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Man accused of sexually assaulting strangers at Splashtown


June 21, 2024

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — A 46-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting at least two strangers at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, according to charging documents. On Tuesday, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office shared Sergio Marroquin’s mugshot with Eyewitness News, saying investigators believe there are more victims. Marroquin was charged after allegedly pulling down swimsuits of at least two women at …

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1 person killed when large panes of glass fall from work truck in southwest Houston, officials say


June 21, 2024

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after one person died at a facility in southwest Houston on Thursday, according to officials. The Houston Fire Department said two workers were removing large panes of glass from a shipping container on a large truck in the 5800 block of the Southwest Freeway. The department told Eyewitness News that the workers intended …

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Home affordability in Houston and Harris County see sharp decline, new report shows


June 21, 2024

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Kinder Institute’s State of Housing survey released Thursday shows that home ownership in Houston is increasingly out of reach for many residents, despite the Bayou City’s long-standing reputation as one of the nation’s most affordable metropolises to own a home. The fifth annual survey measures trends in the region over the past five years and shows …

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Charges filed against man at center of shootout with police officers in northeast Houston, HPD says


June 21, 2024

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man at the center of a shootout with Houston police has been charged on Thursday, according to officers. Juan Alberto Gallegos was taken into custody on Tuesday after the shooting happened in the Denver Harbor/Port Houston neighborhood outside a home on Kress Street. The Houston Police Department posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying it …

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Judge stopped for reckless driving, suspected of drinking but given warning, according to recording


June 21, 2024

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Before Harris County District Court Judge Kelli Johnson took at least a month off from work for personal matters following a crisis intervention call at her house, she was pulled over for multiple traffic violations and then volunteered to do a field sobriety test. obtained a body-worn camera video of the encounter through an open records request. The …

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Persons of interest now charged with murder in 12-year-old’s strangulation, Houston police say


June 21, 2024

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two individuals detained in connection with the strangulation death of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray have been charged with capital murder, according to police. Less than 48 hours after the Houston Police Department released images of two male persons of interest, authorities announced that Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos were arrested and charged for …

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Several hospitalized in chain crash involving 4 vehicles and METRORail near TMC, police say


June 21, 2024

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Six people were hospitalized following a multi-vehicle chain crash involving a METRORail on Thursday afternoon. According to the Houston Police Department, the incident occurred around 3:15 p.m. at the intersection of Old Spanish Trail and Greenbriar. METRO police reported that the incident began when two vehicles collided, propelling them into the path of an oncoming Red …

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