Man swept out to sea during California beach baptism
GUADALUPE BEACH, CA – A trip to the beach for one man ends up sweeping him off his feet! Benito Flores had a ‘washing away’ experience of his own, while baptizing a man at Guadalupe Beach near Santa...
View ArticleDesperate teens turn to smoking coffee for that sweet caffeine high
LAS VEGAS, NV – Fads come and go, that’s why they’re called fads. No doubt teens love jumping onto the new hot thing, but this latest fad isn’t so hot. Teens are reportedly getting caffeine highs from...
View ArticleAudio recordings released from ship channel collision
GALVESTON, TX – Audio recordings from the cargo ship-tugboat collision in the Houston Ship Channel have been released. They show that the captain-to-captain conversation started about five minutes...
View ArticleTexas leads nation in water damage insurance claims
HOUSTON, TX – Texas takes first place! This time, not a huge honor. The state has the most insurance claims for water damage in homes. “State farm received a total of 21,700 claims in Texas alone....
View ArticleHouston ranked as the most walkable city in the US
HOUSTON, TX – Come on y’all, raise your glasses! Houston has been ranked as the number one walkable city in the nation. April fools! OK, now you can go back to your cars. April fools’ day is an...
View ArticleCutting it Close: Man survives chainsaw going into his neck
ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA – James Valentine, a Pennsylvania tree trimmer is recovering after getting a chainsaw lodged in his neck. 21-year-old Valentine says at the time he was cutting at an unusual angle to...
View ArticleBig quake hits Chile, but bigger one may be coming
IQUIQUE, CHILE – It was a case of Chile con carnage when an 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit just off the northern coast of Chile, triggering a mandatory evacuation from the coast. This was the third quake...
View ArticleRich man spared time in jail for raping daughter
WILMINGTON, DE – Robert Richards the fourth, the great grandson of chemical baron Irenee Du Pont, was charged with raping his three year old daughter in 2009. Richards hired one of the best lawyers in...
View ArticleDirector/Technical Director
NewsFix/KIAH Houston is looking for a full-time nightside & weekend Director/TD for our nightly anchorless newscast, NewsFix. We produce two, hour-long live newscasts daily at 5pm and 9pm and...
View ArticleMan claims Houston cops beat, stole his money while in jail
HOUSTON, TX – Jail fights are pretty common; but getting a beat down and your money stolen by the police after you’ve been arrested!? — not cool. That’s what 45-year-old John Abbott’s attorney says...
View ArticleShooter on the loose at Fort Hood
KILLEEN, TX – The FBI is reporting a shooter opened fire at Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas. The shooter is apparently on the run and police are in pursuit. On Fort Hood’s official Twitter...
View ArticleHouston man takes ambulance for joy ride
HOUSTON, TX – Houston police say 32-year-old Joey Sheldon Reed decided it was a good idea to steal an ambulance Tuesday night. It started with a routine call, but when the guy got aggressive and the...
View ArticleHouston’s homeless population decreases by 50 percent
HOUSTON, TX – Houston’s population is booming, but the streets are getting a lot less crowded. “Over the past two years our population of chronically homeless individuals in the downtown area has been...
View ArticleFort Hood shooter dead
KILLEEN, TX – The gunman in the shooting at Fort Hood military base is dead, according to sources. No word on whether the gunshot that killed him was self inflicted. Also no confirmation of who the...
View ArticleApril 2: Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli found dead
On this day in music history Fleetwood Mac are #1 with “Rumours” album, Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli found dead and Gnarls Barkley is #1 with ‘Crazy’.…
View ArticleAverage woman owns $550 worth of clothes that have never been worn
HOUSTON, TX – They’ve been forgotten, left in the dark, hung, a mystery that men may never solve: the average woman owns $550 worth of clothes that have never been worn and they still say they have...
View ArticleFirst model Fender guitar sells for $250k
NASHVILLE, TN – There’s a lot you can buy with $250,000 big ones! A fancy car, a private yacht, how about a 60-year-old guitar? The Fender Stratocaster, known to be the guitar that changed the world,...
View ArticleTips to writing music while on tour
Bun B shares his writing process and why it is so important to be current when going into the booth.…
View ArticleMan rescued from ocean after being washed overboard
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC – The last thing yer wants to do when sailin’ the bounding main is to find yourself as food for the fishes. But that’s what happened to Andrew Taylor, an amateur sailor...
View ArticleStudent rents out dorm for Final Four
DALLAS, TX – The Final Four is headed to Texas and people are seeing their chance at winning a championship as a chance to win some extra dough. If you search Craigslist you’ll find people offering to...
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