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Shooting under investigation in northeast Houston after 2 people drive to hospital, HPD says


August 11, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two people were driven to the hospital in a private vehicle Thursday evening after police say shots were fired in a northeast Houston neighborhood. The Houston Police Department said its Northeast Patrol officers responded to a shooting scene in the 9600 block of Aguila Street, near Mesa and north of Wallisville Road. According to HPD Lt. Larry …

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Aid containers were sent twice by Pakistani Diaspora from Houston to help victims in Pakistan


August 10, 2023

By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Houston: In the presence of Pakistan’s Consul General Aftab Chaudhry, State of Texas Representative Dr. Suleman Lalani, Tariq Majeed – Pakistani Association Austin, and former Test Cricketer Jalaluddin, the Houston community under the Alliance for Disaster Relief (AFDR), Helping Hands USA, and Houston Karachi Sister City Association, on August 5, 2023, sent a 40-foot container …

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Old Spanish Trail reopened after major gas leak near Texas Medical Center


August 10, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Old Spanish Trail was reopened after a major gas leak near the Texas Medical Center on Wednesday afternoon. The University of Texas Police at Houston said Bertner Avenue and Old Spanish Trail were closed as a result of the leak. Major gas leak still has Bertner and OST closed this afternoon. @HoustonFire -310 pic.twitter.com/tlqGrrZvla — UT Police at Houston (@UTPoliceHouston) August …

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Amtrak-Texas Central agreement revives dormant Houston-Dallas high-speed rail project


August 10, 2023

Houston to Dallas in less than 90 minutes – that was the pitch being made all the way back in 2012 for an unprecedented, land-bound travel network across Texas. A high-speed rail project in the state was originally slated for completion in 2020, but leadership changes and legal wrangling over land rights, among other issues, pushed the privately-funded project, which grew from $12 …

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Prosecutors say AJ Armstrong’s brother’s paranoia does not make him killer in 2016 murders


August 10, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — July 28, 2016, was a night like any other night for Josh Armstrong. That’s how his then-girlfriend, Hannah Pilon, described it to the jury, as she sat across the courtroom from Josh’s younger, half-brother, A.J. Armstrong, on trial a third time for allegedly killing their parents. Josh is the biological son of Dawn Armstrong and was adopted …

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Texans face New England Patriots with new coach DeMeco Ryans leading the game


August 10, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s a night for debuts when the Houston Texans face the New England Patriots Thursday at 6 p.m. on . When Sports Anchor Greg Bailey sat down for a one-on-one interview with the Texans’ new coach DeMeco Ryans, he said he wants everyone to see a team that plays with precision and a physical style. Ryans …

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4-year-old drowning victim was found unresponsive in Spring neighborhood swimming pool, deputies say


August 10, 2023

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — A 4-year-old boy has died after he was found unresponsive in a swimming pool in the Spring area, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office said. Constable deputies said they were called to the 19500 block of Lockridge Drive, near Silverton Street, in the North Hill Estates neighborhood of Spring on Wednesday. The child was pulled out …

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Officials investigating what sparked 4-alarm fire in NW Harris County warehouse


August 10, 2023

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway to find out the cause of a four-alarm fire at an AC warehouse in northwest Harris County. The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office tweeted Wednesday evening that multiple crews were responding to the fire at the 10000 block of Gilson Lane. Officials said a hazmat team was also called out to the …

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Group of suspects wanted, seen stealing 27 guns from Top Gun Pawn shop in Spring, deputies say


August 10, 2023

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — In an early morning break-in, three fast-moving burglars hit a Montgomery County pawn shop and got away with dozens of guns. The burglary happened at Top Gun Pawn on Rayford Road in Spring. In an alert that went out to law enforcement later Wednesday morning, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office revealed that 27 guns were stolen. According …

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