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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — “Houston 911 Do you need medical, police, or fire?” Julio Ariciaga says this phrase repeatedly throughout the day as he works as a 911 call taker at the Houston Emergency Center. The problem is, there are not enough people doing what he does. “Right now, we have about 140 call takers. But at the same time, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man sentenced to 25 years behind bars for possession of a controlled substance is about to be set free, after all sides agreed his conviction was based on fabricated evidence from disgraced former Houston Police Officer Gerald Goines. Goines was the lead officer in the botched Harding Street raid that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas-Tuttle …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An 18-year-old man is in custody, charged with murder in the killing of an air conditioning repairman while he was on the job. Harris County Criminal Warrants Investigators took Elijah Jacob Thornton into custody without incident, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Thursday. Thornton’s arrest is in connection with 51-year-old Wagil Aly’s murder in the 3900 block …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Some slight improvements to the weather today with slightly better rain chances (30%) and slightly less heat (but still near 100 degrees). The heat ridge is backing away from Texas, and that’s allowing upper-air disturbances and Gulf moisture to collide over our part of the state. Temperatures will start off around 80 degrees and still warm …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Investigators are searching for a pickup truck driver after a 16-year-old boy was hit and killed in the Alief area. According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the teen was being chased by a dog in the 14100 block of Alief Clodine shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday. While he was being chased, the teen reportedly …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Thursday may become the biggest day of regular season baseball in Houston ever. OK, that might be overselling it, but when the teams with the two best records in the American League clash, against a backdrop of animosity born out of the Astros’ cheating scandal, hyperbole is appropriate. The ‘Stros have a rare-for-Minute Maid Park doubleheader …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Get ready for another dangerously hot afternoon in SE Texas as temperatures soar to 100+. Heat index values are expected to hit 108 which is why the NWS has issued an areawide Heat Advisory until 8 pm Thursday. Keep taking all necessary precautions if you work outdoors by staying hydrated and taking breaks indoors or in …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Investigators are searching for a pickup truck driver after a 16-year-old boy was hit and killed in the Alief area. According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the teen was being chased by a dog in the 14100 block of Alief Clodine shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday. While he was being chased, the teen reportedly …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An 18-year-old has been charged with the death of one of the four victims killed in a northwest Harris County shooting, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. On Wednesday, Gonzalez shared that 18-year-old Eric Reyes was charged with murder in the shooting death of 25-year-old Carlos Arellano. Reyes was arrested on an unrelated incident in Bell County, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Texas-based company admitted to fraud after selling NASA potentially tainted rocket fuel, according to U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Lowery said Anahuac Transport Inc. admitted to falsifying its records and delivering potentially tainted rocket fuel for NASA and Department of Defense (DOD) rocket launches. Corporate representatives Gary Monteau and Brant Charpiot admitted their guilt on …