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A bicyclist is dead after a hit-and-run in the Third Ward overnight, Houston Police said. The male bicyclist was crossing the street at Hutchins Street and Alabama Street when he was struck by a white truck. The bicyclist was dead at the scene. Witnesses at the scene say the driver of the truck briefly stopped, but did not get out of the …

MONROE, Michigan — A Michigan woman has been arrested after living with her dead boyfriend’s remains. She is accused of hiding her 61-year-old boyfriend’s dead body for a month or more, police say. Police discovered the incident after family members of the boyfriend reported that they had not seen or heard from him in weeks. She was still using his bank …

LUBBOCK, Texas (KTRK) — College basketball fans had an eventful night Saturday in Lubbock, Texas. After the Texas Tech men’s basketball team beat Michigan State, fans flooded the streets to celebrate. People can be seen singing songs and chanting while running around with their fellow fans. In a series of videos on Twitter, fans can be seen dancing on a flipped …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Early Sunday morning, deputies responded to a car crash near 249 and west Mount Houston Road in north Harris County. Witnesses say they saw a black GMC SUV traveling eastbound on the roadway, and a gray Chevrolet Impala traveling westbound. Suddenly, the black SUV entered the westbound lanes while traveling into oncoming traffic. They then collided with …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Rain chances are on the rise today as a disturbance rolls through the area. Most of the area should see rain as we head into the late morning to early afternoon hours. Some storms could be strong to severe with damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes possible along the front edge. Isolated large hail cannot be …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for the man who allegedly shot an 8-year-old boy Friday evening on Houston’s southeast side. The shooting in the 7800 block of Tierwester near the South Loop brought Houston police with their guns drawn. Eyewitnesses told ABC13 it started as an argument while children were playing around 6:15 p.m. The kids got …

MIAMI, Florida — The city of Miami police say Mexican telenovela star, Pablo Lyle, 32, has been arrested after fatally punching a 63-year-old man. Investigators say Lyle was in the passenger seat of an SUV when his driver appeared to cut off a car at an intersection. Police said the 63-year-old man driving the other vehicle was Juan Ricardo Hernandez. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are looking for the person responsible for fatally shooting a man in the head outside Williamstown Apartments located at 9200 Bissonnet St. in southwest Houston. Shooting Investigation: 9200 Bissonnet. Male shot in head. #hounewsCC8 Around 2:30 Saturday morning, officers found a 29-year-old man on the ground outside of the apartments. The man underwent surgery at Memorial …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Scattered showers and storms will be possible this morning as a disturbance rolls towards the area. Some storms could become strong to even severe. The highest chance of severe weather will be north of our viewing area but a few severe storms cannot be ruled out. Scattered rain is expected to continue into the afternoon as …

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul has sold an opulent mansion on the affluent suburban outskirts of Houston, Texas, for $5.85 million. Unfortunately for the nine-time NBA All-Star, the sale price is notably under the last asking price of $6.475 million and, even more notably, about half a million bucks less than the just over $6.36 million he paid for the extravagant spread …