Houston police officers commandeer Uber vehicle during pursuit of suspect
A Houston-area Uber driver has quite the story to tell following an incident earlier this month.
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Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86
Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86....
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3415: Dorothea Erxleben
Episode: 3415 Germany's first woman doctor has some hard advice for her fellow doctors. Today, a new look at Dorothea Erxleben.
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73-year-old Richmond-area man sentenced to life for sexually assaulting child
A 73-year-old Richmond-area man will spend life in prison after being convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to Fort Bend County District Attorney Brian Middleton....
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Houston traffic alert: I-10 White Oak Bayou Project to cause long-term closure of HOV connector
The Texas Department of Transportation has announced the I-10 White Oak Bayou Project will cause a long-term closure along I-10.
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Houston family doctor arrested by FBI Houston, indicted for fraudulent COVID-19-related Medicare claims
A Houston family doctor has been arrested by FBI Houston, officials said.
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San Jacinto County Jail employee arrested on felony drug charges
A San Jacinto County Jail employee has been arrested and is facing felony drug charges, officials said.
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Only on 13: Woman invades family's home in east Houston, pours juice on herself
A east Houston family's home was turned upside down during an unusual home invasion.
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Armed suspect taken into custody after barricading himself and infant inside home, sheriff says
Hours later, authorities say that the barricade situation ended peacefully with the suspect taken into custody and the infant unharmed and taken safely by authorities....
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Polk County school bus crash kills 2, including Winter Haven High School student: PCSO
A crash involving a Polk County school bus and three other vehicles left two people dead, including a 10th grade Winter Haven High School student, and sent multiple others to hospitals Monday morning, according to law enforcement....
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31-year-old career criminal wanted in Texas, 2 other states gets a get out of jail free card for recent charge
Veronica Jones, whose criminal history dates back to 2010, has been accused of threatening to shoot her cousin, shoot up his home and hit him with a shovel. Despite the new misdemeanor charge and outstanding warrants in three jurisdictions, a Harris County judge granted her a......
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Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees approves secondary boundary changes
The Fort Bend Independent School District Board of Trustees has approved secondary attendance boundary changes following a meeting on Monday evening.
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Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died
Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute who contracted pneumonia of an “unknown” cause....