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The meaning of Stay Alert – Stay Safe – Stay Alive
You’ve heard it each week at the end of Bullet Points; but Jim tells us what it means to Stay Alert, Stay Safe, Stay Alive.…
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Frozen pond saves woman’s life after driving off overpass
MAPLEWOOD, MN – Temperatures in the Midwest are cold enough to freeze skin in just 10 minutes, but the sub-zero weather isn’t all bad. A Minnesota woman was saved by the sub-zero temperatures Tuesday...
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First openly Pastafarian politician takes office swearing to pasta god
POMFRET, NY – Some folks love Italian food. Now there’s a politician, who worships pasta! Meet Christopher Schaeffer, a newly sworn-in council member of Pomfret, New York. But what really makes this...
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Freaky car crash near Katy kills 21-year-old woman
HARRIS COUNTY, TX – An accident on the west side of town sounds like it was cut straight from a ‘Final Destination’ movie. Harris County Sheriff’s deputies say a 21-year-old woman was driving in the...
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NYC police and firefighters indicted in 9/11 PTSD scam
NEW YORK, NY – They are the ones appointed to uphold the law and keep us safe. But now former police officers and firefighters are among those charged with cheating, scamming and exploiting the attacks...
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Life getting more difficult for Harris County panhandlers
HOUSTON, TX – It isn’t hard to find panhandlers in Houston, but if a new proposal is approved, solicitors will be booted out of medians of busy Houston intersections. “Where once it seemed to be fairly...
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Houston police arrest suspects involved in string of park robberies
HOUSTON – A hike and bike trail in Houston is a little safer thanks to the Houston Police Department. It started back on December 14, 2013. That’s when police say a rash of robberies broke out, but...
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Was a New Jersey bridge closure political revenge?
FORT LEE, NJ – It’s a sad day for New Jersey. That’s according to John Wisniewski, the Deputy Speaker of New Jersey Assembly. And it has nothing to do with an overly tan group of guidos and guidettes....
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Fondren Safety Society pushes for a safer street
HOUSTON, TX – We saw the sign, a sign along Fondren road right before it becomes South Piney Point. What’s it for? Rod Crosby, President of the Fondren Safety Society says, “to make people aware of...
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Man accused of killing stepfather with atomic wedgie
MCCLOUD, OK – A 33-year-old man is accused of killing his stepfather not with a knife or gun, but with an atomic wedgie. Brad Davis was arrested after police say he suffocated his stepfather...
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Austin to host the most un-country “country” music festival
AUSTIN, TX – The views expressed in this story are not necessarily the opinions of NewsFix. Having said that; in the ongoing effort to keep Austin weird, this is not the way to do it. It was bad enough...
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Most impressive artist of 2013
Bun B shares his pick for the most impressive artist of 2013. Do you agree; or who do you think it should be?…
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New study ranks Harris County jail high on sexual assaults
WASHINGTON, D.C. – When Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia isn’t busy protecting Houston, he’s on Capitol Hill defending his jails. There was a study released in June that surveyed the safety of jails...
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Inmate escapes jail, but couldn’t escape the cold
LEXINGTON, KY – An inmate broke out of a minimum security facility in Lexington, only to beg to be brought back to prison due to frigid arctic weather a few days later. 42-year-old Robert Vick picked a...
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Teachers survey shows dissatisfaction among HISD principals
HOUSTON, TX – Decision makers in the workplace want to feel valued and appreciated. But a survey done by the Houston Federation of Teachers could indicate some unrest within the walls of the Houston...
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SW Houston car burglary suspect sounds off
HOUSTON, TX – An after-dark stealing spree got cut a little short in southwest Houston. A woman called 911 after she saw two men breaking into vehicles at Spring Forest Apartments on Bissonnet. She...
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Firefighter uses beer to save beer
HOUSTON, TX – A trucker found himself in a tight spot Monday night. He was traveling on Highway 71 near Smithville when the truck’s breaks caught fire. One man was coming back from Austin with his wife...
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Third Ward post office could close
HOUSTON, TX – Houston’s Third Ward community is fighting to save its post office. Word got out the USPS could be making some changes to its station on Southmore, and people aren’t happy about it....
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Are Super Bowl ads worth the price? Maybe not, study finds
HOUSTON, TX – Every year, companies shell out millions to score precious air time during one of the biggest television events of the year: the Super Bowl. With over 100 million pairs of eyes watching,...
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Writer hands over Hall of Fame vote to Deadspin.com
NEW YORK, NY – We were hoping emotions would settle from the big Baseball Hall of Fame snub… and then… something else happened. Apparently, ESPN commentator Dan Le Batard, decided to turn his hall of...
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