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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot to death and another is fighting for his life at a hospital after Houston police said some sort of disturbance escalated in the parking lot of an apartment complex in west Houston. Officers were called at about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday to the Serenity at Cityside apartment homes in the 6000 block of Beverly …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At the start of A.J. Armstrong’s capital murder retrial, prosecutors began their opening statements by bringing jurors into the Armstrong house that deadly day, six years ago, when Dawn and Antonio were found murdered in their bedroom. They had each been shot once in the head as they slept in their southwest Houston home. Looking back at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For those who stuck around with the Astros when they were down 4-0 early in ALDS Game 1, we salute you! Houston’s clear season MVP, Yordan Alvarez, sent a booming three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap off a furious comeback against the Seattle Mariners to open the Astros’ postseason. The ‘Stros …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A young Afro-Latina mom who’s a writer and poet is making a change when it comes to Latin culture representation in the literary world. Jasmine Mendez is a Dominican-American poet, playwright and award-winning author of several books for kids and adults. She was discovered by Arte Publico Press while at a reading at the library. Since then, she has …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for a driver who they said killed a bicyclist and ran from the scene Tuesday night. The events unfolded at about 8 p.m., when the bicyclist was part of a Pride Ride event taking place along W. Dallas Street. The group was in one lane, when the victim lost control of his bike …

BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) — A Baytown police officer who was on trial for the 2019 shooting death of Pamela Turner was found not guilty by a jury, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. On Tuesday, after deliberations in the trial of Juan Delacruz, a jury turned in a not guilty verdict. “Pamela Turner’s killing was a tragedy for her family …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 24-year-old man has been charged with murder for his alleged role in the shooting death of a strip club security guard in west Houston, records show. DeLaunte Maxie, 32, was killed on Sept. 14 while working at Club Onyx. According to investigators, one man got into an argument with the security guard outside the club in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two fronts are in our 10 day forecast, and the first arrives Wednesday night. The atmosphere is moistening up ahead of the front, which will make for a milder start to our Wednesday. Temperatures will only drop into the upper 60s and low 70s with lots of dew on the ground and patchy fog around sunrise. There …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The City of Houston’s new noise ordinance went into effect on Sept. 6, so how do residents of the often-noisy Washington Corridor feel about the job it’s doing? “I wish I could say it’s good,” resident Steven Devadanam said. “I appreciate the effort, but the noise continues every night.” The ordinance doubled the maximum fine businesses could …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A firefighter and resident were injured after an apartment building in west Houston was possibly torched, according to investigators. The Houston Fire Department said at about 5:30 p.m., crews responded to heavy fire and smoke at an apartment complex in the 2500 block of Lazy Hollow Drive. The fire reportedly started in the building’s common utility room …