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Eight years after the disappearance of 29-year-old Maria Rodriguez in Houston, a man has been found guilty of her murder.
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America 250 is a big birthday and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston wanted to celebrate just as big.
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Eight years after the disappearance of 29-year-old Maria Rodriguez in Houston, a man has been found guilty of her murder.
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A teen who pleaded guilty to killing a U.S. Postal Service worker in Chicago has been sentenced five years in juvenile detention.
A Liberty County pastor has been arrested on multiple charges, including allegations of sexually abusing a child.
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