John Goodman, a Houston millionaire convicted of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in 2012, began his retrial Tuesday with some seemingly bizarre events. At the start of Tuesday's trial, one juror reported she had been yelled at and heckled at the hotel she was staying in. The people seemed to know she was a juror [...]
A Houston SWAT team ended an altercation Tuesday morning by killing a man suspected of kidnapping his wife. Witnesses saw the suspect forcing a woman into his car at gunpoint near the La Quinta Inn on the Southwest Freeway. After the suspect drove away, witnesses called police. Police found the suspect in Southwest Houston with [...]
Many cab drivers worry about their safety while driving strangers around in Houston and big cities across the globe. But for Ishmael Siryon, returning home turned out to be more dangerous. http://webscience.ru/best-places-for-personal-loans Siryon was the victim of what police believe to be an attempted robbery and shooting when he returned to his Royal Park apartment [...]
44,000 pot plants have been found in Polk County, and the search continues for more. As investigators went deeper into the massive operation, they found pumps, irrigation systems and tent cities, which all formed an elaborate set up. Polk County Police Chief Deputy Byron Lyons said that someone sneaks onto the property every week to [...]
Shoppers smashed the windows of a Jeep in a strip center near North Fry Road and Little York yesterday afternoon as they noticed two hot children in the car. They believed they had no time to spare and chose to take matters into their own hands. The mother of the children was inside getting a [...]
An 18-wheeler overturned and is blocking the Eastex Freeway southbound to the East Freeway Eastbound. The big rig was carrying watermelons and fortunately none of the watermelons spilled in the accident. Cleanup of the accident is expected to last through rush hour as the truck ruptured and spilled diesel fuel. For more coverage and video, [...]
Someone stabbed a disabled woman and left her to die outside her southeast Houston apartment over the weekend. Relatives and authorities are searching for the culprit. The disabled mother in her thirties was stabbed to death around 6:30 p.m. at the Sunset Valley Apartments. The victim's 16-year-old son found his wounded mother in the parking [...]
According to the latest U.S. Postal Service rankings, Houston led the country with the most dog attacks on postal carriers with 63 dog attacks in 2013. The cities that followed behind Houston in dog attacks were Los Angeles, Cleveland and Chicago. Almost 5,600 postal workers were attacked by dogs in 2013. A representative from the [...]
Heavy rains in the Houston area are resulting in high water in multiple locations. As of Tuesday morning at least two northbound lanes of I-45 were blocked due to flooding. Some cars have pushed their way through the heavy waters on the roads, but this is highly discouraged. As of this morning, this is the [...]
A man led police on a car chase with children in the car in west Houston and is now facing charges. Police say they tried to pull the man over near downtown for driving with no headlights, but the man refused to stop. The chase came to an end near Arlington when the driver lost [...]