PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) — The Pasadena Police Department is asking for prayers from the community as they mourn the death of detective Pedro ‘Pete’ Mejia Jr., who died after a difficult battle with COVID-19. In a statement released on Saturday, officers said Mejia had worked for the department since 2005 after graduating from the academy. He was also a decorated …

In early December 2018, hundreds of Houston-area locals lined the railroad near W. Hardy Toll Road to get a glimpse of and salute the historic Union Pacific No. 4141 Engine, a locomotive painted to match Air Force One. The distinctive, blue and white carrier led the funeral train of President George H.W. Bush as it traveled to College Station, en route to …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A pair of Harris County Sheriff’s Office patrol cruisers were damaged Sunday morning in a crash involving a suspected intoxicated driver, authorities said. It happened before 5:30 a.m. in the 12900 block of Eastex Freeway near Aldine Mail Route Road. Deputies responded to a report of a stranded motorist on the freeway and had blocked …

HOUSTON, Texas — Legislation has been drafted that would allow Lone Star College System to offer two new bachelor’s degree programs in health care information technology and emergency management, said Kyle Scott, LSCS vice chancellor for strategic priorities, although Scott said he could not name the legislators with whom the college system is working. Although legislation has yet to be …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A bicyclist attempting to cross Highway 6 was killed Saturday and the car involved took off after the crash, authorities said. It happened around 10 p.m. in the 8100 block of Highway 6 North at Forest Trails Drive. The victim, an adult Hispanic man, was crossing the highway when a northbound black car struck him, witnesses …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Another rash of shootings across the city overnight, including an incident involving teens in southwest Houston, have investigators looking for answers. Authorities responded to at least eleven people who were shot since Saturday night across the Houston area. Two teens were shot around 3 a.m. near Corporate Drive and Sharpcrest Street. A 14-year-old and a 19-year-old …

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the Houston furniture store owner who is known for making giant sports bets, has won the largest wager on Super Bowl LV so far — $3.46 million on the underdog Tampa Bay Buccaneers at +3.5. McIngvale flew into Colorado Springs on Wednesday, logged on to the DraftKings mobile betting app from the airport and placed one …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Plenty of changes on the way this week, with a warm up, a cool down, and a good chance for rain. Monday is starting off cloudy with low temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s, and will gradually warm to around 70 degrees this afternoon. That warmer than average weather will continue through midweek before …

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus claimed 53 more lives as another 1,346 people tested positive for the deadly disease during the past 24 hours across Pakistan. According to the latest update released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 1,346 new infections surfaced after 36,954 samples were tested during this period. The positivity ratio of Covid-19 cases was recorded at 3.64 …