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• 4 firefighters killed in Houston fire mourned

  June 1, 2013 10:54 AM

  HOUSTON - Among the four firefighters killed while battling a Houston motel and restaurant fire were veterans of the department and a newcomer just a month out of the academy. One of those killed Friday was 29-year-old Robert Garner. His father, Jerry Veuleman, told the Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1aMsrEe ) that... more »

• 1 critically injured by gunfire at Houston airport

  May 2, 2013 2:34 PM

  HOUSTON - Witnesses are describing hearing two shots -- and then a few more -- inside Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston today. A police spokesman says shots were fired near a ticket counter, and at least one armed man was critically injured. The gunfire sent people in the terminal scrambling... more »

• Rockets' Lin day to day going into Game 3 vs Thunder

  April 25, 2013 3:07 PM

  HOUSTON - Houston point guard Jeremy Lin is listed as day to day with a bruised right chest muscle he suffered in a Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Lin was injured in the first half of the 105-102 loss on Wednesday night and didn't return in the... more »

• Texas college stabbing suspect heads to court

  April 11, 2013 8:52 AM

  HOUSTON - A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a Houston-area college is set to make his first court appearance since being charged in the attack. 20-year-old Dylan Quick is charged with three counts of aggravated assault in the Tuesday attack at Lone Star Community... more »

• Astros strong in AL debut, top Rangers in MLB opener

  March 31, 2013 10:46 PM

  HOUSTON - Rick Ankiel and the Houston Astros made an impressive debut in the American League, trouncing the Texas Rangers 8-2 Sunday in the major league opener and giving Bo Porter a win in his first game as manager. Ankiel launched a pinch-hit three-run shot for the first homer this... more »

• New AL West foes Astros, Rangers open 2013 season

  March 30, 2013 5:26 PM

  HOUSTON - The Houston Astros make their move to the American League official after 50 years in the NL when they open the season against the Texas Rangers on Sunday night. Houston has the league's lowest payroll and is coming off consecutive 100-loss seasons. The Astros get an early look... more »

• Reports: Ed Reed to Texans

  March 20, 2013 10:38 PM

  HOUSTON - Free-agent safety Ed Reed is on the verge of becoming a Houston Texan, according to multiple reports. CBSSports.com reported Wednesday night that a deal was in place, and the NFL Network quoted Reed as saying he was headed to Houston "unless something changes." Neither Reed nor his agent,... more »

• No movement on future plans for Houston Astrodome

  March 12, 2013 11:01 AM

  HOUSTON- The dilemma of the deteriorating Houston Astrodome remains unresolved with the passing of a deadline to put a bond referendum before voters in May. The Houston Chronicle reports Harris County commissioners meeting Tuesday are taking no action on a bond question to overhaul the vacant facility. Voters would need... more »

• Houston company sued over oil discharged in Gulf

  February 11, 2013 5:14 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Justice Department filed suit against a Houston-based company it accused of illegally dumping oil from a Gulf of Mexico platform. The federal suit filed Monday in New Orleans against ATP Oil & Gas Corp. says an Interior Department inspection last year uncovered violations of the Clean... more »

• Wounded suspect booked in connection with campus gunfire

  January 23, 2013 10:09 AM

  HOUSTON - One of the people hospitalized after yesterday's shooting on a Texas community college campus has been booked on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Sheriff's officials say Carlton Berry will be arraigned tomorrow. His condition, and the condition of the other person believed to have... more »

• Man charged in Houston shootings

  January 23, 2013 6:47 AM

  HOUSTON - A 22-year-old man has been charged in the shootings at a Houston-area community college campus that left him and two others wounded. A statement from the Harris County Sheriff's Office identifies the suspect as Carlton Berry. Spokesman Alan Bernstein says Berry is charged with aggravated assault but remains... more »

• Four taken to hospitals after campus gunfire

  January 22, 2013 1:11 PM

  HOUSTON - Authorities say the shooting at a Texas community college was the result of an altercation between two people, and at least one was a student. Harris County Sheriff's Maj. Armando Tello says a college maintenance man was injured in the crossfire. Tello says officers were called to the... more »

