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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for a man accused of shooting a woman in the back as she drove in west Houston earlier this month. Josiah Elie Joseph Jacques, 22, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of a 22-year-old woman. He has yet to be arrested. Officers responded to the 2457 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police arrested a suspected drunk driver after a three-vehicle crash on the Gulf Freeway. The crash happened Monday at about 2:25 a.m., on the outbound lanes of I-45 south at Scott in the Third Ward. HPD investigators said a wrong-way driver inside a silver Toyota Corolla was headed northbound on the southbound lanes of the freeway …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A burglary suspect is dead after he was shot by a property owner in east Houston Tuesday night, police said. Officers are at the scene in the 7300 block of Canal Street investigating the shooting. Police said the suspect was shot and taken to a hospital, where he later died.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Some quick-thinking customers took down a man with a gun at RA Sushi in Highland Village late Monday night, police said. One day later, there weren’t any visible signs from outside the restaurant that it was the scene of a shooting. According to the Houston Police Department, 24-year-old Jesus Samaniego fired a single shot into the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston police officer has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, according to HPD. Officer Justin Weber was arrested on Tuesday after a two-month investigation, according to police. HPD said the 29-year-old has since been relieved of duty. Investigators said they received a tip on Jan. 17 about allegations of possession of child …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In the summer of 2018, dozens of residents in Manchester – a predominantly Latino neighborhood of Houston where nearly half of the residents have limited English proficiency, according to U.S. census surveys – attended a meeting about a refinery’s plan to increase pollution emitted in their neighborhood. Notices for the meeting, held by the Texas Commission …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One of Houston’s leading COVID-19 experts said we’re seeing “good stuff” right now when it comes to the pandemic. But he remains cautious about what’s ahead and stressed we should manage our expectations. Dr. Peter Hotez, the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, said rising cases in Europe, waning …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Wednesday, a government group is expected to make loans more expensive to lower rising prices, but economists aren’t sure it’ll have an immediate impact. IT COULD GET MORE EXPENSIVE TO GET A LOAN For months, the federal reserve, which oversees interest rates, has hinted it may increase interest rates to help with rising costs. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are searching for a woman who they say shot a man to death after an argument at an apartment parking lot in southwest Houston. The shooting happened on March 9 at 1 p.m. in the 6300 block of West Bellfort Street. Police identified the man who was found shot at the scene as 23-year-old Cristino …

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies need the public’s help to identify thieves who stole thousands of dollars worth of diesel fuel from a Spring gas station. Harris County Precinct 4 constable deputies responded to the Chevron gas station located at 6114 Root Road in the North Hampton subdivision on Monday in response to a theft call. Investigators said surveillance video …