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High-speed police chase ends with violent crash
Officers said the chase started on Durban near Clay Road around 12:45 a.m. Friday when police spotted a Dodge Caravan driving with no headlights. Police made a traffic stop, but investigators said when officers approached minivan, the driver took ...
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HFD 2-Alarm apartment fire intentionally set
Houston Fire Officials said the blaze was started after two men got into a fight. One of the men left, but officials said the other was so enraged, that he came back with a Molotov ...
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Bush hosts bike ride for military combat veterans
CRAWFORD, Texas-Former President George W. Bush is hosting a 100-kilometer mountain bike ride at his Central Texas ranch for military members wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The second day of the ride begins Friday. This is the third year for Bush to host the Warrior 100K. Last year, the ride was held at Palo Duro Canyon State Park, with the previous year's ride in the Big Bend region of ...
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Schaub Texans begin preparation for season
Matt Schaub has gotten good at tuning out criticism from those outside the organization.Houston's quarterback doesn't have time for those opinions. Besides, even his harshest critics probably aren't as hard on him as he is on himself."I have higher expectations of myself than anyone could ever put on me," he said.So what does he expect from himself this season? Simple. ...
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During holiday 2.9 million Texans expected to leave home
Memorial Day holiday travel is expected to be up from last year, and local law enforcement officers are expected to be looking for suspected intoxicated drivers.AAA Texas anticipates 2.9 million Texans to travel more than 50 miles from home to celebrate the holiday. The number is up 1.1 percent from the same five-day travel period in 2012, according to a news release from AAA Texas.Top surveyed ...
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Neighborhood on lockdown as deputies search for armed robber
A North Harris County neighborhood was on lock down Thursday evening as deputies searched for an armed robbery suspect who was seen running in the ...
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Police Man attacked grandparents
Police say a couple in their 60's fell victim to their grandson Thursday around 1 a.m. Police say 20 year-old Oscar Lopez attacked his grandparents by hitting and biting ...
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Man poses as officer
DeFoor said the Hispanic man was in his late twenties to early thirties, about 220 pounds and 5 feet 10 inches,with dark hair, a stubble beard and light colored ...
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3D printing technology helps save baby
Doctors are using a high-tech 3D printer to create or print noses, jaw parts and airways, which have now been used to save one baby's life in spectacular ...
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Home burglaries reported in Shepherd Park area
Bouchet and his wife recently invested in a security alarm. He believes that's what kept the burglars from spending more time in their home than they ...
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Houston pastor indicted in real estate scam
According to federal prosecutors, a Mississippi woman turned to a Houston pastor for spiritual guidance and emotional support after her divorce. She claimed Samuel Palasot defrauded her out the lions share of her divorce settlement, which was more than half a million ...
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Restaurant Report Card for May 23 Off-temperature foods at several spots
At Chang's Chinese restaurant in the 5700 block of San Felipe, the inspector saw a waiter picking up chips from the floor and putting them back in a ...
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Houston Man Charged with Threatening to Bomb Synagogues
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office Dante Phearse, 32, is being charged with one count of using an instrument of interstate commerce to communicate a threat to destroy a building by means of an explosive ...
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One dead after police chase ends in northeast Houston
Houston police got involved when the chase crossed into the city limits. The chase ended when the suspect vehicle hit another vehicle with a family of four inside, causing it to ...
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Sam Houston Statue Visitor Center celebrates millionth guest
A Buffalo, Texas woman got quite a surprise when she arrived at the Sam Houston Statue Visitor Center Wednesday and found out she was their millionth ...
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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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