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Woman charged with missing Houston man’s murder after body found in her apartment


December 30, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 24-year-old woman has been charged with murder after a missing Houston man was found dead in an apartment. According to court records, 30-year-old Joshua Pavey was found with a gunshot wound to the neck inside an apartment in northwest Harris County. Kelly Slayton has since been charged with murder. Court records state Slayton was initially …

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Houston city council member says he ‘won’t apologize’ for posting meme about Michelle Obama


December 30, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Black Lives Matter Houston is calling on city council member Greg Travis to resign. Their action comes after Travis shared a post on Facebook with an unflattering picture of former First Lady Michelle Obama next to First Lady Melania Trump, commenting “Yep, just saying.” “I think that action needs to be taken,” said Ashton Woods with …

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Some Houstonians call $600 stimulus check ‘blessing,’ others call it ‘slap in the face’


December 30, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Despite political wrangling, Americans might be getting actual stimulus payments as soon as Tuesday night. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted that the $600 direct deposits could arrive in accounts soon, with paper checks going into the mail Wednesday.     But some Houstonians who spoke with Eyewitness News shortly after Mnuchin’s announcement feel this is a …

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Susan Wright set to be released from prison after 16 years behind bars


December 30, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Five months after she was granted parole, Susan Wright is scheduled to be released from prison on Wednesday. She has spent the last 16-plus years in prison, convicted of killing her husband Jeff in a violent rage. The 2003 murder in northwest Harris County drew national attention. From the outside, they looked like a happy young …

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