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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Another round of scattered downpours will develop Friday, but there will be some key differences compared to what hit us on Thursday. We will stay rain-cooled through Friday morning with temperatures starting in the 70s. Some patchy fog is even possible by sunrise. The storm front that brought Thursday’s rain will be right overhead, so it will …

CHANNELVIEW, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies discovered thousands of dollars’ worth of stolen items after conducting a traffic stop in the Channelview area, officials said on Monday. The driver, who deputies say is a documented gang member, was caught with several stolen catalytic converters during the traffic stop near the 800 block of Dell Dale Street. D3 CRU conducted a traffic stop …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two men involved in a gunfight at a southwest Houston apartment complex are in critical condition, according to police. The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex in the 6600 block of Hillcroft near Clarewood. Police said a gun battle went from the east side of one of the units to the west …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Royalton at River Oaks high-rise, where its residents have been kept out of since last Thursday, hit back at reports that the City of Houston pulled its occupancy permit, stressing that “at no time was the building’s structural integrity compromised.” A representative for the iconic 33-story building said on Tuesday that “inaccurate information” was being reported …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There’s a shocking new bombshell about the cancer cluster in Houston’s Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens. Our partners at The Houston Chronicle were given a report that showed contamination from a nearby railyard was worse than anyone thought. The report was done in 2002 as part of a lawsuit from Union Pacific workers who kept getting sick. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The search for the suspect who killed 5-year-old Khamaya Dior Donelson in July continues with the launch of a digital billboard campaign. The FBI, partnering with Clear Channel Outdoor, unveiled 10 digital billboards Tuesday advertising the big reward for information in little Khamaya’s murder. The FBI is offering $25,000, and Crime Stoppers is offering another $25,000. “It saddens me, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are searching for a man charged in the death of a maintenance man at an apartment in the Montrose area. Cardarius Jamar Woodard, 22, is charged with murder for the shooting death of 60-year-old David Walters. Houston police released a photo of Woodard in hopes that someone knows where he is. WANTED: Cardarius Jamar Woodard, 22, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A child was killed Monday night after police say someone drove by and opened fire in a northeast Houston neighborhood. Houston police said their Northeast Division officers were called at 6:21 p.m. to a shooting in the 2900 block of Brewster Street, which is two blocks off from US-59 Eastex Freeway in Greater Fifth Ward. Officers found …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A truck driver from the Trinity Gardens area has been missing since Halloween of 2021, and his wife says she is losing hope. Police in north Texas found John Davis’ truck four months later at a truck stop in Mount Vernon, but still no sign of him. The case is open in Houston, but there is no …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Monday marks one year since the Taliban invaded and took control of Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The attack prompted thousands of people to evacuate the war-torn country and resettle in other parts of the world. The Department of Homeland Security reported that since then, about 81,000 Afghan refugees were brought to the U.S. Jida …