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Houston Texans GM Nick Caserio says team ‘respectful of the legal process’ surrounding Deshaun Watson


April 17, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas — In his first news conference since the first lawsuit was filed against Deshaun Watson, Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio said that the team is “respectful of the legal process” and that he doesn’t have “any comment” on the situation. In the past month, 23 lawsuits alleging sexual assault and inappropriate behavior have been filed against Watson. …

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FBI says it interviewed Indianapolis FedEx mass shooter last year


April 17, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS — The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis was interviewed by FBI agents last year after his mother called police to say that her son might commit “suicide by cop,” the bureau said Friday, as investigators searched for a motive in the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S. Coroners released …

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SWAT situation with armed man in N. Houston ends


April 17, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police believe the person who was the focus of a barricade situation in a north Houston neighborhood has died. On Friday, HPD responded to the 700 block of Dunham Drive, near Airline Drive. Officers who arrived at the scene reported hearing a gunshot, and SWAT and hostage negotiations teams were called. Preliminary information relayed to HPD …

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Traveler busted with crystal meth inside breakfast burrito at Houston airport


April 17, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — You can add a lot of ingredients to your breakfast burritos these days, but usually crystal meth isn’t one of them. Still, that didn’t stop TSA officers from finding exactly that during a checkpoint screening at Hobby Airport on April 2. The TSA said they were doing a routine screening when they noticed an unidentified lump …

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How Houstonians can celebrate Selena’s 50th birthday today


April 17, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Fans celebrated the life of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who would have celebrated her 50th birthday today. It’s been 26 years since the death of Tejano music superstar and pop culture icon, but the love for the singer is just as strong as before. “She was a role model,” said Maty Guzman, who took time out of her …

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Houston woman captured on video hitting Korean store owner indicted for hate crime


April 17, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County grand jury has returned a hate crime enhancement against one of two women captured on video involved in a brutal assault of a Korean store owner. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Keaundra Young now faces a hate crime enhancement on the existing misdemeanor charge “Houston is a place where people look …

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Woman killed in what deputies believe was an accidental shooting in NW Harris Co.


April 17, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman was shot and killed in what investigators believe was an accidental shooting in northwest Harris County, according to the sheriff’s office. It happened just before 7 p.m. on Friday in the 11000 block of Smokehollow Court near the Sam Houston Tollway at Fallbrook Drive An investigator on the scene told a Hispanic woman, who …

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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital nurses feel they’re being forced to get vaccine


April 17, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the days and weeks go by, some nurses at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital are dreading what’s to come. “There’s so many ‘What ifs?’ out there,” said a nurse, who wished to remain anonymous. “June 7 is the deadline. It’s ‘take the vaccine’ or ‘pack up your bags.’ The nurse started a petition in hopes of opting …

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