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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Astros are 18 games out from knowing whether they’ll be postseason bound as a division champion or one of the wild-card teams. Jose Altuve’s week, however, not only showed that the team is bettering its chances of winning the American League West. It also put baseball on notice that the former AL MVP is firmly …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities have detained a man after the shooting death of his brother in Houston’s Sunnyside area Monday afternoon. The Houston Police Department responded to the deadly shooting at about 1:30 p.m. at 3701 Gassmere St. Police said the call initially dropped as a shooting and then to an assault, with the caller stating two men were fighting. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Walker County man is facing time in federal prison after admitting to receiving child pornography and cyberstalking several victims, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kody Nicholas Bohac pleaded guilty on Dec. 12, 2022. On Sept. 6, 2023, Bohac was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $5,170 in restitution to a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man who was already facing other murder counts has been charged with murder in the deadly shooting of a 19-year-old woman in southwest Houston back in April. Jusiayn Jhoria Jahze Bennett, also 19, was arrested and booked into the Fort Bend County Jail on unrelated capital murder charges, Houston police said. Police responded to a call …

HOUSTON, Texas — Kenny Duncan Jr remembers when a woman walked into his business with a Ziploc bag filled with old coins. Inside was a special Morgan silver dollar that was worth thousands of dollars. “She literally sat there and wept as I was telling her the story in why that coin was worth $9,500 bucks,” Kenny Duncan Jr said. Kenny …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After five hours of negotiation, law enforcement arrested a robbery suspect who police say barricaded himself in a four-story office building on Monday. At about 1:05 p.m., the Houston Police Department responded to a report of an aggravated robbery at 16282 Imperial Valley. Asst. Chief Ernest Garcia said officers arrived at the Little Caesars Pizza at about …

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man in Montgomery County accused in a dozen robberies is being held on a $500,000 bond. The suspect, Gregory Taylor Olds, just got out on parole after being convicted and sent to prison for a different robbery. Now, he sits in the jail again after being accused of 12 robberies in Montgomery County. According to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An 18-year-old has been arrested in connection to the death of his friend, who was fatally shot while driving on Wallisville Road. The suspect faces a manslaughter charge for the Aug. 21 shooting of 16-year-old Emmanuel “Manuel” Delgado. Court records show the suspect was arrested Monday morning. Due to the charge being processed, police have not released …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Spring Branch ISD is sending a stern message to the State of Texas. A flag with the words “Come and Take It” can be seen flying over their administration building after the board of trustees voted unanimously not to send the district’s next recapture payment to the state. Many people know recapturing as Robin Hood, where the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A stalled front will bring us multiple opportunities for rain this week, but we’ll have to wait a few more days for the highest rain chances to arrive. We hope you enjoyed the low humidity and pleasant temps Monday morning because they’re mostly gone by sunrise Tuesday. Instead of widespread temperatures in the 60s, most will wake …