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North Forest HS senior grazed by bullet receives $2,500 scholarship at graduation


June 15, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — North Forest High School senior Joshua Geegan closed a memorable week with celebration, a stark contrast from the life-threatening situation he had days prior. Geegan was the teen who was innocently grazed by a bullet when a shootout took place Wednesday morning at the campus of the northeast Houston school. He shared to exclusively his experience …

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Family suing ambulance company after crash with METRORail train kills woman


June 15, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The family of a woman, who was in the back of an ambulance when a vehicle crashed into a METRORail train, believes the crash caused her death and are now suing the ambulance company. Adriana Rodriguez and her father, Jose Rodriguez, filed a lawsuit in Harris County against Orion EMS and the ambulance driver, Jennifer Joana …

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Houston extends pilot period for freeway crash towing program


June 15, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas — A pilot program that aims to reduce wait times for towing after freeway accidents got an extension June 9. Houston City Council approved a 6-month extension on the plan which allows members of the Houston Fire Department to call and send pictures and videos to an offsite police officer at the scene of a freeway accident. When a …

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Southbound US-59 ramp to the I-610 West Loop northbound officially closed


June 15, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We’ve been telling you about this for weeks and we hope you have your detours planned. Another major ramp closed Monday night at the busiest interchange in Texas. The outbound I-69 Southwest Freeway ramp that connects to the I-610 West Loop in the Galleria area officially shut down at 9 p.m. The ramp is going to …

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Southwest Airlines grounds flights due to computer issue, reports say


June 15, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Southwest Airlines is responding to several concerns and complaints on social media regarding flights being grounded nationwide. According to the flight-tracking website Flight Radar 24 more than a dozen flights that were set to take off Monday evening have not left and are delayed. In responses to customers through social media, the airline wrote they are currently …

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Celebrate Juneteenth with these events in Galveston and Houston area


June 15, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Galveston is known as the birth place of Juneteenth, when federal troops arrived on the island in 1865 to announce and enforce the emancipation of slaves. The city will play a huge role in celebrations this Saturday, especially after a unanimous vote to establish Juneteenth as a city holiday. But Galveston isn’t the only place to find …

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