HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new report shows how much deadly domestic violence cases rose statewide, and in southeast Texas during the pandemic. REPORT SHOWS HIGHEST NUMBER OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES IN 20 YEARS From 2019 to 2020, the Texas Council on Family Violence discovered there was a 23% increase in the number of domestic violence homicides across Texas. “To …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Weeks after the city’s longtime housing director, Tom McCasland, raised concerns over how a multi-million dollar housing subsidy was awarded, the Harris County District Attorney’s office is looking into the city’s procurement policies – rules that govern the way the city spends your money. Harris Co. District Attorney Kim Ogg has opened a probe into the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the families of the three young men killed in a horrific crash last week plan their funerals, the owner of the car involved in the crash is speaking out for the first time. Last Friday night, Johntel Lewis drove to Café Mawal to meet friends for a birthday dinner. He remembers specifically pulling up to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Another round of great weather is on the way Wednesday, but there are also some air quality and allergy issues we’ll need to navigate. Temperatures Wednesday morning will start off in the upper 50s and low 60s across most of Southeast Texas. Abundant sunshine will warm temperatures into the upper 80s, but the humidity will be …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Multiple men have been detained following a deputy-involved shooting in northwest Harris County. The incident happened Tuesday at about 6 p.m. off of Frick Road near Antoine. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said several men in the area were firing their guns when a deputy drove by and saw them. At some point, one of the …

ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 has claimed 54 more lives across Pakistan over the past 24 hours, quoting National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC). The overall death toll has reached 27,947, while the total number of confirmed cases in Pakistan has been recorded at 1,252,656. During the last 24 hours, 48,907 tests were conducted out of which 1,380 remained positive at the positivity …

LONDON: England will only travel to Australia for the Ashes series across December and January if their leading players are in the squad. That was the message from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday, with the governing body saying it will announce this week if the tour will go ahead amid concerns about restrictions in place in …

ISLAMABAD: As many as 86 more people were diagnosed with dengue hemorrhagic fever in Islamabad in the last 24 hours. Of the new cases, 66 new cases were reported from the capital’s rural areas while 20 from urban areas, sources said. They said the total number of cases reported thus far this season has jumped to 457. Three patients have …

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government to ensure anti-mosquito spray in the dengue-affected areas.  The PHC bench took up the case regarding the rapid increase of dengue fever cases in the province. At the outset of the hearing Chief Justice Peshawar High Court, Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan asked the govt representative …