• Ex-President George H.W. Bush leaves the hospital

  January 14, 2013 10:35 AM

  HOUSTON - Former President George H.W. Bush has left a Houston hospital where he spent nearly two months recovering from an illness that began with a bronchitis-related cough. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath says the 88-year-old Bush was released Monday from Methodist Hospital. He was admitted Nov. 23, the day after... more »

• Texas builds 'hurricane domes' for double-duty

  December 28, 2012 1:57 PM

  EDNA, Texas- Texas is building specially designed "hurricane domes" along its Gulf Coast that will offer shelter during major storms and serve the rest of the time as gyms or community centers. The proposed 28 domes are part of the Texas Safe Shelter Initiative, created to protect sick and elderly... more »

• Houston rapper free on bond, following arrest

  December 27, 2012 4:16 PM

  MANSFIELD, La. - A Houston rapper is out on bond after spending a night in the DeSoto Parish jail. Wesley Eric Weston, 31, also known as the rap artist Lil' Flip, was arrested Wednesday after deputies pulled him over for speeding on Interstate 49 and they allegedly found marijuana and... more »

• Bush spokesman says ex-president's fever rising

  December 26, 2012 1:53 PM

  HOUSTON- A spokesman says the fever that kept former President George H.W. Bush in a Houston hospital over Christmas has worsened, and doctors have put him on a liquids-only diet. Jim McGrath had said earlier Wednesday that the fever had gone away. He later corrected himself and said the fever... more »

• Tree Falls on Pickup, Kills the Driver

  December 25, 2012 2:26 PM

  HOUSTON - Authorities say a powerful storm moving across the southeast toppled a tree onto a pickup truck in the Houston area, killing the driver. The storm system that toppled the tree is bringing thunderstorms and tornadoes across the region. The Midwest is looking for heavy snow and ice.... more »

• Former President George H.W. Bush still hospitalized

  December 23, 2012 10:18 AM

  HOUSTON - Doctors say former President George H.W. Bush needs to "build up his energy" before he can be released from a Houston hospital. Methodist Hospital spokesman George Kovacik said in an email statement Sunday that doctors are still optimistic that the 88-year-old Bush will make a full recovery. He... more »

• Colts trying to forget mistakes, focus on future

  December 17, 2012 2:22 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Colts spent Monday going through all their missed opportunities. There was the fumble at the goal line, a penalty that wiped out a touchdown and a blocked punt that Houston returned for a score. For this young team, Sunday's loss was a hard lesson in how... more »

• Bush, 41st president, still in Houston hospital

  December 10, 2012 11:03 AM

  HOUSTON - Former President George H.W. Bush continues to recover at a Houston hospital where he's in the third week of treatment for a bronchitis-related cough. Methodist Hospital spokesman George Kovacik said Monday that the 88-year-old Bush remains in stable condition. Kovacik says Bush continues to make progress but no... more »

• Ex-President Bush improves, still hospitalized

  December 5, 2012 12:29 PM

  HOUSTON - Former President George H.W. Bush is undergoing more physical therapy as part of treatment for a painful cough that has forced him to stay in a Houston hospital for almost two weeks. Methodist Hospital spokesman George Kovacik said Wednesday that the 41st president remains in stable condition with... more »

• Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized

  November 29, 2012 10:49 AM

  HOUSTON - Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston for treatment of a lingering cough. Bush's chief of staff, Jean Becker, says the 88-year-old former president is being treated for bronchitis at Houston's Methodist Hospital. She says he was admitted last Friday and is expected to be... more »

• Wreck victims on family's 1st Thanksgiving apart

  November 23, 2012 4:49 PM

  BEAUMONT, Texas - The children of a Houston-area couple killed during Thursday's massive highway wreck in Texas say this was the family's first Thanksgiving apart. V.J. and Richard Leggio tell KHOU-TV that their parents - 64-year-old Vincent Leggio and 60-year-old Debbie Leggio of Pearland - were driving east on Interstate... more »

• NBA back in action after break

  November 23, 2012 10:48 AM

  UNDATED - It's back to basketball after the NBA took a day off yesterday to celebrate Thanksgiving. Play resumes tonight with 12 games on the schedule including the two teams with the best record in the league. The Knicks visit Houston, while Memphis hosts the Lakers. New York and the... more »

