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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department is investigating a murder-attempted suicide that shut down I-45 southbound for hours on Saturday. Officers received a call at about 4 p.m. about an accident on the 5500 block of the Gulf Freeway near Telephone Road. Upon arrival, officers said they noticed two people, a man and a woman, both with gunshot wounds …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 23-year-old woman was shot to death in her bedroom in southwest Harris County in an apparent murder-suicide, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. According to deputies, on Sunday, the victim, identified by family as Tamara Sawyer, was contacted by her on-and-off again ex-boyfriend since high school. “He called her earlier today, then around 3 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Your Monday and Tuesday will be a lot like Sunday with mild morning temps and warm afternoon temps. High temperatures will easily warm in the upper 80s to low 90s for most locations. Our next front is beginning to look a little weaker than earlier thought so a significant cool down and significant rain chances will have …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department is investigating a murder-attempted suicide that shut down I-45 southbound for hours on Saturday. Officers received a call at about 4 p.m. about an accident on the 5500 block of the Gulf Freeway near Telephone Road. Upon arrival, officers said they noticed two people, a man and a woman, both with gunshot wounds …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three carjacking suspects led police on a 20-minute chase in northeast Houston on Saturday morning, authorities said. Houston Police Department officers responded to a reported stolen vehicle at about 1 a.m. The three suspects, two who are juveniles, led police on a car chase near Kashmere Gardens, police said. After traveling north on Beltway 8 and around …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We started off on a pleasant note Sunday morning with lows in the low 60s. Highs Sunday afternoon are expected to climb into the mid to upper 80s under mostly sunny skies. Warm temperatures continue into the work week but we could see a little drop at the end of the week behind another cool front. What …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A woman is in critical condition after she was shot outside of a home in northwest Houston, according to deputies. Harris County sheriff’s deputies said they responded to a shooting at 17630 Waverly Grove Dr. at about 11:25 p.m. on Friday. Upon arrival, deputies found a woman in her 20s shot in the stomach, according to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — City leaders held the second “no questions asked” gun buyback event on Saturday. More than 800 weapons were collected during the city’s inaugural buyback in July, the second time around 1,208 guns were collected. According to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, 368 revolvers, 279 semi-automatic handguns, 243 shotguns, 227 rifles, and 91 rifle semi-automatics were collected on Saturday. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A toddler was saved from drowning at a pool in a southeast Houston apartment complex Saturday afternoon, according to police. Houston Police Department officers responded to a possible drowning call at the Cabo San Lucas Apartments near the Gulf Freeway and Ledge Street. Upon arrival, police said they discovered a small child had wandered out of the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The City of Houston is closely looking at an apartment complex after two bodies were found just a few days apart from each other. The city’s Apartment Task Force spent hours at The Redford in the 1300 block of Redford Street along the Gulf Freeway in southeast Houston on Friday, according to Councilmember Dave Martin, who represents …