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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect in a drive-by shooting that injured a 14-year-old girl has been arrested after a chase with deputies. Harris County Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested after someone saw the suspect’s pickup truck on TV and called in a tip. “That was the crucial part of putting that piece out,” said Thomas Gilliland with …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man who is hearing impaired died in an apartment fire after neighbors tried to rescue him. It happened off South Post Oak and Willowbend in southwest Houston overnight. Neighbors heard popping sounds and ran outside to see flames shooting through the kitchen window. In a frantic effort to save their neighbor, they grabbed fire extinguishers …

BROOKSHIRE, Texas (KTRK) — A case of apparent workplace violence is under investigation in Waller County, where deputies say an employee was stabbed to death. Deputies were called to Orizon Industries on FM 362 near Brookshire just after 8 p.m. Wednesday. Another person, a male employee, was also stabbed and flown to a hospital with serious injuries. We’re told the …

The homeless man at the center of a local GoFundMe scam that made national headlines has been arrested after authorities say he skipped out on his court date. A judge issued an arrest warrant for John Bobbitt Tuesday after he was a no-show at a required court appearance in Burlington County. The Philadelphia veteran was previously charged for the charity …

BROOKSHIRE, Texas (KTRK) — A case of apparent workplace violence is under investigation in Waller County, where deputies say an employee was stabbed to death. Deputies were called to Orizon Industries on FM 362 near Brookshire just after 8 p.m. Wednesday. Another person, a male employee, was also stabbed and flown to a hospital with serious injuries. We’re told the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Jazmine Barnes was laid to rest Tuesday, a second suspect was charged with her murder. Larry Woodruffe, 24, now faces a capital murder charge along with Eric Black Jr., 20, who was charged over the weekend Investigators say Woodruffe fired eight shots into Jazmine’s mother’s car early on Sunday, Dec. 30, killing the 7-year-old and injuring her …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police say an arrest in a gruesome murder has uncovered another disturbing crime. Estanislado Alvarez-Hernandez is charged with the murder of Maria Gonzalez, who died last August after being stabbed 12 to 14 times in front of her two children. It took months to find a suspect, and now court documents reveal how Alvarez-Hernandez was caught. …

WEST WYOMING, Pennsylvania (KTRK) — A woman was arrested in West Wyoming, Pennsylvania, for breaking into a police department because she was allegedly looking for an officer she had been harrassing. Surveillance video from outside the police building shows Ashley Keister banging on the door early on Monday. When she couldn’t break through, she smashed her way in using a …

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Philadelphia police say they had to discharge their weapons after the same two pit bulls that killed a dog two weeks ago attacked again. Around 7:20 p.m. Monday police responded to a report of two dogs attacking a woman and her dog. Two officers arrived at the scene and shot at the dogs, striking them, in an effort to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Jazmine Barnes was laid to rest Tuesday, a second suspect was charged with her murder. Larry Woodruffe, 24, now faces a capital murder charge along with Eric Black Jr., 20, who was charged over the weekend Investigators say Woodruffe fired eight shots into Jazmine’s mother’s car early on Sunday, Dec. 30, killing the 7-year-old and injuring her …