• Prosecutor: Children left at day care were doomed

  November 19, 2012 1:28 PM

  HOUSTON - A prosecutor tells jurors a Texas woman doomed the children in her home day care when she left them alone to go shopping before a deadly fire broke out. Jurors in Houston began deliberating the sentence of Jessica Tata after closing arguments in her trial's punishment phase Monday.... more »

• Texas inmate set to die this week loses appeal

  October 29, 2012 10:10 AM

  HOUSTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a Louisiana parole violator set to die this week in Texas for the slaying of an East Texas woman at her home nine years ago. Forty-one-year-old Donnie Lee Roberts is set for lethal injection Wednesday evening in... more »

• Foster runs for 152 yards as Texans top Jets 23-17

  October 9, 2012 10:37 AM

  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Arian Foster ran for 152 yards and a touchdown, and the Houston Texans stayed unbeaten by defeating the New York Jets for the first time in team history, hanging on for a 23-17 victory Monday night. With a chance to lead the Jets on a... more »

• Manning comes up short, Texans beat Broncos 31-25

  September 24, 2012 10:06 AM

  DENVER - Matt Schaub outplayed Peyton Manning on Sunday, throwing four touchdown passes against a confused Denver defense to lead the Houston Texans to a 31-25 victory over the Broncos. Schaub finished 17 for 30 for 290 yards to help Houston move to 3-0 for the first time in... more »

• Houston officer shoots, kills double amputee in wheelchair

  September 22, 2012 6:16 PM

  HOUSTON - A Houston police officer has fatally shot a one-armed, one-legged man in a wheelchair after police say the double amputee waved a metal object that turned out to be a pen. Police spokeswoman Jodi Silva says the man cornered the officer early Saturday inside a group home after... more »

• US rig count declines by 30, to 1,864

  September 7, 2012 2:38 PM

  HOUSTON - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. fell by 30 this week to 1,864. Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday that 1,409 rigs were exploring for oil and 452 were searching for gas. Three were listed as miscellaneous.... more »

• Astros fall to Pirates, 6-2

  September 5, 2012 10:50 AM

  PITTSBURGH - Andrew McCutchen had his major league-leading sixth four-hit game of the season and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Houston Astros 6-2 on Tuesday night. Brock Holt added four hits in just his third major league start and Wandy Rodriguez (10-13) scattered... more »

• Texas retail gasoline prices jump as Isaac hits

  August 29, 2012 12:33 PM

  HOUSTON- Retail gasoline prices across Texas have jumped 9 cents this week as Hurricane Isaac hit neighboring Louisiana. AAA Texas on Wednesday reported the average price at the pump reached $3.64 per gallon. Texarkana has the most expensive gasoline statewide, at $3.70 per gallon. Drivers in El Paso have the... more »

• Cardinals shut out Astros

  August 22, 2012 10:53 AM

  ST. LOUIS - Adam Wainwright matched his career high with 12 strikeouts in a five-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals punished rookie Lucas Harrell with six runs in the first three innings, getting over an excruciating 19-inning loss two days earlier with a 7-0 victory over the Houston Astros on... more »

• Houston man gets prison for online prostitution

  August 17, 2012 12:34 PM

  HOUSTON - A Houston man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison in a prostitution case involving hotels and online advertisements. A federal judge in Houston on Thursday sentenced 30-year-old Jerald Bland. Bland in January pleaded guilty to transportation of a woman for commercial sex. Prosecutors say... more »

• Holliday trying to become Texans' return man

  August 15, 2012 9:22 AM

  HOUSTON - Trindon Holliday thought about trying out for the U.S. Olympic track team this summer. He quickly dismissed that notion because the London Games overlapped with the start of Houston Texans training camp and Holliday would much rather make this team. The former LSU track star ran back a... more »

• Houston Astros continue to struggle

  July 16, 2012 8:16 AM

  SAN FRANCISCO - Bud Norris hasn't won since the end of May and Houston hasn't won on the road in over a month. Norris at least gave the Astros a chance on Sunday. Norris gave the Astros a quality start and Chris Johnson doubled home a run but Matt... more »

