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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A little girl’s family wants another hospital to take care of their 6-month-old child whom they say experienced a life-changing error while in the care of Children’s Memorial Hermann. Milagro Torres’ family went public with their grief and frustration on Friday, airing grievances they had against the hospital four months after a minor surgical procedure resulted in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — This weekend, prepare for multiple road closures due to freeway construction in the Houston area. All four outbound lanes on US-290 will be closed starting Friday, Sept. 16, at 9 p.m. until Sunday, Sept. 18, at 11 p.m. between Barker Cypress and Fry roads. To get around this area, drivers can use the feeder lane as an …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Since 1980 Crime Stoppers of Houston has provided their flagship anonymous tip line, robust victim advocacy, and community programming. “They are the last source of support for many of these victims who have no one else to go to,” Harris County Pct. 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey said at a commissioner’s court meeting in April. But since that …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A shocking cell phone video obtained by shows when two robbery victims took matters into their own hands. Houston police said the couple went after the suspect, hitting the getaway vehicle with their own car several times. Kenia Hernandez and her family couldn’t believe what they saw while driving down Almeda Genoa Road near Minnesota Street on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Parks and Recreation Department will utilize a safer and natural method to assist with the restoration of a local golf club. They will be using 150 goats! The goats will remove unwanted vegetation in a forested area at FM Law Park in southwest Houston, where parks and recs officials plan to implement a new habitat …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With hoaxes of school shootings impacting at least four schools across Texas this week, campus police and administrators were forced to utilize their district’s state-mandated emergency operations plans. Although the Texas School Safety Center says every district now has a basic plan in place, our 13 Investigates team is uncovering new concerns about why the center didn’t …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Ben Taub shut down an area of the hospital after bacteria was found in the water system, according to the Harris Health System. Authorities said they immediately shut down the areas where Legionella bacteria was found. Now, officials are waiting for the test results to come back to see if they can reopen. Hospital officials told …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — George Floyd’s recorded criminal past, including a drug arrest involving a Houston police officer who left the department in disgrace, remains intact for the foreseeable future. ABC13 learned on Thursday that the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole declined to remove the one-time Houstonian’s 2004 arrest tied to Gerald Goines, the central figure in the botched Harding …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Summer’s humidity is creeping back in with rain chances, and next week summer’s heat returns, too. A steady Gulf breeze will increase moisture levels Friday morning, and scattered showers are possible for the commute from the coast all the way up to Conroe north of Houston. Milder temperatures to start and there will be a noticeable increase …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities have arrested a man who they say fled the scene of a crash that injured a 2-year-old boy in north Harris County. Thursday at about 8:27 p.m., the Harris County Constable Precinct 4’s Office tweeted about heavy police presence in the 14600 block of Ella Boulevard. They added that a 2-year-old boy was rushed to …