HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Officials from multiple counties confirm with that at least 20 people across the region have died from Hurricane Beryl, with the death toll continuing to rise. Many of the fatalities are due to fallen trees and drownings. However, an increasing number of deaths are being attributed to heat-related causes due to prolonged power outages. The Jarrett family in Spring has spoken to after the Harris County medical examiner’s office confirmed that their 64-year-old loved one was among those who died from the heat last week. Pamela Jarrett, who was 64 and relied on a wheelchair…
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — At least 13 people have died in Harris County as a result of Hurricane Beryl, as of Wednesday. During a Houston City Council meeting, members questioned whether some of these deaths could have been prevented. “This loss of life feels more like a man-made disaster than a natural one,” said District C Council Member Abbie Kamin. “It didn’t have to happen like this.” District J Council Member Edward Pollard apologized to the citizens for the city’s response to the storm, acknowledging that the city could have done more. “We have to be transparent with the…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Thousands of CenterPoint Energy customers in the Greater Houston area are still without power on day 10 post-Hurricane Beryl. Among them are residents with buried power lines, raising questions about the effectiveness of underground electrical systems in preventing outages. In Humble, Kerry West was without power while houses across the street had electricity. His neighborhood has had buried power lines for decades and has never experienced an outage this long. Adding to his frustration, CenterPoint’s outage tracker incorrectly showed his house as having power. It was eventually restored hours after he spoke to. “I was told…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department saw a dramatic increase in burglary reports following Hurricane Beryl, with daily reports more than quadrupling. In June, the department averaged 10 reports a day for business burglaries. However, from the Monday of Beryl’s landfall to the following Saturday, they recorded 259 reports, averaging 43 per day. The day after the storm, Chanon Yong Sanguanchai discovered that Sala Thai Eatery, located in the 200 block of Westheimer in Montrose, had been burglarized around 6 a.m. Sala had only been open for two months. Despite nearby businesses losing power, the restaurant retained electricity,…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Residents of a townhome community in the Houston Museum District are experiencing their second power outage, this time due to a moving company incident rather than weather. Residents on Barkdull Street told that a week after their power was restored, it went out again when a moving company truck hit a power line. “The wire got caught by the top of the truck and then wrapped around the hitch area,” said Wayne Thompson, a nearby resident. Thompson recorded a cellphone video showing the tangled mess and snapped utility pole caused by the accident. The 18-wheeler belongs…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At least two dozen families are accusing the owner of a surrogacy company of stealing the funds they entrusted to her for their surrogacy journeys. The money, meant to be held in trust and used for healthcare, insurance, and compensation, was allegedly diverted to fund the owner’s lavish lifestyle, according to attorneys. “The funds were used to support her lifestyle, grow her businesses, and essentially deceive the intended families who lost so much,” said Marianne Robak, the attorney representing the families. The company, Surrogacy Escrow Account Management LLC (SEAM), is owned by Dominique Side, who did…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The owner of an office building in northwest Houston reported that surveillance cameras captured a man stealing mail from over three dozen mailboxes. On July 3, video footage shows a man in a green shirt approaching the mailboxes at the building on West 34th Street just before 5:30 a.m. He briefly disappears from view, then reemerges carrying so much mail that he has to store it in a backpack. The next day, the same man, wearing the same green shirt, returns. This time, the video shows him holding something in his hand and tampering with the…
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Apple’s iOS 18 brings significant improvements to home screen customization, including the ability to adjust widget sizes directly from your iPhone’s home screen. Previously available only on iPadOS, this feature is now accessible on iPhones with iOS 18. When in “jiggle mode,” a new handle appears in the lower-right corner of widgets. Dragging this handle allows the user to resize widgets to their own preference. Long-pressing on a widget reveals multiple size options, enabling the iPhone users to choose the best fit with a single tap. From the same menu, the users can convert widgets into app icons or vice…
French superstar Kylian Mbappe was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player on Tuesday, telling 80,000 fans “my dream has come true”. “I’ve slept for many years with the dream of playing for Real Madrid and today my dream has come true,” Mbappe told fans gathered in record numbers to greet him at the club’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium. The striker, who had completed his medical earlier on Tuesday morning, signed a five-year contract and was handed a number 9 shirt by club president Florentino Perez. Accompanied by his parents watching from the crowd and with a former French hero of…
