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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new ordinance to crack down on catalytic converter thefts and resale is now in effect across Houston this weekend. City leaders unanimously approved the ordinance back in May in an attempt to address the 123% increase in catalytic converter thefts. “People need to know that if you steal them, you will pay the price for …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A special Sunday service at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Fourth Ward was one of many in the Greater Houston area to commemorate the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who is known as the author of the Juneteenth federal holiday, returned to the historic building to celebrate with the community. “It is …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The family of a 29-year-old man shot and killed in a road rage incident in La Porte is desperately pleading with the public to help find the shooter and get their loved one justice. Eli Laughlin, a process operator, was driving home from work on the southbound lanes of Highway 146 between Baytown and Barbour’s Cut Boulevard between …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We hit 100 Father’s Day for time since August of 2020. For as hot as it got on Father’s Day, it looks to get several degrees hotter later this week. If it’s heating up that much this weekend, how high will the heat index get? Great question! In order for temperatures in Houston to get to …

By: Raja Zahid Khanazada Houston: Marriage of Muhammad Sameer Sheikh with Afifa Arif was solemnized in Houston.To celebrate the occasion a reception was hosted by Muhammad Saeed & Farida Sheikh and Arif & Saima Burney on June 05, 2022 at Marriott Sugarland Town Square. This grand fairytale style event was attended by who’s who in USA including S. Javaid & …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One of Houston’s most celebrated and historic music venues is getting a major renovation. Project Row Houses is leading a $9.7 million project to restore the ElDorado Ballroom, once one of the country’s most acclaimed venues for black musicians. Legends like Etta James, James Brown, B.B. King and Ray Charles once performed on its stage. “This …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are searching for the suspect(s) involved in a drive-by shooting at a party that injured a teenager and a man in east Houston. At about 1:00 a.m., officers with the Houston Police Department responded to a shooting in the 6700 block of Avenue P. Upon arrival, HPD officers said they found a man shot in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Both the city of Houston and Harris County are confirming their first cases of monkeypox. The Houston Health Department announced on Saturday a confirmed monkeypox infection in a Houston resident with recent international travel. The resident developed symptoms after returning from travel and is experiencing a mild illness. The resident didn’t require hospitalization and is isolating …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect is dead after allegedly shooting an officer during a standoff with law enforcement Saturday morning in southeast Houston, police said. The suspect’s aunt and uncle told that he had mental health issues and they tried to prevent anything like this from ever happening. “We got a call around three in the morning saying there …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — At least one person was killed in a crash in northeast Harris County, officials said. It is unknown what caused the crash that the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said involved a motorcycle. @HCSO_VCD is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle on the southbound/inbound lanes of the Eastex Fwy at Hopper. One person is deceased. Lanes …