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Fort Hood soldier found safe after she was reported missing, officials say


October 11, 2021

KILLEEN, Texas (KTRK) — Fort Hood officials said Pfc. Jennifer Sewell has been found safe after she was reported missing earlier this week. On Sunday evening around 7 p.m., leaders from the base say they were able to speak with Sewell’s family who confirmed she was safe. Officials say they are now in communication with family members while they wait …

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Man killed in shooting at North Harris County motel, HCSO says


October 11, 2021

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies are investigating a shooting at a motel off the North Freeway that left a man dead. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted Sunday night that the man was confirmed dead on scene. The address in the sheriff’s tweet comes back to the Scottish Inn & Suites on the North Freeway just north of FM 1960. …

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Missing Fort Hood soldier hasn’t been seen since Oct. 7, officials say


October 11, 2021

KILLEEN, Texas (KTRK) — Officials are asking for the public’s help in the search for a missing Fort Hood soldier who they say left her post earlier this week, and hasn’t been seen since. According to a press release provided by Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services, Pfc. Jennifer Sewell was last seen leaving her post on base at around 4 p.m. …

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Haitian family traveled about 2 months to get across the Texas-Mexico border with their 2-year-old


October 11, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Haitian family seeking asylum describes how they are transitioning after being reunited with a family member in Houston. In September, more than 16,000 people who were seeking asylum crossed the Mexico-U.S. border into Del Rio, Texas. The majority of them were Haitians. Out of the thousands of people, many were deported back to Haiti. However, …

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Storms move in overnight ahead of a weak front


October 11, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Moisture moved back in Sunday bringing back the muggy and humid conditions. A weakening cool front is expected to move in overnight into Monday morning bringing showers and storms with it. Storms should start approaching College Station just after midnight… Houston around 3 am… Galveston around 4-5 am. As the storms move south, they should become …

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Dallas Zoo welcomes southern ground hornbill in first successful foster of species


October 11, 2021

On a recent afternoon at the Dallas Zoo, a large, long-beaked bird eagerly snapped a worm from a caretaker’s hand. But Okpara, the 18-year-old father of a family of southern ground hornbills, didn’t keep the delicacy for himself. He walked to the back of his habitat and offered it to Nanjamba, the group’s 32-year-old mother, and when she didn’t take …

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Severe Storms in DFW before midnight


October 11, 2021

The wind gusted as high as 30 to 40 mph Sunday afternoon. And that strong south wind brought much higher humidity along with some clouds. Thunderstorms will develop between Wichita Falls and Abilene this evening. Some of these will become severe as they move to the east. The tornado threat will be rather low for DFW, but considerably higher between …

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Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker tests positive for COVID-19 in breakthrough case


October 11, 2021

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker announced Sunday that she and her husband had tested positive for COVID-19. She said in a written statement posted on Twitter about 1:30 p.m. that she’s experiencing only mild symptoms from the virus and was fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in April with the Pfizer shots. She and her husband, David, tested positive Sunday. Parker said …

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