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Throughout the United States, citizens are advocating for improved air quality and healthier living conditions in their communities. In our feature “Facing the Facts: Environmental Justice,” we spotlight cities where residents are actively engaged in bettering their surroundings. Illinois: In Chicago, Angela Tova shares her firsthand experience of the detrimental effects of pollution, particularly from nearby steel mills, on her …

Police in Houston’s Third Ward are actively searching for the individual responsible for shooting a man multiple times while he was driving overnight. The incident involves two separate scenes: the location where the man’s SUV was discovered with blood inside, and a nearby club. Officers discovered the man’s silver Jaguar SUV crashed with front-end damage in the 2400 block of …

The Pasadena Police Department has confirmed a fatal shooting outside a bar in the early hours of Sunday, leaving one man dead and a woman injured. The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Volcano Room bar, situated off East NASA Parkway. Sergeant Raul Granados stated that an altercation broke out between a man and …

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is currently seeking an alleged shooter following a violent incident at a house party in Harris County, Texas. Deputies were called to the scene around 10:30 p.m. at the 400 block of Holtman Street. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez shared on X, previously known as Twitter, that a man had been found with a gunshot wound and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A mother is cooperating with police after allegedly shooting her son after an argument early Saturday in the city’s Sunnyside area, according to the Houston Police Department. Around 4 a.m., officers responded to a home in the 9500 of Fairfield Street near Sparrow after reports of a shooting. Lt. Wilkins with HPD said the mother and son …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two women are fighting for their lives after being shot multiple times while in a car on the freeway Saturday morning, according to the Houston Police Department. Investigators said officers found the two women in a black car that was pulled over on the side of the North Freeway near Gears Road around 1 a.m. Both women …

“Local Spotlight” is a unique and lively lifestyle segment covering a variety of topics concerning the Houston area! We are always striving to interview guests that, inform, educate, help and entertain you! On April 20 we highlighted the Shriners Children’s Hospitals. Shriners Children’s is a unique pediatric healthcare system with a reputation for finding answers and giving families hope. Since …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A League City woman says she sounded the alarm about “MrInjector1,” or Dustin Moore, years ago. Moore, who does not have a medical license, is accused of giving illegal butt and Botox-like injections, some of which caused victims to suffer harmful side effects. Only ABC13 was there when Moore was arrested at his Pasadena office on Wednesday. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Former Houston Astros pitching prospect Ronny Garcia has passed away at the age of 24, the team announced on Saturday. Garcia, who is a native of Samana, Dominican Republic, played for the Astros in the minor league from 2017 to 2023. The Astros issued a statement following the death of Garcia on Saturday morning on X, formerly …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is trying to find a way to get squatters out of his late father’s home in northeast Houston. Police responded to the home on Wicklowe Street after the man reported five people were inside and had refused to leave. Richard Ybara said he was trying to extend this family grace because they said they had …