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  • Harris County store clerk saved by bulletproof glass www.privateofficer.com

    - Deputies say a gunman opened fire on a clerk inside a northwest Harris County store on Sunday night, but thanks to bulletproof glass no injuries were reported. It happened around 10:30 p.m. at the Antoine Express corner store on Antoine near Veterans Memorial Drive, according to deputies. Witnesses said the shooter appeared to be a customer who was holding up the line at the clerk's ...

  • Local support for Danielle Bradbery

    A couple hundred teenagers packed into the Community of Faith Church near Cypress and restaurants in Clear Lake to watch NBC's 'The Voice' live on the big screen. Everyone was there to cheer on Danielle Bradbery, the local teen who is the crowd favorite to win it ...

  • Houston home average just under $200 K

    The real estate market is booming right now in the greater Houston area. The average price for a home is just under $200,000. So how far will $200,000 really take you these ...

  • Woman uses box cutter to try to rob wig shop

    According to employees Kuk Hong and Ramona Ramirez, Ketchum has stolen wigs from them many times before Saturday. "She literally just tried to take the wig again with everybody watching," Ramirez said. Surveillance cameras show a woman in the aisle, pulling an alarm sensor off a wig. According to Hong, that's when he walked over and snatched the wig from her, and escorted her ...

  • Profar becomes youngest Rangers DH

    Email ARLINGTON -- Manager Ron Washington's efforts to get Jurickson Profar into the lineup led to a bit of trivia being created on Monday night. Profar, who is 20 years and 117 days old, was batting leadoff as the Rangers' designated hitter. Profar is the youngest player to ever be used as the designated hitter in the leadoff spot since the position was created by the American League ...


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Movie Review

The Spirit of the Beehive (El Espíritu de la colmena) [DVD]

The Spirit of the Beehive (El Espíritu de la colmena) [DVD]

The Spirit of the Beehive (El Espritu de la colmena) opens with a truck rumbling down a barren road, seemingly from out of nowhere, and arriving at the small, seemingly empty Spanish village of Hoyuelo. It doesnt carry food or medical supplies or water, but ... ...

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  • Rangers rest Berkman for second straight game

    Email ARLINGTON -- Designated hitter Lance Berkman was out of the lineup for the second straight game on Monday as the Rangers try to get him back as physically strong as possible. Berkman had two operations on his right knee last season and four total in his career, and there is a concern that has taken away some of his power at the plate. Berkman, a switch-hitter, said he is still not able to ...

  • Shoulder discomfort still limiting Ogando

    Email ARLINGTON -- Alexi Ogando remains limited to throwing on flat ground while waiting for the discomfort in his right shoulder to subside. Ogando last pitched on June 5 in Boston and is eligible to come off the disabled list on Friday. But the Rangers aren't going to let him throw off a mound until the discomfort completely goes away. Ogando was on the disabled list from May 16 to June ...

  • Soria nearing rehab assignment

    ARLINGTON -- Joakim Soria, who has not pitched in the Major Leagues since 2011, is getting ready to go on a rehab assignment. Soria threw approximately 30 pitches of live batting practice on Monday without any issues, and the next step could be pitching for Double-A Frisco as early as Thursday. "I feel good, my arm is ready to go," Soria said. "I feel consistently good. … ...

  • Police One dead in possible road rage wreck

    According to investigators, the wreck happened just before 2pm Monday at Kuykendahl and Eagle Bend. Authorities say two cars driving southbound collided with each other before one of them hit a minivan, causing it to go off the ...

  • Dead body found in NE Houston

    Homicide investigators were called out to the scene at North Green River near Verde Street at around 4:30pm. We're being told the body was found wrapped inside a carpet. No other details have been released just yet, but we'll continue to follow this story and bring you the latest here on ...

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