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A 19-year-old is in critical condition after a drive-by shooting late Sunday night in Houston. North Belt patrol units spotted a truck parked on the feeder road near I-45 and Glenborough Drive around 11:40 p.m. When officers approached the vehicle, they found it had been struck b...
library
Episode: 3397 In which old magazines returns us to a time when our reading was not limited by what we chose to read. Today, what is a magazine?
schools
By NNPA (Rolling Out) Howard University has successfully reenrolled 46 incoming freshmen following a significant enrollment crisis that initially left more than 500 students without a spot at the historically Black university. The situation has raised broader concerns about the s...
safety
This article was originally written by Joseph Williams for Word In Black. A month after a Black teenager vanished during a boating trip to a Mississippi barrier island with his white friends, officials have arrested three people, subpoenas have been issued, and his body has under...
Local
While Houston’s population is booming, health care providers are in short supply, and hospitals are bearing the brunt of this strain. In response to the crisis, the University of Houston (UH) has launched UH Health, an umbrella structure that encompasses the university’s health c...
Local
For many Houston-area gardeners, spring gets all the attention. It’s the season most people associate with fresh starts, colorful gardens, and plentiful harvests. Fall also enjoys a strong following because Texas’s mild winters allow many crops to thrive. Summer, however, is ofte...
business
Several of the nation’s largest grocery chains, including Target, Walmart, and Whole Foods, have issued recalls following a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people and been linked to jalapeño peppers....
schools
Dozens of family members, friends and community members gathered Sunday night to remember Luz Mary Pelaez, a beloved teacher and nanny who was killed in a stabbing at her League City home Friday. Pelaez’s husband, Raul Uribe, was also stabbed and remains in recovery, according to...
News
A woman is recovering at home after losing her right arm in an alligator attack on the Silver River on Saturday.
Local
The Philanthropy in Fashion Houston Best Dressed honorees represent a cross section of backgrounds, interests and ages with two unifying characteristics. Each has an altruistic interest in contributing to the Bayou City and each has a defining style. The philanthropic femmes will...
safety
The Lamar CISD Police Department is reminding students, parents, and guardians of the rules on riding to eBikes and other motorized vehicles to school. The district says legal e-bikes are allowed on campus if they have functional pedals and meet state speed limits ,generally 20–2...
business
Ashlar Development and PLACE Designers have built 240 acres and five miles of navigable canals on the old Waves Resort site. The homes are designed with two fronts — one on the street, one on the water....
business
A condominium market reopened after nearly two decades, a $540 million project approved on fifteen acres, and 118 units of workforce housing written into the program. What is actually being built, project by project....
News
Maria Ortiz was last seen in late July walking home from a relative's house.
News
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says investigators have recovered human remains believed to be those of Maria Ortiz, a New Caney resident reported missing last month. Maria Veronica Ortiz Estrada was reported missing by family members in July, after she left her residence ...
library
KAMP Houston posted a "thank you" video, confirming the rumor that's been spreading on social media over the weekend.
safety
An off-duty airport police officer spotted a naked 2-year-old girl walking alone along a Deltona road in the early morning. He wrapped her in a towel and called 911....
business
Verizon said fiber cuts related to vandalism were causing service interruptions for some customers in Los Angeles and parts of Southern California, with engineers working to make repairs....
News
Lake Mead has fallen to its lowest water level since it was filled nearly 90 years ago, underscoring the growing strain on the Colorado River system.
business
A Chicago-based company has recalled more than one-and-a-half tons of ready-to-eat pastrami and corned beef over Listeria fears, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported....
News
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said F-16 fighter jets intercepted two general aviation aircraft over Bedminster, New Jersey.
safety
A teen boy is dead after a shooting erupted in a Bryan neighborhood, according to the Bryan Police Department. Police identified the deceased as 14-year-old D’Antwon Miles. Investigators said the gunfire broke out in the 1200 block of W. 17th Street when two groups began shooting...
Local
Deep Gulf moisture keeps scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast through the weekend and into Monday.
safety
Richwood Police say a woman was ejected from a UTV during a rollover crash.
safety
Police say one man was standing over another man who had been shot. Officers opened fire after the suspect allegedly didn't drop his weapon.
Local
A woman reportedly stepped in to break up an argument between her son and another person when a gun was pulled.
parks
Forum Park Crips member Andres Serrano Portillo was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl along Houston's Bissonnet Street....
schools
The backpacks are packed, the alarms are set and for thousands of Houston-area students, it’s time to head back to class! Submit a Click2Pin here! 📸 As students across the area return to school Monday, we want to see what the first day looks like in your neighborhood. Whether yo...
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For the first time in about 12 years, Moody’s Ratings has given the City of Houston a better “report card” on its finances. Last week, Moody’s upgraded Houston’s general credit rating to Aa2 from Aa3, the city’s first ratings upgrade from the agency in about 12 years. Moody’s als...
safety
Two helicopter pilots were killed when their Sikorsky Skycrane crashed while battling a wildfire in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, officials confirmed Saturday....
safety
A statewide Amber Alert is active for 8-year-old Leanna Contreras, abducted in San Antonio. Authorities are searching for suspect Marco Lopez and a silver Ford Focus....
News
Brittany Boltinhouse, who won the Miss North Carolina USA pageant in June, was stripped of her title weeks later after organizers reviewed past online posts....
parks
A new public monument just blocks from NASA’s Johnson Space Center aims to spotlight a part of Space City history many residents say has been underrecognized: the Black astronauts, scientists, engineers and civil rights leaders who helped shape America’s space program. The instal...
safety
Houston police were called to an apartment complex parking garage in the 8800 block of Westheimer Road around 11:45 p.m. Saturday after a report of a person down, authorities said. Officers arrived minutes later and encountered an armed man standing over an unresponsive person wh...
