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A body was discovered Monday morning in Greens Bayou in northeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.The discovery was made in Greens Bayou in the 12900 block of Industrial Road.Worker was in altercation before he fell down a construction shaft in east Harris Cou...
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A man died Monday morning after falling into a utility shaft at a construction site in east Harris County, and investigators are working to determine whether he was pushed during an altercation with a coworker.Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:45...
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The sheriff’s office is investigating after a man fell 30 feet down a shaft at a construction site near Sheldon, officials say. The incident occurred Monday morning in the 15800 block of Sheldon Ridge Way, near Garrett Road and Sheldon Road, in east Harris County. Sheriff Ed Gonz...
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Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis announced Monday he will ask Commissioners Court to fund the Harris County District Attorney’s independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a federal immigration operation last week.Ellis and Harris Cou...
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Harris County is taking a major step forward in the fight against flooding. Commissioner Rodney Ellis joined federal, state and local leaders Monday morning to break ground on the Poor Farm Ditch Project — a $32.7 million investment aimed at protecting roughly 500 homes in West U...
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Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office are investigating an armed robbery that occurred early Sunday morning at the Texas Market/Exxon in the 1600 block of Louetta Road in Harris County.The robbery was reported at approximately 5:13 a.m. on July 13. According to preliminary...
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Neighbors helped each other clean up after strong winds, hail, and heavy rain brought down tree branches and damaged fences in northwest Harris County....
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Precinct 4 officials said an investigation is underway after a vehicle crashed into a residence near Atascocita, causing minor injuries.
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Investigators said the driver was impaired and failed to control his speed before hitting the bicycle, sending the cyclist to the hospital, where he later died....
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Houston TranStar cameras captured the box truck in pursuit. HCSO said the suspects were allegedly stealing more than $1,200 in merchandise.
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Precinct 4 Constable Deputies responded to the house on Misty Pines Drive in the Atascocita area on Saturday afternoon.Investigators are working to determine how a pickup crashed into the home. They do say that no one was seriously injured.At last check no one has been charged in...
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Two burglary suspects are in Harris County custody and another is on the run after a police chase on the west side of the county. Harris County: Katy Freeway U-Haul chase The sheriff's office confirmed the scene started with a burglary at a
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We started our Saturday morning with thunderstorms. These storms are moving north. Here is the live radar so you can see where the rain is falling. Saturday’s forecast:More storms are expected this weekend. While similar to the hit and miss sea breeze storms we’ve had all week, w...
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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for his killing, further underlining the tensions gripping the Mideast as an interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the regio...
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13 Investigates a Houston-area connection to what the FBI is calling one of the "biggest Medicare scams in history."
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Police said that an officer said discharged a firearm, striking the suspect. No officers were injured at the scene, HPD said.
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A man charged with the murder of a repairman in July has now been linked in a second death, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
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Tristan Peters didn't have much time to think about his chances to hit for the cycle. But when the Chicago White Sox rookie came up for a second time in the seventh inning Friday night, he knew what to do.Needing a triple for the cycle after homering earlier in the seventh, Peter...
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire says he and Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare will do everything within their resources to pursue an independent and transparent investigation following a deadly shooting involving an ICE agent on Tuesday. Houston ICE shooting: Houston Mayor p...
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An investigation into the suspicious death of a Polk County mother in May has led to a man’s arrest.Cody Allen Laviolette, 36, is charged with aggravated assault and unlawful restraint. He was arrested on Friday. Laviolette’s mother, Patty Laviolette, was also arrested on a charg...
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Widening FM 518 will be a huge change, not simply because of the construction, but because some businesses will have to move as TxDOT widens the roadway....
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Saturday’s forecast:More storms are expected this weekend. While similar to the hit and miss sea breeze storms we’ve had all week, we now have tropical moisture mixed in. That means rain will be more widespread and it will be heavier. It won’t rain all day, but storms will be mor...
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Experts told ABC13 that public distaste for Flock cameras is growing nationwide, along with concerns for mass surveillance, privacy, and data sharing.
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At the request of Mayor Whimire, Houston Police Chief Diaz said that he will provide resources to support the DHS and FBI investigation into the deadly ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo....
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According to TxDOT, the North Freeway at Crosstimbers Road will close in both directions for bridge repairs starting at 9 p.m. Friday until 5 p.m. on Saturday....
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Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died June 26 in Oklahoma, the last U.S. polio patient who used the machine, her sister said. She was 78. “They told her she wasn't supposed to live past 20 years old,” Lil...
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Highs climbed into the low to mid 90s today with steamy humidity all across the area. Spotty Friday storms Spotty storms developed with brief heavy downpours. Most storms should move quickly enough that flooding is less of a concern. Storms should be winding down by sunset......
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The median price of a home in the U.S. hit an all-time high of $440,600 in June, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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Two 19-year-olds were hurt after shooting at each other in west Harris County, according to the sheriff's office. Investigators said the teens are neighbors and were firing at each other from their driveways....
