Fox owned-and-operated KRIV Houston is launching 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts weekdays starting Aug. 18.
Mike Barajas and Melinda Spaulding will anchor
Fox26 News at 5:00
and
Fox26News at 5:30
, and Melissa Wilson will report “Healthworks” segments.
“This expansion is a natural next step for our station, allowing us to provide Houston viewers a full day of local news, weather and traffic,” vice president and general manager D’Artagnan Bebel said. “With the addition of
Fox26 News at 5:00
and
Fox26News at 5:
30, KRIV will now produce the most hours of weekday news in the market.”
KRIV currently airs
The Simpsons
and
Malcolm in the Middle
from 5 p.m.-6 p.m.