HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Astros legend Lance Berkman announced on Friday that he is stepping down as the head baseball coach at Houston Christian University after three seasons. Berkman was appointed as HCU’s fifth head coach on May 31, 2021. “After careful consideration, I have decided to step down as baseball coach at HCU,” Berkman said. “I have truly enjoyed working with the players, coaches, and administrators at HCU. Although I was unable to bring the level of success to the baseball program that I had hoped for, I will always be grateful to HCU for the opportunity.” During his…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Plans are in motion to transform an old incinerator site in Houston’s Second Ward into a community greenspace by 2028. The former Velasco Incinerator site, inactive for decades, is located in the 800 block of North Velasco Street near Navigation Boulevard. In 2023, the Houston Land Bank acquired the 4.56-acre property from the City of Houston. The organization is seeking community input to decide the future of the greenspace. “I want the community to tell me that,” said Houston Land Bank CEO Christa Stoneham. The site, used by the city from the 1930s through the 1960s,…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church was filled with thousands of people on Friday to honor the life of its founder, Reverend William A. Lawson, a civil rights icon and respected clergyman. Rev. Lawson, often referred to as “Houston’s pastor,” passed away on May 14 at the age of 95. During the service, more than 20 speakers took the stage to share their memories of the late pastor. Among them were Mayor John Whitmire, former mayor Sylvester Turner, Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Congressman Al Green, Lakewood Pastor Joel Osteen, and Beth Israel’s Rabbi David Lyon.…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In a significant ruling by one of the most conservative federal courts in the country, two Houston police officers have lost their qualified immunity due to their blatant dishonesty in a 2019 DWI case. The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that officers Michael Garcia and Joshua Few lied so egregiously in their handling of the case that they no longer have qualified immunity. The court’s decision stemmed from an incident involving Austin Hughes, a former Michigan police officer working as an Uber driver, who witnessed a drunk driver weaving through traffic on the 610…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After a natural disaster, what rights do renters have? Max Perez reached out to to find out. On Friday, Perez’s roof was still entangled in the large ash tree in front of his apartment at Northwest Corners in Spring Branch. “You feel bad because you lost everything,” he said. His apartment is now filled with glass and debris, with a gaping hole in the ceiling. Concerned for their safety, Perez sent his two children to stay with friends. “I was scared. I just wanted to save my kids’ lives,” he explained. However, Perez stayed in the…
ALDINE, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County deputy shot a male suspect who allegedly charged at authorities with a metal bat, according to the sheriff’s office. On Friday, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced the shooting on X, formerly known as Twitter. Gonzalez stated that one of his deputies fired shots at a man with mental health issues on Henry Road. Investigators informed Eyewitness News that the sheriff’s office received a call about a disturbance involving a man with a knife. When deputies arrived, the man was holding a metal bat, according to Maj. Saul Suarez. The man allegedly charged…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Darlene Brown shares her harrowing experience after dash camera footage captured strong winds moving her car and shattering its back window. Brown was outside Wells Fargo Plaza last Thursday, waiting to pick up her brother from work when he called to say he was stuck in an elevator. Shortly after, the winds intensified, and debris began flying into her car. “I thought I was actually going to be blown away,” Brown recalled. Staying on the phone with her sister, she crouched down as glass shards and debris swirled around her. “I told her, ‘I’m about to…
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NEW DELHI: Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has revealed he was approached to be India’s next head cricket coach, but said the demands of the high-profile job meant he was unlikely to take it up. Ponting, 49, is head coach of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League and has television commitments in Australia. He is also the head of strategy at Hobart Hurricanes for Australia’s Big Bash League and head coach of Washington Freedom in the US Major League Cricket tournament. “I’ve seen a lot of reports about it,” Ponting was quoted as saying Thursday by the International Cricket…
OpenAI’s apparent homage to the movie Her, featuring the voice likeness of Scarlett Johansson, is fuelling a renewed round of backlash against artificial intelligence across Hollywood, executives told Reuters. Johansson’s accusation that the ChatGPT-maker copied her performance in the Spike Jonze-directed feature film, after failing to strike an agreement, rekindled the creative class’s anxiety about the existential threat posed by AI, even as Hollywood studios test new tools and mull alliances with OpenAI. “This seemed to strike a real chord,” said one industry executive. “It kind of puts a human face on it … There’s a well-known tech company that did something…
