Day: February 16, 2023

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – Money from the federal government, $2.5 million to be exact, is pouring into southwest Houston in an effort to make five intersections in the area safer. The money is separate from the $28.7 million the City of Houston received earlier this month to improve a seven-mile stretch of the Bissonnet. “We’re excited about the fact that we’re giving back tax money to the people in town International ZoneCongressman Al Green said during Thursday’s announcement. The five intersections that will see those dollars are as follows: Beechnut…

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Linda and Dave Murray are speaking out nearly a year after losing their 13-year-old daughter Cassidy in a pipe accident in Aruba, hoping to prevent a similar tragedy from happening to anyone else. “It’s been almost a year since her passing. And, you know, from day one — our goal has always been to create awareness, to prevent another family from going through this,” Linda Murray said in an interview on Good Morning America. Linda and Dave Murray with their son. In March 2022, the Murrays took a family vacation,…

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Houston (KTRK) – Joshua Almon’s youngest child was born in 2019, just months before the pandemic gripped the community and closed businesses across the state. When schools transitioned to distance learning in 2020, Alamoun noticed his older children adjust quickly but missed out on the social element of school. “They are tired of small laptops,” he said. “They were ready to be in class with their friends on the playground, and to run around as kids.” Now, Almon said he wanted to make sure his 3-year-old wouldn’t be left behind.…

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