KINGWOOD, Texas (KTRK) — Thursday will mark one month since Hurricane Beryl made landfall in southeast Texas. While power has been restored and life has gone back to normal for many, the same can’t be said for some across Houston-area neighborhoods. Like many houses in a Kingwood neighborhood, Scott and Diane Baumgardner had a tree fall through their home during Hurricane Beryl. The streets named after local trees are now filled with the same, and they have been for weeks. The raising frustrations as the tree debris is like a facade for the larger issue – many homes still have tarps over them.…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With school set to start next week, volunteers cleared debris left behind by summer storms at one middle school that parents feared was dangerous for their students. The brush left behind by Hurricane Beryl was top of mind for volunteers from the Near Northside Community Response Team on Wednesday. “We’re going to do as a community what we need to make our community thrive,” group founder Belinda Moreno said. Efforts by these volunteers help the younger parts of the community flourish, and they weren’t cleaning debris in their own yards, but rather school grounds. With class set…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A chase suspect hit and killed a woman waiting for a bus Wednesday, and authorities said the driver kept going before crashing elsewhere in north Harris County. The fatal crash stemmed from a chase that started at about 2:15 p.m. involving the Montgomery County Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force and 43-year-old Joseph Jebbia, who’s wanted for an aggravated assault warrant out of Montgomery County, authorities said. Deputies tried pulling Jebbia over, but he took off. The chase went on, leading law enforcement into the Houston area, and it was at the North Freeway and West…
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The secretary-General of Pakistan Pediatric Association, Dr. Khalid Shafi said that no formula milk can replace mother’s milk, reported. In an interview with ’ program “Bakhabar Savera”, Dr. Khalid Shafi, emphasized the importance of mother’s milk for newborns. He stressed that no formula can replace the nutrients and benefits of breast milk, and that it is the natural system designed by nature. Dr. Shafiq highlighted that the high infant mortality rate in Pakistan is due to the lack of proper nutrition and care. He explained that often, newborns are not given the necessary vaccinations, leading to diseases like diarrhea and…
PARIS: The marathon swimming familiarisation session scheduled for Tuesday in the river Seine has been cancelled because of water pollution concerns, the international federation said. “After the daily situation meeting this morning between Ville de Paris, Paris 2024 and World Aquatics, it has been decided that the familiarisation session to take place today, 6 August 2024, is cancelled,” World Aquatics said in a statement. While the E. Coli bacteria levels were within the acceptable threshold, the levels of another bacteria, Enterococci, were not. “The water quality review showed E. coli levels ranged from 326 to 517 (considered “very good” to…
PARIS: Top-ranked Netherlands face world champions Germany in the men’s field hockey final at the Paris Olympics after recording contrasting wins in their respective semi-finals here on Tuesday. Germany claimed a 3-2 win over India after Marco Miltkau scored the winner by lifting the ball over veteran goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh with six minutes left on the clock. Germany last reached the final at London 2012 when they claimed gold and will now play the Netherlands, who have not conceded a goal in their two knockout stage matches. India, who are back in the bronze medal match — against Spain —…
PARIS: Two teenagers stole the limelight at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. The 17-year-old diving prodigy Quan Hongchan won her second gold at the Games and third of her career to maintain China’s perfect record in the sport in the French capital while 14-year-old Australian Arisa Trew stood atop the podium after clinching the women’s park skateboarding competition. Also in Paris, powerhouse Harrie Lavreysen led the Netherlands to the men’s team sprint cycling gold medal in new world record time to successfully defend their title. Quan sealed a China one-two in the women’s 10m platform, her winning total of 425.60…
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified just hours before the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday after failing to make weight, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said. Phogat had been set to lock horns with Sarah Hildebrandt of the United States for the gold medal. The disqualification means she will not receive a medal of any colour. “It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the women’s wrestling 50kg class,” the IOA said in a statement. “Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she…
Pakistan’s superstar athlete Arshad Nadeem in a video message from Paris asked the nation for prayers ahead of the javelin final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. “Thank you for your prayers, and please continue praying for my success in the final,” he said in a video message on Wednesday. A day earlier, the 27-year-old cruised into Thursday night’s final with a solid 86.59m throw at the Stade de France, his first and only attempt of the qualifier round, which was also his season’s best. “Assalamo alaikum, Allah has blessed me with a lot of honour, thanks to your prayers,” he…
