| Neighbors on edge after armed robbery The victim works at a gas station and brought $500 home with him to make change, police say it's possible he was followed.Now, others who live in that area are taking extra precautions to stay... | |
| Powell sent email to cousin in Texas before fire HOUSTON - A man in Tomball got a cryptic email from his cousin moments before the cousin blew up his home, in Washington State, killing his sons and himself.Nathan Leach got email from his cousin,... |
| Could a stranger lure your child away? HOUSTON - Parents teach the idea of stranger danger to children of all ages, but self-defense experts said no child really understands it, no matter what their age.Jim Baylor is an instructor with... |
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| Boy, 6, injured in park in mountain lion attack BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas - BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (AP) -- Officials at Big Bend National Park in West Texas are looking for a mountain lion that attacked and injured a 6-year-old boy as... |
| Baytown teen shines on "The Voice" BAYTOWN, Texas - Forty thousand people auditioned but only 48 will appear on NBC's "The Voice," and one of those select few is a local teen. All of America got to see Baytown teen Rae... |
| NBA: Houston 99, Denver 90 Kyle Lowry teamed up to score 45 points Monday and the Rockets used accurate long-range shooting to best Denver 99-90. Scola scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds while Lowry contributed 20... |
| Arbitration hearings likely in Rangers' future '); } ARLINGTON -- The Rangers have put off contract negotiations with Josh Hamilton indefinitely, but they are still working to avoid their first arbitration hearing since 2000. Even so, the... |
| Head-on collision in Conroe kills 1, injures mom and her son HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Detectives are investigating an accident that killed one person and injured a mother and child in Conroe on Monday... |
| Kingwood man accused of making, selling HGH The FDA started its investigation by looking into the website purepeptides.com. Investigators say Daniel Lansdown was HGH taking orders through the website and using a UPS store to ship the product... |
| Houston TX And Vicinity Weather Forecast, Tuesday, February 7, 2012 For now, this forecast will have a "colder" direction as opposed to a "wetter" slant. I still cannot be sure about the possibility of an important rain event on Friday. Most of... |
| Houston players trying out for the Cross Assault gaming web show Street Fighter X Tekken . The show would be filmed over the course of a week featuring two teams of five players and coached by a couple of legendary players. For the Tekken side you have longtime 3D... |
| Teen babysitter accused of sexually assaulting girls The mother said she was upset that it took several days for the teen to be arrested. Deputies said the teen's parents moved him, so they had to look for him. He was arrested once he was located,... |
| Couple offers reward for missing dog HOUSTON - A family robbed of their valuables and of their beloved pet offered a reward Monday. Hannah and Wes Covington were frantically putting up flyers in their northwest Harris County... |
| Ex-Stanford exec: Fraud could no longer be hidden HOUSTON - Attempts to cover up a massive Ponzi scheme alleged to have taken billions from depositors at Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's Caribbean bank grew increasingly frantic as federal... |
| Police: Boy, 3, tries to climb out of moving car Investigators said Gregory and his girlfriend, Tandi Bickel, were traveling with their four children when a woman in a car behind them noticed one of the kids standing up and looking out the... |
| NWS: 2 tornadoes touch down near Snook "It's a good indication of a tornado to see debris blown one direction and then in another direction," said Gene Hafele, NWS meteorologist in charge. "It indicates low level... |
| Could your child escaped from locked car trunk? Issac Dunner, 2, and his 4-year-old brother, Dominic Wilk, of Indiana were not OK when they accidentally locked themselves in the trunk of their parents' car in June. They... |
| Valentine's Day flowers inspected for pests HOUSTON - Flower shops are gearing up for the Valentine's Day holiday by purchasing thousands of roses from outside the country . As the shipments make it to Houston, before it can go to the... |
| Armed men steal hospital delivery van HOUSTON - Two armed men stole a medical delivery van Monday as it made a stop at a north Houston heath center, investigators said.Harris County Hospital District officials said the delivery driver... |
| With Perry away, acting governors cost Texas $32K AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Rick Perry spent 126 days outside Texas during his unsuccessful run for president and the state paid more than $32,000 for the lieutenant governor or Senate pro tem to fill in... |
| How to protect children from those who go too far "They want to present at times as a savior to that family, that 'I can help your child,'" Norman said.Psychotherapist Samantha Rushing said when a victimizer is not a stranger but... |
| App helps Conroe residents track crime CONROE - Families in Conroe can download a free app to stay informed about crime.The Conroe Police Department and BAIR Analytics have partnered to provide the RAIDS Online Mobile app.The app includes... |
| Rangers add Beimel, Jackson to NRIs '); } ARLINGTON -- The Rangers have signed left-handed pitcher Joe Beimel and outfielder/first baseman Conor Jackson to Minor League contracts with an invitation to Spring... |
