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NOAA: Active and 'above normal' Atlantic hurricane season for 2013

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:32:04 GMT

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates 2013 will be an 'active' and 'above normal' season for the Atlantic

One dead after police chase comes to end in NE Houston

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:10:36 GMT

Police say three theft suspects running from police in norhteast Houston ran a red light and forever changed a family's life

Two remaining suspects arrested in murders of woman, young boy in Alief

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:12:44 GMT

Houston police say the two remaining suspects in the fatal shootings of a woman and a little boy in southwest Houston have been arrested

New state funding for Luce Bayou Project to help Houston area deal with water demands

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:51:05 GMT

State funding could soon help the Houston area deal with the water demand that comes with a growing metro area. Lawmakers hope the $2 billion state water fund will help put major projects in the pipeline that will help take some of the strain off of our local lakes

Houston one of fastest growing cities in US

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:09:55 GMT

If you've sat in traffic lately, or noticed all the construction around town, you may feel like Houston is busting at the seams. Well, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, it is.

7 charged over suspected chop shop in NW Harris County

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:06:33 GMT

Seven men charged after a suspected chop shop in northwest Houston was raided all faced a judge Thursday

Agents bust drug operation making K2 and marketing to teens

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:49:33 GMT

A major drug bust went down at a warehouse in SW Houston, and agents say what they found is not fit for human consumption

Sketch released of suspect who tied up victim in home invasion in Pearland

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:54:01 GMT

Authorities have released a sketch of a suspect they say broke into a Pearland apartment and held up a resident at gunpoint

Drivers warned about possible police impersonator in Liberty County

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:59:49 GMT

Authorities in Liberty County are warning residents to be cautious of a man impersonating a police officer and driving what could appear as an unmarked police vehicle

Teens accused of breaking into Galveston funeral home

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:10:01 GMT

Two teens are facing charges after they allegedly targeted a Galveston funeral home in an attempt to steal embalming fluid

METRORail service downtown closed for Memorial Day weekend

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:41:56 GMT

METRORail service downtown will be shut down over the Memorial Day holiday weekend for maintenance and construction.

Man facing charges in beating death of his own mother

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:29:23 GMT

Court documents state Jonathan Neill used a hammer, a wooden pole and an unknown object to bludgeon his mother, Janet Redling, to death

Women behind aggravated southeast Houston robbery caught on video

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:29:26 GMT

HPD and Crime Stoppers need your help to find two women accused of robbing a victim at knifepoint at a SE Houston business

METRORail North Line to now open early, in December 2013

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:48 GMT

We have some good news for residents on the north side who've been waiting patiently for the METRORail line to be finished

Suspected child molester reportedly told police he needs help

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:13:36 GMT

A Houston man is accused of sexual abusing a young girl, and he reportedly told police that he needs help

Man accused of fatally shooting man, leaving him to die in street

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:32:41 GMT

A man has been arrested in a case in which a man was shot and left to die in the middle of a northwest Harris County street

Self-proclaimed 'pastor' indicted in real estate investment scam

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:59:59 GMT

A 52-year-old Houston man who portrayed himself as a pastor running a religious-themed investment program is charged with 24 counts of fraud for what federal prosecutors say was a real estate scheme that cost a Mississippi woman $650,000

Man fatally shot while driving in southwest Houston

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:42:32 GMT

Authorities say the victim was travelling on Bissonnet when he was intercepted by a couple of vehicles and someone opened fire

Hit-and-run driver who struck a mom, daughter on their go-kart in north Houston sought

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:59 GMT

Authorities are searching for the hit-and-run driver who struck a mother and daughter on their go-kart, then fled the scene

Cocaine, cash found in abandoned chase suspect's car in west Houston

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:56:20 GMT

Authorities are searching for a man who led them on a chase. Cocaine and large amounts of cash were found in his abandoned car