HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Investigators with the Texas Education Agency are recommending replacing the HISD board of trustees with an appointed board of managers, according to a Texas state senator. Sen. Paul Bettencourt tweeted Thursday about the state takeover we’ve discussed on Eyewitness News for months. While the school district has not commented, we can tell you this is not …

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) — While clowns and creatures of the night are scary, nothing is as frightening as what is happening on Houston roadways. TxDOT says 121 people in Harris County alone were killed by drunk drivers in 2018, making it the top county in Texas for DUI deaths. In all, there were 3,186 alcohol-involved crashes in Harris County last …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In the days after her Halloween inflatables were slashed, a woman in the Riverside Terrace neighborhood received replacements from anonymous senders on her doorstep. Rhonda McDonald loves to decorate for all holidays. The image of her home on Google Maps even shows a decorated front yard. She said strangers stop by, take pictures, honk, wave or …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police say three speeding suspects are in custody after slamming into at least eight cars in a chase that hit every major freeway in Houston and reached speeds up to 115 mph. A Houston police officer was involved in one of those crashes at I-10 East eastbound near Holland Avenue/John Ralston Drive, but only had minor …

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — An 11-month-old baby was rushed to the hospital after a shooting Saturday night in Philadelphia, according to police. It happened around 8 p.m. in the city’s Hunting Park section. Police said an 11-month-old was shot four times: once in the head, chest and twice in the backside while inside a vehicle. Philadelphia police are providing conflicting information …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With the holidays around the corner, more people will be out celebrating. Law enforcement are out looking for drunk drivers and when they catch them, the DPS crime lab will be there to assist. We got a behind the scenes look at the crime lab and the science it uses to provide instrumental evidence in cases. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 9-year-old kid has had more surgeries than people twice his age. After he was attacked by his family’s dog, Austyn Clanton was taken to Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital, where doctors there had to get creative to save his arm. “He started biting, scratching,” said Austyn, describing the moments his dog attacked his left arm in …

LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan has underlined the need to provide healthcare facilities to needy patients through health card scheme in private hospitals. He also suggested that Auqaf Department land should be leased to private hospitals to improve health infrastructure in the province. Presiding over a meeting at the CM Secretariat on Monday, the PM said the provision of better healthcare …

RAWALPINDI: The number of cardiac patients across the country had increased over the past two decades while due to poor diet and absurd environmental conditions, people between ages 35-45 years were also affected by heart related diseases. This was said by Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC) Executive Director Major General Azhar Mehmood Kiyani while talking to The Express Tribune on Tuesday. …