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Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks down Disney's new live action "Moana," in an interview with entertainment reporter Joelle Garguilo.
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Taylor Swift paid the City of New York $160,000 to cover the cost of resources used during her wedding at Madison Square Garden, Mayor Mamdani said Friday....
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A woman was rushed to a hospital Thursday after she was attacked by a bear on the deck of her Alaskan house just as she was getting out with her dogs, investigators said....
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Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has appealed the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles, challenging the jury's determination that the company designed its platforms to hook young users without concern for their well-being.Lawyers ...
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Texas and across the country have increasingly targeted people who are not already in law enforcement custody, according to a Texas Tribune analysis of federal data.In Houston, where the killing of an immigrant by an ICE agent has gar...
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Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT. This is a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company....
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Tropical moisture is back, and when it combines with a summer front on Monday, storm chances will climb even higher to make street flooding possible.
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Victor Wembanyama has signed what will be the richest contract in San Antonio Spurs history, a five-year extension that could exceed $250 million if the player option in the final season is picked up, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday.The person spoke on con...
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Webster police said they arrested two men for stealing thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon cards and led them on a chase.
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Most of us don’t remember our first bed.We remember the pillow forts, the bedtime stories, the nights we stayed up reading under the covers or woke to the sound of rain outside the window. The bed itself fades into the background because it’s always been there.But for thousands o...
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A DoorDash driver got the job done despite being hit by a car during a nearby police chase. Cameras captured the moment she was hit, along with the suspect's arrest....
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A Pasadena police sergeant has resigned from the department while he remained under an active internal investigation, according to the Pasadena Police Department.The resignation comes as a Pasadena city council member exclusively told KPRC 2 that the sergeant was being investigat...
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Disney’s Moana has captured the hearts of audiences with its inspiring story of courage, family and adventure. But beyond the animation is a celebration of the rich traditions and heritage of Polynesian culture.On Houston Life, the Houston Hula Academy shares a special Tahitian d...
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Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are trying to sow doubt about the case.
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Actress Joanna Pettet, a familiar face in film, television and theater, has died at the age of 83.
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Humanoid robots have performed two surgeries in pigs for the first time, a new development researchers say may be a potential gamechanger for hospitals in the future....
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Suki Waterhouse started working on “Loveland,” her third record, immediately after she finished her 2024 sophomore album, “Memoir of A Sparklemuffin.” “I was looking for, like, a personal revolution,” Waterhouse said. Putting the words together for “Loveland,” the album's wistful...
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San Francisco Bay Area native 11-year-old Amaya Masoli, who's starring as young Moana in Disney's live-action remake, shared her excitement for the film and how she brought her own Samoan culture into the experience....
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Global oil demand is set to decline this year for the first time since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a report from the International Energy Agency.The drop, which the agency expects to amount to about 1 million barrels per day in 2026, is due to higher...
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Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats’ pursuit of chamber control.The Maine Democratic Party announced later Friday that it will...
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Terrion Arnold was released on a $1M bond back in June after being accused of kidnapping and robbing three people back in February.
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"It's kinda surreal for me!" Maurice Benard, Laura Wright, Lynn Herring, Kristina Wagner and the cast of "General Hospital" celebrate a major milestone. Watch weekdays on ABC and stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+....
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Nadine Menendez surrendered to federal authorities Friday afternoon and is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons at the Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee....
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It's the latest instance of the Republican president trying to exert White House influence over how U.S. elections are conducted.
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Unai Simón’s impenetrable wall finally crumbled at the World Cup.The Spain goalkeeper had kept a clean sheet for a record 650 minutes — the tournament's longest scoreless streak — before Belgium ended it in the quarterfinals on Friday.Charles De Ketelaere got in front of Pau Cuba...
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Three days after federal immigration agents fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in Houston, most of Texas’ Republican leaders had yet to weigh in on the incident or respond to calls from Democrats and civil rights advocates for an independent investigation.As public outcry h...
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In the days after two American citizens were shot and killed in Minneapolis earlier this year, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the department would “rapidly acquire and deploy” body cameras to its officers around the country. Nearly half a year later, after an...
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire vowed Friday to “pursue an independent and transparent” local investigation into Tuesday’s deadly ICE shooting but said federal control over evidence is proving difficult to overcome. Whitmire said he directed Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz to be “proac...
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Most of America's Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome.
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Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will have his left knee drained Sunday to relieve continued irritation, and the procedure will force him to miss the All-Star Game next week in Philadelphia.Ohtani will have fluid removed from his left knee following a three-gam...
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The Hot Wheels Legends Tour Presented by Mobil 1 is rolling into Cypress this weekend, bringing one of the world’s largest traveling custom car shows to the Houston area.More than 100 custom cars and trucks from across the region will compete for the chance to become the next off...
