HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Vietnamese potbelly pig named Juno, who was rescued by the Houston SPCA last December, recently gave birth to her baby piglets. Animal lovers were able to live stream as the new mom welcomed three baby piglets on Jan. 20. Viewers were able to watch Juno for up to 12 hours a day on the Houston SPCA YouTube Channel. She was recently captured in a series of maternity photos that captivated the internet. Juno was rescued on Dec. 30, 2021 by the Houston SPCA when her former owner was unable to care for her. Her name,…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police say 26-year-old Ryan Mitchell Smith, who led police on an overnight chase that ended in Memorial Park and was being sought for questioning in his father’s death, has been arrested in Austin County. According to the police department, a tip led authorities to locate Smith. He was walking along Highway 159. “He was arrested without incident by @TxDPSSoutheast & faces a felony evading charge,” HPD tweeted. Smith was the subject of the pursuit that happened as police were trying to locate his father in the Memorial area. After officers lost Smith, a body was…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police say 26-year-old Ryan Mitchell Smith, who led police on an overnight chase that ended in Memorial Park and was being sought for questioning in his father’s death, has been arrested in Austin County. According to the police department, a tip led authorities to locate Smith. He was walking along Highway 159. “He was arrested without incident by @TxDPSSoutheast & faces a felony evading charge,” HPD tweeted. Smith was the subject of the pursuit that happened as police were trying to locate his father in the Memorial area. After officers lost Smith, a body was…
A citizen take-down this Tuesday afternoon in northwest Harris County helped Pct. 4 deputy constables nab a man driving a stolen truck. “I just ran behind him and tackled him down,” said the good Samaritan named Devin. The former track athlete from Westfield High School said he also worked as a trained security guard for two years. The combined experience kicked in as he witnessed the end of the law enforcement pursuit. “I saw the suspect running all the way down and he was already 50 yards from the officer. So, I turned around, sped up, blocked him in and…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman is sending a warning for Uber drivers after a scheme, that’s targeting drivers, duped her out of all the money she earned on Jan. 23. It all started with a canceled ride and was followed by a phone call. “It’s an excellent opportunity for people, like myself, who are burnt out on the corporate scene,” said the driver, who asked to remain unidentified. Over the weekend, she picked up a call instead of a passenger. The call was from someone who claimed to work for Uber and said they received a complaint. “One of…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A crash involving a school bus on the I-10 East Freeway inbound at Mercury caused delays for drivers Wednesday morning. Houston police responded to the crash around 7 a.m. SkyEye flew over the scene, where a small school bus from Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory High School could be seen stopped in the middle of the freeway. Three other cars also appeared to be involved. There was very little visible damage to the school bus. Police initially blocked two right inbound lanes and the shoulder. The crash cleared just after 8:30 a.m. It was unclear if…
A citizen take-down this Tuesday afternoon in northwest Harris County helped Pct. 4 deputy constables nab a man driving a stolen truck. “I just ran behind him and tackled him down,” said the good Samaritan named Devin. The former track athlete from Westfield High School said he also worked as a trained security guard for two years. The combined experience kicked in as he witnessed the end of the law enforcement pursuit. “I saw the suspect running all the way down and he was already 50 yards from the officer. So, I turned around, sped up, blocked him in and…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man who was initially credited with saving his children from a house fire is now accused of setting the fire to cover up the murder of his mother-in-law. Xavier Howard, 34, will go before a judge Wednesday morning. He’s charged with murder in the strangulation death of his mother-in-law, 53-year-old Tammy Mouton. Investigators said the injuries Mouton sustained were not consistent with a house fire. The incident happened around 5 a.m. on Jan. 7 at a home on Trementina Drive near Gavin Place Lane in northwest Harris County. Authorities were responding to an initial…
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Afghan tech entrepreneur Sara Wahedi tore up her staffing roster. Nowadays, her app company’s few remaining employees in Afghanistan work when they can — in the intervals between power cuts and internet outages. Five months since the Taliban seized power, Afghan companies like Wahedi’s are battling to stay afloat as international sanctions and curbs against the hardline movement fuel a deepening economic crisis. “We are running on fumes at this point,” Wahedi, 26, said by email from New York City, where she is remotely running Ehtesab, the mobile app she founded that provides real-time security, traffic and power outage alerts in…
