The last words Michelle Reed heard from her 6-year-old adopted son in early November were: “Mom, come get me.”.

In an inspiring show of community support, former Army Sergeant Lonnie McCaskill and her family received much-needed repairs to their minivan, thanks to KPRC 2′s Bill Spencer, the Spencer Solves It team and Christian Brothers Automotive.

The quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” Teri Garr has died.

18-year-old Baytown native, Kaylyn White, is the newest volunteer at Houston-based animal rescue, Waiting Under the Willow Foundation.

After careful consideration, Erica Lee Carter, the daughter of the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, has decided to run to finish her mother’s term in the November Special Election.

The Houston Police Department (HPD) DWI Task Force, in collaboration with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, Harris County District Attorney’s Office, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), has announced a joint initiative to combat drunk driving.

Still looking for the perfect Mother's Day brunch spot in Houston? Check out these options with special menus and treats for mom! #MothersDay #Brunch #Houston

In this episode of “Eat Like a Local with Chris Shepherd”, Shepherd shares some of his favorite places to pick up breakfast or even road trip treats, including one that got its start almost seven decades ago.

Reagan gave us a look at what the Bregman’s have been up to during the off season, plus we got a taste of the couple's new 'Wild Sol' salsa.

There are two things Eminem is really good at: rapping and branding.

Davis has become one of the more exemplary athletes in the district during her tenure with the program, hence her first-team, all-district selection in 2022. However, her journey would indicate that the skill she possesses didn’t just appear out of nowhere.

Caty McNally is one of the few women who played at Wimbledon with a female coach — her mother, Lynn Nabors McNally.

Take Mom out for dinner with a $100 Restaurant.com eGift card for just $14

Looking for a great work-from-home co-worker? Petunia might be your number one candidate!

Police are searching for a suspect who snatched a mother’s purse in the parking lot of a daycare in northwest Houston last month.

Calling all 'Yellowstone' fans!

Brazil's incoming president has promised to eliminate all deforestation by 2030, which would be a complete change of course for Brazil compared to the last four years.

Actor Anne Heche will be laid to rest at a storied Los Angeles cemetery alongside many Hollywood luminaries.

Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson is making a comeback after retiring six years ago.

Happy Mother’s Day! That’s my mom, Pat, in the cover photo today! She passed last year shortly after Mother’s Day but taught me to always remember the good times and I certainly do. However, many of us will remember THIS Mother’s Day for the heat!

We should really be celebrating our moms all the time, but especially on Mother’s Day, it’s more important than ever.

With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, you might be scrambling for a gift idea: And we all know the usuals. Flowers, gift cards, maybe a cute purse or a trip to her local nail salon.

Moms -- aren’t they just the best?

Show your mom how much she means to you with beautiful roses.

Ryan Cochran-Siegle's silver in the super-G at the Beijing Games has given the United States its first men's Alpine skiing Olympic medal since 2014.

There is nothing cuter than little-kid artwork, is there?

The family of Ramona Rodriquez was in tears describing the injuries they say their elderly loved one suffered at the Afton Oaks Rehabilitation Center.

On Dominique Sachse’s final newscast on KPRC 2, her mother made a special appearance on KPRC 2 News at 6 and participated in a champagne toast.

Whether you’re taking Mom out for brunch or dinner, or you’ll be staying home and having a break from cooking, many Houston-area restaurants are doing the cooking for you this year.

Mother’s Day is quickly approaching.

Mother’s Day should be every day of the year, and we know you appreciate your mom and all that she has done for you throughout her life.

How dealers are bringing illegal drugs and alcohol to your teens, right to your doorstep

The exception is 44-year-old Daoyou Feng, an employee at Youngs Asian Massage near Woodstock about whom little is known. Instead those relatives are mourning her death Tuesday at the Aromatherapy Spa in Atlanta. “From what I understand, he was at the spa that day doing some work for them,” said Michels’ younger brother, John Michels of Commerce, Michigan. “He was actually looking to start his own massage spa. Family members said Yaun and her husband were first-time customers at Youngs, eager for a chance to unwind.

