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BLDS LLC CEO charged with showing minors harmful material
By George Willis | Dec 2, 2021
The CEO of a consulting firm was charged with display of harmful material to minors after an incident at a Walmart in Katy, Texas.
The Way Home Adoption founder: 'I don’t think there is a more urgent need in our community than getting kids out of long-term foster care'
By Augustus Griffith Jr. | Nov 29, 2021
In Texas alone, there are more than 11,000 children in the foster system. Approximately 1,100 will age out of the system this year.
Thanksgiving can be a dangerous time for cooking, the Harris County Fire Marshall's Office reports
By George Willis | Nov 24, 2021
Thanksgiving can be one of the most dangerous times of the year, especially when it comes to cooking with hot oil, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
Physician suspended over COVID-19 misinformation tenders resignation from Houston Methodist: 'I've never said anything that's considered dangerous'
By John Suayan | Nov 18, 2021
A physician who resigned from Houston Methodist amid her suspension for spreading COVID-19 misinformation online claims her former employer mishandled things.
Law enforcement officials offer shopping safety tips this holiday season
By Steven Hughes | Nov 17, 2021
Holiday shopping, and package stealing, are around the corner.
'We were fighting to come up to the top and breathe to stay alive': Funeral services held for Astroworld victims
By John Kelly | Nov 16, 2021
A week after a crowd surge at Houston's Astroworld Festival claimed 10 lives and injured dozens, survivors hold funeral services for their deceased loved ones.
'Well wishes for a great life ahead': Fort Bend judge congratulates Malala Yousafzai on marriage
By John Kelly | Nov 13, 2021
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani woman who was shot by the Taliban as a young girl but grew up to be a Nobel Prize-winning education activist, has tied the knot, with Fort Bend County Judge K.P. George sending Yousafzai and her new spouse his well wishes.
Women are encouraged to seek breast cancer prevention
By George Willis | Oct 28, 2021
With Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming to an end, women are still being urged to take preventive measures to help with detection and treatment.
Passenger recounts moments during fiery Houston plane crash: 'We thought it was going to explode'
By Trina Thomas | Oct 22, 2021
The trip of a lifetime for 21 passengers came to an abrupt end on Oct. 19 after a Houston plane crashed and burned without even lifting off the runway.
Californians flock toward Houston with 'more than 8,400 people' moving to Harris County
By John Kelly | Oct 22, 2021
Houston is a popular settling place for Californians after moving to the state of Texas.
'Make your cloth mask part of your costume': American Red Cross gives Halloween safety tips
By Emily Bevard | Oct 22, 2021
As Halloween creeps closer, the American Red Cross provides safety tips to make sure the day of fright brings more treats than tricks.
'Star Trek' star Shatner joins Blue Origin's latest space launch
By Art Benavidez | Oct 17, 2021
A nonagenarian actor best known for his lead role on "Star Trek" was part of Blue Origin’s second launch into space.
Osteen repays $4.4 Million in pandemic relief funding
By Glenn Minnis | Oct 17, 2021
TV televangelist and mega-church pastor Joel Osteen has repaid $4.4 million to the federal government that he received in COVID-19 pandemic loans.
'Way to go': Houston rap icon Bun B aids police officer, stranded motorist
By Ariana Chiarenza | Oct 15, 2021
Houston-based rapper Bun B was seen helping a Houston police officer recently as they tended to a stranded motorist.
Kinder among richest in America, sets an example ‘of giving back’
By Tamara Browning | Oct 15, 2021
An award winning executive chairman of “one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America” is among Houston’s richest Americans.
National Night Out promotes goodwill between police, residents: 'It's a big deal for us'
By George Willis | Oct 11, 2021
National Night Out was held recently at the Greenspoint area park, an annual event staged since 1984 to bring together local communities and law enforcement agencies in a positive setting to address crime in their neighborhoods.
Houston ranked among top cities for ‘rodent infestations’ by Terminix
By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Oct 10, 2021
Houston has landed on Terminix’s list of most rodent-infested cities in the nation.
Late Houston social media influencer Alexis Sharkey's husband and suspected killer found dead in Florida from 'apparent self-inflicted gunshot'
By Ariana Chiarenza | Oct 10, 2021
The spouse of late Houston social media influencer Alexis Sharkey and purported suspect in her death, Thomas Sharkey, was found dead in his Florida home on Oct. 7 following a warrant issued for his arrest.
'Cleanup is underway and regulatory notifications have been made' for crude oil spill
By James Niedzinski | Oct 10, 2021
A crude oil leak was reported at the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City on Wednesday, Oct. 6.
'Fight we must': Top Chef hosts join pro-choice rally in Houston
By David Beasley | Oct 10, 2021
Top Chef hosts Padma Lakshmi and Gail Simmons joined thousands of other pro-choice marchers in Houston Oct. 2 to protest the Texas abortion law, KHOU 11 reported.