EVENTS

Mayor Sylvester Turner will be leading the exciting charge of officially debuting the 24 players who will be a part of the 2023 HBCU All-Star Game.

METRO will kick off its Final Four Fever and recognize hundreds of volunteers who will serve as event ambassadors during the four-day weekend.

Police begin two murder investigations after the separate shootings of two men in Cambridgeshire.

The Country Music Television Music Awards will be hosted at the Moody Center in Austin on April 2, and there are several preshow events happening March 29-April 1 for fans to check out as part of CMT Music Awards Week.

In honor or Women’s History Month, entrepreneur and one of Houston’s fashionistas, Yassy Brown-Gonzalez, hosted the Second Annual “Women In Suits” empowerment event.

How you can win a once-in-a-lifetime chance to Party with Paul!

The Steve Miller Band will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band’s album “The Joker” with three shows in Texas in May, Live Nation said Monday.

In Houston many preparations have been made to honor St. Patrick. There will be parades, block parties and more to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland.

The Houston Association of Black Journalists held its Annual Student Mentor Breakfast Saturday at KPRC 2 News. The station welcomed dozens of students, eager to get advice and valuable face-time from some of the best and brightest in the media and communications field.

In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a right to a lawyer applies to criminal defendants. Together with the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, The Texas Tribune hosted a series of conversations Friday on public defense in Texas.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is an overwhelming place to visit with kids — crowded, loud, expensive and with a seemingly infinite number of showstopping attractions that your children simply must experience. But the good news is there are ways to make the mega-spectacle manageable, affordable and fun.

Some of the sweetest, strangest and wildest shows you can see during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo -- and when and where to watch them.

The Indian Film Festival of Houston is back this weekend for a huge milestone. 15 years of bringing the best of Indian cinema to H-Town.

A cappella group Pentatonix is preparing for the North American leg of their world tour in August and September, visiting Texas on two nights: Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas on Sept. 6, and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Sept. 7.

This will be the first time the group has toured North America since its in 2021.

The KPRC 2 production crew were hard at work on Saturday preparing for the exclusive broadcast of the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade on Galveston’s Seawall as part of Mardi Gras Galveston.

Spending a day at the races with friends is a whole lot of fun as Houston Life's Melanie Camp found out. Sam Houston Race Park has regular events that are fun for all the family. Check their calendar at SHRP.com

She’s a world-renowned neonatologist-turned-reality TV star thanks to the TLC show ‘Little Couple.’

The annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo will be rung in with a weekend of pre-rodeo events.

Need a date idea for Valentine’s Day? How about taking your loved one to a soulful jazz show?

The upcoming Houston Livestock show and Rodeo might not be your first rodeo, per se, but there will still be plenty of all-new experiences, foods, and rides to try come Feb. 28.

Galentine's Day is celebrated on February 13

Pictures from the annual event's practice day at Feshiebridge.

If your little ones love bubbles or you’re looking for a fun show to entertain your whole family, we’ve got the event for you!

It’s Globetrotter Time!

Grammy-winning artist Beck and Grammy-winning French band Phoenix announced their upcoming co-headline Summer Odyssey tour.

The Canadian rock band Nickelback will embark on a set of stadium shows across North America this year to promote Get Rollin’, its first album in five years.

An emotional Jacinda Ardern says she no longer has "enough in the tank" after nearly six years as leader.

Do you have plans this Saturday? If not, Lone Star College wants to see you, either in person or virtually, at their Super Saturday event. The school is rolling out the red carpet to welcome potential students and their families. Whether you’re straight out of high school or just want to take a few classes later in life, Lone Star wants to help.

Parades and celebrations will be held over the weekend and on Monday to honor the 93rd birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was just 39 when he was assassinated in 1968 while helping sanitation workers strike for better pay and workplace safety in Memphis, Tennessee.

Houston police Chief Troy Finner and Mayor Sylvester Turner joined Friday’s news conference to discuss public safety and mobility plans for the weekend ahead of the 51st Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon.

Asian Americans in the Houston area will usher in the Year of the Rabbit later this month, celebrating the Lunar New Year with colorful decorations, performances, and prayers for good fortune in the year to come.

They talked about their campaigns and journey to the Legislature, what has stood out to them so far about working in the House and what they hope to accomplish this session.

A jockey’s day starts early. At Sam Houston Race Park, training starts before sunrise. For champion jockey Stewart Elliott, meeting the sun on a race track somewhere across the country has been part of his morning routine for over 40 years. Houston Life Correspondent, Melanie Camp spends a morning on the track with the 2004 Kentucky Derby Winner.

A jockey’s day starts early. At Sam Houston Race Park, training starts before sunrise. For champion jockey Stewart Elliott, meeting the sun on a race track somewhere across the country has been part of his morning routine for over 40 years. Houston Life Correspondent, Melanie Camp spends a morning on the track with the 2004 Kentucky Derby Winner.

Embrace the icy temps and try ice skating at Discovery Green

The first night of Hanukkah is on Sunday and ends on Dec. 26.

A hospital nurse and two young children were found seriously hurt in a property and later died.

Here are your best bets for celebrating New Year’s Eve in Houston.

