The gold bikini-style costume that Carrie Fisher wore as Princess Leia in “Return of the Jedi” has sold for $175,000, according to the auction house that handled the sale. The iconic outfit, worn by Fisher at the start of the 1983 film when Leia was captured by Jabba the Hutt and forced to be a slave, was sold by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions. Joe Maddalena, Heritage’s executive vice president, stated that the costume sold was screen tested and worn by Fisher on set but was ultimately replaced with a more comfortable version for the final cut. The sale of the costume…
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After an exhilarating Sunday in women’s gymnastics and swimming, another exciting day awaits North Texas athletes. WOGA-Plano product Asher Hong is part of the men’s gymnastics team, specializing in rings. Hong made a strong impression during the men’s qualification, finishing third on rings, fifth on vault, and sixth on floor. On the volleyball court, Team USA’s women are aiming for a repeat gold medal in Paris after their victory in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Coppell’s Chiaka Ogbogu is on the team, which will start pool play against No. 6 China. The U.S. is currently ranked fifth in the world.…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are investigating the death of a man found shot inside a vehicle in southwest Houston. The Houston Police Department reported that officers responded to a call for assistance from a firefighter at 1175 Edgebrook around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday. According to Lt. Ignacio Izaguirre, the deceased man, who had gunshot wounds, was discovered on the passenger side of a Kia SUV in the Fiesta parking lot. “We know the shooting didn’t occur in this parking lot. We believe it happened somewhere else. We don’t know the motive, but they did drive to this parking lot,…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A precautionary evacuation was ordered following a ‘ground collapse’ at a Memorial-area condo community. Houston Fire Department (HFD) crews responded to the incident at 405 Sutherland Terrace Place around 8:30 a.m. spoke with a man whose parents were inside the affected home. He described how the house started shaking, and when his parents looked outside, they saw a giant hole in front of their home. Nearby resident Rick Mckee expressed his shock, saying, “That’s a big hole. That’s a really big hole.” The department shared images of the collapse on social media. @HoustonFire is currently on…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — President Joe Biden will attend the Celebration of Life services for the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who passed away on July 19 at the age of 74 due to pancreatic cancer. Houston will honor Lee with a series of remembrance events starting on Monday, July 29. Biden plans to visit Houston on Monday after an event at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Austin. The White House announced this visit on Sunday, just a day after Vice President Kamala Harris confirmed she would attend Lee’s funeral service on Thursday. Harris, who described Lee as a…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are investigating a death after a body was discovered near a retention pond in northwest Harris County on Sunday. Deputies from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene on Hollister Road around 6 a.m. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez shared details of the investigation on X, formerly known as Twitter. Upon arrival, deputies found a man, possibly in his 20s, deceased in a parking lot near West Little York. The body appeared to have been there for a few hours and had visible gunshot and stab wounds. reporters were on the scene, where deputies…
Earth-shattering political news is the focus on This Week in Texas. President Biden is out, and Vice President Kamala Harris is now the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election. Eyewitness News political reporter Tob Abrahams speaks with representatives from the nation’s largest teachers’ union, which recently endorsed Harris at its convention in Houston. We also hear from Texas Governor Greg Abbott about these latest political developments, and Houston Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher shares her perspective. Our panel of political insiders reflects on the life and legacy of longtime congresswoman, US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, as Houston prepares to start…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The City of Houston will honor the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee with a series of remembrance events next week. The long-serving Houston lawmaker passed away at 74 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Houston on Monday to pay his respects, along with Jackson Lee’s friend and colleague, Vice President Kamala Harris. The commemorations will begin on Monday, July 29, with a lying-in-state at Houston’s City Hall rotunda from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Houston Mayor John Whitmire will attend and greet Jackson Lee’s family and the public, followed…
On Sunday, exactly 100 days before the November election, Texas Democrats launched a new initiative to unseat U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. The “Texas Offense” initiative aims to support Democratic U.S. Congressman Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker and attorney, in his campaign to defeat Cruz. “On Nov. 5, I’m going to defeat Ted Cruz,” Allred declared to the crowd at White Oak Music Hall. State Senator Carol Alvarado added, “In 100 days, we can say adios to Cruz and send him on a one-way flight to Cancun.” Despite polls showing Cruz, who has held his seat for 12 years, as…
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