HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans on Wednesday to help clean up Houston’s Fifth Ward, parts of which have been declared a cancer cluster due to railroad operations decades ago. “I’m a squeaky wheel. I don’t know how to shut up,” said resident Sandra Edwards. “I won’t shut up, because I know in my heart what needs to be done out here, and nobody stands up for Fifth Ward.” Edwards hosted the EPA Administrator when he visited Houston in November. She, like many others, wasn’t sure what the meeting would bring. But on Wednesday, they…
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HOUSTON, Texas — Houston reality TV fans are having a busy week. First comes news that Top Chef has announced its Houston-specific dates. Now, fans of ABC’s The Bachelor can clamor to a watch party for a Houston-specific episode starring Clayton Echard and his Houston home, the C. Baldwin Hotel, on Monday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. The event will (natch) be held at the C. Baldwin (400 Dallas St.); those interested can RSVP here.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The attorney of 26-year-old Ryan Smith, who led police on a manhunt and was being sought for questioning in his father’s death, said his main concern is his client’s mental health. “His family and friends all know this isn’t the Ryan Smith we know,” attorney Ralph Manginello said. “We are all concerned about his mental health and want him to get some help.” The bizarre chain of events started over the weekend, when Smith’s mother called police saying her son left and went looking for guns, talking about killing himself. A couple hours later Smith was…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The effort to decommission homeless camps across Houston and Harris County will continue with a new beefed up fund of $100 million. “In Houston, we either go big or we go home, and today we are going big so that most vulnerable Houstonians can go home,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner during a press conference Wednesday. The money, granted to Houston and Harris County through federal COVID-19 relief dollars, will be used to grant permanent housing for up 7,000 people over the course of three years. It will also be used for wrap-around services like mental…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The man accused of shooting and killing a Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Corporal in an ambush over the weekend will remain in jail after a judge ruled to not set a bond. Oscar Rosales, 51, went before a judge Wednesday night after his arrival to Houston. Rosales was taken into custody Wednesday morning at a hotel in Ciudad de Acuña, Mexico, according to U.S. Marshal Deputy Cameron Welch. Oscar Rosales, the man accused in the shooting death of a Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Corporal is back in Houston after he was arrested in Mexico.…
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MELBOURNE: Opening batsman David Warner and coach Justin Langer will skip Australia’s Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, it was announced on Tuesday, with Ben McDermott set for an extended run at the top of the order. World Cup hero Mitchell Marsh will also miss the five matches in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne from Feb 11. All three have been given leave to prepare ahead of Australia’s three-format tour of Pakistan scheduled for March. “This squad will begin preparation for the T20 World Cup defence at home later this year and includes several players who have an early chance to impress…
MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal dug deep into his immense reserves of resilience for the second match running to keep his dream of a 21st Grand Slam title alive at the Australian Open on Tuesday, as women’s top seed Ashleigh Barty powered into a semi-final against Madison Keys. The ruthless world number one Barty dismantled Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-0 in 63 minutes to reach the last four at Melbourne Park for only the second time. “That was solid tonight. I had a lot of fun out here,” said Barty, who is edging closer to becoming the first Australian woman to win her…
DOHA: Afghanistan sealed a series whitewash of the Netherlands in the third One-day International here at the Asian Sports City Stadium on Tuesday, boosting their 2023 World Cup qualifying bid. Najibullah Zadran smashed a 59-ball 71 as the Afghans posted 254-5 from their 50 overs, before their spinners induced a Dutch collapse from 103-0 to 179 all out. The 75-run victory was Afghanistan’s sixth win from as many matches and moves them up to fifth in the 13-team 2023 World Cup Super League table. The top eight nations will earn automatic qualification for next year’s global showpiece in India. Afghanistan…
PSL 7 begins tomorrow (Jan 27) and it’s already got the stamp of approval from the prime minister. The teams have been dropping teasers, anthems and brand ambassador announcements, but many think the PSL has the best ambassador of all — Prime Minister Imran Khan. The PTI posted a video of the PM opening the tournament two days before it actually opened with the caption, “PM Imran Khan’s message on the PSL” and the hashtag #LevelHai.” The video features PM Imran’s former teammate and current PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja walking in slow motion towards him with dramatic music in the…
