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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police said he shot his girlfriend at a friend’s engagement party, investigators said. It happened Sunday at around 3 a.m. at a private event hall in the 1300 block of Almeda Road. Police said the couple started arguing inside the venue and carried …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man attempting to cross a busy road in west Houston was struck and killed Saturday night, and the driver of the vehicle involved fled the scene, police said. It happened around 9:15 p.m. on Highway 6 near Briar Forest. The man was walking across the road when a southbound silver Toyota Highlander hit him, according …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man they said is a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of a north Houston man. The body of 33-year-old Cory Crawford was found with multiple gunshot wounds in front of an apartment complex entrance in the 10200 block of Old Bammel N. Houston …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the first of many COVID-19 vaccine doses are making their way to distribution sites across the United States, one of Houston’s experts on vaccines and the coronavirus says all eyes are on this rollout. “I think the key to remember is there’s going to be a lot of stuff happening in this 24-hour news cycles …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner held a ceremony in front of city hall at Hermann Square to light the Public Menorah. The program will featured addresses by dignitaries Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin, Jewish community leader and chair of the Jewish Federation Robert Lapin, and Turner. “The Holiday of Chanukah contains a universal message for people …

When Amy Jones burst through the doors of the intensive care unit, she found a line of health care workers in the hallway, she said. Jones was sobbing. Shaking. She let out a scream. A doctor named Juan Fitz was dying. Fitz, 67, was Jones’ common law spouse, she said, and the father of her two young kids. To his …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive early next week in Houston, questions remain about what happens after the vaccine is here. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee joined Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and other city leaders to give an update Saturday on vaccine distribution plans. Healthcare providers or workers inside the medical facility, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The nations first COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive at Memorial Hermann Hospital early next week, according to hospital officials. In an interview  Memorial Hermann CEO Dr. David Callendar said “the relief can’t come soon enough.” He said Memorial Hermann hospital is patiently awaiting delivery of 16,500 doses of the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine. Callendar said …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston healthcare workers and long-term care facilities are waiting for the first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine. Vaccination processes are set to start this coming week, with Houston expecting its shipment on Monday. Dr. Peter Hotez, professor and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and the co-director of the …