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    News Body believed to be missing 19-year-old found in trunk moments after partner’s body was found nearby in New Caney, deputies say

    Officials say they have found the bodies of two people who were reported missing last month in a wooded area of New Caney Sunday morning. According to authorities, the initial discovery of one body led authorities to find a 19-year-old’s body in the trunk of a vehicle in Montogomery County. It...
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    News 2017 Houston Astros World Series banner missing from Minute Maid Park plaza

    It appears the 2017 Houston Astros World Series commemorative banner is missing from the plaza right outside Minute Maid Park. The plaza is located on the Crawford Street side of Minute Maid Park, with banners commemorating division, division series, league championships, and in the case of...
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    News Hiker finds dead body in woods near Mark White Elementary School in west Houston, HPD says

    A hiker reportedly found a body in the woods near an elementary school in west Houston Sunday afternoon, according to officials. Officers with the Houston Police Department said the caller who was walking on the trail reported finding the body in the woods located in the 2515 block of Old Farm...
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    News Watch live: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee demands release of WNBA star, Houston native Brittney Griner in news conference

    Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is scheduled to hold a news conference to raise awareness and demand the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner. The news conference is set to begin at 2:30 p.m. KPRC 2 will provide a livestream in the video player above. Continue reading...
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    News Pregnant woman among 2 injured in hit-and-run crash in north Houston, police say

    Two people, including a pregnant woman, were hurt in a hit-and-run crash at a north Houston intersection early Sunday, Houston police said. According to HPD Sgt. Dunn with the vehicular crimes division, it happened at the North Freeway and Beltway 8 intersection at around 2:10 a.m. Sgt. Dunn...
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    News Houston-area bike group travels to Uvalde to honor 2 school shooting victims

    A local bike group is set to depart from Katy Sunday morning where they plan to pay respects and attend funerals for two of the Uvalde school shooting victims. A member of the “Revolucionarios MC Houston” group tells KPRC 2′s Rilwan Balogun that the group will attend the funeral for Alithia...
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    News Heating Up Again Sunday

    Sunday’s Forecast: We can say goodbye to our minor rain chances we saw on Saturday and we’re giong to see some major heat coming starting on Sunday, going into most of next week! Tracking the tropics: Tropical Storm Alex formed early Sunday morning and drenched parts of Florida with more...
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    News Perez, Royals snap 5-game skid, end Astros’ win streak at 5

    Salvador Perez broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Kansas City Royals ended a five-game losing streak, beating the Houston Astros 6-0 Saturday. Kris Bubic and the Kansas City bullpen combined on a five-hitter, snapping Houston’s five-game winning string. “I...
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    News UIL STATE SOFTBALL: Liberty repeats as Class 4A State Champions

    AUSTIN - When Karen Slack’s team took the field in 2022, she wanted them to do two things - “play with confidence of a state champion and the fight of an underdog”. That mentality carried the Lady Panthers. A team that returned nine starters off a 33-7 State Championship squad from 2021 and...
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    News UIL STATE SOFTBALL: Lake Creek completes perfect season, claims first-ever 5A State Championship

    AUSTIN – Perfection is something that takes the right ingredients. Hard work. Dedication. Motivation and ultimately buy in is what it takes for a team to piece together a perfect season. For Lake Creek, their buy-in spanned from a cold Monday in February to a hot Texas summer Saturday...
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    News Off-duty Brazoria Co. deputy assisting in Uvalde following shooting charged with public intoxication

    A Brazoria County patrol deputy providing support in Uvalde has been arrested and charged with public intoxication after being sent there to assist other law enforcement agencies following the deadly shooting at an elementary school that claimed 21 lives last month. According to Lieutenant Ian...
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    News Officials force emergency closure of Texas City Dike after rowdy beachgoers arrests

    The Texas City Dike was reportedly forced to have an emergency closure after officials say people who were at the beach for a party got out of hand Saturday night. According to Texas City Police Department’s Sgt. Allen Bjerke, the group responsible had been promoting a beach party on social...
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    News 9-year-old released from hospital after being injured during Uvalde school shooting; 66-year-old hospitalized remains in good condition

    A 9-year-old girl who was shot and injured during the Uvalde elementary school massacre has been released from the hospital. According to an update from University Hospital in San Antonio, the child was released on Saturday. Hospital officials say a 66-year-old woman who was shot, believed to...
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    News Katy store owner pleads for help after vintage truck disappears from store parking lot

    A vintage truck that sat in a parking space in a Katy strip mall for about 2 years, has disappeared. It was a nostalgic sight for people who would visit Whiskey Charlie’s liquor store, but now that piece of history seems to have vanished into history. “Just had the company logo on the door...
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    News HCSO: Woman suffers broken arm after armed suspect carjacks her outside NW Harris County retail store

    A 68-year-old woman suffered a broken arm after she was carjacked by an armed suspect outside a retail store in northwest Harris County Saturday morning, deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office said. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, it happened at a shopping center located in the 15900...
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    News Electrical engineer will be 1st Mexican-born and one of youngest women in space

    Growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico, Katya Echazarreta was encouraged to abandon her dreams of traveling to space. “Everyone around me — family, friends, teachers — I just kept hearing the same thing: That’s not for you,” Echazarreta told The Associated Press. Echazarreta, 26, will prove them...
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    News Woman dead, man found shot in attempted murder-suicide outside Walmart parking lot in NW Harris County, HCSO says

    A woman is dead and a man was found shot in the head inside a vehicle in what deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office believe is an attempted murder-suicide in northwest Harris County. It happened in the 13000 block of Tomball Parkway at around 2:15 a.m. early Saturday. According to HCSO...
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    News 3 wounded after suspect opens fire from U-Haul truck outside nightclub at Houston’s south side, HPD says

    Houston police say 3 people were shot by a suspect who opened fire from a U-Haul truck outside a nightclub on Houston’s south side Saturday morning. According to HPD Assistant Chief C. Hatcher, officers with the Major Assaults Division responded to a shooting call in the 6900 block of Cullen...
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    News Álvarez, Díaz, Maldonado HR, Astros beat KC, 5th win in row

    Yordan Álvarez, Aledmys Díaz and Martín Maldonado each homered and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 10-3 Friday night for their fifth straight win. Álvarez, who reportedly reached agreement on a $115 million, six-year contract, also had a pair of singles for his fifth straight...
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    News Lawsuit accuses Galveston County landowner ‘sexual predator’

    A bombshell lawsuit calling one of Galveston County’s largest landowners a sexual predator was filed Thursday. The petition details a series of allegations involving sexual assault against Jerome Karam and JMK5 Holdings, LLC. The JMK5 Holdings, LLC website touts Karam as a dominating presence...
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