From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • A man in Brazoria County drove his vehicle into a group of people standing at the edge of driveway. One man was killed and the driver now faces homicide charges. • A 17 year old boy bludgeoned a pregnant woman to death three weeks ago with a baseball bat after a minor fender bender in a local park has been captured and......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • The Feds are in town and they are investigating the Harris County jail. Did you know over 100 inmates have died in the Harris County jail between 2001-2006? • 103 year old musician, Huey Long, is no longer depressed after his prized guitar has been returned to him. • Quanell X is questioning all the attention given to two kidnappings in River......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • A man crashed his car into a Sugar Land home on Lynnwood at Oak Wood early Saturday morning. No one in the home was injured and the driver is in the hospital in stable condition. • The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo is 76 years old. • An 84 year old Puerto Rican man with dementia is missing after walking out of......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits...

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • An elderly woman was rescued by firefighters during a two-alarm fire at her southwest Houston condo Saturday morning in the 12000 block of South Dairy Ashford. • A 17 year old girl became trapped under a minivan after the vehicle crashed through the walls of her room in a southeast Houston apartment complex. The girl survived the incident virtually unscathed. • "The......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • HISD has canceled all area Saturday school events except for a basketball playoff game at 1pm between Westbury and Lamar High School. • METRO has announced that a train operator is at fault in the most recent accident involving Metro Rail and a cyclist. The accident occurred last week and left the cyclist hospitalized. • Part of US-59 near West Bellfort was......

