In a partnership with Councilmember Plummer’s office, a nonprofit organization has launched efforts to catch cancer early in Greater Fifth Ward.

George Foreman, legendary boxer and Houston hero, died at 76, leaving a lasting legacy of family dedication and community ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A devastating cancer cluster in Houston's Fifth Ward is now leading to groundbreaking research. On Thursday night, the first people signed up for a landmark study that ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Residents in a Fifth Ward cancer cluster will soon be part of an inaugural cancer screening study that will be replicated across the country. Council Member Dr. Letitia ...

In response to the alarming cancer rates in Houston’s Fifth Ward, Council Member Letitia Plummer has enrolled as the first patient in the new "Cancer Stage Shifting Initiative" at Grace Clinic.

It has been nearly two years since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would direct Union Pacific Railroad to test for toxic chemicals in Houston's Fifth Ward neighborhood.

Read full article: Nuptial nightmare: Houston travel agent allegedly stole ... A robbery caught on camera in a Fifth Ward neighborhood has left one local woman feeling unsafe in her own home.

U.S. Representative and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner died ... I did not grow up in Fifth Ward. I came out of the northwest side, Acres Homes. Much of your leadership in the African ...

BOTTOM LINE: Houston will try to keep its four-game road win streak intact when the Rockets take on Phoenix. The Suns have gone 21-26 against Western Conference teams. Phoenix has a 12-19 record ...

He said health care would be a top issue, describing his brother’s battle with leukemia and his own efforts to address cancer clusters in Houston’s Fifth Ward. Mr. Menefee, who is Black ...