This week, Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina converse the hostage deal brokered between Israel and Hamas, the lawsuit brought by Texas women over abortion rights, and the outlook for the Houston…
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Spring Branch ISD police officer fatally shoots man suspected of killing his father before stealing cars outside elementary school
Houston Police Department Houston Police Chief Troy Finner, left, and Spring Branch ISD Police Department Chief Larry Baimbridge, right, speak about two fatal shootings on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023….
Houston scores respectable rank in new report of best U.S. cities for working-class families
A new economic analysis by the Ludwig establish for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) has revealed that Houston-The-Woodlands-Sugar Land has the 30th most prosperous local economy in the nation. The analysis ranked the…
Man accused of killing his dad fatally shot by officer during attempted carjackings outside Spring Branch ISD school
HOUSTON – A carjacking suspect who is accused of murdering his father is dead after being shot by an officer in northwest Houston Thursday morning. Spring Branch ISD police said the shooting…
EPA awards another $500,000 grant for air-quality monitoring in Houston neighborhoods – Houston Public Media
Katie Watkins/Houston Public Media Jo Ann Jones- Burbridge (left) and Debra Walker (right) with the Sunnyside Community Redevelopment Organization show the air monitor they installed at Walker’s house in Sunnyside. A nearly…
Houston’s communities of color are hit hardest by worsening air quality, new report says – Houston Public Media
Loren Elliott/REUTERS The LyondellBasell refinery, located near the Houston Ship Channel, is seen in Houston, Texas, U.S., May 5, 2019. Houston’s communities of color are being disproportionately affected by worsening air quality,…
Houston Midtown Greyhound bus station to end service Thursday, property still listed for sale – Houston Public Media
Patricia Ortiz / Houston Public Media Greyhound Bus Station has been listed for sale, and some experts believe it could help redevelopment in the area. Operations of the longtime Greyhound bus station…
Workers rights case highlights the struggle immigrant women face in the workplace – Houston Public Media
Photo courtesy of Change.org petition Organizers have started a petition for Home Depot to end its contract with Rockwood. Maria Del Rosario Lopez spent nine years with Houston Shutters. “She loved her…
Rice University relocates statue, remains of slave-owning founder as part of quad redesign – Houston Public Media
Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The statue of Rice University founder William Marsh Rice, long positioned at the center of the school’s Academic Quadrangle, is being relocated to a less-prominent location…
19-Year-Old Charged With Killing Girlfriend Was Helping Family With Houston explore
Ariel Cruz, 19, allegedly confessed to shooting 21-year-old Idania Campos and hiding her body in the trunk of her car, authorities said. Source link
How confident are forecasters the Houston area will see severe storms Thursday?
HOUSTON – It’s been several months since we had an enhanced risk severe weather in the forecast, but that is exactly what meteorologists say could be in store for Thursday in the…
Houston area had quiet year for hurricane season, meteorologist says – Houston Public Media
Adam Zuvanich Houston had a relatively quiet year when it came to hurricanes. The end of this month signals the official conclusion of this year’s quiet hurricane season, which runs from June…
Houston sparkles and shines as No. 3 most festive city in the U.S. for 2023
Texans love to joke about how many Californians are moving here, but a rising trend in Texas residents’ relocation habits may have Californians saying the same thing about Texans soon. A new…
Texas cops: Man kills ex-girlfriend, stuffs body in car trunk
Idania Campos, 21, was found dead in the trunk of her car, Texas police say. Facebook screengrab A college student was found dead in the trunk of her car, and now her…
Ex-boyfriend charged in girlfriend’s murder after she was found dead in trunk of her car
HOUSTON – A man has been charged and arrested after confessing to murdering his ex-girlfriend in southwest Houston, the Houston Police Department said on Wednesday. Ariel Cruz, 19, was charged with murder,…
Workers rights case highlights the struggle immigrant women face in the workplace – Houston Public Media
Photo courtesy of Change.org petition Organizers have started a petition for Home Depot to end its contract with Rockwood. Maria Del Rosario Lopez spent nine years with Houston Shutters. “She loved her…
Unknown respiratory illness appears to have increased in Texas dogs, veterinarian says – Houston Public Media
Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media Pitbull being walked by owner. A local veterinarian said it’s hard to tell if there’s a local uptick in a mysterious dog illness going around in…
Jackson Lee, Whitmire vie on priorities ahead of Houston mayoral runoff election – Houston Public Media
AP Photo/Eric Gay; AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Pictured are Houston mayoral candidates Texas Sen. John Whitmire, left, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. In the first debate since the start of the…
As temperatures drop in Houston, feral hogs can be seen closer inside city limits – Houston Public Media
Robert Salinas/Houston Public Media Edward Dickey shows tracks of where feral hogs have been, near 290 and Beltway 8. The cool weather means some unwelcome guests are making their way back to…
Warning for runners after woman reports attack by stranger in Houston Heights neighborhood
A 32-year-old woman was out for a morning run in her Houston Heights neighborhood Monday when a man in a white van approached her from behind and grabbed her shirt. She says…