• Biden rebuts Romney speech to NAACP

  July 12, 2012 2:24 PM

  HOUSTON - The day after hearing from Mitt Romney that he would serve African-Americans better than Barack Obama can, the NAACP has heard a rebuttal of sorts today from Vice President Joe Biden. He told the group's annual convention in Houston that Romney's agenda would hurt -- and not help... more »

• Harvey resigns as TSU head basketball coach

  July 4, 2012 10:59 AM

  HOUSTON - Tony Harvey has resigned as Texas Southern University head men's basketball coach, effective immediately. A TSU statement Tuesday says Harvey "determined that it was in his personal and professional interest to resign to pursue other goals." The resignation was first reported by KRIV-TV of Houston. TSU... more »

• Houston woman indicted in slaying, baby abduction

  June 27, 2012 12:52 PM

  CONROE, Texas - A Houston woman accused of killing a mother and snatching her newborn son has been indicted on a capital murder charge. Verna McClain is being held without bond Wednesday in the Montgomery County Jail. She was indicted Tuesday. Prosecutors have not said whether they will seek the... more »

• Weekly US oil, gas rig count down by 5 to 1,966

  June 22, 2012 1:11 PM

  HOUSTON- The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. is down by five this week to 1,966. Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday that 1,421 rigs were exploring for oil and 541 for gas. Four were listed as miscellaneous. A year... more »

• World Champion Cardinals down Astros

  June 8, 2012 2:49 AM

  HOUSTON - David Freese hit a grand slam and a two-run homer and rookie Lance Lynn struck out a career-high 11 in earning his ninth win as the St. Louis Cardinals cruised past the Houston Astros 14-2 on Thursday night. Freese's slam in the seventh inning was the third... more »

• Naked unicyclist charged for distracting drivers

  May 10, 2012 12:37 PM

  KEMAH, Texas - Police say a man arrested in a Southeast Texas city for riding his unicycle in the nude was distracting drivers and creating a hazard. Kemah police Chief Greg Rikard says 45-year-old Joseph Glynn Farley was not intoxicated or impaired when he was arrested Wednesday on a bridge... more »

• Mom dies trying to save infant, nurse charged

  April 18, 2012 12:36 PM

  SPRING, Texas - Witnesses say a young mother tried to save her newborn from abductors before she died of gunshot wounds. A Texas prosecutor tells ABC that Verna McClain is charged with capital murder in the shooting of Kala Marie Golden and abduction of Golden's 3-day old son, Keegan, yesterday... more »

• Mother murdered, her newborn son abducted

  April 18, 2012 8:57 AM

  SPRING, Texas - A prosecutor says a woman has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a mother and the abduction of her newborn son near Houston. Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon says Verna McClain was charged early Wednesday in the killing of Kala Marie Golden.... more »

• Whitney Houston 911 call released

  April 11, 2012 5:59 PM

  BEVERLY HILLS - Authorities have released the 911 call hotel security made to paramedics after Whitney Houston's lifeless body was found in a Los Angeles hotel room two months ago. But the minute-long call from a security worker at the Beverly Hilton Hotel reveals few details about the Grammy-winning... more »

• 7 passengers injured in severe turbulence

  April 4, 2012 11:59 AM

  HOUSTON - Five passengers and two flight attendants were hurt after a flight from Tampa to Houston hit severe turbulence over Louisiana this morning. The United Airlines pilots declared an emergency so they would be given priority upon landing in Houston. A Houston airport spokeswoman said at least 3 people... more »

• Judge denies Stanford's motion for new trial

  March 23, 2012 8:46 AM

  HOUSTON - A federal judge has denied a new trial request from former Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, who was convicted of fraud in a $7 billion Ponzi scheme. Stanford's attorneys argued he didn't get a fair trial due to pretrial publicity and because jurors might have seen tweets from... more »

• Houston died from drowning, coroner says

  March 22, 2012 4:39 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Coroner's officials have ruled Whitney Houston died by drowning, but heart disease and cocaine use were contributing factors. The announcement Thursday ends weeks of speculation about what killed the Grammy-winning singer on Feb. 11. Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her room at the... more »

