Last night’s strong cold front dropped temperatures into the low 30s Saturday morning, and that is pretty much where the temperature stayed all day. In addition wind gusts over 50 mph were seen in parts of the area. The Wind Advisory will expire at 6 pm as winds gradually drop off through the evening and overnight hours. To top it off, some area residents saw brief snow flurries during the early afternoon, But there was no accumulation, and no more snow is expected. Sunday will start with a freeze followed by afternoon temperatures gradually climbing into the low to mid 50s. It…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
The hostage-taker at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville mentioned that he wanted to speak with Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving an 86-year prison sentence for assault and attempted murder of a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan. Known as “Lady al-Qaeda” in counterterrorism circles, supporters from Pakistan to Texas view her as an innocent victim of the American war on terror. Both the Islamic State and the Taliban, who once again control Afghanistan, sought to trade Siddiqui for American and European hostages – reflecting her “superstar” status among militants. At one point, jihadists offered James Foley, a journalist captured in Syria and beheaded…
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker of Congregation Beth-Israel was among three hostages still being held Saturday at the Colleyville synagogue. One hostage was released late Saturday. According to the synagogue’s website, Cytron-Walker was its first full-time rabbi and has been at the synagogue since 2006. Cytron-Walker is from Lansing, Mich., and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1998. As a college student, he spent 48 hours on the streets as someone who was homeless and danced for over 24 hours as a part of a Dance Marathon, according to the website. He has also worked at Focus: HOPE, a civil and…
Police and other law-enforcement officers were involved in a standoff at a Colleyville synagogue that began during a Saturday-morning service. Here’s what we know so far about the situation at Congregation Beth Israel: Hostages rescued, suspect dead One of the hostages being held at the synagogue was released about 5 p.m. and was unhurt. The remaining hstages were rescued shortly after 9:30 p.m., following a loud bang that was heard at the synagogue. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the end of the standoff, tweeting “Prayers answered.” In a news conference late Saturday night, officials said the suspect had been killed. The investigation In…
COLLEYVILLE — All four people taken hostage inside a synagogue during a morning service were safe Saturday night after an 11-hour standoff. The hostage-taker was dead, authorities said at a news conference late Saturday. Officials said they had identified the suspect but were not yet ready to release his name. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the rescue at Congregation Beth Israel just after 9:30 p.m., and Colleyville police confirmed shortly thereafter that the situation was resolved. No injuries were reported among the hostages, one of whom was released earlier in the evening. All of the hostages were adults, and one was…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The manager of a Cracker Barrel who was fatally shot in what deputies call an attempted robbery Saturday morning in north Harris County has been identified by family members. Family members told that Robin Baucom worked at the restaurant for 34 years and was a dedicated employee who loved her job. The shooting happened at about 6:15 a.m. at the restaurant in the 14800 block of the North Freeway near Airtex, where a female employee had just arrived for work. As she was waiting to be let in, a man got out of the passenger…
ANGLETON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s been 11 months since the winter storm paralyzed Texas, and power operator ERCOT, is warning about staffing shortages that could impact needed improvements to the grid. Meanwhile, Tesla is entering the Texas energy market. There’s a new energy storage site in Angleton, and new video from Tesla said their 81 megapacks in the city will provide support to the grid by balancing demand, lowering energy costs, and keeping the lights on. “Energy storage is coming to Texas in a big way,” said Doug Lewin, an energy consultant in Austin. Lewin predicted that the site will…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — For the next two weeks, the Harris County constable’s offices are stepping up enforcement on fraudulent paper plates. The Harris County Toll Road Authority announced the “Tag You’re It” initiative that will focus specifically on toll roads “We are trying to stop everybody, but there are more temp tags than there are officers,” Sgt. Alex Gonzalez with Precinct 5 said. Folks can expect to see double the number of law enforcement, both stationary and driving the tollways. “We will run them and if it doesn’t come back to that specific vehicle that’s our probable cause…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — During a visit to ABC13 Friday, Texans standout Justin Reid dished on his former head coach, his current award nomination and his future free agency. “That’s just the business side of the NFL,” Reid said of David Culley’s firing from the Texans after one year on the job. “The NFL isn’t always fair.” On Friday, Texans general manager Nick Caserio said the franchise was in a better position now than when the team signed Culley to a five-year contract early in 2021. “I think there’s a lot of truth and validity to it,” Reid said when…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Emergency repairs are being done in connection to the I-69/I-610 interchange project, causing a two-lane closure at the 610 West Loop northbound at I-69 until Saturday evening, according to TxDOT. TxDOT said last week crews had to move some lanes over to reconfigure for the project. Officials told ABC13 that the asphalt that was being used started to come apart for unknown reasons, making it unsafe for vehicles like motorcycles. “Just trying to address it now versus later. Hoping to get it done tonight,” said someone with TxDOT. The I-69/I-610 interchange is a major connection point…
