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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies are investigating after they say a 14-year-old was unintentionally shot inside a northwest Harris County home Friday afternoon. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted that deputies responded to a home in the 8400 block of Parasol Lane near West Road. Gonzalez said two teens, the 14-year-old victim and his 16-year-old cousin, were at the home …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As summer weather continues to heat up, residents of the Villas at Sandrock Apartments have been without air conditioning for about a month. Sandra Collins, who’s lived at the complex since 2019, has six fans set up in her two-bedroom apartment to try to stay cool. “I got a box of popsicles to try to keep cool …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Dick DeGuerin and Rusty Hardin are pretty much legal legends in the state of Texas, and now, together, they’ll tackle a historic trial that’ll live in Texas history books. DeGuerin and Hardin are two heavy-hitting Houston attorneys who have more than 100 combined years of legal experience. “Our strategy is to be open and honest and present …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Upwards of 300 kids are suddenly without summer baseball after a board that manages their fields decided to end the sport for everyone. In southeast Harris County, El Franco Lee Park is home to Southbelt baseball – a place that was gearing up for summer action. But those dreams have been put on hold after parents and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two days on the job, and the new superintendent of the Houston Independent School District is already making big changes. Employees from more than two dozen schools just learned they will have to re-apply for their jobs. New Superintendent Mike Miles is calling his plan the “New Education System.” According to Miles, he’s starting with 29 schools, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Firefighters had quite the busy Friday morning in the Houston area as different departments battled church fires. SkyEye video shows Dickinson firefighters battling a fire at about 6:30 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church on 800 FM-517. Most of the roof was completely gone, and because there was no wind, the smoke was shooting up. The Dickinson Fire …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — While today will be dry for most, storm chances are on the rise this weekend, and the stormy weather pattern will stick around for several days next week. We will continue to bake away on Saturday with a heat ridge nearby. If the high hits our forecast of 93 it will go down as Houston’s hottest day …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — has learned new information about a two-vehicle crash along SH-288 that happened over the Memorial Day weekend. According to the Houston Police Department, three people, including an 18-year-old woman, a 17-year-old, and a 15-year-old, were hurt in a crash along Highway 288 on Saturday, May 27. It happened when a driver in an SUV crashed into …

HOUSTON Texas (KTRK) — Court records show that a driver’s charges were dismissed in the case involving a rollover crash on the North Freeway that left a 1-year-old girl dead and three other children hurt. Charges against Deadrian Aundre Baker, 33, including murder and two counts of intoxication assault, appear to have been dismissed due to “incomplete lab results.” Baker was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Meet Landon Richie, a 20-year-old political science major at the University of Houston. He’s a gifted trumpet player and a 3rd-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Richie also loves photography, poetry, and going to concerts. “Just doing anything a kid would do in school with my family, with extracurriculars and stuff like that,” he said. But …