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Two exotic birds missing after bird show in Fair Park
State fair organizers are looking for two Green Winged Macaws who performed at Sunday's 1 p.m. Wings of Wonder bird show at Summer Adventures in Fair Park. Strong winds blew the birds off ...
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Suspects get away with ATM in smash and grab
Witnesses said the men rammed the front glass door of the building several times. Once inside, the thieves when straight for the ATM and hauled away the cash ...
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Dwight Howard Report Links Big Man to Houston Rockets or Dallas Mavericks
Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (12) is defended by Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City, Utah, November 7, ...
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United Airlines getting 787s back in the air
The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane, and a fire on ...
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Mom killed son injured in hit run crash
Around 11 p.m. Sunday night, MCHD responded to a major accident in the 24500 block of Hardin Store Road. When they arrived, they found 49-year-old Aurora Garcia deceased in the front seat of her 1996 Toyota sedan. Authorities said her 17-year-old son was in the passenger seat in critical ...
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Movie Review
The Break-Up
Star power is an interesting thing, especially when it goes wrong. Simply because of the presence of Vince Vaughn in The Break-Up, people have been entering the theater under the impression that they're in for an uproarious romantic comedy--When Harry Met Sally by way of ... ...
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HFD electrical short sparks house fire
The fire broke out around 4:15 a.m. Monday at a house on Esperanza Street. When firefighters arrived, they found flames shooting out of the front bedroom of the ...
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Mary Lou Rettons back in Houston but not for gymnastics
Now she is also a proud mother of four girls, and back in Houston to support her husband Shannon Kelley, a new offensive coach for Houston Baptist University's football ...
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Harris County TX deputy killed in 2-vehicle accident in north Houston www.privateofficer.com
- A sergeant with the Harris County Sheriff's Office was killed early Sunday morning after a two-vehicle accident at an intersection in north Houston, police said. According to the Houston Police Department, at about 3:10 a.m. the victim, who was wearing his deputy's uniform, was driving his personal vehicle, a Chevy Silverado, west on Little York. As the deputy crossed the ...
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Child dies after drowning in apartment pool
This is third drowning to happen in the Houston area this week. Last Sunday night, a 5-year-old boy slipped and fell in the pool at an apartment complex off of ...
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3D plastic gun blueprints downloaded more than 100K times
Fearing mass production of a plastic gun undetectable to metal detectors and uncontrolled by current gun laws, the U.S. Department of Defense ordered its blueprints removed from the ...
On the record
Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
David Beckham
The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
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Hilton Baynunah Tower
The drive from Abu Dhabi International Airport was about 40 kilometres. We arrived into the city, and out along the ...
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