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  • Forensic teams try to identify bodies found near Texas border

    Volunteers from Baylor and Indiana universities are working to identify the remains of dozens of people found in therural community of Brooks County, which is less than a five-hour drive south from ...

  • Grand re-opening at Galvestons East Beach

    Before the hurricane, Galveston drew about $700 million a year from tourists. That's one of the reasons Friday's grand reopening is a big deal for the ...

  • Woman shot man who called 911 arrested

    According to investigators, the shooting happened at the Vanderbilt apartment complex, but the suspect initially claimed he and the woman were in a car when another man shot at ...

  • Flea invasion to hit Houston this summer

    Temperatures increasing in the Houston area means the number of fleas is also on the rise. Some folks are already taking precautions to make sure their pets and their homes stay flea ...

  • Gaido family restaurant to rebrand expand in Galveston Slideshow

    Redfish Pool Bar will open Saturday, May 25 in Galveston on the Seawall. Click through the slideshow for more photos. A Galveston seafood restaurant run by the Gaido family is opening an expansion and plans to rebrand Memorial Day weekend and further plans are in the works. Caseys Kitchen and Beach Bar, which Nick Gaido took over in 2012, is expanding with a new poolside restaurant and bar: ...


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Movie Review

Quadrophenia [Blu-Ray]

Loosely based on the 1973 double album of the same title by The Who, Quadrophenia is a gritty, dour slice of kitchen-sink alienation set against the early-60s conflict between rival teenage gangs in England. The protagonist is Jimmy (Phil Daniels), a rather unremarkable young ma ... ...

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  • San Antonio-area cop accused of shooting cat with arrow

    Police in Boerne said Officer Lance Deleon was not on duty Tuesday when the cat named "Bobby" was wounded. Police Chief Jim Kohler said the cat was shot using a ...

  • Montgomery County man accused of shooting wife

    Montgomery County officials said they received a 911 call from a home on Thursday at 1:30 a.m. from a man who said he shot his wife in the head. According to deputies, when they arrived to the home in the 30600 block of Towering Oaks, Christopher Cormier came out of the house and surrendered. His wife, Lisa, was found inside the home with a gunshot wound to the head. She was airlifted to the ...

  • Fire officials Tomball man set mothers car on fire

    The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office said Ryan Patrick Hanrahan was upset that his mother would not agree to buy him a new truck, so he set her car on fire early Monday ...

  • UPDATE 1-U.S. natgas rig count unchanged for week at 354 -Baker Hughes

    * Gas-directed rig count steady, just above 18-year low * Horizontal rigs fall for second straight week * Oil rig count also drops for second week NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States was unchanged this week, hovering just four rigs above the 18-year low posted two weeks ago, data from Houston-based Baker Hughes showed on Friday. The ...

  • Sketch released of man who sexually assaulted grandmother

    Officials said the suspect knocked on a 67-year-old woman's door. When she answered, he forced his way in, hit her with his hand and raped her. The grandmother was left bruised and battered, and police need help finding the person responsible for the ...

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