Janet Jackson will hit the road on a North American tour next year, with 33 concerts scheduled in such cities as New York, Detroit and Los Angeles.

Next year's live music calendar is already filling up

Houston Life's Melanie Camp spotted a Yeti at the Houston Zoo and you can too! Zoo Lights is on now through January 8 and the Yeti will be there hanging out for selfies. It is just one of the many Zoo Lights attractions.

Goodbye gobblers. Ta-ta for now turkey season! November came and went and the final month of the calendar year is here and now and fa-la-la-flashing before our very eyes (2023 is coming for us all) so celebrate the season while you can.

The Houston Grand Opera celebrates the return of El Milagro del Recuerdo. This mariachi opera is back on stage by popular demand. Houston Life's Melanie Camp went onstage to talk with the performers about the opera that means so much to many Houstonians.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced Tuesday that Christian music singer Lauren Daigle will make her RODEOHOUSTON debut on March 2.

The 1st Annual OEC Fun Run will honor Olivia, Edison, and Colette Nguyen

KPRC 2′s Holiday Lights Spectacular aired live on television and on the KPRC 2+ livestream Saturday, November 26 at 7:00 p.m. The hour-long special featured some of the area’s best holiday attractions for family fun around the Houston area.

He's a former Houston Dynamo FC superstar and Former US Men’s National team player

Houston is undoubtedly a food city -- and tomorrow night there is a special event where you can enjoy decadent dishes from some of Houston’s top French chefs.

It’s almost the weekend before Thanksgiving, and for some of us, that means the final days of denial before we’re forced to confront the financial, social, and emotional stresses of the holiday season. (Anyone else staring down a calendar chock-full of travel days, shopping outings and obligatory family gatherings?)

Pink’s Summer Carnival stadium tour next year will bring her to stadiums across the U.S. and Canada alongside special guests Brandi Carlile, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo on select dates. Grouplove and KidCutUp will perform on all dates.

The city’s biggest holiday shopping event of the year is underway.

The Houston Open and associated events are underway at the Memorial Park Golf Course until Sunday.

Merrick Garland's directive represents a break from long-standing department policy and a strict interpretation of the Hatch Act.

Events at the inaugural championships included hugging as many trees in one minute.

Raids in London come after 32 migrants were found in the back of in HGVs Netherlands and France.

Boris Johnson makes it clear he plans to stay as he moves to shore up his government with a reshuffle.

As U.S. grand jury heard testimony by Stop the Steal leader Ali Alexander, prosecutors said funding by Trump lawyer’s group for Oath Keepers' attorneys could pose conflict of interest.

Vineyards are moving further north, but new winemakers say they struggle to be taken seriously.

NI minister Edwin Poots says he has taken the decision to halt checks after receiving legal advice.

Initial findings from the senior official's inquiry into No 10 lockdown parties have been published.

The weekend's eruption and tsunami may have just been a warm-up, volcanologists say.

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the state, Chicago-area college students are left to cope with the return to remote instruction.

You’ll never experience the same narrative I did.

Mother put in unenviable position to ration holiday time between bickering daughters.

These delicious and doable recipes will feed your costumed crowd before they head out for an evening of fun.

Gaza’s story can be seen through the prism of Zaki and Jawaher Nassir, their family and their neighbors in the town of Beit Hanoun

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern formally apologized for a racially charged part of the nation’s history, known as the Dawn Raids

Reuters/Mikhail KlimentyevFor years, there have been whispers that the Russian government holds compromising materials on Donald Trump. Now, an alleged leak from the heart of the Kremlin appears to show them boasting about kompromat.The supposed leak obtained by The Guardian reportedly states that President Vladimir Putin personally approved a nefarious plan to throw Russia’s support behind Trump’s 2016 campaign. The document states that Putin, his spy chiefs, and top ministers agreed that a vic

Reader asked to buy “bathing dress” and other modest clothes after conservative relatives join planned vacation.

On Capitol Hill, the House is expected to vote on a measure to establish a select committee to probe the violent Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.

The Arizona Republican attended a February event with the group, America First, and appeared to defend the fundraiser in a tweet.

Boris Johnson says it is "appropriate" for UK warships to sail through disputed waters around Crimea.

One nightclub owner has been closed since March last year and now has to cancel a full diary of events planned over the next few weeks.

13 million people in Ho Chi Minh will be tested and new social distancing rules have been imposed.

The five honorees are in Washington this week for celebration of the performing arts.

The annual festival will have a hybrid model this year after going virtual in 2020.

This week Town Square reflects on the events that defined 2020 in a three-part special series. These memorable roundtable discussions feature some of our favorite guests in the past year to discuss the leading events that have shaped our lives. Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Today, The Year in Race and Social Justice looks back at the impact of Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, John Lewis, Kamala Harris and more. Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day's most important and pressing issues.

“He’s going around having events, big events — no masks, no protective gear, no precautions. Obama said of Trump during a drive-in rally with Biden on Saturday in Detroit. “That’s the difference between Joe Biden and Donald Trump right there. Trump cares about feeding his ego. Joe cares about keeping you safe and your family safe and getting this country moving again.”