AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported a sharp rise in pertussis (whooping cough) ...

Pertussis cases in Texas have tripled this year. DSHS urges vaccination and early treatment to prevent severe complications, ...

Texas sees a significant rise in whooping cough cases, with a similar trend nationwide, prompting health officials to urge ...

Read more A woman wanted in connection with a southeast Austin crash into a food truck that injured multiple pedestrians was arrested last week, the Austin Police Department told KXAN Tuesday.

Terri Langford, the health and human services reporter at the Texas Tribune, joins KXAN's Will DuPree to discuss the rising ...

A 16-year-old boy was injured when a bullet came through a window in his Austin home Wednesday night, Chicago police said.

Erie County saw its largest pertussis outbreak since at least 2012 when 15 people tested positive in September for the vaccine-preventable bacterial illness commonly known as whooping cough.

Do you believe in being an underdog? Denham Springs did. The 22nd-seeded Yellow Jackets were eager to take on Division I, District 5 rival Dutchtown. The Griffins won 3-0 to advance to the LHSAA ...

Earlier this week, on Nov. 7, the Washington State Department of Health to issued a warning to the state’s residents about the rising threat of the disease, also known as pertussis. Prior to a ...