SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo raised on Monday the county’s COVID-19 threat level to red “severe,” the highest placement on the scale. She made the announcement at Carolee Booker Elementary School in Spring ISD, where Hidalgo outlined efforts the county is undertaking to provide school districts COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. Hidalgo’s action comes in the midst of rising virus cases in southeast Texas due to the highly-contagious omicron variant, which has put pressure on local hospitals. Under the county’s threat level scale, red “severe” advises a “stay home, work safe” order, which was birthed from the…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The tunnels built for Memorial Park’s Land Bridge are scheduled to open this spring to traffic. Runners with the Chevron Houston Marathon will get a sneak peek this Sunday. Eyewitness News learned the south tunnel will be used as part of the race. Randy Odinet with the Memorial Park Conservancy said with construction on track, they thought about the idea with the Houston Marathon Committee. They looked into it and found out it was possible. “Could they go through the tunnels?” Odinet recalled. “It’s working out real well. The level of completion of the roadway work is falling into…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Thousands of guns are being stolen from vehicles every year in Houston – putting them into the hands of criminals, who use the weapons to commit violent crimes. Houston Police Department, which reveal there were 2,604 reports of guns being stolen from vehicles in 2021. That is an increase compared to 2,368 stolen gun reports in 2020. “Every one of those guns stolen from a car is ending up in a criminal’s hands,” said Fred Milanowski, a special agent in charge of Houston Field Division for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. According to Milanowski,…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Years after 13 Investigates exposed the city of Houston’s frustratingly slow pace of homeowner aid, federal auditors agreed, slamming Houston last week for a slow pace of spending that left “Houstonians without the help they needed.” Four and a half years after the storm devastated Houston, some victims are still waiting for their homes to be rebuilt by the billion-dollar program. Due to the city’s slow pace, the Texas General Land Office took the program over. The audit examined the time when Houston was running the Homeowner Assistance Program. “Three years after Hurricane Harvey, the city…
MONTGOMERY, Texas (KTRK) — Many people across the Houston area are working to repair their homes and businesses after six tornadoes swept through over the weekend. Hilliary Dumas, the owner of Ransom’s Steakhouse and Saloon in Montgomery, got a call from an employee Saturday at about 9:25 p.m., as one of the six confirmed tornadoes wreaked havoc on her restaurant. “They called and said, ‘The south side patio is gone. There is a hole in the roof’ and they were all in the office. So I got here 10 minutes later,” Dumas explained. The front facade blew off, the side…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A mostly quiet weather pattern has settled in after a stormy weekend. Cool temps will be around for a few days, and then it’ll get warmer but not too warm later in the week. An isolated shower is possible late on Tuesday and Tuesday night. The National Weather Service Houston confirmed a total of six tornadoes touched down Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. They were reported in Humble, Kingwood, Montgomery, near IAH Airport, Dayton, and in Spring Branch. Today they are sending out another survey team to see if any more tornadoes touched down. Another strong…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities in northwest Harris County are investigating what they say was a murder-attempted suicide. On Monday at 7:30 a.m., Harris County deputies were dispatched to an unknown medical emergency call in the 18900 block of Peralta Springs Lane. Upon arrival, deputies found a woman dead at the scene and a man injured. Authorities said the man and woman had suffered some sort of trauma. The man was taken to the hospital via LifeFlight in serious condition. While it’s still unclear what happened, authorities believe the man may have attacked the woman before wounding himself. Authorities…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A grandmother is dead after police said she was shot to death in south Houston. The shooting happened Monday in the 11700 block of Segrest Drive. Police said the woman, her adult son and grandson were in the home when a man walked in and shot her. In the incident, the suspect also shot the woman’s adult son in the neck. Police said the woman was in her 60s and her son is in his 30s. The grandson, who police said is 12 years old, was not injured in the shooting. Police described the suspect as…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At least two people are dead following a head-on crash involving multiple vehicles in north Houston. Police said the crash happened Monday at 7:10 p.m. in the 11600 block of Bannister Lane. A Dodge truck was heading westbound on Little York, when the driver lost control, crossed the median and struck a Kia, which hit a tow truck that was towing another car. A neighbor told he heard four crashes right outside his house. He said he ran outside and called 911. According to police, a woman that was ejected from the Dodge truck was pronounced…
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