HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A pedestrian was killed when he walked out in front of a work truck in northwest Houston on Sunday morning, police say. At about 1:30 a.m., deputies responded to an auto-pedestrian call and found a Hispanic male lying dead in the road, according to Harris County investigators. Investigators say the pedestrian attempted to cross FM …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A grieving family is offering $10,000 for anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of their loved one’s killer. Alex Cerda was riding his bike when a dark SUV hit and killed him one year ago Sunday. The person sped off after hitting him off of C.E. King Parkway. Authorities haven’t been able to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Get ready for a hot week ahead! An upper level high will center itself over Texas keeping the state hot and dry. Monday morning will start off with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s, but they will quickly rise into the mid 90s by Monday afternoon. Heat index values are expected to exceed 100. How …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police were already in the southeast Houston area responding to a disturbance call early Monday morning when they said they heard more shots being fired. The shots were heard at about 12:18 a.m. in the 4500 block of Idaho Street and Cullen. When the officers got to Idaho, they said they saw a white 2000 model …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies are searching for a woman’s ex-husband after she was found shot to death at a home in northeast Harris County. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted out the name and photo of the man they are searching for, who he says shot and killed his ex-wife at her home. According to deputies, a 16-year-old …

BEIJING: China launched a spacecraft on Sunday carrying three astronauts to the Chinese space station, due to be completed by the end of the year, as construction entered a pivotal stage. A Long March-2F rocket transporting the Shenzhou-14, or “Divine Vessel” in Chinese, blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 10:44 a.m. (0244 GMT), a live …

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul-Haq said that a state-of-art IT park was being set up in Karachi near Jinnah International Airport, which would generate employment in addition to giving a boost to IT industry. Speaking at an event held at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), the minister said the government had acquired land …

ISLAMABAD: Half of the population has received COVID-19 jabs in Pakistan in which Sindh tops the vaccination rate followed by the federal capital Islamabad, ARY News reported on Saturday. Sources told ARY News that 52 per cent of Pakistan’s population are fully vaccinated, whereas, 83 per cent of the eligible population has received COVID-19 jabs. They detailed that Sindh has …

LONDON: International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Greg Barclay said women’s Test matches should be played over five days, but raised doubts over the place of the longer format in the future of women’s cricket. Women’s Test matches are played over four days as opposed to five in the men’s game, and the five Tests that have been played since 2017 …