Auto race fans should enjoy the opportunity to volunteer at a two-day charity racing event in Angleton, Dec. 12 and 13. Proceeds will benefit a national nonprofit agency that aids U.S. military service personnel and their families. Volunteers will serve as gate attendants and help direct parking. Full Story »
The visit by former VP hopeful Sarah Palin, who signed copies of her book, was a bright spot after last month's rampage. Also, Palin contributed $10,000 to a victims fund. Full Story »
Fort Hood spokesman Mark Kalinoski said the plane carrying members of the Wisconsin-based 467th Medical Detachment's took off at 5 a.m. today. Full Story »
Houston's mayor also sought to move attention away from Washington and the declining popularity of Democratic President Barack Obama Full Story »
Earlier this week, the department confirmed that a criminal investigation is under way into alleged wrongdoing at its fingerprinting comparison unit. Full Story »
Five Houston restaurants have paid more than $330,000 in back pay to about 150 current and former workers, according to the U.S. Labor Department. The restaurants agreed to the payments after an investigation revealed that they had violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act by not paying minimum wages and overtime to some of their employees. Full Story »
The crash occurred about 6:30 a.m. in the 9500 block of Jensen near Tidwell, police said. Full Story »
Firefighters took about 45 minutes to put out the latest suspicious house fire in the area. A second blaze burned a convenience store not far away. Full Story »
Since 2006, the group, an offshoot of the Woodworkers Club of Houston, has been working year round making thousands of timber cars and pull toys. Full Story »
A final decision won't be made until next spring, but system Chancellor Mike McKinney said campus presidents have been told that even if tuition isn't frozen, not to expect it to go up more than 3.95 percent. Full Story »
The Toyota Center's red rooftop sign has been dark for the past few months, and the team is suing three light companies to try to get it relighted. Full Story »
Steve Todd Lanni pleaded guilty to spending $191,000 from bogus sales on cigars, trips and strip clubs. Full Story »
Sgt. Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer, says she needs a total knee replacement. Full Story »
Thomas David Hogan, 47, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison without parole as well as a lifetime of supervised release for possessing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston announced. Full Story »
The three Houstonians are accused of transporting illegal immigrants after a pickup truck carrying the people plunged 40 feet from a roadway and injured them in South Texas. Full Story »
The Salvation Army of Houston will no longer require Social Security numbers from those seeking Christmas gifts, ending a brewing controversy over a policy some critics said was unfairly punishing children. Full Story »
Authorities are searching for three men suspected of robbing a bank in Fort Bend County earlier this week. The robbery occurred at the Chase Bank branch in the 17200 block of FM 1093 about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. Full Story »
In Houston, a gallon of regular unleaded was $2.46, up a penny from a week ago. Full Story »
The robberies occurred at the Shamrock station on Avenue H, according to the Rosenberg Police Department. Full Story »
Denton police are looking for an assault suspect who posed as a massage student to touch a woman and then ask her out. Full Story »
Hundreds of contractors are expected at the University of Texas Medical Branch next month in a major push to repair damage from 2008's Hurricane Ike. Full Story »
The two are accused of making millions in a drug trafficking operation that reached from Texas to Tennessee, federal authorities said. Full Story »
The high temperature today in the Houston area will reach the lower 50s under clear skies. The overnight low will be in the upper 30s, according to the National Weather Service. Full Story »
Texas has executed Bobby Wayne Woods, 44, despite pleas from his attorneys he is too mentally impaired to qualify for capital punishment. Full Story »
The two-vehicle crash occurred in the 4000 block of of U.S. 90 about 6:40 p.m., according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Full Story »
A young girl looks at a piece by artist Jorge Pineda at the opening of "The Global Caribbean" exhibit in Miami. AP/Alan Diaz
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