Three men were killed and two other people were wounded on the Fourth of July near Lake Highlands’ Hamilton Park, in the deadliest of nine shootings reported in Dallas and Fort Worth on the holiday. The shooting in the Hamilton Park neighborhood occurred about 11:15 p.m. Sunday as a block party near Towns Street and Bellafonte Drive reportedly was winding …

HOUSTON, Texas — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has named Vanessa Wyche director of the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and Janet Petro director of Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Wyche has served as the acting director of Johnson since May 3 and Petro has served as the acting director of Kennedy since May 17. “Both Vanessa and Janet are …

HOUSTON, Texas — Riders of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County will soon have a new accommodation when traveling on its transportation vehicles: access to free Wi-Fi. “It’s something we’ve been looking at for a couple of years now,” METRO Chief Information Officer Denise Wendler said in a news release. “We’re excited to finally expand this service throughout our …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A suspect is still on the loose after shooting two people Saturday at a bar north of the Addicks area, and deputies need your help identifying him. It happened at the Lazy Frog Bar in the 4300 block of State Highway 6 North near Clay Road around 3 a.m. Deputies said witnesses saw the suspect and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The man who is facing three capital murder charges after being accused of killing three members of the same family last week was not given a bond. Over the weekend, a judge denied bond for 28-year-old Xavier Davis in relation to the shooting death of a 6-year-old and her family. “There is a risk to community …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A warrant has been filed for a man accused of inappropriately touching himself outside a young girl’s window. Jorge Ramos, 44, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and indecency with child exposure. The incident happened June 28 in the 15400 block of West Little York, where Ramos was shot for allegedly …

KINGWOOD, Texas (KTRK) — An officer is in the hospital after being shot by a suspect Monday afternoon in Kingwood, police said. The shooting happened in the 200 block of Northpines Drive at Loop 494. During a police update, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said officers were responding to a disturbance call in the area. When officers arrived, they were …

HOUSTON, Texas — Miller Outdoor Theatre will soon change its online ticketing system to benefit its patrons. Starting July 7, the theater will be making its online tickets available through its website two days before a performance, according to a June 30 news release. Tickets are currently available seven days prior to a performance. The system has made it difficult …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Fourth of July celebration in a Houston neighborhood could have ended in an explosion after police say a person shot a gas line, causing it to rupture. HFD responded to a call about a gas leak shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday at a home on Bayswater Drive and Canterview. According to police, a family was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A group that feels they could make a dent in the mail theft problem said they are not being allowed to. Frank Albergo, president of the Postal Police Officer’s Association, said officers have been sidelined by USPS since August 2020. “Essentially, the postal service defunded the postal police force,” Albergo said. He said he has not …