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Residents at a southwest Houston apartment complex are running out of patience, and running out of food after days without power in extreme heat. Families at the Falls of Point West Apartments in Sharpstown say they have been living without electricity since Thursday, dealing wit...
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Sam Darnold left the game injured, the offense was stagnant and sloppy mistakes put Seattle in a hole through three quarters. Then the Dark Side defense took over, Drew Lock made a few big plays and the Seahawks capped a Super Bowl banner-raising night with another win against th...
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While some communities are questioning Flock cameras, the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office is defending the technology. Sheriff Brian Hawthorne called the technology one of the best crime-fighting tools developed in the last decade, comparing its effectiveness to DNA and fingerpr...
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A Galveston County grand jury has declined to indict Galveston police Officer Joshua Nino De Guzman in the shooting death of Randy Martin, who a civil rights attorney says was unarmed during an altercation following a traffic stop....
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The family of a 47-year-old man who was fatally shot by a Galveston police officer says they are going to continue fighting for justice even after a grand jury decided not to indict the officer....
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President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would most likely cost mor...
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Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final, has died. He was 70.
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President Donald Trump headlined the opening night of the inaugural Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday.
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A woman riding a motorcycle died after crashing into an 18-wheeler in southwest Houston on Wednesday afternoon, police say.
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The Ralph Lauren womenswear brand is a love letter to the designer’s wife of more than 60 years. Ricky Lauren, his lifelong muse, is present in each of the designer’s collections. At the designer’s New York Fashion Week show, Ricky Lauren sat front row along with other members of...
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Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino, according to the European climate service Copernicus . August's sizzle also helped push the...
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Rescuers struggled on Thursday to get into a passenger ferry that had caught fire and burned overnight off the western Philippines , leaving five people dead and 86 missing, officials said. By nightfall, search and rescue operations were halted but were to resume in the morning. ...
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Federal investigators say a cockpit recording from the Amazon cargo plane that crashed near Miami International Airport shows one pilot repeatedly warned the aircraft was approaching too fast and urged a go-around moments before the crash....
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After a hearing Monday in Italy, the Italian court considering whether to extradite Harris County capital murder suspect Lee Gilley is still not satisfied with information it has received from the U.S. government and Harris County prosecutors about the punishment Gilley faces if ...
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A Houston immigration attorney has been charged with mail fraud and false statements in connection with allegations that she misled clients about immigration applications and work visas....
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Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. He was 70. ESPN announced Melrose’s death Wednesday after his wife informed the network. “From the flowing...
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Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold suffered a hip injury that knocked him out of Seattle's season opener against the New England Patriots on Wednesday night, a potentially significant blow to the Super Bowl champions' title defense. Coach Mike Macdonald said Darnold didn't break an...
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Shohei Ohtani is headed to the 15-day injured list with right arm discomfort, leaving the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers without the four-time MVP as they close in on their 13th NL West title in 14 years. Manager Dave Roberts announced the move late Wednesday, saying that, “in tal...
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Federal authorities arrested a 44-year-old Houston immigration attorney. She is charged with mail fraud and making false statements. Alla Nowowiejski made her initial appearance Wednesday afternoon. According to an indictment, Investigators say Nowowiejski accepted payments from ...
schools
The Barbers Hill Education Foundation at the center of a debate about school district and education fund spending.
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Five members of a crew killed when an Amazon cargo jet smashed into their van were wrapping up their eight-hour shift cleaning planes at the Miami airport when they were struck, lawyers for one of the victims said on Wednesday....
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Just before sunrise on a beautiful morning in Galveston Bay, a small group headed out on a fishing boat to find their morning catch. Today’s VIP: Marine Veteran Dicker Ray Chavis. For Mr. Chavis, fishing isn’t just a hobby, it’s a connection to his childhood. “I was born in Opelo...
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A new Texas law requires most cities with zoning to allow new HUD-code manufactured homes in at least one district. Here is how League City and Pearland are responding and what the law could mean for affordable housing....
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There is plenty of debate these days over the use of license-plate readers and whether-or-not they're an invasion of privacy.
schools
A Westfield High School staff member has been placed on administrative leave after allegations of off-campus conduct, according to Spring ISD.
safety
A lawyer with the Harris County Public Defender's Office was arrested and charged for allegedly breaking into a home, hitting her ex-boyfriend with a hammer, and biting him....
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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman spoke to the Republican midterm convention via video Wednesday, further escalating the growing rupture between the Pennsylvanian and his party. Fetterman spoke for just over one minute in a recorded video introducing his fellow Pennsylvania senator,...
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Fetterman's appearance at a GOP event of this nature is highly atypical, but he notably made no announcement of any intention to change his party affiliation....
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Alexander Zverev's rocky road to start the U.S. Open turned into smooth sailing to the semifinals. The No. 1 seed beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday night, putting him into the final four of every Grand Slam tournament this season. The French Open champion an...
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American Airlines Flight Attendant Betty Ong was the first to report a 9/11 hijacking, moments before her plane hit the World Trade Center. Her family honors her legacy with acts of kindness....
