Heights High School parents and students were notified Friday that the campus was placed in “HOLD Mode” due to an anonymous tip of a weapon.

One parent at Hogg Middle School told KPRC 2 "essentially, we were lied to."

KPRC 2 and American Furniture Warehouse are surprising 20 deserving high school seniors with scholarships in 2024.

One year away from retiring, Consepcion Zapata, a custodian, learned she was fired from her job at Heights High School.

Anthony Carlos Garcia, 18, is charged with terroristic threat. He is being held in the Harris County Jail on a $20,000 bond.

Streaming live March 30, watch Lamar play Heights in high school softball at 6:50 p.m. in the KPRC 2+ app.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now assisting the Houston Police Department in the Heights High School active shooter hoax.

Here are some of the photos we’re gathering at KPRC 2 near Heights High School and areas nearby after reports of an unconfirmed shooting on Tuesday.

Local law enforcement officials responded to an unconfirmed shooting at a Houston Independent School District high school Tuesday, according to the Houston Police Department.

An18-year-old was arrested Friday for his involvement in a shooting that happened at Heights High School, Houston Independent School District Police Department said.

Thomas Fields was a city-ranked basketball prospect at Heights High School a few years back. Fields wanted to use the shooting machine at his high school, but he never had full access to it. He started the research and development on a portable shooting machine in his garage on the northside of Houston, and the rest is history. Creating a shooting machine that folds in a large duffle-bag, designed specifically to make basketball players, trainers and teams great. Consumers can purchase The GRIND Machine online for $1,595.00 and can expect delivery starting Spring 2021.

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The Heights quarterback Jalen Morrison lit it up in 2019, throwing for over 2,500 yards and 20 touchdowns as a sophomore. "J-Mo" earned Newcomer of the Year honors and will strike fear in district opponents for the next two seasons. The 5-foot-11 dual-threat is putting in the work this summer with teammates and QB guru Jerrod Johnson, who now coaches for the Indianapolis Colts. His football IQ is off the charts for his age and he has gained 20 pounds of good weight over the COVID19 layoff. VYPE caught up with top HISD prospect before he hits a few showcase camps.

The football stars of Houston were socially-distanced and masked-up as VYPE hosted it's 2020 Football Photo Shoot powered by Whataburger. Over 300 of the city's top players attended shoots at Spring Branch's Tully Stadium, Sheldon ISD's Panther Stadium and Spring ISD's Planet Ford Stadium. A special thanks to ADs Paige Hershey, Willie Amendola and Derek Fitzhenry for making this photo shoot a reality for the athletes. Check out some of our best #WhataSnaps! (Photos by Bradley Collier / VYPE Media)Click here to visit your local Whataburger and make sure to check out #WhataSnap.

In the late 1960s and 1970s, Tusa saw Houston high schools through integration and Title IX. "He wrote me a handwritten letter when I got this job to just congratulate me," HISD AD Andre Walker said. Under his direction, he saw Yates win a state football title in 1985 and Wheatley basketball win three-straight state titles. Sharpstown won a baseball state title in 1982 and Yates girls hoops won state in 1983. Tusa was at the epicenter of HISD’s heyday and laid the foundation for high school sports in Houston and in the Lone Star State.