• 2 children found living in abandoned bus in Texas

  March 8, 2012 12:25 PM

  SPLENDORA, Texas - Child welfare officials have taken two children into custody after finding them living on their own in an abandoned bus northeast of Houston. Montgomery County Constable Rowdy Hayden tells KTRK-TV of Houston that the children's parents are in prison for embezzling money from Hurricane Ike victims in... more »

• Stanford found guilty on 13 of 14 charges in Ponzi scheme

  March 6, 2012 11:54 AM

  HOUSTON- A jury in Texas found financier R. Allen Stanford on 13 of 14 charges in a $7 billion Ponzi scheme. Jurors have been deliberating since last Wednesday. Defense attorneys say Stanford made money for investors who bought certificates of deposit from his Caribbean bank. Prosecutors contend that Stanford... more »

• Jury reaches verdict in financier Stanford's trial

  March 6, 2012 11:39 AM

  HOUSTON- A federal jury has reached a verdict in the Houston fraud trial of jailed Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford. U.S. District Judge David Hittner says the jury's verdict on charges Stanford bilked investors out of $7 billion in a massive Ponzi scheme would be announced later Tuesday. Jurors have... more »

• Box cutter found, flight cancelled

  March 5, 2012 2:58 PM

  DALLAS - A Southwest Airlines flight from Houston to Dallas was canceled today after a passenger spotted a box cutter in the plane's overhead bin. The captain alerted airport security. All 97 passengers were taken off the plane and re-screened. The plane was searched but no other... more »

• Prosecutor: Stanford flushed away investor funds

  February 29, 2012 11:27 AM

  HOUSTON- A federal prosecutor says Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford flushed away investor funds on yachts and businesses that were money pits as part of a massive Ponzi scheme. Prosecutor William Stellmach said Wednesday that Stanford lined his pockets "with billions of dollars of other people's money" as closing arguments... more »

• Cop suspended, charged after raiding refrigerator

  February 24, 2012 12:27 PM

  DEER PARK, Texas - A sting operation by a suburban Houston police department netted one of their own when surveillance cameras caught an officer repeatedly stealing colleagues' food and drinks from the refrigerator in the station's break room. Deer Park police Officer Kevin Yang was charged with misdemeanor theft and... more »

• Whitney Houston's dress, earrings up for auction

  February 20, 2012 8:56 AM

  LOS ANGELES - There had to be an auction, but so soon? A black velvet dress that belonged to Whitney Houston and a pair of earrings she wore in "The Bodyguard" will be sold to the highest bidder next month. Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien said Sunday that the pieces and... more »

• New Jersey Governor honors Whitney Houston

  February 14, 2012 4:36 PM

  TRENTON - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie orders flags flown at half-staff at state government buildings Saturday in memory of Whitney Houston. Christie said Houston was a cultural icon who belongs in the same category in New Jersey music history as Frank Sinatra, Count Basie and Bruce Springsteen. ... more »

• Houston funeral plans

  February 14, 2012 10:24 AM

  LOS ANGELES - Pop star Whitney Houston's funeral service will be held Saturday in the New Jersey chuch where she first showcased her singing talents as a child. Houston's funeral will be held at Noon Saturday in Newark, New Jersey at New Hope Baptist Church. Her body was... more »

• Jennifer Hudson to sing Whitney Houston Tribute at Grammys

  February 12, 2012 11:12 AM

  LOS ANGELES - Whitney Houston will be remembered with a tribute by Jennifer Hudson tonight at the Grammy Awards, a day after she was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel. The 48-year-old singer was pronounced dead just hours before she was expected to attend a pre-Grammy gala. Beverly Hills... more »

• Man killed crossing Ascension Parish road

  February 11, 2012 4:11 PM

  GONZALES- A Houston man is dead after a crash in Ascension Parish. It happened around 2:30am Saturday morning. According to police, Christian Salinas stepped into the path of an 18-wheeler travelling west on LA 30 near Ashland Road. Reportedly the driver, Aaron Dunbar, saw Salinas but wasn't... more »

• 3rd day on stand for ex-Stanford CFO at fraud case

  February 6, 2012 9:35 AM

  HOUSTON - The man in charge of R. Allen Stanford's finances is returning to the witness stand for a third day at the former tycoon's fraud trial in a Houston federal court. James M. Davis, the former chief financial officer for Stanford's companies, already has told jurors he helped Stanford... more »