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From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • A bicyclist is in serious condition after being struck and dragged by MetroRail in the Medical Center. The bicyclist was wearing headphones and riiding between platforms. The incident occurred Friday afternoon around 4:45pm. • A car crashed into the State Grille on Alabama after losing control of the vehicle and jumping a curb. The driver had to be cut out of his......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • A Fort Bend Co. teenager is dead after an argument led to his fatal shooting. The incident occurred on Orchard Mist near Westmoor. • An Alvin teenager is dead after portions of a carnival ride that was being dismantled fell on her. • A wrong way driver on West Bellfort near Dairy Ashford crashed into a fence after swerving into the wrong......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • The suspected father of a murdered three month old baby boy who was found Tuesday in Galveston has surrendered to authorities in Philadelphia. • 8,000 cases of meat from HISD school cafeterias are being pulled after hidden camera video released by the Humane Society shows ill cows being tortured before slaughter. • A Union Pacific train en route to Indiana derailed near......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • Say goodbye to the trees on Kirby. Out of approximately 175 trees along Kirby only eight will be relocated, the rest will meet their demise in the wood chipper. • In other tree news, 500 volunteers planted close to 3000 trees along North Shepherd. • A 21 year old man is dead and a veteran Precinct 6 officer is fighting for his......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • Two local developers are accused of bribing a former director of the city's Building Services Department. • A woman was shot in the face during a carjacking that occurred in Southwest Houston on Bellaire Blvd. near Larkwood around 8pm Friday. • An erratically driving man crashed his car into a home in south Houston and died after the car burst into flames......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • A small plane made an emergency landing on a street near Lake Conroe. The plane landed safely, no one was injured and now it's up to the FAA to decide how to move the plane. • Several people were robbed while standing in line to by sneakers (did we just type that?) at Greenspoint Mall. The thief fled in a black Chevy......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • An experimental pediatric heart pump is being tested in 12 hospital clinical trials including Texas Children's Hospital. • The state Democratic primary will be missing one name on the upcoming ballot. That name will be Dennis Kucinich. • A Harris County Sheriff's office captain has been accused of sexual harassment and has been relieved of duty Friday. • Ten years after annexation,......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • The Chevron Houston Marathon is in full swing this morning. Watch out for street closures along the marathon route. • The identity of the Westfield High School senior that was killed during a fight at northwest area park has been released. The victim was Kenneth Wayne Caraway Jr. and he was seventeen years old. • A 60 year old, off duty, constable's......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • An HPD rookie officer was busted for selling 50 pounds of pot in an undercover sting. If convicted the officer could face two to twenty years in prison. • A frustrated Mom left her 10 year old daughter and 8 year old son at a Cy-Fair fire station Friday afternoon. According to fire station officials, the kids were told by the mother......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • The parents of missing Rice student, Matthew Wilson have added $10,000 of their own money to the reward for information leading to his whereabouts. The total reward amount is now $25,000. This includes $5000 from Crime Stoppers and $10,000 from Rice University. If you have information, please contact Crime Stoppers at 713.222.TIPS • A man was ejected from his car and killed......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • Recent Katy Freeway closures are sure to cause a few headaches. As of 10 p.m., Friday night, the Katy Freeway eastbound ramp to Beltway 8 northbound will be closed until April 2008. The westbound ramp to Beltway 8 northbound will be closed until August 2008. • Three Houston area residents have filed a lawsuit against Microsoft for breach of contract because they......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • Seven people are in custody after a SWAT standoff on Saturday in southeast Houston. • Five people were injured Saturday morning when a police chase ended in a wreck near downtown. • Traveon LeBlanc was laid to rest on Saturday with hundreds in attendance. Traveon was the 12 year old who was killed after attempting to run across the Gulf Freeway. •......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • A bicyclist was killed early Friday evening after being struck by a van on Old Katy Road. • A new three million dollar ad campaign to enhance the city's image is set to launch in February. The ad campaign will feature celebrities such as Beyonce and heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley. Expect to see these ads in The Wall Street Journal, USA......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • Metro complaints are up 28%. Rude bus operators, short schedules and unsafe driving tops the list of filed grievances. • Friends of 12 year old Traveon LeBlanc, who's mangled body was found on the Gulf Freeway, told a local news station that the boy and some friends would run across the freeway for fun. • A homeless man confessed to Conroe police......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • A grisly discovery of human remains along I-45 have been identified as Traveon Jamel Jordan LeBlanc, a 12 year old, fifth-grader from Schneider Middle School. Police are investigating how Traveon's remains ended up on the Gulf Freeway. • LifeFlight now has a new helicopter in its fleet. It's the first of six that are slated for duty. • After more than a......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • Two men were rescued from the Gulf of Mexico 130 miles southeast of Galveston when their helicopter crashed. • Deer Park resident and former Astros pitcher, Andy Pettitte, admitted to using a human growth hormone during his recovery from an elbow injury in 2002. • During future evacuations and before boarding public transportation criminal background checks will be standard operating procedure to......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • A customer was fatally shot and a security guard wounded during a robbery at a Fiesta grocery store on Fulton St. • A Houston man was found dead in his apartment of multiple gun shot wounds on Walnut Bend Lane. Police speculate he had been dead for days. • One city work is dead and another is wounded after they were struck......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • Chester Miles, the missing Houston minister, has been found in a hospital recuperating from stab wounds. • The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for launch today at 2:21 pm from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. UPDATE: Today's launch has been scrubbed and will not be rescheduled until sometime in January. • An off duty reserve constable shot and killed a 19 year......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • Ashley Benton, the 17 year old accused of murdering a 15 year old, has agreed to a plea bargain and will avoid prison time. • Former President George Bush's favorite BBQ joint, Otto's on Memorial is going to be razed to make way for new construction. There is no current date for the demise of Otto's, so go grab a Bush plate......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • The saga of Riley Ann Sawyers continues. This Chronicle article discusses how Riley's Mom ended up in Texas. • A ten year old fourth grader was cuffed in a school in Cleveland, Tx. • Four teenagers have been arrested in the murder of off-duty Precinct 6 reserve deputy constable Carltrell Lewayne Odom. • Six local firefighters were injured during a fire in......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • DNA evidence confirms the identity of "Baby Grace" as Riley Ann Sawyers. • Camioni’s Restaurant in north Houston falls victim to false rumors, online hoax. • A southwest Houston bicyclist is dead after being struck by a vehicle. • The birdwatcher who went on trial for killing a cat has been shot at and claims he feels like "a walking abortion clinic."......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • A woman was kidnapped during a home invasion overnight, but was later released. • The Rockets broke their six game losing streak last night with a win over Denver. • Local toy drives are scrutinizing donated toys. • Are HISD libraries understocked? • One of the U.S. Marshall's 15 most wanted fugitives was caught in Pearland. • Three teens have been arrested......

From local Houston headlines, we bring you these weekend news bits... • Morning rains have created some road closures in town. • A body has been discovered in a gully near Seabrook • Hit and run accident critically injures pedestrian. • Unmanned drones are being tested by the FAA in Houston. • Could it really be? Lower property taxes for Harris county homeowners. • A plane owned by a Houston area man crashed in......