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Miller Outdoor Theatre to bring back in-person performances May 1


April 11, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas — Miller Outdoor Theatre, one of Hermann Park’s most popular venues, is bringing back in-person performances when it kicks off its 98th season May 1. The announcement comes after the outdoor venue space canceled in-person events for the entirety of the 2020 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “It won’t be long … the extended intermission, due …

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Johnson & Johnson vaccine: Nationwide supply drop won’t immediately impact Houston, mayor says


April 11, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — While the Biden administration pushed up its deadline to have all adults eligible to receive the vaccine within the next nine days, the company that manufactures the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine says its distribution will slow down by 84% this week. The company that manufactures the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine will be undergoing inspections …

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Former Houston doctor who overcame COVID-19 walks Grand Canyon


April 11, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Doctor Joseph Lashley said, for him, walking is miraculous and the chance to walk the Grand Canyon was once a thought beyond his wildest dreams. The former ER physician contracted COVID-19 nearly a year ago. Doctors said there was a strong chance he would not make it He said he remembers getting sick and thinking he …

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19-year-old woman killed in northwest Houston may have got caught in crossfire


April 11, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police believe a woman who died in northwest Houston on Saturday afternoon got caught in the crossfire when guns were pulled between two groups of men. According to Houston police, the woman was shot to death in the 6200 block of West Tidwell Road, between Bingle and Antoine. Police said they received a call of the …

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‘Assume’ everyone has a gun, Houston Mayor Turner cautions


April 11, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In the wake of another shooting death of a child in Houston, Mayor Sylvester Turner gave his plea to parents: lock up your guns or face possible charges. The mayor made that plea Saturday while speaking at a public COVID-19 vaccination clinic in southeast Houston. “No one wants to see a minor hurt or even killed …

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Popular RodeoHouston event livestreamed this weekend


April 11, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo may not be taking place this year because of COVID-19, but a fan-favorite event is going virtual! This year, you can still enjoy the calf scramble right from your living room. The popular rodeo event, which features students running around trying to rope 15 prized calves, will be held as …

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Harris Co. suffered the worst effects of winter storm in Texas, report finds


April 11, 2021

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Houstonians who felt that they were perhaps bearing more of a burden than the rest of Texas during the February 2021 freeze clearly were not imagining it, a new study finds. The impacts of the extreme weather event were far more severe in Harris County, according to a new report by the Hobby School of Public …

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Super Sunday, but change is on the way


April 11, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s a nice cool start to your Sunday, with morning lows in the 40s and 50s for most. We’ll see a full day of sunshine, helping to warm temperatures up to the mid 80s, but low humidity will help keep the weather more pleasant than you’d expect for a temperature that warm. What can we expect …

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