Five Houston-area residents are facing federal charges after investigators say they tried to cash in on a counterfeit U.S. Treasury tax refund check worth more than $1 million. A 33-count indictment was unsealed charging Torik M. Blade, 39, of Missouri City; Kendra L. Folkes, 37, of Katy; Rickell...
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The U.S. Forest Service is paying tribute to a firefighter who died in the line of duty this week while battling a wildfire that was burning in Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest....
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LouLou survived in the snowy Alaska wilderness for two days before volunteer searchers landed a helicopter, then hiked 20 minutes to where she was patiently waiting for them....
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Houston-area residents interested in working the Nov. 3 election can start with their county’s election office to check eligibility, training, and available assignments. Texas early voting runs Oct. 19-30. With voting approaching, prospective workers should ask whether their coun...
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A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Thursday to allegations that he and another man bred, trained, and sold dogs to be used in dogfighting and ran at least one kennel where the animals would be raised....
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Pope Leo XIV departed a Rome hospital where he underwent surgery for lung cancer to return to the Vatican amid a crowd of well-wishers, responding to a question on how he was by saying, “I am much better, thank you."...
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A cold front moved across southeast Texas Friday morning, ushering in cooler, refreshing weather in Houston over the weekend.
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Harris County fire marshals are investigating a two-alarm warehouse fire that happened Friday night in Houston.
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Hyundai is recalling 94,622 vehicles over a fire risk associated with the overheating of motors on powered front seats, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall report....
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A 2-alarm fire tore through a warehouse at UniClean America on Antoine Drive in northwest Houston late Friday night, triggering a hazmat response and damaging several neighboring businesses. The Northwest Fire Department responded around 8 p.m. to the 12100 block of Antoine, arri...
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A man and a woman were both shot in the neck early Saturday morning outside a southeast Houston club.
government
Communities and organizations will gather in cities across the Lone Star State on Saturday for a "day of action" focused on nonpartisan voter participation and election protection....
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Waller County Emergency Medical Services said three people were airlifted Friday morning as a result of a collision.
