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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 19-year-old was charged with assaulting her grandmother after she tried confronting the teen for destroying personal property, documents state. Lakeria Robinson was arrested on July 2 in the 13800 block of Ella Boulevard. Harris County Precinct 4 Constable deputies responded to a home for a disturbance. At the scene, authorities talked with the victim, Robinson’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Families of American hostages wrongfully detained around the world spent this Independence Day in Montrose with the Bring Our Families Home Campaign. They were there to unveil a new mural, but the main focus of the event was a call to President Joe Biden to get their family members home. “Our campaign urges President Biden to meet with our …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An inmate died after he was found unresponsive inside his cell at the Harris County Jail on Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that 30-year-old Ramon Thomas died after suffering “an apparent medical emergency.” Deputies said Thomas was found with a low pulse inside his cell. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you’re heading downtown for all the fun at Freedom Over Texas, be prepared for congestion. There are three big events happening all around the same time, drawing in tens of thousands of people. Outside Shell Energy Stadium in East Downtown, the crowds started filing in early for a double-header event in the Concacaf Gold Cup tournament. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Independence Day celebrations kicked off, at least 12 people have been killed and 48 injured in mass shootings across the country since Sunday. Sunday morning, two people were killed and 28 injured at a block party in Baltimore. Around the same time, 11 people were injured at a nightclub shooting in Wichita. The following day a gunman in a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman says she’s grateful to be alive after she was shot at while driving home in the Alief area. The shooting reportedly happened on Bellaire Boulevard at Addicks Clodine Road. A vehicle pulled up alongside the woman and started firing into her truck, the victim said. After she realized what was happening, the woman said she …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Shell Freedom Over Texas celebration returned to rock downtown Houston and lit up the night! The event was once again held at Eleanor Tinsley Park. Shell Freedom Over Texas featured live concerts from Chris Young, Yola, and TMF. Street closures to avoid Keep an eye out for these traffic closures. They’re in effect until Wednesday, July 5, 5 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Neighbors are questioning whether a 25-year-old man found alive after he was reported missing eight years ago was really ever missing. Kisha Ross and her family were shocked to find out Rudolph “Rudy” Farias was found because they never knew he was reported missing. Civil court records reveal his mother lives on the same street in northeast …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Tropical moisture is moving into Houston, so that will up the rain chances even higher for Wednesday and Thursday. The radar should stay fairly quiet through sunrise, but it won’t take long for showers and thunderstorms to blossom. Initially the rain will begin offshore and near our coastal communities, then it will transition inland toward Houston mid-morning. …

HOUSTON, Texas — Does it seem that Californians really are everywhere here in Houston? Here’s why: A new report by online storage finding platform StorageCafe has revealed just how much money the average Californian saves by taking on the title of transplant and relocating to the Lone Star State. And more people from Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties are choosing …