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A man is believed to have fatally shot his preteen twin daughters last week before turning the gun on himself while Navarro County deputies stood outside their home. The sheriff’s office identified the man as Larry Thompson. The girls were identified as Heaven and Nevah Sadler on a GoFundMe collecting money toward their funeral. Deputies responded to the 18000 block …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — One person is dead, and a second person was taken to the hospital after a fiery multi-vehicle crash in north Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Wednesday’s crash happened at about 5 p.m. in the 500 block of Rankin Road. Gonzalez said four vehicles were involved, and at least one of them was fully engulfed …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — One person is dead, and a second person was taken to the hospital after a fiery multi-vehicle crash in north Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Wednesday’s crash happened at about 5 p.m. in the 500 block of Rankin Road. Gonzalez said four vehicles were involved, and at least one of them was fully engulfed …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A dozen children are hospitalized after a church bus overturned in east Harris County on Sunday, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash at an apartment complex at 90 Uvalde Road at about 12:26 p.m. Upon arrival, Gonzalez said it was “very chaotic when units arrived.” He …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Family members who came across skeletal remains at a relative’s west Harris County home on Friday believe they belong to someone whom they haven’t heard from since February, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. Sheriff’s deputies and investigators were called to a home in the 13700 block of Matthias Trail, which is just off Bellaire Boulevard near Eldridge Parkway …

Four members of a California family, including an 8-month-old girl, were found dead in a rural area on Wednesday after they were abducted in the city of Merced on Monday, authorities said. According to Hindustan Times, the family was of Indian origin and went missing earlier this week. The victims were identified as the baby, Aroohi Dheri, who was abducted along …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A motorcyclist who was left fighting for his life after a crash has died and the alleged driver involved in the incident has been arrested, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. Alejandro P. Monsibais, 19, is charged with failure to stop and render aid causing death for the Aug. 19 crash that killed 21-year-old Eduardo Edwin Rodrigo Favela …

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas (KTRK) — The man accused of shooting two sisters he was arguing with before turning the gun on himself was reportedly dating one of them and made inappropriate comments toward the other, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Wednesday. Walker J. Porretto, 19, was suspected of shooting sisters Redha Sayed, 18, and Mahenoor Sayed, 20, on Monday evening. Update to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 22-month-old boy, who was riding in an SUV with his twin sister, mom, and grandmother, was crushed to death when a concrete-mixing truck flipped off an overpass and landed on his family’s vehicle. The incident happened just before 2:30 p.m. Friday along Beltway 8 East and Woodforest Boulevard, where people working nearby were stunned to see …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is dead and his 11-year-old son was injured when an 18-wheeler lost two of its wheels mid-drive along Interstate 45 in north Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The incident happened in the 20700 block of the North Freeway near Louetta at about 1:35 p.m. The big rig was heading southbound on the North …