Category: Houston

Suspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting at Houston Home

AUSTIN, Texas—A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a Thanksgiving day shooting at a Houston-area home that left two people dead and two wounded, according to the Houston Police Department. A man believed to be a former spouse of one of the victims entered the home through the back door as the families…


Police: Ex-spouse Fatally Shoots 2, Hurts 2 in Houston Home

HOUSTON—A man believed to be a former spouse entered a Houston-area home and shot four people who were celebrating Thanksgiving, killing two and wounding two others Thursday evening. A woman and a man were pronounced dead at the scene. A second man was in critical condition and a 15-year-old boy was in stable condition at…


Autopsy: Takeoff Died From Gunshot Wounds to Head, Torso

HOUSTON—Rapper Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to the head and torso following a shooting outside a private party at a downtown Houston bowling alley, authorities announced Wednesday. The announcement—following an autopsy by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston—comes as police are still seeking the public’s help in tracking down the person or…


Rapper Takeoff Killed in Houston Shooting, Media Reports

ATLANTA—Takeoff, a member of the rap group Migos, was fatally shot at a party held at a Houston bowling alley early on Tuesday, according to media reports that cited a representative of the artist and law enforcement sources. Two other people were wounded, but Houston police were holding back the names of the victims until…


Astros Sweep Yankees in ALCS, Advance to World Series Again

NEW YORK—In recent years, it’s almost become an October ritual: Astros top Yankees. Astros take pennant. Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman delivered big hits and Houston advanced to the World Series again, finishing a four-game sweep in the AL Championship Series with a 6–5 victory Sunday night aided by another defensive gaffe from New York….


America’s Fourth Largest City Is Named After Him. Who Was Sam Houston?

Gen. Sam Houston rested under an oak tree on the coastal plains of Texas near Buffalo Bayou, his left ankle shattered by a copper ball. He and his Texian army of 783 men had just defeated a Mexican army detachment of about 1,500 soldiers under the command of Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna, president…


VIDEO: Bystander Rushes to Fight Off Carjacker Trying to Steal Woman’s Truck, Gets Pistol-Whipped by Suspect

A parking lot outside of a check cashing outlet in Houston was the scene of a reported carjacking, which took place on September 7, at around 12:30 p.m., Houston Police Robbery stated. The female complainant was leaving the establishment at the 6500 block of Airline Dr. when she said the suspect, described as a white…


DNA Leads to an Arrest in 2014 Killing of Houston Family

HOUSTON—Authorities say newly tested DNA evidence helped them make an arrest in the killings more than eight years ago of a family, including two boys, who were shot in their suburban Houston home. Feng Lu, 58, who had long been considered a suspect in the case, was arrested on Sunday by police in San Francisco…


Breaking Bread: Chris Shepherd Wants You to Make Your Community Your (Delicious) Classroom

For Chris Shepherd, the James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur, food is the ultimate icebreaker.  “Food is the first thing that you can talk about,” he said. “You don’t have to get political. You don’t have to get religious. When it comes down to, ‘How did you cook this chicken?’ that’s a pretty simple thing…


Texas GOP Senator Questions Hiring Former Election Chief Who Owes IRS More Than $100,000

A former Washington and Georgia election official who begins a new job running elections in Texas’ most populous city, owes the IRS some $100,000 in taxes and garnered criticism for past election problems on his watch. After a five-person committee made a final vote on Aug. 16 to give him the job, Clifford Tatum will…