Mexico-Texas immigration flares tension in Washington DC
WASHINGTON, DC – Crisis in the Rio Grande Valley means worry all across Texas. Some believe game wardens are smuggling more illegal immigrants from Mexico and destroying the rafts used to carry them...
View Article20-year-old killed in drive by shooting in NW Harris County
HOUSTON, TX – Shots fired, bullets flying in northwest Houston. The Houston Police Department says a 20-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was sitting in a car in a driveway on Carver...
View ArticleBoko Haram abducts more Nigerian children
BORNO, NIGERIA – It’s happened again. After a four-day standoff in a remote Nigerian village, more than 60 women and girls (some as young as 3-years-old) along with 31 boys are gone. It reportedly...
View ArticleEbola epidemic “out of control” in West Africa
WEST AFRICA – Things are getting “out of control” in West Africa. The deadly Ebola virus is rapidly spreading and doctors say they’ve run out of resources. The outbreak, usually confined to remote...
View ArticleTechnology needed to send humans to the nearest star
It’s nearly that time of year again, when the dreamers, futurists, forward thinkers and sci-fi buffs — OK, let’s call them what they are, geeks like me — descend upon Houston. And why will there be...
View ArticleHouston middle school students create Mars landing mockups
HOUSTON, TX – This isn’t just arts and crafts during summer camp. Middle school students are creating Mars landing simulators, and when was the last time a real astronaut released your mockup spaceship...
View ArticleAre you one of many in Houston with stinky tap water?
HOUSTON, TX – There’s something stinky going on with Houston’s tap water. For weeks folks around town have been complaining about smelly water coming out of their tap. and it’s got plenty of people...
View ArticleSummer break can change your attitude
It’s amazing how people’s attitudes change once summer break hits. Summer is all about unplugging, so Grego reminds you to get out and have some fun.…
View ArticleLuis Suarez takes a bite out of another World Cup player
NATAL, BRAZIL – Uruguay’s Luis Suarez is resorting back to some old tricks. Unfortunately, those tricks involve biting other soccer players! The victim this time is Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini. From...
View ArticleA link between marijuana use and mental illness?
HOUSTON, TX – With legalized marijuana use making its way across the U.S., it seems like the whole country is going to pot. And if that’s making you crazy, there could be a good reason. A study in the...
View Article3 siblings found dead in Stafford home
STAFFORD, TX – A tragedy that strikes close to home leaves neighbors shaken and silenced. This comes in the wake of a family shooting in Stafford that ends in the death of three siblings. Siblings,...
View ArticleHigh speed carjacking chase ends in crash, 4 hospitalized
HOUSTON, TX – As if a carjacking isn’t potentially deadly enough; this one turns into a high-speed rodeo road show, that landed four people in the hospital. The Houston Police Department says two...
View ArticleWounded soldier receives new mortgage-free home
TOMBALL, TX – In Tomball it’s shovels in the ground as a new home begins its early stages of taking shape. The home is not only a gift to 22-year Army Staff Sgt. Travis Palmer and his family; but also...
View ArticleUp-close and personal with an armadillo
The armadillo is the 2014 World Cup mascot, so Craig heads to the Houston Zoo to get up-close and personal with the little fella.…
View ArticleSummer weather can be one hot mess
HOUSTON, TX – If our five day forecast is any is any indication, you’ll need to swap-out your cowboy boots for a pair of galoshes this week. But hey, needing an umbrella at least beats needing a boat...
View ArticleNaked bicycle riders bring in solstice in annual Seattle parade
SEATTLE, WA – Participants in Seattle’s annual solstice parade range from bees, to bands, to babes. All the usual fun-in-the-sun attractions. And, of course, naked bike riders. Yeah, the annual parade...
View ArticleDeath of Georgia Toddler: Mistake or murder?
ATLANTA, GA – It’s the most tragic kind of accident, and now law enforcement near Atlanta want to know if it was a mistake, or murder? Justin Ross Harris says he accidentally left his 22-month-old...
View ArticleMatt Schaub turning over possession… of his Houston home!
HOUSTON, TX – In today’s, Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous. If you happen to be house hunting in the Houston area and you could ‘pick-six’ homes to see, Matt Schaub’s beautiful home in Tanglewood...
View ArticleYoung theives in serious condition after 100-mph crash
HOUSTON, TX – Two youths amazingly are alive after learning this lesson the hard way. Drawing unwanted attention from the cops can make someone already look guilty. That seems to be the case in two...
View ArticleWalking the thin line between collecting and hoarding
HOUSTON, TX – If you’ve ever seen the movie “Rushmore,” you are probably familiar with Doug’s Barber Shop on 11th street in the Heights. The film was shot there back in ’98, but walk inside today, and...
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