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Harris County store clerk saved by bulletproof glass www.privateofficer.com
- Deputies say a gunman opened fire on a clerk inside a northwest Harris County store on Sunday night, but thanks to bulletproof glass no injuries were reported. It happened around 10:30 p.m. at the Antoine Express corner store on Antoine near Veterans Memorial Drive, according to deputies. Witnesses said the shooter appeared to be a customer who was holding up the line at the clerk's ...
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Local support for Danielle Bradbery
A couple hundred teenagers packed into the Community of Faith Church near Cypress and restaurants in Clear Lake to watch NBC's 'The Voice' live on the big screen. Everyone was there to cheer on Danielle Bradbery, the local teen who is the crowd favorite to win it ...
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Houston home average just under $200 K
The real estate market is booming right now in the greater Houston area. The average price for a home is just under $200,000. So how far will $200,000 really take you these ...
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Woman uses box cutter to try to rob wig shop
According to employees Kuk Hong and Ramona Ramirez, Ketchum has stolen wigs from them many times before Saturday. "She literally just tried to take the wig again with everybody watching," Ramirez said. Surveillance cameras show a woman in the aisle, pulling an alarm sensor off a wig. According to Hong, that's when he walked over and snatched the wig from her, and escorted her ...
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Profar becomes youngest Rangers DH
Email ARLINGTON -- Manager Ron Washington's efforts to get Jurickson Profar into the lineup led to a bit of trivia being created on Monday night. Profar, who is 20 years and 117 days old, was batting leadoff as the Rangers' designated hitter. Profar is the youngest player to ever be used as the designated hitter in the leadoff spot since the position was created by the American League ...
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Rangers rest Berkman for second straight game
Email ARLINGTON -- Designated hitter Lance Berkman was out of the lineup for the second straight game on Monday as the Rangers try to get him back as physically strong as possible. Berkman had two operations on his right knee last season and four total in his career, and there is a concern that has taken away some of his power at the plate. Berkman, a switch-hitter, said he is still not able to ...
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Shoulder discomfort still limiting Ogando
Email ARLINGTON -- Alexi Ogando remains limited to throwing on flat ground while waiting for the discomfort in his right shoulder to subside. Ogando last pitched on June 5 in Boston and is eligible to come off the disabled list on Friday. But the Rangers aren't going to let him throw off a mound until the discomfort completely goes away. Ogando was on the disabled list from May 16 to June ...
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Soria nearing rehab assignment
ARLINGTON -- Joakim Soria, who has not pitched in the Major Leagues since 2011, is getting ready to go on a rehab assignment. Soria threw approximately 30 pitches of live batting practice on Monday without any issues, and the next step could be pitching for Double-A Frisco as early as Thursday. "I feel good, my arm is ready to go," Soria said. "I feel consistently good. … ...
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Police One dead in possible road rage wreck
According to investigators, the wreck happened just before 2pm Monday at Kuykendahl and Eagle Bend. Authorities say two cars driving southbound collided with each other before one of them hit a minivan, causing it to go off the ...
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Dead body found in NE Houston
Homicide investigators were called out to the scene at North Green River near Verde Street at around 4:30pm. We're being told the body was found wrapped inside a carpet. No other details have been released just yet, but we'll continue to follow this story and bring you the latest here on ...
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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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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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