TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) — At 93 years old, Reverend Doris Benford Sr. is defying all odds. He’s barely able to walk, but he still delivers sermons to this day at Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church in Texas City. Benford was born in Kemp, Texas, on March 12, 1930. Much of his upbringing and childhood took place during a time of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Frank Price has been sparring with his credit company Capital One for alleged fraudulent charges after he said his identity was stolen in 2023. Price said Capital One is trying to get him to pay the nearly $15,000 bill. “It’s just an absolute mess. An absolute total mess,” Price said. At 81 years old, living on a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The 24-year-old mother of Maliyah Bass learned her fate after pleading guilty to her role in her 2-year-old daughter’s death over three years ago. Sahara Ervin appeared in court Thursday morning to hear her sentence, telling the judge she “wished it was different” and “wished she could have her baby back.” She agreed with Judge Morton that …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An Amber Alert remains active for E’minie Hughes, the 12-year-old girl who went missing last Thursday morning. “It’s been a week,” E’minie’s mom, Shannon Williams, said. “I want my baby home.” The last time anyone in her family saw E’minie was seven days ago. The moment she went missing appeared to be captured by neighbors’ surveillance cameras. A …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The opportunity to play in Houston this weekend really hits home for Texas State University sophomore Chase Mora. “It’s cool coming back to the hometown, for sure,” Mora told on Thursday. “Playing at Minute Maid (Park) for the first time is going to be a really cool experience.” While this weekend’s Astros Foundation College Classic is Mora’s first …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The man accused of smashing car windows at a Midtown traffic light Tuesday is out on the streets again. David Mann was arrested and charged with criminal mischief after police said he walked up to cars stopped at Alabama and Milam Street and started smashing windows with a metal bar. On Wednesday, Harris County Criminal Court hearing officer Courtney …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man believed to have been robbing multiple businesses at gunpoint on a scooter for weeks is dead following a shootout with a Houston police officer Thursday afternoon. Houston Police Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite said officers first received a call about a robbery at an insurance business in the 6800 block of Harrisburg around 5 p.m. Thursday. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department’s chief still has a lot of explaining to do after revealing more than a quarter of a million cases filed by crime victims since 2016 who trusted investigators to get them justice were suspended because of inadequate staffing. According to HPD Chief Troy Finner, 4,000 of those cases were sexual assault reports. Finner …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Parishioners on Houston’s southside are figuring out how to move forward after their church burned in an overnight fire. Firefighters said they found heavy fire and smoke coming from the sanctuary of South Union Missionary Baptist Church, which is on Lydia Street near Tierwester Street, just before midnight. Houston Fire Department officials don’t yet know what sparked …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The City of Houston says it took eight years of start-stop negotiations, but firefighters are getting a new contract. On Thursday evening, the city announced a tentative agreement with the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association to resolve all outstanding pay issues for the city’s firefighters dating back to 2017. While the city and fire union didn’t immediately …