Kevin Ozebek
Shortly after the tragic deadly condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, Kevin uncovered that city's mayor owned an apartment building with crumbling balconies and multiple violations.
He has also exposed South Floridians wrongly billed by local utilities, government workers behaving questionably, and elder care facilities that failed to meet state standards. Kevin also investigated environmental hazards and how climate change was altering the South Florida landscape.
Previously, Kevin was a Europe Correspondent for Feature Story News in Brussels, Belgium. He provided live news coverage out of Europe for FOX News, South Africa's SABC News, Singapore's Channel News Asia, and a host of radio networks around the world. In this position, Kevin reported on major stories that included terror attacks in France and Belgium, the refugee crisis from the Syrian Civil War, and NATO expansion.
Kevin has also worked as a General Assignment Reporter at WBBH-TV in Fort Myers, Florida and WATE-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Kevin was born and raised near Cleveland, Ohio but is thrilled to now call Houston home!
Kevin's Stories
Spring Branch ISD calls Harris County DA's response to school threat 'ludicrous'
Three Houston-area school district police chiefs told 13 Investigates it can be difficult to get the Harris County District Attorney's Office to file charges for school-related incidents.
13 Investigates leaking zombie wells haunting Trinity Bay
13 Investigates partnered with ABC News, which tested 10 abandoned wells in Trinity Bay. We found seven of those wells were leaking combustible gas during our visit.
Energy Transfer waits hours before providing statement on pipeline fire
About three hours after a pipeline fire broke out, the company that owns the infrastructure sent a statement saying it doesn't know how long until the fire's out.
CenterPoint cleans overgrown lot after neighbor contacts 13 Investigates
The CenterPoint-owned lot next to a Houston man was overrun with weeds, until he contacted ABC13.
Harris County Public Health director relieved of duty after investigation into $6 million contract
The director was relieved of duty after a Houston Chronicle report raised questions about her department's hiring of a consulting company that she reportedly had ties to.
13 Investigates why some lifesaving equipment at HFD is out of service
In his first sit-down interview since being sworn in, Houston Fire Chief Thomas Muñoz tells 13 Investigates about his plan to improve response times and fill nearly 600 open positions.
13 Investigates: Uncertified teachers at HISD more than doubles this year
13 Investigates found there are more than twice as many uncertified teachers this year at Houston ISD, with one in five teachers being uncertified.
Despite record heat-related deaths, experts say there's likely even more
13 Investigates found heat-related deaths were up to 61 last year in Harris County, but experts tell us there were likely even more that were not counted.
Houston ISD ratings show improvements at failing schools, Superintendent Mike Miles tells ABC13
13 Investigates spoke to Superintendent Mike Miles for a breakdown of the numbers since the state's takeover of HISD in 2023. Here's what we found.
Pakistani man in alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump traveled to Houston to recruit: Feds
According to federal authorities, the 46-year-old suspect flew to Houston in April to recruit people for his alleged plan before going to New York. He returned to Texas and was arrested in Houston on July 12.