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A wild crash scene along Interstate 20 in Atlanta is getting plenty of attention on social media after video showed a person's legs dangling from an overpass....
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Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve doubled in the third inning against Philadelphia on Wednesday night for his 2,500th career hit. The 36-year-old Altuve reached the milestone with a hit to center field against Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez, becoming the second playe...
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For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway and killed five people repeatedly warned his counterpart they were going too fast as they approached for landing and after touchdown, according to flight information released Wedn...
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Teens allegedly emptied a gun magazine near Parklane Park in Pasadena while livestreaming the incident online.
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A 76-year-old West Harris County woman says she was left frustrated after a nearly $11,000 furniture purchase from La-Z-Boy did not fit in her living room the way she was told it would. Bobbie Leas purchased the furniture from the La-Z-Boy location off the Katy Freeway in Februar...
government
Harris County is extending its $20-an-hour living wage standard to 222 employees at the Harris Center who provide mental health and disability services to residents across the region. Commissioners Court approved the wage increase Tuesday. The Harris Center employees are not Harr...
parks
A Houston trail project years in the making is now one step closer to becoming reality, and residents along the proposed route have mixed feelings about what’s coming. Arthur Storey Park already draws steady foot traffic on its existing trail. Soon, that path could connect to a n...
safety
Firefighters with the Little York Fire Department responded to a sidewalk near Heritage Elementary School after reports that a puppy was stuck underground. Crews quickly rescued the puppy, but then discovered additional puppies under the sidewalk. Two officers with Harris County ...
parks
The City of Houston spent $1.3 million on construction at Grimes Park, which is now expected to be removed after HISD's lease on the property ends.
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It's been an active season already for the eastern and central Pacific with 15 named storms, six hurricanes with four for those becoming major hurricanes. That is above normal activity for named storms at this point in the Pacific season....
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The weather in the Houston area will be unsettled for the rest of the week.
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One of the organizers who said she was sexually abused by Latino labor leader César Chavez decades ago has sued nonprofits tied to him. The complaint filed last week in Southern California is the first legal action since the explosive allegations surrounding Chavez were first rep...
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A home can represent decades of work. It can provide stability, hold a family’s memories and become something parents and grandparents hope to pass down. For Keata Wade’s family, that home sits on Teton Street. Her grandmother bought it intending for it to remain in the family. S...
schools
A Cy-Fair ISD mother says she’s still shaken after showing up to pick up her 7-year-old daughter — only to be told her child wasn’t there. Rataja Pruitt says her second-grader, Eli’sa, was mistakenly placed on a school bus instead of her assigned after-school program at Tipps Ele...
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Here's everything to know about the 78th Emmy Awards, including the host and top nominees.
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A full list of celebrities who have an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony -- aka EGOT -- and every star who is close to joining the elite group.
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A simple chalkboard has become a powerful piece of history. See how firefighters and conservators are working to preserve the names of colleagues lost on Sept. 11....
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Democrats, headlined by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, gathered at Dallas City Hall to denounce the Republican midterm convention as a "Trumpapalooza" smoke-and-mirrors distraction. The Dems are planning protests and local community events as counter activities....
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Several Connecticut towns are installing AI-powered license plate readers on school buses to catch drivers who illegally pass stopped buses.
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A Houston man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to animal cruelty in a case involving an emaciated puppy that was hung by its neck, according to Harris County Constable Precinct 1. Carrick Green, 44, was arrested in 2025 after deputies said he hung th...
schools
A Westfield High School staff member has been removed from campus and placed on administrative leave following allegations involving off-campus conduct, according to Spring ISD. The district said it recently received information about the alleged conduct and took action to remove...
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"Made in Korea" season two brings high stakes drama and a sequence star Hyun Bin can't wait for fans to see. It's streaming now on Hulu and Disney+
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A former forensic analyst was sentenced to prison after tampering with DNA evidence in cases, upending convictions and forcing reduced sentences for defendants....
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President Donald Trump claimed that firefighters carried him away from ground zero when he visited the site in the days after the 9/11 attacks.
schools
DALLAS — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico on Wednesday said he opposed transgender student-athletes competing in girls’ sports “if it endangers safety or fairness,” reversing course on previous positions he took while in the Texas House opposing restrictions on trans...
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President Donald Trump had been eagerly awaiting his trip to Texas for his Republican Party's midterm convention. But he was briefly delayed by the deployment of an inflatable emergency slide on the new Air Force One plane that was a gift from Qatar. Trump arrived at Joint Base A...
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For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
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The Việt Cultural Fest is returning to Houston for its fifth year, and this time, there’s a new addition to the celebration: student robotics. The festival, which has grown into the largest Vietnamese festival in Texas, is expected to draw 10,000 or more people on Sept. 12. Along...
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Guard member deployed to D.C. arrested for allegedly pulling a gun on a fellow guardsman after they argued over whether their hairstyles followed Army regulations....
schools
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines has requested legislators double the money behind the state’s private school voucher program to $2 billion. More than 100,000 students sit on the waitlist, but critics argue there is little evidence vouchers are delivering on their promises to justi...
