HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you are worried about the power going out if a storm should come our way, there are several options when it comes to generators. ABC13’s Jeff Ehling knows exactly how it feels to be without power for weeks. It happened in his neighborhood during Hurricane Harvey, and ever since, his family has thought about getting a backup generator; maybe it’s on your mind, too. You probably know about portable generators that you can store in your garage and run on gasoline. They are the least expensive, but you have to make sure no gas is stored…
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HOUSTON, Texas — The Montrose Center’s CEO is making history. Avery Belyeu is the first openly transgender person to be the leader of a large LGBTQ center in the country. “It feels like a bit of a glass ceiling moment,” she said. “I certainly feel that myself, that this is the first time for someone like me to be in a seat like this. I think this is meaningful personally to me, and I think its also meaningful for the community at large.” Belyeu has been working in the non-profit sector for the past 15 years, in spaces related to LGBTQ issues, suicide…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A welfare check call near the Texas Medical Center turned into shots fired and a suspect who died by suicide, according to the Houston Police Department. At about 3 p.m. Wednesday, HPD shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, that police were responding to an officer-involved shooting along North Stadium Drive. During an updated press conference, police said that at about 1:16 p.m., HPD received a welfare check call from someone out of state claiming a family member made concerning statements regarding their well-being. Police were dispatched to the scene eight minutes later. Upon arrival at 1:41…
PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) — What started as an exciting opportunity for two Pasadena students turned into a city feud. Council member Emmanuel Guerrero is fired up, saying the city attorney axed a scholarship he was trying to start after it was already on the city agenda and promised to two young Latino students. In the middle of this back and forth are two students, young women on their way to college who were both promised $500 from Councilmember Guerrero’s district fund. The promise was cut down when the Pasadena city attorney denied giving out the checks. “They’re taking it away, and…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo violated state law when she endorsed a candidate challenging District Attorney Kim Ogg during a press conference that used public funds, the Texas Ethics Commission said this week. Hidalgo endorsed Sean Teare, Ogg’s opponent in the Democratic primary in March, at a November press conference held at the Harris County Administration building. Hidalgo repeatedly criticized Ogg, a fellow Democrat with whom she’s often feuded. “I’m ready to take her on March 5, and I’m so excited to know that she’s got such a fantastic opponent,” Hidalgo said at the press conference. Ogg’s office successfully…
SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — Federal agents arrested a major target in an international counterfeit cancer drug operation Wednesday in Spring. The man, identified only as an Indian national by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), was taken into custody in a busy parking lot at the north Freeway and Rayford Road. Sources told he thought he making a quick stop. Instead, he was arrested, and only was there. “On June 26, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston, with assistance from the Houston Police Department, arrested an Indian national in north Houston who is suspected of trafficking and distributing counterfeit cancer drugs. No additional details…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After last week’s fatal crash involving a Missouri City police officer, some are questioning if it’s time for Houston police to “tweak” their pursuit policy. The policy was updated last September to prevent police from initiating pursuits for Class C misdemeanors, traffic infractions, or non-violent misdemeanor warrants. However, police are still allowed to pursue people for non-violent felony offenses like auto theft. “Of course, you want to make sure that you can get the people that have stolen the vehicles or whatever, but you should always prioritize people over property,” Councilwoman Carolyn Evans-Shabazz said. On Sunday, court documents…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Just days before Jamal Shead finds his new home, the city where he’ll launch his NBA journey, is inside the central Texas home of his parents, Lysa and Elvin Shead. “The biggest blessing and opportunity that you can ask for as a parent for your kid,” Elvin Shead, Jamal’s father, told . “We’re just excited.” Of all the mementos and memories that help tell the story of Jamal’s journey from an undersized, under-recruited point guard out of Manor High School to a soon-to-be NBA player, one accomplishment resonates most with his mom. “The degree is what mattered…
Balochistan Home Minister Ziaullah Langau said on Wednesday that banned outfits Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) were working together to carry out terrorist attacks in Pakistan with India as their “single investor”. He made the statement during a press conference in Quetta, where he shared that security forces had arrested two key militant commanders — TTP’s Nasrullah aka Maulvi Mansoor and Idrees aka Irshad — and then showed a recorded statement of the former. According to state-run Radio Pakistan, Nasrullah was rounded up by the intelligence and law enforcement agencies “as a result of a very complicated…
KARACHI: As Karachi braved another very hot and humid day on Tuesday, nine more bodies were found in different parts of the city, bringing the death toll to 29 over the past three days, hospitals and rescue services said. They added that none of the bodies bore any injury marks. The Edhi and Chhipa charities said that its volunteers recovered four and five bodies, respectively, from different parts of the city on Tuesday. Keeping in view the rising number of bodies and deaths reported by city morgues and major hospitals, Sindh Home Minister Zia Lanjar announced that an inquiry was being conducted…
