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1 dead after gunfire erupts outside north Houston apartment complex


September 5, 2021

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot to death at a north Harris County apartment complex, and deputies believe multiple shooters may have been involved. It happened around 10:30 p.m. in the 300 block of North Vista Drive near Imperial Valley Drive. Deputies with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office were called to the area after multiple …

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1 shot multiple times on same street as 2019 killing in N. Harris County


September 5, 2021

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — One person was found shot multiple times Saturday in a north Harris County neighborhood where a resident was killed nearly two years ago while standing in his garage. It happened around 8:30 a.m. in the 3600 block of Arbor Trails Drive near Treaschwig Road. The male victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition, …

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Deputies credit assault victim’s 911 text with saving her life


September 5, 2021

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot by a Harris County sheriff’s deputy early Saturday after authorities responded to an assault report at a north Harris County apartment complex. It happened around 4 a.m. in the 900 block of Cypress Station Drive. A woman at the apartment wasn’t able to call 911, so she texted 911 on her …

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Driver faces intoxication manslaughter charge in fatal crash


September 5, 2021

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man died overnight and a woman was seriously hurt in a crash involving a suspected impaired driver, authorities said. It happened around midnight on Highway 249 and Breen Drive. The two were in a car that was stopped in the northbound turn lane of the highway when a southbound pickup veered out of its …

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RodeoHouston announces new BBQ contest category


September 5, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is adding a new category to the World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest. It’s called the Open Contest category. Barbecue cookoff teams will now be allowed to prepare anything they want, except for desserts. The chairman of the cookoff committee said this will allow teams to flex their cooking skills in a …

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Hot and mostly dry again today, changes coming Labor Day


September 5, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We’re going to make another run toward 100 degrees today before the pattern changes on Labor Day. While the weather through the daytime will be warm and mostly dry, things get a bit more interesting tonight as a front drops down from north to south across the area. This frontal boundary will fire up some showers …

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Houston METRO to run reduced bus schedule for Labor Day


September 5, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Labor Day holiday weekend means TxDOT won’t be scheduling any major road closures due to construction over the next few days, but there will be a change to bus schedules on Houston METRO routes on Monday. METRO buses will follow a Sunday schedule on Monday, Sept. 6 due to reduced demand. You can see the full …

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New Houston outdoor film festival celebrates millennial favorite flicks


September 5, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas — OMG has pretty much become a default response to everything in these trying times. But the familiar “Oh My God(sh)” catchphrase takes on a whole new meaning with a new local film fest. The new OMG Festival – this one stands for Outdoor Movies at the Gordy – offers an homage to millennial culture and the movie …

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2 injured in road rage shooting in NW Harris Co., deputies say


September 5, 2021

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies were investigating what they called a road rage shooting that left two people injured Saturday evening. The incident occurred at two different scenes in northwest Harris County. According to deputies, one was at West Little York and the Beltway and the other occurred a short ways down at West Little …

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Will UH join the Big 12? Here’s how fans feel about it


September 5, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — College football fans decked out in game day attire packed the parking lots at NRG Stadium Saturday evening as the University of Houston hosted Texas Tech. It was a meeting of old Southwest Conference rivals that could turn into a yearly game if the Coogs join the Big 12. “With COVID, I guess going on two …

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