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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 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One year after her son was killed at a gas station, a Houston mom still cannot shake the pain caused by her son’s death. Clutching her favorite photo of her son, Candace Cloud wishes she could tell him one more thing. “I love you,” Cloud said. “I struggle with that because I wonder if he knows just …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been charged after he assaulted his teammate with a lug wrench and threatened him with a deadly weapon after a soccer game back on Aug. 6, charging documents say. The incident happened in a soccer field parking lot on 11000 South Gessner. According to the victim, while in the game, he lost the ball, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Parents can now find out if their child’s school or district made the grade as the Texas Education Agency posted the 2022 accountability ratings on Monday morning. Changes were made to the rating system due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the struggles that schools faced. In the past, schools would get a letter grade based on how …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man who is serving six life sentences connected to Houston’s infamous Candyman murders will not be considered for release after requesting to be freed for medical reasons. Elmer Wayne Henley made headlines around the world in 1973 when he killed Dean Corll and led police to the bodies of almost 30 young men and boys. Henley …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Residents at one of Houston’s most well-known high rises still don’t know when they will be able to return to their homes. The Royalton at River Oaks was evacuated last Thursday night after its first floor flooded, and crews have been working ever since to clean up the mess and evaluate the building for major structural problems. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Hot and mostly dry weather takes over for the first half of the work week. Tuesday will start off in the mid to upper 70s and highs should top out in the upper 90s. Heat index values reach to between 105 and 107 which is just below heat advisory criteria. Mostly dry conditions are expected as a …