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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies responded to a northwest Harris County neighborhood where one of their own opened fire at a suspect on Friday night. Harris County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home invasion in the 5400 block of Melody Park Lane. Two masked suspects were said to be leaving the home, when one pointed a weapon at deputies, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The family and friends of a 26-year-old Houston man are in a real-life, stress-filled wait for a resolution in their loved one’s disappearance after search crews say he vanished after bar hopping in the Heights over the weekend. According to the Houston Police Department, Delano Burkes, just after 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 13, left McIntyre’s Bar on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The family of a woman hit and killed by a trash truck while riding her bicycle has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Republic Waste Services of Texas and the driver. On Oct. 8, Bre’Ana Powell was crossing Broadway Street in southeast Houston on her bicycle when Houston police say the driver of the 50,000-pound truck made …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Independent School district confirmed on Friday that someone at an east Houston elementary school tested positive for monkeypox. The school district released a statement saying R.P. Harris Elementary will undergo a deep cleaning, per the HISD Smart Start Plan. HISD said they notified the parents and individuals of those who may have been exposed to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are investigating whether a man accused of stabbing his sister-in-law to death did it in retaliation for reporting his brother to police. Greg Montelongo, 40, is charged with murder in the stabbing death of a 47-year-old woman on Wednesday. Friends identify her as Lydia Gutierrez. It happened at a home in the 6300 block of …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies responded to a northwest Harris County neighborhood where one of their own opened fire at a suspect on Friday night. Harris County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home invasion in the 5400 block of Melody Park Lane. Two masked suspects were said to be leaving the home, when one pointed a weapon at deputies, …

DUBAI: Kuwait on Wednesday put to death seven prisoners in a rare mass execution in the country. The state-run KUNA news agency described those executed as all facing premeditated murder and other charges in the country. It identified those killed as three Kuwaiti men, one Kuwaiti woman, a Syrian man, a Pakistani man and an Ethiopian woman. Kuwait said the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston ISD student is behind bars, accused of a hate crime against a fellow classmate. Eighteen-year-old Jeffson Ventura-Rodriguez from El Salvador was arrested and charged with assault enhanced by hate crime. Houston ISD police booked Ventura-Rodriguez into the Harris County Jail by Houston ISD Police. Police say an on-going conflict between Hispanic and Afghan students at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A day after his client was found not guilty of murdering an off-duty Houston police sergeant, a seasoned defense attorney is calling for change at the state level over officer-involved shootings. Paul Looney represented Robert Soliz Jr., who is accused of shooting and killing 24-year HPD veteran Sgt. Sean Rios on the feeder road of the North Freeway …

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KTRK) — The XFL Draft got underway Wednesday in Las Vegas with each team selecting 44 players. The Houston Roughnecks, who are returning for the league’s 2023 revival, and the other seven teams made 11 selections each from four positional groupings. The first 11 picks would be for the offensive skill positions, including wide receiver, running back, tight …