HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Daryel Simmons and Chasity Beal were ringing in the new year with family when just an hour after midnight she says they rushed to help the people involved in the deadly crash at the intersection of Barker Cypress and Barkers Branch. “We heard a crash and then I took off over the fence,” says Simmons. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s office, three people were killed and four people were injured when a minivan collided with a SUV just after 1:00 a.m. Saturday. “To us, it was like bodies were everywhere. That’s something you see…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If Tuesday’s game is as dramatic as Saturday’s Rodeo Bowl, the TaxAct Texas Bowl should be a thriller. LSU defeated Kansas State four events to three in the Best Of 7 Rodeo Bowl presented by Kroger at NRG Arena. Hailed as “unassailably the best bowl week diversion” by Sports Illustrated, the Rodeo Bowl presented by Kroger has quickly become one of the most famous bowl week events in the country. Every year, both teams participating in the Texas Bowl enjoy an evening filled with various rodeo-themed games and delicious barbecue. The event is part of the…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies are investigating a violent crash that left three people dead and four others injured in northwest Harris County. The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on New Year’s Day on Barker Cypress Road at Barkers Branch. Harris County sheriff’s deputies believe the 70-year-old driver of a red Toyota Sienna was at fault in the deadly crash, although they believe the 32-year-old driver of the second vehicle involved was intoxicated. Deputies said a silver Toyota Rav4 was driving north on Barker Cypress, approaching the intersection, while the Sienna was making a left turn from the…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Meet the Houston area’s first babies of 2022! Baby Autumn was delivered at 12:12 a.m. Saturday at the Woman’s Hospital of Texas, weighing in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measuring 21 inches long. Proud parents Ashley and Andrew Minnick of League City are thrilled with the safe delivery of their new baby girl, the hospital said. Over at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, little Chidiebere Nathaniel Njoku was born at 12:36 a.m. Weighing in at 6 pounds, 2 ounces and measuring 20 inches long, the hospital says baby Chidiebere and his mother are both doing well.…
HOUSTON, Texas — Relative to all the trauma of 2020, restaurants had it somewhat easier in 2021. While they didn’t have to face any shutdowns – at least in Texas – this year still had plenty of challenges. Rising prices for ingredients and other essentials, a devastating winter storm, an extremely tight labor market, and, most recently, the omicron surge all presented challenges to operators and employees alike. Many places found a way to persevere, but some reached the end of the road. With that in mind, let’s look back at some of the shuttered bars and restaurants we’ll miss…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Fireworks were lighting up the sky to embrace 2022. Some of the noise was not just from fireworks, Houston police arrested 9 people after celebratory gunfire. In a press release Houston Police Chief Troy Finner stated, “As Mayor Turner, Fire Chief Pena and I told the community during a news conference this week, there is nothing celebratory about gunfire and firing shots into the air. We stressed how dangerous it is and that it is illegal. I told our community we were going after those who ignored our pleas and who instead decided to make a…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A blast of arctic air arriving overnight will send temperatures plummeting to near freezing by sunrise, and the strong wind gusts could knock out the power for some. It now appears that the freeze line will even briefly move into the city of Houston and Harris County between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. At that that time the wind chill will be in the teens and 20s all across Southeast Texas. Temperatures will warm into the mid 40s with the afternoon sunshine, but the wind will make it feel like it’s in the 30s all afternoon.…
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Britain has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill for adults who have mild to moderate infection and are at high risk of their illness worsening, its second easily administered antiviral against the coronavirus. Britain is scrambling to build its defences amid a record hit a daily record of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, government data showed surge in COVID-19 cases in the winter season as the Omicron variant of the virus spreads quickly. Based on data, the pill, Paxlovid, is most effective when taken during the early stages of COVID-19, Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said on Friday, recommending…
Sinovac’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine followed by a booster Pfizer-BioNTech shot showed a lower immune response against the Omicron variant compared with other strains, according to a study by researchers. The study, which has not been peer-reviewed yet, was conducted by researchers from Yale University, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Health and other institutions. The Sinovac two-dose regimen along with the Pfizer shot produced an antibody response similar to a two-dose mRNA vaccine, according to the study. Antibody levels against Omicron were 6.3-fold lower when compared with the ancestral variant and 2.7-fold lower when compared with Delta. Akiko Iwasaki, one of…
