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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of shooting his brother in southwest Houston has been in trouble before and jumped bail in that case. Eric Rivera, 21, had been wanted for four years before police picked him up Wednesday morning. He faced a judge that night who considered both cases against him. The 2019 case was just a misdemeanor, but …

A Fort Worth police officer and an arson investigator from the Fort Worth Fire Department shot and killed two armed men who were involved in an “altercation” early Wednesday morning, according to police. The officer and arson investigator were part of a team handling fireworks calls, police said, and were responding to a call around 12:30 a.m. where they saw …

A wildfire in Palo Pinto county grew past its containment on Friday after authorities previously confined the blaze. Texas A&M Forest Service first responded to the fire June 28, when it had burned about 200 acres of land west of State Highway 16 about 4 miles south of Possum Kingdom Lake. “We initially determined pretty quickly that it was a human-caused start,” Adam …

A man was arrested Friday in connection with the abduction of two children in Dallas, authorities say. Leonard Lamar Neal faces charges of aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault of a child, Dallas police said. He was found on a DART bus about 4 p.m. near Polk Street and Camp Wisdom Road, and as officers approached he cut his own neck, …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Two men are dead after a two-vehicle crash on FM 529 in northwest Harris County, according to authorities. On Wednesday, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted details of the crash. Gonzalez said the crash happened after 11:30 a.m. at 27886 FM 529 near Bartlett Road, and three Life Flights were requested. At the scene, HCSO Lt. Simon Cheng …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A couple was found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in a northwest Harris County home, according to authorities. The gruesome discovery was made Wednesday afternoon by the couple’s daughter and son-in-law in the 16400 block of Lakewood Field Drive, Sgt. Sidney Miller with the Harris County Sheriff’s homicide unit said. HAPPENING NOW!Heavy police presence in the …

A 32-year-old Sonic Drive-In employee died after a preteen shot him multiple times Saturday night in Keene, according to authorities. Officers responded to the 300 block of South Old Betsy Road about 9:40 p.m. and found the victim, identified as Matthew Davis, lying in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds, according to Keene police. Keene is east of Cleburne …

A Greenville man received a federal firearm charge after allegedly shooting in the direction of law enforcement days before he was expected to surrender himself for charges related to the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court records. Nathan Donald Pelham, 40, was charged this week with possessing a firearm as a felon. Pelham was charged April …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An altercation between a former University of St. Thomas student and the school’s police ended with shots fired when the former student disarmed an officer Wednesday evening. According to a statement from the University of St. Thomas’ police department, the altercation happened outside the Doherty Library. During the fight, a firearm was discharged into the ground while …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A passenger is dead after the car they were in was hit by an 18-wheeler’s loose tire on the Katy Freeway, according to authorities. The crash happened Thursday evening along the westbound lanes of the Katy Freeway near Blalock. An 18-wheeler was traveling eastbound on the Katy Freeway when it lost a tire. The tire bounced onto …