• Houston man guilty in online prostitution ads case

  January 4, 2012 7:20 AM

  HOUSTON (AP) - Prosecutors say a Houston man who had used a hotel business center to post online ads offering a woman for prostitution faces up to 10 years in prison. Jerald Bland pleaded guilty Tuesday to transportation of a woman for commercial sex. Sentencing is March 20 for Bland,... more »

• Neurologist says Stanford not competent for trial

  December 21, 2011 12:59 PM

  HOUSTON - Medical experts for jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford continue making their case that he is not competent to be tried next month on charges he bilked investors out of $7 billion in a massive Ponzi scheme. A neurologist testified at a competency hearing Wednesday in Houston federal... more »

• Weekly US oil and gas rig count drops by 10

  November 11, 2011 1:41 PM

  HOUSTON - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped by 10 this week to 2,016. Houston-based drilling product provider Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday that 1,133 rigs were exploring for oil and 877 for natural gas. Six were listed as miscellaneous.... more »

• Federal report highlights need to clean Gulf Coast

  October 5, 2011 2:11 PM

  HOUSTON - Five coastal states are determined to clean up the damaged Gulf of Mexico ecosystem after last year's oil spill highlighted how decades of contamination and deterioration had placed a backbone of the U.S. economy at risk of ruin, according to a federal report released Wednesday. The Gulf... more »

• Daryl Hannah arrested in White House oil protest

  August 30, 2011 1:00 PM

  WASHINGTON - Actress Daryl Hannah has been arrested in front of the White House along with other environmental protesters who oppose a planned oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The sit-in on Tuesday involved dozens protesting the Keystone XL pipeline. It would go through Montana,... more »

• Firefighters try bold step to end California rail fire

  August 24, 2011 12:26 PM

  LINCOLN, Calif. - Firefighters fearing the explosion of a blazing rail car filled with propane will try a bold maneuver to end an emergency that has forced the evacuation of thousands of Northern California residents. They plan to drain fuel from the burning tanker and flush it into a... more »

• St. Martin Parish escapees captured in Texas

  August 19, 2011 10:03 AM

  ST. MARTINVILLE - Two Louisiana men who escaped from a St. Martin Parish Correctional Center had a few hours of freedom, but the furlough was not to last as they were caught in a Texas hotel nearly 14 hours later. According to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, Robert... more »

• Dykes: La. Tech is improved, but has a tough road

  August 12, 2011 1:07 PM

  RUSTON, La. - With 13 starters and 42 lettermen back from a team that barely missed bowl eligibility in 2010, second-year head coach Sonny Dykes expects Louisiana Tech to be better this season. However, Dykes says it remains to be seen whether his team's improvement will be reflected in... more »

• No Charge for Psychic with False Tip

  June 14, 2011 7:24 PM

  A psychic who sent authorities in Texas searching for bodies that didn't exist won't be charged. The unidentified woman sent the local sheriff's office, the FBI and the Texas Rangers on a whirlwind hunt for dozens of bodies she said were buried at a home about 70 miles northeast of... more »

• SWAC hits Southern, Jackson State with bans for low APR

  June 9, 2011 3:59 PM

  HOUSTON - The Southwestern Athletic Conference has voted to ban Jackson State and Southern from competing in the league's 2011 football championship game. The NCAA already hit both schools with a postseason ban because of low APR scores, which were released last month. But the SWAC football championship did... more »

• No bodies found in Texas home after psychic tip

  June 8, 2011 2:26 AM

  HARDIN, Texas- A sheriff's official says no bodies have been found at a Texas farmhouse where a person claiming to be a psychic told officials multiple bodies were buried. Liberty County Sheriff's Capt. Rex Evans says there is no indication of bodies being anywhere on the rural property about 70... more »

• Glitch makes NASA cut short spacewalk

  May 20, 2011 9:21 AM

  HOUSTON- NASA managers cut short Friday's spacewalk by two Endeavour astronauts because one of their carbon dioxide sensors stopped working. The astronauts were nearly five hours into a routine planned six-and-a-half hour spacewalk at the International Space Station when mission controllers noticed that Gregory Chamitoff's spacesuit sensor wasn't working. NASA... more »

