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Watch live as the men’s and women’s leaders take to the streets of the Bayou City for the 2023 Chevron Houston Marathon. You can find complete coverage of the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Half Marathon on and watch the events live on Sunday, Jan. 15 on TV and online.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder after a man was found dead, wrapped in blankets, at a southeast Houston apartment complex three months ago. Zachary Charles Douglas is accused of killing 48-year-old Stephen Douglas Johnson. He was arrested on unrelated charges on Jan. 11, and after speaking to detectives, he was charged for his role …

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (KTRK) — Congrats to Houston’s own R’Bonney Gabriel as she won Miss Universe 2023! She made history twice last year when she became the first Asian American woman to win the title of Miss Texas USA in June and then the first Filipina to win Miss USA in October. Gabriel spoke to before she left for New Orleans two weeks ago and …

Watch live as the men’s and women’s leaders take to the streets of the Bayou City for the 2023 Aramco Houston Half Marathon. You can find complete coverage of the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Half Marathon on and watch the events live on Sunday, Jan. 15 on TV and online.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Sunday will be a warmer and more breezy day. Temperatures will reach the 70s by afternoon but winds may gust to around 30 mph during the afternoon. Clouds will increase and there is a small chance for a sprinkle. Expect a small chance for a light shower for Martin Luther King Day on Monday. Will sunshine return …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston jury found a former law enforcement officer guilty of assaulting two women while on duty following a four-day trial, US Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced. Lee Ray Boykin Jr., 33, was found guilty after he was accused of depriving two women of their right to bodily integrity while being a state trooper with the Texas …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Family and friends of a woman who was found decapitated inside her Waller County home held a vigil in her honor. The family spoke with and said they’re grateful for the community’s support and outpouring of love, and they hope to get her body back to Nicaragua, where she will be laid to rest. Unable to hold …

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — A man was arrested after allegedly threatening to kill everybody inside a movie theater in Spring, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable office. On Jan. 12, deputies responded to the Star Cinema located in the 1400 block of Lake Plaza Drive in reference to a disturbance. When deputies arrived, they learned a man, identified as …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston Police Department officer is said to be OK after being shot at while conducting a traffic stop in north Houston, officials said. It happened in the 13700 block of Cambury Drive at about 6:50 p.m. on Saturday. Preliminary information stated that as the officer conducted a stop, the suspect immediately got out of the car …

The Texas Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the state to potentially take control of the Houston Independent School District, which state education officials say has been plagued by mismanagement and low academic performance at one of its high schools. Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath first moved to take over the district’s school board in 2019 in response to allegations …