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  • Restaurant Report Card for June 13 Get a sweet treat

    At Red Pepper restaurant at 5626 Westheimer, inspectors saw a roach on a shelf in the food storage room; and they said there were rodent droppings in the food storage area of Hunan King at 5714 Chimney ...

  • Thief caught on video trying to steal statue from Heights home

    Home surveillance video shows the would-be thief as the culprit. Sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning he tried to lift it up, but quickly gave ...

  • Man takes action after ID stolen while buying phone at AT+T store

    A loyal AT+T customer, Larry Bates was eager to take advantage of a cell phone upgrade the company was offering him. So he paid a visit to his neighborhood store in ...

  • Berkman back in lineup after two-game hiatus

    Email ARLINGTON -- Lance Berkman was back in the lineup on Tuesday after getting two days off. But he was batting fifth in the order after batting exclusively in the third spot. A.J. Pierzynski, who was hitting .382 in his last 19 games going into Tuesday, was moved up to the No. 3 spot. Berkman was hitting .192 in his last 19 games. "I just decided to give Berkman less stress, so I moved ...

  • Rangers place Baker on DL with thumb sprain

    Email ARLINGTON -- Jeff Baker is still unable to throw a baseball or grip a bat, so the Rangers placed him on the disabled list on Tuesday with a sprained right thumb. The Rangers also optioned first baseman Chris McGuiness to Triple-A Round Rock while calling up catcher Robinson Chirinos and left-handed pitcher Joseph Ortiz. Baker has not played since last Wednesday, a day before injuring the ...


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50 First Dates

50 First Dates

50 First Dates, an affectionate, but often tonally awkward date movie, tries to have it both ways: earn tears and sniffling smiles from the sentimental and big guffaws from those who like vomit, penis, and gay jokes. The fact that is stars Adam Sandler ... ...

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  • Despite dominant stretch Perez staying in Minors

    ARLINGTON -- Left-hander Martin Perez threw six scoreless innings for Triple-A Round Rock in a 12-2 victory over Oklahoma City on Monday night and is 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his last four starts. But the Rangers are not ready to bring him to the Major Leagues. "The only conversation we had was he threw the ball well again [Monday] night," manager Ron Washington said. "End of ...

  • Texas taking it slow with Ogandos rehab

    Email ARLINGTON -- Pitcher Alexi Ogando, on the disabled list with inflammation in his right shoulder, is still not 100 percent. Ogando said he is still experiencing some inflammation in the shoulder, and that's why he has not started throwing off a mound again. Ogando, on the disabled list for the second time this season, hasn't pitched since June 5 in Boston. "I'm feeling ...

  • Swimming with the sharks to learn more after Surfside attack

    After Monday's shark attack at Surfside Beach where a teen was attacked by a black tip shark, Local 2 decided to go swimming with the sharks to learn more about ...

  • Deputies searching for man missing from his group home

    According to group home staff, Bosier does not have family nearby, he's not familiar with the Houston area, and he probably does not have any money on ...

  • Overturned truck shuts down 225146 interchange

    The fire department is spraying water on the tanker to keep it cool. They will attempt to offload the propane onto another truck, but if they can't unload it, they will burn off the ...

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