HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Electronic tablets are being introduced to the Harris County Jail, and administrators believe they will enhance safety and support inmates by facilitating contact with family members and access to legal research. These tablets, which will be provided to every inmate by September, come at no cost to taxpayers and are supplied by Securus Technologies, a Dallas-based …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — King Tuck’s throne will be empty for a while. On Friday, the Houston Astros placed star right fielder Kyle Tucker on the 10-day injured list due to a right shin contusion. Tucker, 27, who leads the team in home runs and RBIs, injured his shin after fouling a ball off it during Houston’s 7-4 win against …

HIGHLANDS, Texas (KTRK) — Several people might be trapped in vehicles involved in a crash in east Harris County on Friday, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Deputies are responding to a multi-vehicle accident in the 1600 block of South Main Street in the Highlands area. Emergency personnel have been called to assist with extricating any trapped individuals, and a Life …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The family of a man killed in a suspected road rage shooting on the freeway on Monday is desperately seeking answers. Fredy Alexander Amaya, known to his family as Alex, died from a gunshot wound to the head, as confirmed by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. His family is devastated by the loss. “Everybody …

A 14-year-old is now in custody after the fatal shooting of a Houston Farmers Market employee in the Greater Heights area early Thursday morning, police confirmed on Friday night. According to sources, the suspect has been arrested and charged with capital murder. Houston police tweeted, “The male shooter, 14, has been arrested and referred to Harris County Juvenile Probation authorities …

Dairy cows infected with bird flu in five US states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics told Reuters. Reports of the deaths suggest the bird flu outbreak in cows could take a greater economic toll in the farm belt than initially thought. Farmers have long culled poultry infected by the …

Poliovirus has been detected in yet another environmental sample in Pakistan, taking the tally for the current year to 173 in 44 districts, citing sources. The sample collected from the sewage of Jamala Muhallah of Lasbela on May 21, tested positive for Type-1 Wild Poliovirus. Three sewage samples have tested positive for poliovirus in Lasbela in the current year. Pakistan …

BEIJING: China’s Chang’e-6 probe transferred samples it collected from the moon’s far side to a spacecraft in lunar orbit on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua reported. After receiving the samples, the uncrewed spacecraft will fly back to Earth, with an expected landing in China’s Inner Mongolia region on June 25. If successful, China will be the first country to ever return lunar …

Pakistan crumpled as the United States clinched a final over thriller in their T20 World Cup match in Dallas on Thursday after going to a super over. The US set a 19-run target after their super over but the Green Shirts could only manage 13. The teams went to the super over after the home side levelled the score in …