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Convicted murderer Thomas Vargas reflects on tragic past: How adverse childhood experiences shaped his life
HOUSTON - Thomas Vargas is a convicted murderer. He committed the crime when he was only 15-years-old and was sentenced to life in prison at 16-years-old. Court records say, in 2005, 81-year-old Vida Sutton let Vargas and his 16-year-old co-defendant in her Pearland home to use the phone. FOX IN...
Feds: 92-year-old WWII veteran in Houston cheated out of $300,000 by so-called Christian company
HOUSTON — A 92-year-old World War II veteran in Houston was tricked into investing over $300,000 by a self-described "Christian" company, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. FBI agents arrested five people in Florida and Alabama and charged them with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Lenel...
Our Town: Developers working with Acres Homes leaders to prevent gentrification
The Acres Homes neighborhood developed during World War I. Warren Fitzgerald Muhammad’s family moved in shortly after Black Americans were able to purchase land. “My mother is 94 years old, and she still lives in the home that my father built in Acres Homes,” Fitzgerald Muhammad said. “I’m a native of Acres Homes. Born and raised here. The home that I live in is the home that my grandmother built back in the 1960s.”
Houston apartment fire: 1 firefighter, 2 people injured in apartment fire on Park Place
HOUSTON - Houston firefighters are on the scene of an apartment fire that sparked up on Wednesday evening. Details are limited, but officials said the fire is located at 8282 Park Place. SUGGESTED: Texas School Funding Debate: Inquiry sought into Houston ISD Superintendent's charter school ties. The Houston Fire Department...
Excavation crews digging deep into the ground at Houston site described as a ‘cancer cluster’ by officials
HOUSTON – The search continues for further creosote contamination at the Union Pacific rail yard touching the communities of Kashmere Gardens and the Fifth Ward, “What I saw was a hot fudge, petroleum oozing out of the sides of this five-foot hole,” said Houston attorney Jason Gibbons who added, “It smelled like petroleum and it looked really bad.”
Juneteenth Houston Citywide Committee announces Celebrate Freedom Festival
HOUSTON — The Juneteenth Houston Citywide Committee on Thursday announced the Celebrate Freedom Festival, which they say is the city of Houston's official Juneteenth kickoff celebration. According to the committee, several historically Black neighborhoods will host showcases at the celebration, including Third Ward, Fourth Ward, Fifth Ward, Independence Heights,...
No water for FOUR years. Acres Homes man who launched KPRC 2′s ‘DRAINED’ Investigation still has huge water bill
After nearly two years of dogged reporting in our investigation of water bills “draining” Houstonians, the City of Houston has made big changes. KPRC 2 Investigative reporter Amy Davis is taking you back and following up with the very first water customer we introduced you to see how he’s doing 18 months later.
Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of off-duty New Orleans officer and his friend in Houston
A man has pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Orleans police officer and his friend during a holdup at a Houston restaurant in 2021, prosecutors announced Wednesday.As part of a plea agreement, Frederick Jackson pleaded guilty to two murder counts in exchange for a 60-year prison sentence, said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.Jackson, 22, from San Antonio, pleaded guilty in the killing of New Orleans police Detective Everett Briscoe, 41, and Dyrin “DJ” Riculfy, 43.Briscoe and Riculfy were dining on a restaurant patio on Aug. 21, 2021, when two men wearing hoodies approached, tried...
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