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Save Lives with KPRC Local 2
Help save lives with KPRC Local 2! The station will host a blood drive with Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center from June 20-24 to help ensure an adequate blood supply during the ...
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Teen injured in reported shark attack at Surfside Beach
It happened at around 3:15pm between beach 4 and 5. Police say a 15-year-old boy was in the water with some friends when he felt something tug on his leg. He saw it was a shark biting his left calf and he started hitting ...
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Men accused of Seawall burglaries arrested
Gustavo Aybar and Rudy Servantes are charged with unlawful possession of a firearm on Saturday in Galveston, according to police. Police received eight reports of vehicle burglaries along the Seawall ranging from 23rd to 89th streets. Officers were able to identify the vehicle used in the burglaries after reviewing video from a local hotel. Police then broadcast the description of the vehicle ...
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Tropical depression forms off the coast of Belize system to bring heavy rains
MIAMI - A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic season's second tropical depression formed Monday. The depression has winds of 35 mph (56 kph). Some weakening is expected after the ...
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Police Man fatally stabs teen trying to protect his mom
When officers arrived, they say they found a 16-year-old stabbed to death; his mother also had stab wounds. Officers said they believe the teen was trying to defend his mother from Dene McCarter, her ex-boyfriend and alleged ...
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False bomb threats called into local movie theater
Cinemark Movies 12 at 10000 Emmett F Lowry Expressway was evacuated after the theater received bomb threats on Saturday night, according to Texas City ...
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Lifeguard drowning victim at Cinco Ranch pool identified
The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office deputies said they responded to a drowning at the Rosewood Recreation Center around 4 p.m. Saturday in the 26400 block of Cinco Terrace ...
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Art vandal eludes police in the Heights
Around 6 p.m. Sunday, investigators said someone vandalized an art project in the 11600 block of Heights Boulevard. The project stood at a running trail in the ...
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More than 1000 911 calls received night of West explosion
Authorities say the 911 center that scrambled emergency response to the fatal fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West received more than 1,000 calls the evening of the ...
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Family friends cheer on hometown girl
While you're tuned into Local 2 watching 'The Voice,' you can also view a live stream of two Houston-area watch parties featuring family and friends of Danielle as they cheer her ...
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Is the student-beating teacher being used as scapegoat?
Without question, the shocking video footage of a Houston school teacher attacking and beating a cowering 13-year-old student shows something wrong and something that should never ever occur in the classroom. But recent revelations surrounding the events leading up to the incident, and the conditions at the school itself, seem to suggest that this teacher was pushed to the limit by a flawed school system, as well as her own lack of training to deal with the rigors of a stressful and provocative teaching environment.
On April 29th Sheri Lynn Davis attacked a student in her class, the footage has now gone viral on the internet and shows an incident that seems to represent a complete breakdown of the system. In the video the 13-year-old student is seen backed into a corner of the room with Davis standing before him in a position indicative of an imminent attack, the boy cowers down at which point the beating begins. Read more
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