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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Court records show two men have confessed to their roles in three murders in the span of six hours. Houston police say 18-year-old Evan Scott Redmond and 19-year-old Camren Johnson plotted to rob two alleged drug dealers so Redmond would have money and a getaway car to escape town after committing a murder just hours earlier. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s far from a rain guarantee, but your rain chance is going up as a disturbance pushes in from the east over the next couple of days. Live MegaDoppler13 radar could be active in the morning as showers and thunderstorms are possible along the coast and in our coastal counties. These showers and thunderstorms will spread inland …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A fire in northwest Harris County that burned through 27 acres and sent a firefighter to the hospital for heat exhaustion is now 100% contained, according to fire officials. On Thursday at about 12:50 p.m., fire crews received a call about a fire in the 16600 block of Bobcat Trail. Crews arrived at the scene at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — 13 Investigates is learning more about William-Paul Thomas’ connections to Houston politics. Thomas started his political life as an intern for then-Houston City Councilmember Rodney Ellis nearly four decades ago. “Over the years, he’s become just like a son to me, a younger brother,” Ellis told on Thursday. Thomas and Ellis worked together at City Hall and …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 16-year-old accused of raping his therapist at a west Harris County juvenile facility in July 2021 will be certified as an adult. At this time, we cannot report his name until that certification becomes official. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office said this will make a difference in how long that young man can be …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 19-year-old man is charged with the deadly shooting of two men after they allegedly assaulted him in north Houston, according to court documents. The suspect, Kurt Whitten, did not attend Wednesday’s court hearing when he was charged with capital murder and denied bail. Whitten’s attorneys requested a $45,000 bond due to him having no violent crimes …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — “We know nothing.” That was Mayor Sylvester Turner’s main message Wednesday morning during a city council briefing called in light of the mayor’s senior aide pleading guilty to federal public corruption charges. A heated discussion took place while investigative reporter Ted Oberg asked Turner what the outreach looked like after William-Paul Thomas submitted his resignation letter on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Rain chances are going up as the weekend approaches. A disturbance near Louisiana will start moving our way Thursday and bring widely scattered downpours by Friday afternoon. Thursday will start off very warm and dry with temperatures around 80. Sunshine will warm temperatures into the low 100s before showers and thunderstorms help cool off some Houston area …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two men have been charged, and a third suspect is on the loose in connection to the shooting death of a man in east Houston back in April, police said. Nicholas Alfred, 25, was gunned down on April 20 at a Motel 6 off the East Freeway near Mercury. Alfred was found outside of his hotel room …

More than six months after Texas father David Barnes was arrested by Russian authorities, his family is calling on officials in Washington to do more to try to facilitate his release. “David’s a very caring and empathetic person,” his sister, Carol Barnes, told ABC News. “Every minute of every day, my mind is on what he’s going through, the hell that he’s …