• Ex-Enron finance chief Fastow out of prison

  May 18, 2011 2:54 AM

  HOUSTON- Federal prison officials have moved the former finance chief of failed energy giant Enron Corp. from a prison in Louisiana to a halfway house in Houston. The Federal Bureau of Prisons website shows Andrew Fastow was moved from a Pollack, La., prison to a low-security community corrections facility in... more »

• US rig count jumps by 28, mostly in Texas

  April 22, 2011 4:10 PM

  HOUSTON - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 28 this week to 1,800. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. reported Thursday that 913 rigs were exploring for oil and 878 for gas. Nine were listed as miscellaneous. A year ago, the... more »

• Kindergartner brings gun to Texas school, 3 hurt

  April 19, 2011 12:35 PM

  HOUSTON - Officials say three students have been injured after a Houston kindergartner brought a gun to school that accidentally discharged when it fell out of the child's pocket. Houston Independent School District Assistant Police Chief Robert Mock says the students were injured by fragments after one bullet discharged... more »

• SU Athletic Director arrested for soliciting a prostitute

  April 4, 2011 4:26 PM

  HOUSTON - Southern University's athletic director, Greg LaFleur, has been arrested in suspicion of soliciting a prostitute, according to Houston Police. A spokesperson for the Houston Police Department said LaFleur was arrested around 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of Main Street in the city. They said... more »

• Houston company aids La. oil spill cleanup

  March 23, 2011 6:36 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A Houston company is helping the Coast Guard clean up oil that has reached the shores of Louisiana even though the company doesn't believe it was responsible for the spill. A statement issued Wednesday by Anglo-Suisse Offshore Partners says the company was surprised to learn that... more »

• Jindal fundraises in Texas for his re-election bid

  March 9, 2011 12:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Bobby Jindal is making a whirlwind fundraising trip through Texas to raise campaign cash for his fall re-election bid. Jindal's spokesman says the Republican governor was traveling to Dallas and Houston on Wednesday to attend fundraisers and would return to Baton Rouge the same... more »

• Brain injury victims: Giffords recovery will be tough, long

  January 24, 2011 5:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - You don't have to go to Houston to get care for a brain injury like Representative Gabrielle Giffords. In Baton Rouge, Rehab Boulevard provides care for patients with acute or other brain injuries, helping them learn how to do everyday tasks like step up on a... more »

• Rep. Giffords now at Houston rehab center

  January 21, 2011 2:34 PM

  TUCSON, Ariz. - A plane carrying Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has arrived in Houston after a flight from Tucson. The congresswoman is being moved to a rehabilitation hospital in Houston. An ambulance took Giffords to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson along a route lined with well-wishers holding flags. It's the... more »

• DSPD: Women stealing purses from local boutiques

  January 17, 2011 4:46 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding two women who are suspected of stealing purses from small clothing stores around the area. Denham Springs Police said the women stole a purse while at the Kids Again clothing store on Dec. 14. The women posed as shoppers,... more »

• Thousands of prescription drugs seized, man arrested

  January 13, 2011 3:09 PM

  PIERRE PART- A man from Assumption Parish is behind bars after deputies seized thousands of prescription pills and over $1000 in cash. Authorities launched an investigation after receiving numerous complaints from residents that Ray Metrejean, Jr. was selling prescription pain pills. Investigators say Metrejean would go to Texas to... more »

• Tebow earns first win as pro

  December 26, 2010 9:55 PM

  DENVER -- Tim Tebow won on several fronts Sunday. By rallying the Denver Broncos past the Houston Texans 24-23, the raw rookie from Florida secured not only his first victory as a pro but he won over the fans who have suffered through the franchise's worst slump in almost... more »

• Wheel thieves hit Watson vehicles

  December 14, 2010 5:53 PM

  WATSON - Someone is stealing wheels off GMC and Chevrolet trucks in the Watson area. The wheels were stolen off of pickups over the past two weekends, and victims say they can cost thousands of dollars to replace. Johnny Long of Watson says his tires were stolen off... more »