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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect was shot and killed while reportedly stabbing two officers in the face in southwest Houston Saturday morning, according to authorities. Investigators with the Houston Police Department said the incident happened at about 9:10 a.m. in the 13300 block of Agarita Lane near Milfoil Lane during a welfare check. Officers learned that the caller was a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are searching for a burglary suspect who is accused of damaging a building in southwest Houston, according to investigators. Investigators with the Houston Police Department said a building located in the 8700 block of Lugary Street was burglarized on Feb. 6 at about 5:53 a.m. During the incident, two suspects forced entry into the building, causing …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Officials said that a man has died after an 18-wheeler struck him while standing in the middle of the road in northwest Harris County. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Friday in the 8400 block of Breen Drive. Officials said that Gabriel Valdez was driving a 2005 Peterbilt truck-tractor, pulling a flatbed trailer in the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The last couple of days have been chilly, but the warmer weather is set to make a return. We’ll be chilly tonight with many areas in the 40s overnight, but some sun will try to break through the clouds at times with temperatures reaching to 70 degrees or higher by Sunday afternoon. The warming trending will continue …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect was shot and killed while reportedly stabbing two officers in the face in southwest Houston Saturday morning, according to authorities. Investigators with the Houston Police Department said the incident happened at about 9:10 a.m. in the 13300 block of Agarita Lane near Milfoil Lane during a welfare check. Officers learned that the caller was a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County held its third gun buyback event Saturday morning at Deussen Park in the Summerwood neighborhood to reduce violent crime across the area. The turnout has exceeded expectations in the past, and officials told Eyewitness News it was a good turnout again. Cars could be seen lining up at the entrance of the park three hours …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — New surveillance footage has been released of two suspects accused in the death of a 65-year-old grandmother on Valentine’s Day. The video shows the moment the two suspects leave the apartment complex in a car that belonged to the victim, Judy Walters, after allegedly fatally shooting her and then running her over. On Feb. 14, police responded …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The trial of a man accused of murdering his girlfriend in 2016 and then hiding her body has been reset, adding yet another delay in her family’s wait for justice. Amalia Alexander, 32, disappeared in September 2016. Her remains were found two months later in a Montgomery County field. Her then-boyfriend, Jarvis Hickerson, was charged with capital murder …

KINGWOOD, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department searched the Kingwood Central Wastewater Treatment Plant after allegations the third-party operator falsified government documents and compliance samples. The plant is operated by Inframark. Texas Commission of Environmental Quality records note three complaints were filed about a foul smell in the area of the plant. They recorded two complaints in mid-December and one …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s a frightening statistic: AVDA reports one in every three teenagers will experience violence at the hands of a boyfriend or girlfriend, often suffering in silence. “That can include things like physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological aggression,” said AVDA CEO Maisha Coulter. “It could be stalking, and other technological behavior, but all of it is to ultimately control the …