| SWBC co-founders to establish endowment at Sam Houston State Follow this company to enhance various academic programs within the College of Business Administration. The new new endowment, called the Amato-Dudley Endowed Chair for the College of... |
| Noble Energy makes offshore Israel gas discovery Follow this company (NYSE: NBL) said Monday it has discovered natural gas at its Tanin prospect in the Levant Basin off the coast of Israel. Noble Energy's well, which was drilled... |
| Transocean fined $310M in Norway for allegedly underreporting profit Follow this company Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) $310 million for allegedly underreporting taxable income in 2001 and 2002. The Swiss oil rig operator, that has operations in... |
| Woman struck, killed by tow truck in SW Houston According to police, a 73-year-old woman was hit by a tow truck. It happened in the 8800 block of Bellaire Blvd. at Pella Dr. around 3:15pm. We are told the woman was on the sidewalk, walking... |
| Texas City officer charged with injury to child Got a story idea? Let us know! According to the Texas City Police Department, John Gene Thorn turned himself in to the Galveston County Jail on Monday morning. He is charged with injury to a child.... |
| LifeFlight helicopter lands at Children's Museum of Houston for new exhibit It's a replica of Houston's Memorial Hermann Hospital's LifeFlight helicopter. LifeFlight was the first air ambulance program in Texas and has flown more than 130,000 patient missions.... |
| Aldine ISD police officer accused of beating his wife and threatening her life A police officer with the Aldine Independent School District was on the other side of the law Monday as he faced a judge on domestic abuse... |
| Galveston Mardi Gras welcomes the Budweiser Clydesdale horses Budweiser’s world famous Clydesdale horses are an important symbol of the business and they have represented the Budweiser brand and its heritage for almost eighty years. In just a few days,... |
| Texas redistricting deal accepted SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Texas' attorney general agreed Monday to temporary voting maps that add new Hispanic-dominated districts and could save the April 3 date for primary elections statewide. But... |
| Jury reaches verdict in teen's murder trial HOUSTON - A jury reached a verdict Monday in the trial of a teenage girl charged with killing her father.The girl was 12 years old when prosecutors said she shot and killed her father while he was... |
| Man wanted in 2011 business burglary Harris County sheriff's deputies said a man sawed through the gates of a company's yard in the 13800 block of East Westfair Drive in northwest Harris County on Jan. 28,... |
| Ex-park ranger pleads guilty to child porn charge The investigation began in September 2010 after detectives got a tip that a video containing child porn was uploaded from Demmon's Internet protocol... |
| Woman's body found on South Texas college campus EDINBURG, Texas - Police at the University of Texas-Pan American are investigating a "suspicious" death after a woman's body was found near an outdoor staircase of a campus building.A... |
| Mattress Firm plans major 2012 Houston expansion Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: MFRM) has plans to hire close to 100 new Houston employees and open between three and four new Houston-area stores in... |
| UTMB Galveston to open renovated maternity center Follow this company will open a renovated maternity center at its John Sealy Hospital Feb. 15. The hospital, which faced major damage after Hurricane Ike in 2008, embarked on... |
| Group lists top stock investments by members of Congress Stock ownership by members of Congress has been an issue recently after several media reports that were critical of what some viewed as politicians capitalizing on inside information about the... |
| Miranda Lambert sports Houston designer’s earrings at Super Bowl festivities Getty Images (reprinted with permission) Country music star Miranda Lambert wore the pair of oversized tourmaline and diamond teardrop... |
| Houston added most U.S. private-sector jobs in 2011 The Houston-area added 63,400 private-sector jobs between 2010 and 2011, more than any other market in the U.S. In total, Houston supported 2.21 million private-sector jobs in 2011, according to an... |
| U.S. shale boom grows demand for oil field chemicals The shale boom in the U.S. is driving much of the demand for oil field chemicals, a new report from IHS shows. According to the IHS Chemical 2012 Oil Field Chemicals Report, much of the global... |
| Not guilty verdict in trial of Katy girl accused of killing her dad Got a story idea? Let us know! Jurors debated for the fourth day on Monday and determined that the 12-year-old girl killed her father, Mark Nelson, in self-defense. Nelson was shot in the head with... |
| Residents fed up over dumped trash "It's an eyesore and it's dangerous. I have four kids and I don't want them playing in trash where there is glass and things that could hurt them", said Leonela Hernandez.... |
| Armed men steal van with medications At about 8:20am, a Harris County Hospital District delivery driver was held up at gunpoint. According to Houston police, two armed men pulled the driver out and stole the van in a parking lot. The... |
| Researchers announce new finding in repairing infant hearts Researchers at Rice University and Texas Children's Hospital have made major strides in repairing damaged infant hearts using stem cells, the two institutions announced Monday morning. They... |
| Newton Joins AmWINS Brokerage of Texas in Houston Daniel Newton has joined AmWINS Brokerage of Texas as an assistant vice president and a marketing manager in the company's Houston office. Newton formerly was territory manager - commercial... |
