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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We’ve all seen the horrifying images from Ukraine. Now imagine what it’s like seeing them as you’re stuck in Houston, with relatives back home who are living in Russian-occupied territory and having trouble even accessing bank accounts “I just talk to them every day constantly,” said University of Houston-Downtown student Alona Makarenko. “You just wake up …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A motorcycle accident has left one person dead and all north and southbound lanes closed on Highway 6 Thursday, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office The crash happened around 10 a.m. Thursday on Alief Codine. According to witnesses, the motorcyclist , later identified as An Nguyen was traveling at a high rate of speed when …

How does it feel to turn a piece of artwork into $155,000? Just ask Jaydan Kisinger. “It was a big deal because you don’t come across money like that every day,” said Kisinger. She was the 2021 Grand Champion of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Art Auction – not a bad way to cap off her senior year at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Lillian Lang has lived in her south Houston home since 1977 and said she’s the one who has paid the water bill every month for the last several decades. “It’s always been in my name,” Lang said. “It’s (usually) between $27 and $28.” Lang said she didn’t realize there were any issues with her bills until …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Bun-B is the man who keeps on giving back to Houston! Just weeks after his H-Town takeover at the Houston Rodeo, Bun-B was named the grand marshal of the 2022 Art Car Parade. Bun-B will lead hundreds of wacky cars through Houston’s streets as they show off their masterpieces. The event, which is free to the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Experts are tracking personal information, including checks, stolen from Houstonians and posted online for purchase. Dr. David Maimon, the director of the Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group, said there are mail theft gangs in the Houston area with a sophisticated operation. USPS data given to by sources indicate that thefts from blue collection boxes are up more …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — if you’re looking to buy a home in the Houston area right now, you better get ready. Not only are prices up, but availability is at a record low. According to the Houston Association of Realtors, new listings were down this week by nearly 15% from this time last year. “I actually showed a client a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Almost three months after a north Houston shooting landed a 16-year-old in the hospital, police have released surveillance photos of the wanted suspects. The shooting happened at about 11 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2021, in the 8600 block of McGallion Street. According to officers, two teenage males were walking down the street and one of them, …

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Former Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is cleared from a legal pending case in Brazoria County, according to the county’s district attorney’s office. A 10th case related to allegations of improper sexual conduct was presented to a Brazoria County grand jury Wednesday. But by Thursday afternoon, the district attorney’s office told ABC13 the jury refused to indict …

Brittany Jones walked into a Dallas County courtroom Wednesday afternoon, standing tall and wearing a sharp brown suit, hoping she’d beat the odds stacked against her. When the judge ruled in favor of the Hillcrest Apartments tenant, she shook with sobs, crying into a friend’s embrace. Jones won $5,000 in damages from a company that used to own her apartment building, …