HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After two decades of fulfilling Houstonians’ western wear needs, Pinto Ranch has a closed sign on its door. The sign reads, “This store is closed until further notice,” and was put on the Post Oak Plaza store sometime last week, was told. Pinto Ranch also has locations in Dallas and Bush Airport’s Terminal C, both of which are closed. spoke to the owner, Guido Caranti, and asked if the closure was permanent. Caranti said, “We’re looking at that,” and declined to comment further. “It is not the time to talk about this with journalists,” he said. On…
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The bodies of a teenage girl and her father were found during a search for two missing swimmers in the San Jacinto River, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Crews were called to the scene of a possible drowning at 1927 Gulf Pump Road in Crosby around 7 p.m. Sunday after a 38-year-old father and his 14-year-old daughter did not resurface from the water. Overnight, dive teams recovered a body believed to be the 14-year-old girl, according to Gonzalez. In an update Monday morning, Gonzalez said the body of an adult male, believed to be her…
Investigators said Nigel Sanders escaped through a hole in a tunnel between the jail and the courthouse. He was on the run for 12 hours before he was found hiding at his mother’s house in east Harris County. Investigators said he resisted arrest, so officials deployed a Taser and took him into custody. Now, Nigel Sanders has aggravated robbery and escape charges added to the four felony offenses he was already facing. Nigel Sanders’ attorney told that the next hearing in the case will be on Thursday. His mother and a colleague were also arrested and in court on Monday. Kathryn Dianne…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The first named tropical system of the year could develop this week and impact the Texas coast, including Houston and southeast Texas. While landfall from this potential tropical storm is not a concern as of Monday evening, this system will send waves of torrential rains to the region, potentially leading to prolonged street flooding for many. This is the first kind of tropical-like impact southeast Texas has seen in years. Meteorologist Elyse Smith on Monday broke down what to expect this week and whether it veers from the norm. This time last June, Houston was amid an…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A family has been anxiously waiting for nearly five years for their son’s accused killer to go to trial. Crystal Johnson has endured years of disappointment and setbacks. She wants the case to go to trial so she can get closure and start to heal. Her 18-year-old son, Ondreus Patterson, was murdered outside his home in October 2019. “Some people came to the house and attempted to rob him, and he ran into the garage, and they shot him multiple times in his back,” Johnson said. Treveon Tatum was charged with his murder. Johnson has felt…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder after his stepfather was found beaten to death on Father’s Day, according to police. On Sunday, the Houston Police Department said Ricky Ray Allen confessed to beating his 71-year-old stepdad and claimed it was an act of self-defense. At about 5:45 a.m., Allen and his mother reportedly flagged down a passing HPD officer at the Corner Stop 2 on West 34th Street, near Mangum Road in northwest Houston. According to police, Allen told the officer that his stepfather approached him with a knife inside his apartment, prompting him to start punching.…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Monday, a Houston man was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for making several threatening phone calls to California Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters. Brian Michael Gaherty, 61, was sentenced and fined $10,000 by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner. The judge found that Gaherty targeted Waters because of her race and applied a hate-crime enhancement to Gaherty’s sentence. On Jan. 29, Gaherty pleaded guilty to one count of threatening a United States official. In his plea agreement, Gaherty admitted threatening to assault and murder Waters on four occasions in August and November 2022.…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are investigating a girl’s death after her body was found in a creek on the city’s north side Monday morning. Houston Police Department investigators and Mayor John Whitmire held an evening press conference, where they said they have reason to believe the girl sneaked out of her home sometime at 10 p.m. Sunday night. She had not been reported missing. Authorities could only confirm the victim, believed to be 12 years old, was found at a creek in the 400 block of West Rankin Road at about 6 a.m. “Someone has taken one of our innocent…
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TAROUBA: New Zealand thrashed Uganda by nine wickets in a T20 World Cup Group ‘C’ clash of already-eliminated teams in Trinidad on Friday. New Zealand, whose exit from the global tournament was confirmed by Afghanistan’s win over Papua New Guinea on Thursday, cruised to an easy win after restricting Uganda to a paltry 40 all out off 18.4 overs, with Tim Southee taking three wickets for four runs and Trent Boult 2-7. The Black Caps then raced to their victory target in just 5.2 overs for the loss of only one wicket. Devon Conway top-scored for the New Zealanders with…
