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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two full seasons should be enough time for Astros fans to get over the departure of Carlos Correa, right? As Game 1 of the American League Division Series looms Saturday, supporters of the defending World Series champs may need to put any fond memories of the star shortstop’s clutch performances in the rear-view. Yes, Correa has come …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a kidnapping in Harris County, according to officials. Hubert Hurtado was arrested and charged after holding two men at gunpoint and demanding money from their families in 2022. At the time, police said Hurtado took the men to separate locations and took pictures of himself …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — You may see a lot of pink this month at and around the country because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s the most cancer in American women after skin cancers and a disease that’s hit a lot of our families personally, including our own Erica Simon’s. In July 2019, Lyndsay Levingston was caught completely off …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The reigning World Series champions are 11 wins from a repeat. “The closer you get to your goal, the more visible it appears that it could happen,” Astros manager Dusty Baker admitted Thursday, two days before his team hosts Game 1 of the American League Division Series against Minnesota. “We’re a lot closer than we were last …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man with a history of domestic violence against his ex-wife led police on a high-speed chase before he was taken into custody in west Harris County on Thursday morning. ABC13 sources identified the man as 59-year-old Errol Kelly. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the standoff happened after 8 a.m. in the 1300 block of …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man who authorities say drugged and raped a teenager and was later released from jail because of a mistake made by prosecutors is now back in custody. Luis Sanchez pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child on Thursday. Documents state the crime occurred in April 2022. He agreed to 15 years in prison, according …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — They’re more of a traveling circus than a legitimate Major League Baseball club, but boy, are they entertaining! The Savannah Bananas, whose hijinks on the diamond drew three sold-out nights at Sugar Land’s Constellation Field this past March, is heading to a bigger venue when they make their return to southeast Texas. Houston’s Minute Maid Park has …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There’s a lot to unpack a day after the Houston Astros learned they will host the American League Central Champions, the Minnesota Twins, who swept the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL Wild-Card Series. The Twins, led by former ‘Stros shortstop Carlos Correa, have confidence heading into Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Saturday. After …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For months, has reported on massive utility poles being erected in neighborhoods, creating eye sores. But now, these poles are impacting people’s ability to safely get down the sidewalk in Montrose. A couple of weeks ago, CenterPoint Energy put a massive utility pole in the center of a sidewalk along Dunlavy Street, making wonder if this was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been charged with four felonies after Houston police arrested him for having body armor, a gun, and multiple driver’s licenses while driving a stolen car that looked a lot like a police patrol unit, court records state. Adrian Dwayne Johnican, 54, remains in jail on bonds totaling $30,000. He is charged with unlawful possession …