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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An 84-year-old Houston woman and her dog were found safe after they went missing while going on a walk on Wednesday. Pearl Radcliff was last seen leaving her home around 5 p.m. near the 11800 block of Acadian Drive in southwest Houston. EquuSearch said she is known to take walks with her dog, Maximus, along the bayou …

Oak Cliff rapper Trapboy Freddy was the man arrested Wednesday at a Red Bird home where a tiger was seized, authorities confirmed Thursday. About 2 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of Meadow Gate Lane to assist U.S. marshals in serving the 30-year-old, whose legal name is Devarius Dontez Moore, a federal arrest warrant. Erin Dooley, a spokeswoman for the …

Two people died in a wrong-way crash on the Bush Turnpike in Richardson early Saturday, authorities say. About 4:30 a.m., a Buick sedan was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of the highway when it collided head-on with a Honda sedan near Jupiter Road, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene, …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 20-year-old man is dead after an ongoing dispute with a neighbor ended in a deadly shooting in northwest Harris County, according to authorities. At about 3 p.m. Wednesday, authorities responded to a shooting call at the 7900 block of Terra Canyon near Yucca Valley. At the scene, deputies found 20-year-old Kourtney Peete with a gunshot …

Fire crews are investigating after a home in Plano exploded Wednesday night, authorities said. The explosion occurred about 9 p.m. in the 3700 block of Shantara Lane, near Parker Road and Willow Bend Drive, according to Plano Fire-Rescue. No one was inside the home, and no injuries have been reported. Electricity and gas to the home have been shut off, …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was shot multiple times while taking out the trash in northwest Harris County, according to authorities. Investigators with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are trying to figure out who pulled the trigger and whether this teenager was targeted. There was no word on how the shooting victim was …

Officials in Central Texas said late Thursday that an escaped inmate serving a life sentence for murder was dead. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office, located about halfway between Dallas and Houston, announced about 10:30 p.m. that Gonzalo Lopez was “captured & deceased.” Additional details were not immediately available. Authorities had released additional information hours earlier about the search for Lopez, …

A 22-year-old man is in custody after police say he sexually assaulted and took inappropriate photos of a 13-year-old runaway after meeting her on a dating app. Kenneth Earl Jackson III was arrested Friday on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child, possession of child pornography and harboring a runaway child. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney. On …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — More than 1,000 people escaped a fire at a club in southwest Houston on Saturday morning, according to the Houston Fire Department. Around 3 a.m., firefighters say it was a chaotic scene as they tried to make entry into iClub Nightclub. Three people were taken to the hospital from smoke inhalation and several people were given …

A 6-year-old Brock ISD student was killed when she was hit by a school bus Monday afternoon, authorities said. The crash happened just after 4 p.m. in the 400 block of Canyon Creek Circle in Parker County. “The bus stopped and off-loaded several students,” Texas DPS Sgt. Richard Hunter said in an email. “As the bus began moving, one of …