Texas alleged kidnapper killed: Montgomery woman found in Gillespie County claims she shot, escaped Lance Damon Reid, deputies say

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are investigating after a woman from Montgomery, found alone near a Hill Country winery, shot and killed a Houston man, claiming that he kidnapped and drugged her. The video above is from ABC13’s 24/7 livestream. When the woman called 911, her location was briefly unknown, but deputies found her near a winery in the 10800 block of East US Highway 290 according to the Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office. She told authorities on March 15 that she shot a man who kidnapped her and gave them…

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Houston retired teacher signs away home: 13 Investigates learns of charge against Malcolm Pryor, accused of scamming Wanda Jackson

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A self-proclaimed real estate investor faces criminal charges due to a questionable real estate transaction that forced a retired Houston school teacher out of her long-time home. Malcolm Pryor is facing a second-degree felony of filing a false statement to obtain credit involving $150,000 to $300,000. ABC13 was first alerted to the plight of retired teacher Wanda Jackson in September 2023. An alert viewer saw Jackson’s belongings thrown out of her front yard and contacted our newsroom. Next, Eyewitness News uncovered a complicated web of real…

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Sunset Crossing apartments lawsuit: Man claims ceiling fell on his head after management ignored leak repair requests for weeks

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is suing his southwest Houston apartment complex after claiming his requests to fix a leak in the ceiling were ignored, resulting in it caving in on him. ABC13 looked into who owns the Sunset Crossing apartments and found they are also being sued by Harris County for longstanding issues at a different complex. It has been a long couple of months for Sunset Crossing resident Naim Shaheed. “When I opened it, just ‘boom’ popped on my head,” Shaheed said. He told Eyewitness News that…

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‘The Women Tell All’ and Joey picks his final 2 women on ‘The Bachelor’

LOS ANGELES — There was so much happening in this episode that Gina and I both contributed to writing it all! Plus, Gina attended the recording of “The Women Tell All.” “The Women Tell All” is always an intense episode, but we also had the conclusion of the Fantasy Suite dates to get through so we could find out who would be Joey’s final two. We started the episode with Jesse welcoming everyone and Maria getting a huge round of applause when Jesse mentioned her name. “The Golden Bachelor” women…

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Memorial Hermann patient’s ring missing: Angleton woman Michelle Josey dies at Texas Medical Center, where jewelry vanishes

ANGLETON, Texas (KTRK) — A grieving daughter said her mother’s wedding ring went missing or was stolen at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center, where she trusted her mother would be safe. On Jan. 28, Michelle Josey’s husband called 911 when his 49-year-old wife stopped breathing. She later died at the hospital. The family still doesn’t know what happened and is waiting for the medical examiner’s report. Because the family lives in Angleton, the town’s police department was the first to respond. The Angleton assistant police chief confirmed…

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Houston woman sentenced after illegally selling endangered monkey and exotic birds on Craigslist

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston woman has been sentenced for illegally selling wild animals, including a monkey and exotic birds, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The video above is from ABC13’s 24/7 livestream. Savannah Nicole Valdez, 21, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty on Feb. 8, 2023. Valdez was previously sentenced to two years of supervised release after smuggling a monkey into the United States and onto a high-speed flight from an immigration checkpoint.…

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Places to live in Texas: Harris and Dallas counties among fastest growing communities in the Unites States, Census says

Six out of the 10 fastest-growing counties in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023 are in Texas, according to recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Kaufman County, just east of Dallas, led the list with a 7.6% increase that brought its population over 185,000, Census data shows. Rockwall and Liberty counties followed closely behind, each with growth bursts of 6.5% and 5.7%, respectively. Texas counties among the fastest growing in the country Six of the 10 U.S. counties with the largest residential growth rates between 2022 and 2023 were…

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Andre Gordon Jr. shooting: Mom recalls fighting off gunman during Bucks County, PA killing spree that left 3 dead

FALLS TWP., Penn. — Nancy Daniel is speaking out after fighting off the gunman accused of killing three people, including his 13-year-old sister, in Pennsylvania before carjacking a driver and fleeing to New Jersey over the weekend. “The first thing I remember is Taylor coming to me saying, ‘Mom, Andre’s here, he’s got a gun. Go in your room,’” recalled Nancy of the March 16 killing spree. She was inside the home on Edgewood Lane around 9:01 a.m. when authorities say the suspect, 26-year-old Andre Gordon Jr., broke in and…

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Houston Zoo parking lot shooting: No charges filed after woman was shot by security guard during argument over spot, police say

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman who was shot by a security guard outside the Houston Zoo on Friday is home from the hospital and sharing her side of the story with ABC13. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office District Attorney is still investigating the incident, but no charges have been filed against anybody involved. ORIGINAL STORY: 2 security officers open fire on woman who assaulted man over parking spot at Houston Zoo, HPD says Diamond Hunter’s four young kids were in the car when she was shot multiple times.…

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Houston rodeo storm: NRG Park was hit with hail on Friday, but why didn’t organizers enact their weather plan ahead of time?

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Monday afternoon, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith followed up with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and NRG Park in response to what unfolded Friday afternoon when a severe hailstorm rolled through the rodeo. The storm caught many off guard, reporting there was little to no warning or precautions taken to protect those outside on rodeo grounds. The ABC13 weather team had been tracking the severe storms all afternoon Friday, including the one that would eventually move through NRG Park. The severe-warned storm first included NRG…

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