, Digital ContributorTags: Sign up for our Newsletters, Digital ContributorTags: HOUSTON – Need summer plans for your kids? The is ready to welcome back families this June.After staying closed for a full year due to the pandemic, the museum will reopen at limited capacity just in time for the end of the school year with COVID-19 protocols in place.Exhibits such as the all-new “Sights Unseen” exhibit--which takes visitors on an immersive experience of colors, darkness and light of the unseen world-- and the Robo-Surgery interactive exhibit will debut on the day of reopening,...…, Digital ContributorTags: Sign up for our Newsletters, Digital ContributorTags: HOUSTON – Need summer plans for your kids? The is ready to welcome back families this June.After staying closed for a full year due to the pandemic, the museum will reopen at limited capacity just in time for the end of the school year with COVID-19 protocols in place.Exhibits such as the all-new “Sights Unseen” exhibit--which takes visitors on an immersive experience of colors, darkness and light of the unseen world-- and the Robo-Surgery interactive exhibit will debut on the day of reopening,...WW…

LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ROYAL OAK, Mich. – For the first time in two decades, a Michigan zoo is now home to two newborn polar bear cubs, The two cubs, born on Nov. 17, 2020, are not viewable by guests and are being cared for by zookeepers and veterinary staff in a private maternity room away from other bears and animals at the Detroit Zoo.According to a news release, one of the cubs, a female, appeared weak and inactive while in observation and was taken to a veterinary clinic for treatment.We can bear-ly contain our excitement!Two polar bear cubs were born...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ROYAL OAK, Mich. – For the first time in two decades, a Michigan zoo is now home to two newborn polar bear cubs, The two cubs, born on Nov. 17, 2020, are not viewable by guests and are being cared for by zookeepers and veterinary staff in a private maternity room away from other bears and animals at the Detroit Zoo.According to a news release, one of the cubs, a female, appeared weak and inactive while in observation and was taken to a veterinary clinic for treatment.We can bear-ly contain our excitement!Two polar bear cubs were born...WW…

LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – A Houston-native author is tackling racism, privilege and empowerment in her new, debut novel.Author J. Elle spoke to KPRC 2 about her book described as the 2018 film “” meets DC’s “Wonder Woman” taking place in a “Black Panther” world. One of her goals is to bring back the same “pride as Black Panther did when it came out” in a book.Titled “Wings of Ebony,” a “Most Anticipated Book for January 2021″ from , the story talks about a young Black teen demigoddess who fights racism, drugs and violence plaguing her neighborhood block,...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – A Houston-native author is tackling racism, privilege and empowerment in her new, debut novel.Author J. Elle spoke to KPRC 2 about her book described as the 2018 film “” meets DC’s “Wonder Woman” taking place in a “Black Panther” world. One of her goals is to bring back the same “pride as Black Panther did when it came out” in a book.Titled “Wings of Ebony,” a “Most Anticipated Book for January 2021″ from , the story talks about a young Black teen demigoddess who fights racism, drugs and violence plaguing her neighborhood block,...WW…

, Digital ContributorPublished: November 6, 2020, 4:12 pmUpdated: November 6, 2020, 4:34 pmTags: , , , , Sign up for our Newsletters, Digital ContributorPublished: November 6, 2020, 4:12 pmUpdated: November 6, 2020, 4:34 pmTags: , , , , Houston’s Lizzo has who showed her support for former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris on social media.This week she -- including a few on Wednesday -- that shows her “having goosebumps for the results."“If Trump wins Pennsylvania, and tell me if I’m wrong...Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, that’s still...…, Digital ContributorPublished: November 6, 2020, 4:12 pmUpdated: November 6, 2020, 4:34 pmTags: , , , , Sign up for our Newsletters, Digital ContributorPublished: November 6, 2020, 4:12 pmUpdated: November 6, 2020, 4:34 pmTags: , , , , Houston’s Lizzo has who showed her support for former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris on social media.This week she -- including a few on Wednesday -- that shows her “having goosebumps for the results."“If Trump wins Pennsylvania, and tell me if I’m wrong...Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, that’s still...WW…

