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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An adoptive father of nine boys is behind bars in Harris County after being accused of sexually assaulting at least one of his sons for years, and it is not the first time he’s faced child sex allegations. Hayim Nissim Cohen, 38, was arrested Friday and charged with continuous sex abuse of a child and sexual assault …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Children inside a home at the center of a SWAT situation in northwest Houston were able to get out with their mother. But the suspect remains holed up inside the home. Officers were called to the 3100 block of Crestdale, near YES Prep Northbrook High School. Houston police said that a woman’s ex came to her apartment …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are asking for help to find a man accused of stealing a woman’s car with her two young sons in the back seat. The mother asked to remain unidentified out of fear for her family’s safety. The boys were found safe thanks to a deliveryman the children’s mother called an angel in disguise. The woman …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A cold front arriving Thursday morning will drop temperatures from the 60s around sunrise into the 40s by sunset. You’ll want a warm jacket on hand as a steady northwest wind blows over 20 mph under a cloudy sky, so if you step outside in the morning and it’s still mild, go ahead and take the jacket …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities found a woman’s stolen vehicle a day after she was killed during a carjacking in the Memorial area. Investigators told Eyewitness News they believe the grandmother, identified by family members as 65-year-old Judy Walters, was targeted. Police said they are determining who the suspects are, saying they might have been involved in some sort of disagreement …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are in town Tuesday night to play their first show in Houston in nearly nine years. They’re playing at Toyota Center, but the band’s first shows in Houston weren’t so grandiose. Springsteen and an early version of the E Street Band played their first concerts in the Bayou City in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Sea fog will possibly slow you down for your Wednesday morning drive. The increase in moisture will come with a 30% chance for mainly light to moderate showers Temperatures will slowly warm ahead of sunrise, reaching the low-to-mid 60s by sunrise. After the fog lifts a little sun breaking through the clouds will push temperatures into the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The latest Michigan State University shooting, where authorities said a gunman opened fire, killing three and injuring five others Monday night, has hit close to home for one Houstonian, who knows a student that currently goes there. “I think it was first, you know, just shock. We see it all time, but when it’s something that impacts you …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A driver is dead after suffering a medical episode while driving, which sparked a major crash on 610 West Loop, according to police. At about 1:41 p.m. Tuesday, Bellaire police received a call of a crash on the southbound lanes of the West Loop at Southwest Freeway. Police told that the person’s medical episode contributed to their …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An armored car guard was hospitalized after being shot in the parking lot of Willowbrook Mall in northwest Harris County, authorities said. Houston police said Tuesday’s shooting happened at about 3:35 p.m. at 2000 Willowbrook Mall. According to the FBI Violent Crime Task Force with HPD, the shooting happened when a suspect robbed a Brinks armored …