate Mexican Independence Day and Hispanic Heritage Month. Tickets for the festival are free, and the event will have capacity restrictions. The event is hosted by the following DJs: La Raza 98.5: Rebeca Garza, Christy Garza, El Toro, and Ramón Montoya; and Norte 107.9: Gerardo Aparicio, Nely Islas, Vidal Luna and La Chiquilla Colombia.

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Girl has blunt message for Aetna after her brain surgery request was denied

Cara Pressman sobbed in the big red chair in her living room. The 15-year-old tried to absorb the devastating news relayed by her parents: that their insurance company, Aetna, denied her for a minimally invasive brain surgery that could end the seizures that have haunted her since she was 9 years old.

Trump's unhappy warrior pitch to voters includes insults and highly specific grievances

President Donald Trump is ending his reelection bid in a frenzied cross-country push for votes in states he won -- some handily -- four years ago. But he is not pretending to be happy about it.

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Timeline: The Justice Department criminal inquiry into Trump taking classified documents to Mar-a-Lago

The federal criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's potential mishandling of classified documents ramped up this week in significant and unprecedented fashion, with the FBI executing a search warrant at Trump's home at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

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Summer 2022 preview: What to look forward to in media and entertainment

Will June's public hearings by the January 6 committee, some in prime time, shock viewers and sway public opinion? Will the Supreme Court's impending abortion ruling reshape state and national politics? Will Elon Musk complete his takeover of Twitter? Will Covid case counts disrupt plans or come to be accepted as a new normal?

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United CEO’s frustration with Boeing’s problems

United Airlines, one of the biggest buyers of

Texas sheriff and former county attorney indicted on evidence tampering charges in Javier Ambler's death, a Black man who died during arrest

A grand jury has indicted Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody and former Williamson County general counsel Jason Nassour for tampering with physical evidence in the investigation of the death of Javier Ambler II, a Black man who died during an arrest last year, the district attorney announced Monday.

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The first video showed an officer restraining a child. The second one told a more complicated story.

A police department in Georgia says it is investigating the circumstances that led an officer to forcefully restrain a young boy.

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Coal CEO: Senate Tax Plan 'wipes us out'

Coal CEO Robert Murray warns that if the Senate version of tax reform is enacted by President Trump he'll be destroying thousands of coal mining jobs in the process.

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Former Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to six federal charges

Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector and close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, formally pleaded guilty on Monday morning to six federal charges in a court hearing, admitting to a federal judge that he had knowingly solicited and paid a minor for sex.

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Lamar Jackson shows nerves of steel with gutsy, fourth-down call to beat Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

"Lamar! Do you want to go for this?" Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh could be seen shouting from the sideline.

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Honda shutdown is a warning of the chaos Brexit could cause

Honda has been forced to halt production at a major plant in England because parts deliveries have been delayed — an ominous sign ahead of January when the end of barrier-free trade with the European Union could snarl supply chains.

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JJ Watt receives emotional standing ovation after final NFL game following end of stellar career

JJ Watt struggled to hold back his tears as he received a standing ovation while he left the NFL field for the final time after his likely Hall of Fame career came to an end on Sunday.

It's OK to feel angry at the Roe v. Wade reversal. Here's how to take care of yourself in this tough time

Those were some of the emotions that flooded over many people when the United States Supreme Court announced it was overturning Roe v. Wade, eliminating the federal right to an abortion.

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HYUNDAI ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF FREE ANTI-THEFT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION MOBILE CLINICS

Mobile Clinics to Provide Hyundai Customers Free Anti-Theft Software Installation Launched in Collaboration With Local Government Officials, Police Departments, and Other Community Organizations

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Read: Rep. Liz Cheney's opening statement before the January 6 select committee

Rep. Liz Cheney, one of two Republicans on the new select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, said Tuesday that the panel needs to rise above politics and overcome efforts to "obscure the facts."

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Officers' conduct in Tyre Nichols' case reflects 'a failing of basic humanity,' Memphis police chief says, as nation braces for video release

Memphis police officers' conduct in the confrontation that preceded this month's death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols "is a failing of basic humanity," the Tennessee city's police chief said as officials prepare to release video of the incident.