Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman who were found shot inside a pickup truck on W. Gulf Bank Road Wednesday night. Officers responded to a shooting call at around 10:45 p.m. in the 1000 block of West Gulf Bank Road. Upon arrival, they discovered a 32-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man in the truck, both with gunshot wounds. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The motive for the shooting remains unknown. Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division at 713-308-3600…

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities have launched a death investigation after a body was discovered in the White Oak Bayou on Thursday afternoon. According to the Houston Police Department (HPD), the body was spotted in the water around 2 p.m. HPD’s dive team officers were dispatched to 1900 Studemont St. to retrieve the body. Further details have not been released as the investigation continues. Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact HPD’s Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After Hurricane Beryl struck southeast Texas, warnings about carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning become especially relevant. Common advice includes avoiding the use of portable generators indoors, keeping them at a safe distance outside, and ensuring your CO detector batteries are fresh. While there are fewer warnings about CO poisoning from professionally installed standby generators, Lt. Eddie Cruz from the Cy-Fair Fire Department told ABC13 that these can still pose a danger. Since Beryl hit, they have responded to multiple CO-related calls involving standby generators. “We’re getting those calls not just in our area, but throughout Houston,” Cruz…

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — George Harvey spends most of his days confined to bed in a nursing facility near Houston’s Texas Medical Center. Despite the proximity to what CenterPoint Energy deems a priority area for power restoration, Harvey’s daughters say he has been enduring extreme heat inside the nursing home for several days. “My message to CenterPoint is to please prioritize healthcare facilities like this,” Harvey’s daughter, Allison Evans, told 13 Investigates. “My father’s story is one of many. People rely on power not just to stay cool, but for medical machines, dialysis, and oxygen. It feels like we’ve been…

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Over a million customers of CenterPoint Energy in the Houston area remain without power three days after Hurricane Beryl struck, leaving residents frustrated and critical of the region’s primary energy provider. On Wednesday, a mural reading “CenterPointless” appeared on I-10 at Sawyer, reflecting the growing discontent among residents who blame the outage on systemic failures rather than the linemen working tirelessly to restore power. In an update on Thursday evening, CenterPoint stated it aims to restore power to 80% of affected customers by the end of Sunday, July 14, and expects to provide estimated restoration dates…

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old Harris County sheriff’s deputy has been apprehended. Ronnie Palmer, 44, was arrested on Ghita Lane off C.E. King Parkway in the Bavaria neighborhood of northeast Harris County on Thursday evening, according to sources who spoke with . Sheriff Ed Gonzalez later confirmed Palmer’s arrest. Palmer has been identified as a person of interest in the murder of Deputy Fernando Esqueda, but has not yet been formally charged with the crime. Investigators stated that Palmer was last seen allegedly assaulting a pizza worker at…

C.J. Stroud, a 2024 ESPYs nominee for Best Breakthrough Athlete, lived up to his second-overall draft position during his rookie year with the Houston Texans, earning the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year award during Super Bowl week. This success came as no surprise to Mark Verti, Stroud’s high school coach in Rancho Cucamonga, California. In an interview with ahead of Thursday night’s Serena Williams-hosted ESPYs, Verti recalled Stroud’s raw talent as a 14-year-old freshman trying out for varsity. “In the first week of our intrasquad scrimmage, he started making plays and seeing things open up,” Verti said. “He…

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Hospitals in the Houston area are overwhelmed in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. The Texas Division of Emergency Management reported that 12 hospitals in Harris County remain in internal disaster mode, though they did not specify which hospitals are affected. According to a spokesperson from Harris Health, neither Ben Taub nor LBJ Hospital is among the hospitals in disaster mode, but both facilities are facing severe challenges. Ben Taub treated 320 emergency room patients on Wednesday, which is 34% more than on a typical high-volume day. Many patients are seeking dialysis because their usual providers still…

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Early Thursday morning, a 13-year-old boy was fatally shot while inside an apartment in southeast Houston, according to police. This incident is the eighth shooting recorded in Harris County by assignment desk since Hurricane Beryl struck. The surge in violence has raised security concerns as over a million Houstonians remain without power. The Houston Police Department reported that the shooting occurred around 12:47 a.m. at the Plaza at Hobby Airport apartment complex, located at 8501 Broadway. “We are aware of our vulnerable neighborhoods and their various needs,” stated acting police chief Larry Satterwhite. The teenager was…

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