HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A violent home invasion in Houston’s Alief area on Friday ended with one of the alleged suspects in the hospital, according to police. The Houston Police Department said at about 11 p.m., a woman called 911 saying four to five men were outside her home on Beechnut, pounding on her door with rifles. HPD said at some point, the suspects forced their way inside. That’s when police said there was an exchange of gunfire between the people living in the apartment and the group of suspects. During the gunfire, one suspect was reportedly hit. “No one inside…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are investigating after a man was caught in the crossfire of a robbery outside a north Houston bar early on Saturday. Houston Police Department investigators said a suspect was robbing another man outside the bar on East Tidwell near the North Freeway at about 2 a.m. Police said the robbery victim was in the parking lot when the suspect approached him and tried to take his necklace. The robbery victim tried to drive off, but the suspect opened fire, hitting a man who happened to be walking about 100 yards away. He was taken to the…
SPRING BRANCH, Texas (KTRK) — A man who was found stabbed outside of a NW Houston gas station may have been connected to an earlier crime just hours before in Spring Branch, according to the Houston Police Department. The situation unfolded at a gas station on Antoine Street just after 5:30 p.m. after officers responded to a report of a stabbing. HPD officers said the man, who was intoxicated, arrived at the gas station and tried to trade scrap metal for gas but was told by the store clerk they were unable to fulfill his request. HPD said that at one…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to return to Houston to attend the Celebration of Life services for longtime Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who passed away on July 19 at 74 years old after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Following the congresswoman’s passing, Harris noted that Lee was “a tenacious advocate for justice and a tireless fighter for the people of Houston and the people of America.” Harris said she and Lee were dear friends and shared several moments. Congresswoman Lee and the vice president are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and the Congressional Black Caucus. This…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man who was shot in his sleep at a downtown Houston homeless shelter last week was trying to rebuild his life, his son told. The Houston Police Department says Damon Spiller, 56, was hit in the head by a stray bullet that tore through a dormitory wall at Harmony House, a low-cost housing option for those with jobs but no place to stay. Spiller’s son, LaCraig Joseph, said his father led a troubled life and was trying to turn things around. “(He was) just trying to do better,” Joseph said. That’s all he asked for; that’s…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A precautionary evacuation was triggered after what officials called a ‘ground collapse’ at a Memorial-area condo community. Houston Fire Department crews responded to the incident at 405 Sutherland Terrace Place at about 8:30 a.m. spoke to a man whose parents were inside who said the house started to shake. When his parents looked outside, a giant hole was in front of their home. Nearby resident Rick Mckee said he was in shock. “That’s a big hole,” he said. “That’s a really big hole. RELATED: Residents worried after massive sinkhole opens up in neighborhood: ‘This is my biggest nightmare’…
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The European Union’s drugs regulator has rejected Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease, saying the risk of serious brain swelling did not outweigh its small impact on slowing cognitive decline. The decision, released on Friday, is a blow to the companies as the drug faces slow take-up in the United States. Biogen’s shares fell 5% to $216.28 in early US trading. Eisai and Biogen said they will seek re-examination of the recommendation, but did not disclose what information they would provide the regulator. The therapy is approved in the U.S., China, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan and South…
PARIS: Canadian football chiefs on Friday pleaded for FIFA not to deduct points from their women’s Olympic football team amid a drone-spying scandal which led to head coach Bev Priestman being dramatically kicked out of the Paris Games in disgrace. Canada Soccer chief executive Kevin Blue said in a conference call with reporters that Canadian players had not seen any footage produced by drones used to spy on a New Zealand training session before the games and therefore should not be punished by FIFA. Reigning Olympic champions Canada defeated New Zealand 2-1 in their opening game of the women’s football tournament on Thursday despite…
PARIS: The Seine was suitable for swimming six days out of seven between July 17-23, data showed on the day of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. Data published by the city and regional authorities showed the concentrations of enterococci and E.coli bacteria were above legal thresholds on July 21. The French capital has been working on cleaning up the Seine so people can swim in it again, as was the case during the 1900 Paris Olympics. But a sewer problem last summer led to the cancellation of a pre-Olympics swimming event. The triathlon and marathon swimming legs of the Olympics,…
