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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A gas leak in the West University area Monday evening has forced some street closures, according to city officials. Officials reported the gas leak at about 7:15 a.m. As a result, the 6200 block of Buffalo Speedway between University Boulevard to Amherst Street remains closed. Emergency crews are on scene conducting air monitoring to ensure the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A University of Houston football player had zero college offers and one dream his senior year of high school – to play in the NFL. Running back Chandler Smith, who graduated from Oak Ridge high school, bet on himself and joined the football team as a walk-on. He worked really hard, earned a scholarship, and on …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Two more suspects accused in the murder of Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Darren Almendarez are scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morning, and prosecutors said they plan to seek the death penalty. Joshua Stewart, 23, Frederick Tardy, 17, and Federias Clark, 19, are all charged in Almendarez’s killing. “At this time, we’re planning to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was fatally shot and a woman is injured after driving home from a nightclub on the SH 288 Freeway on Saturday night, said Houston Police Officer Ignacio Izaguirre. At about 8:40 p.m. the man and woman were driving a BMW, following friends in a red corvette when another vehicle shot into the BMW numerous …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man died after being hit by a car on the feeder of the North Freeway on Sunday morning, Houston police said. At about 12 a.m. police responded to an auto pedestrian call and found a man lying on the road on the North Freeway at Greens Road, police said. Investigators believe the man to be …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Sheriff’s office has identified the deputy constable who was killed in a fiery crash on Saturday as Deputy Jennifer Chavis. Dep. Chavis was responding to a tip about a suspected intoxicated driver around 5:45 p.m. Saturday. She was waiting on the side of the 7200 block of the S. Sam Houston Tollway W. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman died in a house fire on Sunday morning in northeast Houston. At about 10:40 a.m., a couple couldn’t escape the flames because of the burglar bars on their home near Lemond Drive and Micollet Street. Houston Fire Deputy Chief Douglas Harrison said they transported the couple to the hospital. The husband is being treated …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — All northbound lanes are closed on IH-45 North at Richey Road after a multivehicle crash, according to Houston Transtar. Houston Transtar verified the crash at about 6:40 p.m. See back for details. has real-time traffic data to help you navigate Houston’s roads and avoid traffic delays. Sign up for traffic alerts that are sent straight to …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (KTRK) — It was an in-state statement about Deshaun Watson. Jimmy and Dee Haslam, own the Cleveland Browns of NFL and also run the Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew. In the Columbus Crew’s first home match since the Browns traded former Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, fans hoisted 22 signs reading “We believe Jane Doe” during Saturday’s Major …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County deputy constable has died after being trapped in a flaming car on the S. Sam Houston Parkway at Fondren on Saturday evening, according to HCSO. Houston Transtar verified the two-vehicle crash at 5:54 p.m. that killed a Pct. 7 deputy constable. The deputy responded to a tip about a drunk driver on the …