HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Investigators believe a 4-alarm fire at a storage building in northwest Harris County was intentionally set overnight. The fire happened at Great Value Storage on Highway 249 just after midnight. More than 100 storage units were impacted by the fire, officials said. The Harris County Fire Marshal said wind made the flames spread quickly. Hazmat crews monitored the air quality and took water samples. Nothing was detected that required further action. More than six fire departments responded to the scene. After putting the flames out and investigating the origin, officials determined someone intentionally set the…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston fire officials worked for hours to put out a fire in northwest Houston Sunday. A trash fire was first reported on Crawford Road near Tanner just before 5 a.m. However, Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña later said it was a wood and grass fire. He said there is no elevated hazard to the community. crews captured video of large amounts smoke billowing from the location. As of 1 p.m. Sunday, smoke could still be seen rising in the area. Strong winds Sunday morning fueled the fire even more, officials said.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As people across the city welcomed in 2022, investigators in southwest Houston responded to the first murder of the new year. Houston police responded to a fight that led to gunfire in the 11700 block of Wilcrest near Bellfort just after 2 a.m. Saturday. Homicide investigators said a woman and her boyfriend were leaving Five Nine Bar and Lounge when the boyfriend was attacked by three to four men. Investigators said several people jumped in to try to help the man. That’s when multiple people pulled out guns and started shooting in different directions. A witness…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The City of Houston Health Department reported multiple testing sites reached maximum capacity all this week. “We recognize that the demand is here right now,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said at a press conference early Sunday morning. “We anticipate the demand will be greater next week as people prepare to go back to school. People coming back from the holiday break. People are celebrating over this weekend and so we want to do as much as we can to ramp up the availability of testing.” Earlier this week, Delmar Stadium and Minute Maid Park re-opened as testing…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With the return to school after holiday break starting, long lines form as HISD provides free COVID-19 testing for students and staff. The demand for COVID-19 testing has spiked dramatically during the holiday break and that has remained the case as families are looking ahead to students returning back to school this week. Last week, the Houston Health Department stated at least one of its affiliated COVID-19 testing sites reached capacity every day. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services online dashboard, as of Dec. 30, Harris County has the highest number of active…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — ESPN reports tempers flared in the Rockets locker room during their 7th straight loss. Allegedly Kevin Porter Junior got into a heated discussion during halftime with assistant coach, John Lucas. Porter then left the Toyota Center in the second half of the game. After the game, coach Stephen Silas called the confrontation a “spirited debate” and the team says Porter wasn’t available in the second half due to a thigh injury. According to coach Silas, starting center Christian Wood did not start last night because he broke a team rule and it was also his decision…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The cold air is here! It is a frigid morning, with both Freeze Warnings and Hard Freeze Warnings issued across SE Texas. The Freeze Warning covers the Houston area south to our coastal counties just inland from the immediate coast. Here a light freeze is expected as temps fall to the lower 30s and upper 20s. People, pets, and tender plants need to be cared for. A Hard Freeze Warning has been issued for tonight for Montgomery County and areas farther north. There, temps are expected to be below freezing for 8-10 hours and fall to…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a man was found dead when a fire broke out at a home on Cochran Street in north Houston early Sunday morning. Investigators say the cold weather may have played a part in the fire. “That could be a factor, the weather, inclement weather, someone trying to stay warm. We know the oven was used to heat the home and there is no power or water to the house right now,” said Houston Police Detective Justin Brown. “From what we hear, it was a space heater. We don’t know. They are…
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LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Yasmin Rashid Sunday announced 25,000 jobs besides also detailing the use of Sehat cards that would be provided to the entire population in the province until March 2022. Addressing a presser, Yasmin Rashid said that people not having NIC would not be able to avail health facilities from Sehat card while B-form of their children will also be necessary to ensure health facilities for the entire family. “We have also developed an application named Naya Pakistan National Sehat Card from where details regarding the health facilities could be accessed easily,” she said adding that 133 hospitals…
