HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies say they are looking for three people after a man was shot and killed over a meetup involving stolen dogs in a Walmart gas station parking lot in east Harris County. The sheriff’s office told the shooting call came in at about 5:54 p.m. Tuesday after the man was gunned down at the Murphy …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Temperatures are set to drop nearly 50 degrees this weekend as a strong cold front moves through. Thursday will be yet another near record warm December day, but it will also include a round of morning fog. The fog will lift just about everywhere after 9 a.m., but it could linger along the coast due to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The latest wastewater samples from the city of Houston are revealing how prevalent COVID-19 is in the community right now. With the rapid transmission of the omicron variant, Mayor Sylvester Turner said in a tweet Wednesday morning that the samples show there has been a sharp increase in the amount of virus in the city’s wastewater. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Despite a second record-setting day for new cases of COVID-19 across the United States, experts suggest that the new cases remain mild and most don’t require hospitalization. The highly-contagious omicron variant is to blame for the uptick, according to the CDC. New cases per day have more than doubled over the past two weeks, eclipsing the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As schools get ready to re-open after the holiday break, local officials are focusing on elementary school aged children, who have the lowest vaccination rates of any eligible group. According to Texas Children’s Hospital, only 15% of kids ages 5-11 in the Houston area have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “At the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A fired Montgomery County police officer is fighting for her career and reputation after she says she was wrongfully accused of domestic violence. Yesenia Carrillo, 29, says the last 20 months have been a nightmare. “My name was trashed,” she said. “The whole process was very humiliating. I was crying the whole time.” On April 21, …

LONDON: Joe Root must step down as England captain after his team’s meek surrender in Melbourne ensured Australia retained the Ashes, former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott said on Tuesday. “Now Australia are 3-0 up and the Ashes have gone, will Root please stop saying Australia are not much better than us? I don’t mind him living in cuckoo land but stop trying …

KARACHI: A day after the rain-enforced washout, wickets tumbled at the National Stadium as holders Khyber Pakhtunkhwa gained the upper hand in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final against Northern. Pakistan’s T20 all-rounder Mohammad Wasim Jr and Test spinner Sajid Khan ended up with four wickets each as the defending champions dismissed Northern for 256 on Tuesday, crucially gaining a first-innings lead …

LAHORE: While Pakistan batter Bismah Maroof has confirmed her availability for the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup and will participate in warm-up matches, women chief selector Urooj Mumtaz stepped down as chief selector, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday. The PCB also announced 36 probables for the training camp to be held in Karachi as part of the women team’s …