HOUSTON – Neil Bush, founder and co-chair of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, said his mom be “thrilled” seeing that an effort to combat illiteracy among children and adults was announced in Houston on Tuesday. “She’s been a passionate advocate for literacy just generally, but specifically for adult literacy. Adult literacy is critical for breaking the intergenerational cycle of low literacy and poverty in this city.”Barbara Bush died at the age of 92 in April 2018. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, along with the Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy and the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, announced the joint initiative to increase adult literacy rates in the city with the opening of the Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy. In addition to Turner, the newly-announced director of the Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy Federico Salas-Isnardi spoke, as well as Bush, Cat Tramuto Tobin, manager at Deloitte.

(WDIV) – Just days before Thanksgiving, a Michigan family lost both of their parents to coronavirus. Leslie and Patricia McWaters spent nearly 50 years together before dying on the same day, one minute apart. Kind of like Romeo and Juliet,” said daughter Joanna Sisk. “One wouldn’t have wanted to be without the other.”The couple was married for more than 47 years. “I can tell you this, when they passed we think Mom -- the boss -- she definitely went to his room and said, ‘Come on.

TEXAX CITY, Texas – The Gutierrez family says the Coronavirus tore their family apart, but it won’t keep them apart. Crystal Gutierrez, who is currently at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, is set to go home next week just before Thanksgiving. She will still need round the clock care, but the family is grateful they will finally be together. He had to leave his job and stay home with them five months ago after his wife Crystal was hospitalized with the Coronavirus. Crystal, who was 36 weeks pregnant at the time, had to have an emergency C-section and then had to be put on life-support.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – In September, news broke that a brain-eating amoeba was responsible for the death of a 6-year-old Lake Jackson boy. RELATED: Lake Jackson residents in need of safe water as brain eating amoeba contaminates water supplyMcIntyre died September 8, just days after his trip to a Lake Jackson splash pad. According to health officials, a parasite, called naegleria fowleri, otherwise known as the brain-eating amoeba was in the water. Cities testing for brain-eating amoebaKPRC 2 Investigates has learned some other cities are now testing their water for this same amoeba, but many are not. Most districts not testing water for amoebaWe contacted 80 municipalities and cities in Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Brazoria and Waller counties.

Hoping for a better outcome, a mother jumped out of a moving vehicle with her baby in order to escape a violent kidnapping, FOX 5 Atlanta reports. According to the report, the Aug. 18 incident began at an Exxon Gas Station in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The woman says she had bought dinner and pulled over at the gas station to eat while her 1-year-old baby slept, FOX 5 reports. Security footage from the gas station shows a man approaching the 23-year-old woman from behind while she was eating near her cars trunk. According to police, the car was traveling at 50 mph when the mother leaped from the vehicle with her baby, still in the car seat.

Kara Lawson has always wanted to coach at Duke a fact the first-time college coach hadn't shared with many people. Thats how highly I thought of the institution and the job," Lawson said on an introductory Zoom call Monday. Mom was the one who wanted me to go to Duke, Lawson said. I wanted to become a coach and learn from the best and that led me to Knoxville, Lawson said. Lawson knows one of her first tasks will be to hire assistants.

Why not take a minute to fill out your Census form, while you have some down time? If you’re computer-savvy and you want to fill out your questionnaire online, it’ll only take you 3 to 5 minutes. Click or tap here and you can still submit your form online. Nope, nope and nope. It was no big deal, I just don’t remember filling out my form last time and this surprised me for a sec.

Maybe you’re preparing for maternity leave, or maybe one of your friends is expecting a baby and wondering what to expect. So, staying home with a new baby isn't necessarily hard like work can be hard, but it's FAR from easy. And maybe even your spouse had to return to work already, so you're balancing a new baby all day. Heck, maybe we're off-base on this one and you’ll want to barricade inside your house the whole time you're on leave. And just remember, so long as you keep yourself and your new baby top of mind, nothing you do is wrong.