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It was a meaningless scrimmage between a pair of 9-year-old-and-under football teams from different leagues on a sun-baked, dingy-yellow field at Lancaster Community Park that ended with countless lives forever changed. Coaches, players, fans and officials will never forget the day they saw a coach dying on the field, his body riddled with bullets. Michael Hickmon, a 43-year-old father and …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Firefighters rescued a man from a building fire in north Harris County, according to officials. Early Saturday morning, Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office and the Little York Fire Department responded to a commercial fire in the 300 block of Memory Lane. HCFMO firefighters said they pulled one man out of the fire. He was reported to …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A fire in northwest Harris County that burned through 27 acres and sent a firefighter to the hospital for heat exhaustion is now 100% contained, according to fire officials. On Thursday at about 12:50 p.m., fire crews received a call about a fire in the 16600 block of Bobcat Trail. Crews arrived at the scene at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tested positive for COVID-19 eight months after catching the virus in another “mild case,” Patrick’s campaign said in a statement released Sunday. The second-highest political seat-holder in the state is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive on Saturday. “He is experiencing only mild symptoms and is isolated at home and following …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A fugitive charged with murder in a 2004 shooting in Houston has been extradited from Mexico, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Saturday. Officials said Antonio Balencia Davalos, 53, arrived in Houston late Friday after being brought back to America by the U.S. Marshals Service. Davalos is accused of shooting 31-year-old Santiago Gonzalez on Aug. …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man was arrested after threatening to stab a nurse with a knife at a hospital in northeast Houston, officials said. Michael Morris was arrested and booked into the Harris County Jail, and charged with aggravated assault against a public servant with a bond set at $30,000. On July 17 a deputy with Constable Mark …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been arrested in Mississippi following a police chase after allegedly shooting two women, killing one of them, overnight in north Harris County. Deputies said Kentrell Brumfield broke into his ex-girlfriend’s unit at about 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Rock Creek Apartments in the 200 block of Hollow Tree Lane. As the man’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The city of Houston confirmed the third case of monkeypox on Saturday. The Houston Health Department said a Houston resident with recent international travel tested positive. Officials said there is no known connection between any previously reported residents. The resident developed symptoms after returning from travel and is experiencing a mild illness. The resident also did …

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — An 11-year-old boy may be paralyzed after he was shot in a drive-by shooting early Sunday in the Spring area. The 19-year-old suspect in the shooting appeared before a judge early Monday morning. He’s charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. It was revealed in court that the 11-year-old is now possibly …

Three coyotes have been killed in the search for the animal that put a 2-year-old boy in the hospital earlier this week. Adam Henry, a wildlife damage management biologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said during a news conference on Thursday the goal of the operation is to eliminate coyotes that are showing “aggressive” behavior around the area where …