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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of sexually assaulting a child last year is now being sought by Houston authorities. On Friday, the Houston Police Department shared an image of 31-year-old Jonathan Ortiz, who’s wanted for indecency of a child. Authorities said on or about Nov. 5, 2022, Ortiz sexually assaulted the young victim in the 1500 block of Burnett …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Officials say they are experiencing an AC outage at the air traffic control tower, which led to a brief ground stop at Hobby Airport Saturday night. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a ground stop was issued at the airport and a Houston arrival delay advisory as a result. Those have since been canceled. Hobby reportedly hit …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Temperatures reached the triple digits across much of southeast Texas Saturday. And as the sun sets, a couple of showers and storms could develop. These are associated with a stationary front that will slowly push from north of south across the region. Best chance for rain will be north and east of Houston through Midnight. A couple …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houstonian Nehomar Ochoa Jr. says he’ll always remember the first Astros game he attended with his family after they came to the United States from Venezuela. He recalls ‘Stros slugger Evan Gattis hitting a home run over the train tracks at Minute Maid Park in 2016. “It was crazy, and we were all pumped up,” Ochoa Jr. …

Two more people face federal charges in connection with a series of fentanyl overdoses by Carrollton-Farmers Branch students, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Texas announced Friday — including a man officials called a top supplier of the drug. Julio Gonzales Jr., 18, was charged July 14 with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in a case that has …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A weak summer front pushing toward Houston will spike temperatures into the 100s Saturday, but it will also deliver a chance for showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. and especially near sunset. Temperatures overnight will dip into the upper 70s for most Houston neighborhoods, then rocket up to the low 100s between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman who was allegedly assaulted by a man who held a knife to her throat spoke only to ABC13 to let other victims of violent crimes know they should fight for justice. The alleged attack happened back on April 23, and the suspect is now behind bars. “I was worried because I didn’t know who he …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Two days after a theft charge was made public in Harris County against a Memphis rapper, the charge was dismissed. A warrant was issued for the arrest of rapper Finesse2Tymes, whose legal name is Ricky Hampton, this week after charging documents said he did not return a rental car to Enterprise. The charge was dropped because …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Denise Lewis has lived in her Montrose home near Audubon Place for almost two decades. She says it’s been about a year since construction crews showed up in front of her home, and she said they’ve been there since. “We are literally under siege, and we used to have a beautiful street here in Montrose,” she said. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A police chase with a domestic violence suspect ended with a crash into an innocent driver and then a pole in southwest Houston. Houston police said a few hours before the chase began, they responded to a family violence call in the 12000 block of Hillcroft Street early Friday morning. There, they spoke to a woman who …