HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department and Harris County Sheriff’s Office have seen a string of violent shootings where children have fallen victim to the rise in crime. In less than a week, there have been three shootings where children have been seriously injured, including the deadly shooting of 11-year-old Darius Dugas II when he went to his mother’s vehicle to get his coat and other items he left behind in northeast Harris County. “These are all tragedies,” Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said during a press conference on Wednesday. “There’s nothing I could say that is…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — When UFC returns to Houston Saturday night, the card will feature hometown flare. Houstonian Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis is part of the co-main event at UFC 271 to be held at Toyota Center. The No. 3 ranked heavyweight in UFC will take on No. 11 Tai Tuivasa as part of the main card. “I try to make it seem like I’m not in Houston,” Lewis explained during a one-on-one interview Wednesday with. “It’s like I’m over here in Canada right now. Because if I make it feel like I’m in Houston – it won’t even…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Tuesday, Harris County sommissioners passed budgets for the short fiscal year of 2022 and fiscal year 2023. After discussion, they ultimately passed the budgets without making proposed cuts in funding to some community organizations. The Houston Area Women’s Center is one of the organizations that receives funds that were up for discussion. Emilee Whitehurst, the president and CEO of the Houston Area Women’s Center said the funds not being cut come as a relief as the demand for their services continues to rise throughout the pandemic. Jamie R. Wright, a domestic abuse survivor, spoke with…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 9-year-old was shot in the head in an apparent road rage incident Tuesday night in southwest Houston. Ashanti Grant, who is a fourth grader at Savannah Lakes Elementary in Brazoria County, remains in critical condition. “You’re just numb. You cry so much, there’s no more tears next,” said Ashanti’s grandmother, Elaine Williams. “She’s the sweetest little angel.” Williams is asking the community to pray for justice and healing. “There’s nothing you can do but just pray and ask everybody else to pray for her,” Williams said. That prayer request is being answered by fathers in…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is expected to survive after police said he was injured in a road rage shooting in north Houston. The shooting happened Wednesday in the 700 block of TC Jester. At the scene, police said the victim and the suspect got into some sort of argument on I-10 when the suspect opened fire and drove off. No additional information on the suspect was released. The shooting on TC Jester comes just less than 24 hours after a separate road rage shooting injured a 9-year-old girl in southwest Houston. In that incident, police said a family…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The man at the center of attention following a bizarre road rage video on the North Freeway has been sentenced to 45 days in jail. Stephen Sahr, 41, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of deadly conduct for the October 2021 incident. Deputies said Sahr slammed on his brakes and parked his car in the middle of the North Freeway as traffic continued moving. He then got out of his SUV to confront the truck driver. When the driver was forced to make a complete stop, Sahr approached the truck door, opened it and punched the…
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ISLAMABAD: The number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan is again witnessing an upward trend as the country has reported 4,253 new cases over the past 24 hours as compared to yesterday’s 2,799. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a total of 51,749 samples were tested, out of which 4,253 turned out to be positive, showing an infection rate of 8.2pc as compared to yesterday’s 5.34%. The nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 infections rose to 1,470,161 with the addition of 4,253 new cases. As many as 50 patients succumbed to the viral disease in the past 24 hours, taking the…
The discovery of the Omicron variant in white-tailed deer in New York has raised concerns that the species, numbering 30 million in the United States, could become hosts of a new coronavirus strain, a lead researcher said on Tuesday. Blood and some nasal swab samples from 131 deer captured on New York’s Staten Island revealed that nearly 15% had virus antibodies. The finding suggested that the animals had previous coronavirus infections and were vulnerable to repeated reinfections with new variants, researchers led by Pennsylvania State University scientists said. “Circulation of the virus in an animal population always raises the possibility…
PESHAWAR: The police on Wednesday foiled a bid to supply dead animals’ meat to Charsaddah from Peshawar, KP. A team of Food Safety Authority KP intercepted a vehicle carrying meat of dead animals at Toll Plaza, Peshawar Motorway. The meat was being supplied to Charsaddah, the FSA said and added that the recovered meat was disposed off. Two people have been taken into custody, while further investigation is underway. Earlier on March 7, a man had been arrested in the act of supplying meat from dead animals to restaurants and hotels in Chiniot district of Punjab. According to the local…
