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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Due to the national lifeguard shortage, the Houston Parks and Recreation Department has planned to open all city pools in three phases. This comes as Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the new One Safe Summer Campaign. In a press release sent to, Turner said this campaign is a considerable effort, with the main goal being to keep all …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are investigating a crash where three people were injured, including a man who was found shot and a 13-year-old girl who was thrown from an SUV. At about 10:14 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the incident on Highway 288 northbound near the South Loop. According to police, a man in an SUV was driving …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A wrong-way crash ended with three people being killed on the Katy Freeway on Sunday, according to deputies. Harris County Precinct 5 said the incident happened at about 2:10 a.m. in the 8500 block of the Katy Freeway. Preliminary information indicates that a driver in a Honda was allegedly going the wrong way before hitting a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are investigating a crash where three people were injured, including a man who was found shot and a 13-year-old girl who was thrown from an SUV. At about 10:14 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the incident on Highway 288 northbound near the South Loop. Total freeway closure 288 North bound at Belfort. Crash investigation, …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A wrong-way crash ended with three people being killed on the Katy Freeway on Sunday, according to deputies. Harris County Precinct 5 said the incident happened at about 2:10 a.m. in the 8500 block of the Katy Freeway. Preliminary information indicates that a driver in a Honda was allegedly going the wrong way before hitting a …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Multiple fire departments and law enforcement agencies responded to a multi-vehicle fire that shut down FM 1942 in both directions, in east Harris County, according to officials. The fire reportedly started near a makeshift building in the 3600 block of FM 1942, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted. According to officials, one car was reported to have caught …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department is investigating after a man, who was found shot in the chest in a gas station parking lot, died in southwest Houston. HPD officers responded to the scene after a call of a shooting dropped in the 14700 block of S. Main Street at about 5:10 p.m. Sunday. When officers arrived at the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 23-year-old man who went missing in west Houston has been found safe, according to officials. Alex Miles was found on Sunday evening, after last being seen on Saturday at his home in the 3000 block of Walnut Bend Drive, officials said. The Houston Police Department sent out a flyer reporting Miles’ condition stating that anyone with …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are gathering more information about how a truck spun out of control and landed on top of several vehicles in a family-owned car dealership in west Houston. In a dramatic surveillance video obtained only by , a truck is seen spinning into the frame, going airborne over a gate, and rolling into the IDrive Auto …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Memorial Day will be a near repeat of Sunday with a slightly better chance for more scattered storms across Southeast Texas. Monday will start off muggy with temperatures warming up pretty quickly, into the mid-upper 80s by the afternoon. Memorial Day will feature the chance for more scattered storms though, few of which could bring brief heavy …