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3-year-old boy shot to death by mother’s boyfriend, HPD said


October 11, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 3-year-old boy has been shot to death in southeast Houston following a domestic dispute between a mother and her boyfriend. Houston police responded to reports of a shooting in the 6200 block of Almeda Genoa around 7 p.m. Friday. Houston police chief Art Acevedo said when officers arrived on the scene they realized a woman …

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Firefighter injured in ambulance crash in SW Houston


October 11, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A firefighter on board an ambulance was injured Saturday in a crash on a southwest Houston road. It happened in the 9900 block of Keegan Rd. at Huntington Park Drive after 8:30 a.m. The ambulance was running with lights and its siren while transporting a patient then the crash happened, police said. The ambulance didn’t yield …

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Sunday starts foggy then turns hot


October 11, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Widespread fog has developed overnight, so most locations will see a foggy start this morning. Temperatures are starting off in the lower 70s as the fog settles in, but it should all burn off before noon. Highs will spike into the low 90s once the sun comes out, challenging the record of 94 set in 1962. …

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3 shot outside east Houston night club


October 11, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A fight at an east Houston night club ended in gunfire early Sunday, and three people were hurt. It happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Federal Road in the parking lot of the Koko Bongo Club. The fight began inside the establishment and continued in the parking lot when someone began shooting, according …

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Investigators link suspect to 7 Houston fires using car tracker


October 11, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of fires that were intentionally set in the Greater Heights area this week, according to police. Joshua A. Rauch, 28, was arrested Saturday and charged with second degree arson.   WATCH the video above to get the first video of the suspect walking out …

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5 car pileup blocks I-45 in north Houston


October 11, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A major crash on I-45 blocked most of the freeway Sunday morning near Richey Road. It happened around 6:41 a.m. and had the left lane and three center lanes closed, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. There was no word on what caused the crash or if there were any injuries. Get real-time traffic data …

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Federal appeals court order again limits Texas counties to single mail-in ballot drop-off location


October 11, 2020

A federal appeals court on Saturday issued a temporary order that once again blocks Texas counties from setting up multiple drop-off locations for mail-in ballots. The decision by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals came hours after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an emergency appeal of an order issued late Friday by a federal judge in Austin that would have allowed …

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Trump, 9 days after COVID-19 diagnosis, hosts outdoor White House rally


October 11, 2020

WASHINGTON — Lagging in polls and still showing the lingering effects of a bout with COVID-19, President Donald Trump gathered hundreds of supporters on the South Lawn on Saturday for a political rally without precedent on the White House grounds — until he delivered a GOP convention speech there in August. The White House, currently the worst coronavirus hot spot …

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Texas Senate runoff between Shelley Luther, Drew Springer set for Dec. 19


October 11, 2020

The runoff matchup in the Texas state Senate special election between GOP upstart Shelley Luther and Republican state Rep. Drew Springer will be held on Dec. 19, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday. Early voting the race for Senate District 30 will start Dec. 9. Luther and Springer were the top two vote-getters in a special election on Sept. 29 for …

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