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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Another hot and muggy day coming up for Sunday with just a slight chance for rain. We will start off the day with temperatures in the low 70s but will quickly rise into the low 90s by the afternoon. Heat index values will near or just exceed 100. We could also see a few showers and storms …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man charged with the murder of a teenager was released on bond one day before the shooting, according to court documents. Daniel Hines, 21, appeared in court on Saturday after he was arrested for shooting 18-year-old Curtis Mobley after he was found in his 14-year-old girlfriend’s bed. The 14-year-old was Hines’ cousin. Hines had been …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An 18-year-old man is facing charges after investigators said he shot and killed another 18-year-old in the driveway of a home in Spring. Sgt. Ben Beall with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the 911 call came in about 11:10 a.m. on Friday from a home on Blodgett Peak Trail. HAPPENING NOW – SHOOTING SCENE Heavy …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Gulf moisture brought widely scattered downpours back to Southeast Texas on Friday, and that moisture will slowly move out this weekend to bring rain chances down. Any shower or thunderstorm that pops up could produce briefly heavy rain that could drop a quick inch. The good news for your Saturday evening plans is that the sky should …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The woman shot to death while she was riding in a vehicle on Airtex Drive near I-45 on Friday night was eight months pregnant, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said. She and a 17-year-old male driver of a blue Nissan Altima were shot at when someone in a white Volkswagen Jetta pulled up next to them at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two students were arrested and charged after allegedly making threats against James Madison High School on Wednesday. According to court records, terroristic threat charges were filed against 17-year-old Damian Darias and 18-year-old Cornell Santell Thomas. Darias admitted he was going to shoot up the school, doing it on Friday during lunch time, a magistrate judge read out …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A woman survived a horrifying attack, snatched from her own driveway at gunpoint and raped. Investigators say evidence led to charges against two teens, and at least one of them reportedly confessed, it wasn’t the first time he’d committed that type of crime. Violent crime investigators have arrested and charged 17-year-old Olvin Rodriguez and a 16-year-old …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man who already faces a number of charges is now being accused of throwing his own baby in a dumpster as well. Desmond Deandre Thompson, 40, now faces a charge of injury to child under 15 years old for an incident that happened back in July. The Houston Police Department confirmed to that the injured child …

MISSOURI CITY, Texas (KTRK) — For the second time in two weeks, a Missouri City school has reported a confirmed case on campus, according to Fort Bend ISD. On Thursday, parents and staff of Ridge Point High School were notified of the positive test results and were informed that the student was last seen on campus three days prior, on Monday, …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison by a Harris County jury after allegedly sexually assaulting three minors, District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Friday. Andrew Pete, 51, was convicted on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 after a week-long trial. He repeatedly harmed a 12-year-old girl who was a …