, Digital ContributorPublished: November 6, 2020, 9:05 amTags: , , , , Sign up for our Newsletters, Digital ContributorPublished: November 6, 2020, 9:05 amTags: , , , , HOUSTON – Texans may want to add an extra plate of green bean casserole onto their Thanksgiving menu this year. measured the popularity of Thanksgiving sides based on Google Trends from 2019. Search terms included images of said side dishes to recipes on how to make them.According to the results, 10 states enjoy a casserole on the dinner table, and 10 states enjoy a plate of mashed potatoes. New Hampshire...…, Digital ContributorPublished: November 6, 2020, 9:05 amTags: , , , , Sign up for our Newsletters, Digital ContributorPublished: November 6, 2020, 9:05 amTags: , , , , HOUSTON – Texans may want to add an extra plate of green bean casserole onto their Thanksgiving menu this year. measured the popularity of Thanksgiving sides based on Google Trends from 2019. Search terms included images of said side dishes to recipes on how to make them.According to the results, 10 states enjoy a casserole on the dinner table, and 10 states enjoy a plate of mashed potatoes. New Hampshire...WW…

LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Harris County will host 10 drive-thru polling locations for the November election.All locations will be open during Early Voting, starting on Oct. 13, and also on Election Day, Nov. 3.Those who are interested in drive-thru voting will be greeted by a standing poll worker and will hand you sanitizer, mask, and a device to cast your vote. Multiple people will be allowed to vote in one car during drive-thru voting.A YouTube video distributed by the demonstrates how drive-thru voting will work at a Harris County drive-thru polling...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Harris County will host 10 drive-thru polling locations for the November election.All locations will be open during Early Voting, starting on Oct. 13, and also on Election Day, Nov. 3.Those who are interested in drive-thru voting will be greeted by a standing poll worker and will hand you sanitizer, mask, and a device to cast your vote. Multiple people will be allowed to vote in one car during drive-thru voting.A YouTube video distributed by the demonstrates how drive-thru voting will work at a Harris County drive-thru polling...WW…

LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas – Texas set a one-day record for deaths and hospitalizations Wednesday afternoon, and one Texas county is enforcing a stay-home order after bodies are being stored in refrigerated trucks, Reuters reported.The state saw 197 deaths and 10,893 hospitalizations Wednesday, becoming one of the hardest states hit by COVID-19. Hidalgo County, located in south Texas, has seen a sharp rise in cases in the last week, according to Reuters.Hidalgo County’s top health official, Dr. Ivan Melendez partly blamed Gov. Greg Abbott’s...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas – Texas set a one-day record for deaths and hospitalizations Wednesday afternoon, and one Texas county is enforcing a stay-home order after bodies are being stored in refrigerated trucks, Reuters reported.The state saw 197 deaths and 10,893 hospitalizations Wednesday, becoming one of the hardest states hit by COVID-19. Hidalgo County, located in south Texas, has seen a sharp rise in cases in the last week, according to Reuters.Hidalgo County’s top health official, Dr. Ivan Melendez partly blamed Gov. Greg Abbott’s...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Mask up, Texas! Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Thursday mandating face coverings statewide, bringing reactions from all over Texas.The order only affects Texas counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases and took effect Friday at noon. Violators will be issued a warning at first, then a $250 fine for noncompliance.Some Texans took to social media to express their reactions towards the breaking news, while others responded to Gov. Abbott’s video on Twitter.Here’s what they had to say:Taking my mask off...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Mask up, Texas! Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Thursday mandating face coverings statewide, bringing reactions from all over Texas.The order only affects Texas counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases and took effect Friday at noon. Violators will be issued a warning at first, then a $250 fine for noncompliance.Some Texans took to social media to express their reactions towards the breaking news, while others responded to Gov. Abbott’s video on Twitter.Here’s what they had to say:Taking my mask off...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ODESSA, Texas – After a group of people were arrested for openly carrying weapons outside of a bar, Open Carry Texas said members would travel to Odessa to teach Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis “a lesson,” the reported.Vice President David Amad said the group will organize a rally on June 6 on the .“This guy needs a lesson,” Amad said in his . “He needs a big lesson, and we need to go out there and teach him.”A group of people were carrying guns to support the owner of Big Daddy Zane’s, a bar that opened in violation of Gov....…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ODESSA, Texas – After a group of people were arrested for openly carrying weapons outside of a bar, Open Carry Texas said members would travel to Odessa to teach Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis “a lesson,” the reported.Vice President David Amad said the group will organize a rally on June 6 on the .“This guy needs a lesson,” Amad said in his . “He needs a big lesson, and we need to go out there and teach him.”A group of people were carrying guns to support the owner of Big Daddy Zane’s, a bar that opened in violation of Gov....WW…