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    News Hot & humid with a 20% chance of rain

    Tuesday’s Forecast: We have a 20% chance of rain throughout the day. Temperatures climb to the lower 90s with a strong southeasterly wind 10-15mph with gusts to 25mph. Tracking the tropics: Hurricane Agatha made landfall Monday afternoon just west of Puerto Angel, Mexico, as a category 2...
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    News Man shoots girlfriend then kills himself at home in Katy, HCSO says

    An investigation is underway after a man shot his girlfriend and then killed himself in Katy Monday, deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called to a home in the 5500 block of Rustling Gates Lane around 11:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Deputies said when they...
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    News Houston- area residents alarmed after teens allege strange man tried to lure them into his vehicle with cookies

    Families in the Memorial Village Estates neighborhood of Hedwig Village said they’re concerned about what took place in their neighborhood last Friday. It’s been the talk among the neighbors ever since. “We have a very tight neighborhood here. About 44 homes,” said Georgia Shebay, who lives in...
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    News 2-year-old transported to hospital after near drowning in southwest Houston

    A 2-year-old child has been transported to the hospital after a near-drowning incident in southwest Houston. Houston police responded to a drowning call at a home located in the 3500 block of Dalmation Drive around 8:20 p.m. Officers said a child was pulled from the water and transported to...
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    News Lifeguards Wanted: Pools closed on Memorial Day due to lifeguard shortage

    Jorge Bartio said he’s been going to the Memorial Park pool every summer for the last 50 years. But when he found out it was closed On Memorial Day, he was really disappointed. “The pool is not open today, what happened? I think, I can’t wait for them to open, it’s fantastic, everything. Every...
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    News Alvarez hits 2 long homers to lead Astros past A’s 5-1

    Yordan Álvarez might have been the only person unimpressed by his pair of tape-measure home runs. Álvarez hit a pair of no-doubt homers, Framber Valdez pitched a two-hitter for a rare complete game and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Monday. After being held to five runs...
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    News Katy family’s U-Haul with ‘irreplaceable’ items stolen from apartment complex

    In an empty apartment in Katy, Steve Smith and his wife are still left cleaning up a mess. “It just feels really violating,” Smith said. The Saturday morning the Katy couple moved out of their Brea Luxury Apartments into their new home, things suddenly turned into a nightmare. “We got up the...
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    News Department of Justice to review actions by officers in Uvalde’s massacre at the request of town’s mayor

    On Friday night, KPRC 2 Legal Analyst Brian Wice referenced potential criminality in the calling for a thorough investigation into law enforcement during the massacre in Uvalde. “When you look at what these officers didn’t do against that backdrop, I am telling you there needs to be a full and...
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    News New meteor shower may light up skies Monday night, Tuesday morning

    A broken comet may dazzle the Earth’s skies Monday night and early morning Tuesday, according to NASA’s forecast. The Tau Herculid shower is from the comet SW3, also known as 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, which was discovered in the 1930s by German observers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur...
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    News US Marshals Office: New photos released of missing Texas inmate who stole prison bus

    The U.S. Marshals Office released new photos of an inmate who escaped custody from officials in rural Texas as the search enters three weeks. Gonzalo Artemio Lopez, 46, was last seen running to the woods off Highway 7 in Centerville, Texas, on May 12 after he he’s accused of stealing a prison...
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    News Former Houston Astro Carlos Correa tests positive for COVID-19, Twins manager says

    Following the Minnesota Twins’ game on Monday afternoon, Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said star shortstop Carlos Correa has tested positive for COVID-19. The Twins lost to the Detroit Tigers 7-5. Correa was not in Monday’s lineup. The former Houston Astro was last in the Twins’ lineup...
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    News 17-year-old injured after shooting in Tomball, HCSO says

    A 17-year-old has been transported to the hospital after being shot in the Tomball area Monday afternoon. Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a shooting at 14803 Sage Thrasher Lane around 1:30 p.m. The teenager was transported to the hospital in an unknown...
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    News ‘Not to be reckoned with’: Reward offered in hopes of capturing escaped inmate who murdered man with pick-axe after unpaid ransom

    A $22,500 reward is now being offered for info leading to the capture of an inmate who escaped after he stabbed a correctional officer and stole a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transport bus on Thursday afternoon, according to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the inmate...
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    News Thieves thank Pasadena convenience store owner after stealing $6,000

    Suzie Ram stands behind a register at her Pasadena convenience store with her two daughters and son. Ram said her 11-year-old daughter needs to be close to her because she has autism. “She needs to be with me all time. She’s been here with me since she was a baby,” Ram said. A week and a half...
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    News Former TCU cornerback Jeff Gladney dies at 25 years old, reports say

    Former TCU star cornerback Jeff Gladney, a 2020 NFL Draft first-round pick who had recently signed with the Arizona Cardinals, has died in a car crash at 25 years old, as confirmed by his agent, Brian Overstreet, to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Multiple NFL players, including Gladney’s former...
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    News Have you seen Izzie? Paramedic’s dog stolen from back of trainer’s truck outside restaurant in The Woodlands

    A Houston-area paramedic is devastated after her dog was stolen from her trainer’s truck outside a restaurant in The Woodlands last Saturday. Her owner, Ashton Herring, told KPRC 2 that Izzie, a 5-year-old Sheepadoodle was inside a kennel stored in the back of her trainer’s truck. The trainer...
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    News Color of child’s swimwear could save their life, study says

    The color of your child’s swimsuit can play a huge role in preventing drowning incidents, according to a study. When most parents go shopping for their child’s swimsuit, they usually pick the child’s favorite color, cartoon character, or style and comfort. But a recent study conducted by ALIVE...
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    News Kody Clemens, son of MLB great Roger Clemens, gets the call to join big leagues

    Kody Clemens, son of Major League Baseball great Roger Clemens, is getting the call-up to join the Detroit Tigers in the big leagues. This is the first trip to MLB for the second baseman. Clemens played his high school ball at Houston’s Memorial High School before playing collegiately at the...
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    News WATCH LIVE: President Biden to honor veterans at Arlington National Cemetery

    President Joe Biden will honor U.S. service members in remarks at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday as part of a day of events commemorating veterans and their families. Before heading to the cemetery, the president and first lady Jill Biden hosted a breakfast in the East Room of the White...
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    News WATCH LIVE: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to hold Memorial Day service honoring fallen soldiers

    U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will hold a Memorial Day service honoring fallen soldiers and heroes of the pandemic. In a release, the ceremony will also hold tributes to the Buffalo and Uvalde victims killed in separate mass shootings in the past month. You can view the ceremony in the...
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