HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Good news! TxDOT has reopened four lanes of the I-69 Southwest Freeway northbound at I-610 West Loop. Part two of the interchange project caused all northbound and southbound mainlanes of the Southwest Freeway at the West Loop to close, two weekends in a row. The closure was expected to end Monday, Oct. 4 at 5 a.m., …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston police officer was hospitalized Sunday after a serious crash in southwest Houston. It happened around 5:30 a.m. at Beechnut and Boone Road. The officer was eastbound on Beechnut when a westbound pickup truck attempted to turn left and slammed into the side of their cruiser, causing it to roll over. The officer was transported …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Four people were taken into custody Sunday morning after leading police on a chase that went on for 20 minutes and ended in a crash. It happened around 1:15 a.m. on the North Freeway and ended near Rankin Road and Greens Road. Officers were following a pair of vehicles that were racing in the southbound lanes …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three valet workers have been identified after police say they were killed when a driver led officers on a chase before losing control and crashing into the trio, who were near the sports bar where they worked. It happened around 10:30 p.m. near Prospect Park Sports Bar and Kitchen in the 3100 block of Fountain View …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Bond was set Sunday morning for a former student charged in connection with Friday’s school shooting that injured a principal and sent students and staff fleeing for safety. Dexter Kelsey, 25, is charged with aggravated assault against a public servant and deadly conduct in connection with the incident. While Kelsey did not appear in court due …

Dr. Bryan Hobson Wildenthal, a highly respected physicist who is best known in North Texas for for his influential work as an administrator at the University of Texas at Dallas for nearly three decades, died last month after a brief illness. He was 83. A Texas native, Wildenthal was born in San Marcos in 1937 and graduated from Sul Ross …

After a mild start, Sunday will be warm and mostly sunny with temperatures in the 80s. Quiet weather will continue into the overnight hours as well with lows in the mid 50s to low 60s. Dry and warm weather will be the main theme for the week ahead. Afternoon highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s will be …

KARACHI: Refineries are in a stand-off with the government. If it was a staring contest, they would’ve already lost by blinking at least three times. Yet the contest continues as the country’s energy czars insist the crude refiners must cede further ground. One side paints the other as rent-seeking leeches that have fed off the taxpayer money for decades. Conversely, …

LAHORE: The Ministry of Inter-provincial Coordination (IPC) has taken serious notice of a letter sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) as complaint against the federal government allegedly creating a threat to the Olympic Movement of Pakistan. In a letter addressed to POA president retired Lt Gen Syed Arif Hasan, Joint Secretary Sports Imran …

KARACHI: It was a virtual stroll in the park for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Rawalpindi on Saturday. The reigning National T20 Cup champions cantered to a 55-run success against a Balochistan side missing their injured captain Imam-ul-Haq after the Pakistan batter had badly hurt himself in the field during Friday’s fixture against Southern Punjab. With the 18-match first leg schedule at …