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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In an attempt to earn additional income for his family of three, a Houston man recently signed up for a program that gives people a chance to deliver packages for Amazon using their own vehicle. Instead, he said he wound up having $3,500 drained from his bank account by a scammer. On April 1, Bemenet Mesfen …

HOUSTON, Texas — Two Houston high schools are at the head of their class when it comes to the best public high schools in the U.S. New rankings from U.S. News & World Report put Houston ISD’s Carnegie Vanguard High School at No. 40 nationally (up from No. 42 last year) and DeBakey High School for Health Professions No. 43 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Avid baseball fans will be the first to tell you that a season in the majors is a marathon, not a sprint. So, a 7-9 record through the first 16 games of the Houston Astros’ 2022 season should be handled with a grain of salt, or granule of on-field dirt inside Minute Maid Park. The video …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One person was flown to the hospital by LifeFlight, and three other people were being evaluated after a boating accident on Tuesday afternoon in west Houston. At about 2:30 p.m. Houston Fire Department received a water rescue call along the channel downstream from the Addicks Reservoir near Langham Creek. A Harris County Flood Control boat was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Amazon Flex is a program that gives individuals a chance to deliver packages for Amazon using their personal vehicle. Bemenet Mesfen recently signed up as a way to earn additional income for his family of three, but a scammer wound up draining $3,500 from Mesfen’s bank account. “I mean, it’s a bad feeling,” said Mesfen. “There’s nothing you …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An audit could be coming to Crime Stoppers after a Harris County Commissioner raised concerns following recent reporting. This was supposed to be a day of honor for Crime Stoppers of Houston. “Whereas Crime Stoppers of Houston has served on the front lines of public safety and crime prevention through educational programs, awareness, campaigns, and outreach,” …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday over President Joe Biden’s effort to end a Trump administration policy called Remain in Mexico, which requires migrants seeking asylum to remain in Mexico while their cases are reviewed. The Biden administration stopped the policy, but was forced to reinstate it after both Missouri and Texas sued. …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 19-year-old Jack in the Box employee is recovering from a gunshot wound that stemmed from an argument over dipping sauce. Alexander Villanueva was shot in the hand after a dispute escalated in the drive-thru of a Jack in the Box on Aldine Mail Route Road on Thursday evening. At about 10:30 p.m., The Harris …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We continue to follow the murder trial of Andre Jackson, who is accused of killing 11-year-old Josue Flores back in 2016. As the trial got underway on Monday, the state told jurors that they would hear from people who knew only pieces of what happened the day Josue was stabbed to death, but eventually, all of …

STAFFORD, Texas (KTRK) — Shots were fired at a church in Stafford on Tuesday evening, authorities say. A witness, who does not want to be identified, says they have seen the same man shoot at vehicles at the La Vida En Cristo Church for the past three days. No injuries were reported, only damaged vehicles. This is a developing story.