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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — SkyEye captured a bizarre standoff Wednesday evening that ended with officers having to wade into a pond to take a chase suspect into custody. The chase came to an end off Beaumont Highway and Oates Road in northeast Houston, where video from SkyEye captured police on the banks of a retention pond with the chase suspect in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Bundle up as you head out the door this morning! A Freeze Warning is in effect for Trinity, Walker, San Jacinto, Polk, Burleson, Brazos, Grimes, and northern Liberty counties from 1 am-9 am Thursday. Temperatures for most this morning are starting off in the 30s, and that could put frost on rooftops and windshields in your neighborhood. …

By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Houston, Texas: The funeral prayer for Dr. Talat Jahan Khan, a Pakistani woman tragically killed in Conroe, took place in Houston. In attendance were hundreds of mourners, including the deceased’s husband, son, daughter, and brother, wjahat Khan, as well as Consul General Houston Aftab Chaudhary. The emotional service was held at Hamza Mosque in Houston, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston mom is calling for protocol changes after she said Whidby Elementary School lost her 6-year-old son during dismissal time. According to the mom, the young boy was found by a stranger nearly a mile away. Monique Daniely said she pulled up to Whidby on Monday to pick up her son, Logan. She said a school …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Relief may be coming soon for tenants and landlords who have waited months for their eviction cases to be heard in court. On Tuesday, Harris County commissioners voted in favor of using more than $1 million in COVID recovery funds to add two new court positions to help alleviate the wait time. The strain is also …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Jordanian citizen living in Houston has been vocal about his support for killing Jews, according to the director of the FBI. Sohaib Abuayyash, 20, is charged with a federal count of possession of a weapon by a prohibited person. During his testimony on Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security, where he discussed threats …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County District Attorney’s Office said a Red Notice was filed and accepted on Monday for Ever Navarrete, the man accused of killing his wife. Officials said Navarrete had a hearing in El Salvador on Tuesday, where officials agreed to hold him for 60 days while HCDAO puts together their extradition package. The latest update comes …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With Election Day just a week away, Houston’s four leading mayoral candidates took the stage in an debate addressing voters, and crime was one of the main topics. Although current Mayor Sylvester Turner has touted his One Safe Houston crime initiative for causing crime to trend downward, many voters aren’t feeling it and want the next administration to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Mayor Sylvester Turner leaves office, his vision to bring back a theme park during his term appears unlikely, but industry experts believe it won’t be much longer until Houston gets a theme park. ‘I still see ghosts’: The memories of Astroworld are still fresh in Houstonians minds nearly 20 years after it closed The Texas Cyclone, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s been more than a month since a suspected drunk driver crashed into the home of an 82-year-old blind veteran in northwest Houston, and now their family is turning to Action 13 for help. The crash left the front fence of the home down and pieces of the carport on the ground. Now, his two front doors …