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The Fourth of July is just around the corner and the City of Houston is bringing in some big names to celebrate More »Mayor Parker to unveil more plans for Freedom Over Texas event on 4th of July

The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform More »Boy Scouts meet to decide policy on gay Scouts

A Central Texas woman has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for beating and shooting her ex-husband amid a child custody dispute More »Austin woman gets 50 years for attack on ex-spouse

The NFL Commissioner said Houston's appeal to international fans played a key role in its' winning bid for Super Bowl 51 More »More details to be released on plans for Super Bowl LI in 2017

There is a hearing scheduled today to terminate the rights of Baby Chloe's parents More »Hearing scheduled to terminate rights of Baby Chloe's parents

Wildlife officials shot and killed an alligator on the streets of Clear Lake overnight; a day after another gator was killed in Fort Bend County More »Game warden kills 6-foot-long alligator on street in Clear Lake

Grappling with loss and uncertain future, Oklahoma residents return to the area devastated by tornado More »Oklahoma residents come home to pick up the pieces

Severe storms still impacting southeast Texas this morning More »Strong storms move through southeast Texas

In the world of cosmetic procedures, trying to look right can sometimes go wrong. But a Houston doctor thinks there's a breakthrough More »New facial filler targets tiny wrinkles without giving so-called 'pillow face' look

Did you know some apps allow the viewing of indecent images, and others can become forums for bullying? Get up to speed here More »Experts warn that some social media phone apps can be trouble for teens

Singer Kelli Pickler has been named Season 16 winner of 'Dancing with the Stars' More »Singer Kelli Pickler named Season 16 winner of 'Dancing with the Stars'

Microsoft thinks it has the one More »Microsoft's Xbox One to go on sale late 2013

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved far-reaching immigration legislation that gives a chance at citizenship to millions living in the country illegally More »Senate Judiciary Committee approves landmark immigration bill offering citizenship to millions

One week after a woman and a 10-year-old boy were fatally shot, a second suspect is now in custody in the case More »Second suspect in fatal shooting of woman, young boy in Alief turns himself in

A Harris Co. ADA has made it her mission to zero in on pimps and put them behinds bars. Meanwhile, a judge is helping the victims More »Houston women take on fight to end sex trafficking

The Mexican restaurant cooperated fully throughout the probe and is now making changes to improve food safety, officials say More »Health department pinpoints cause of College Station's E. coli cases to restaurant

A man who plead guilty to vandalizing a Picasso painting at a Houston museum has been sentenced for the crime More »Uriel Landeros sentenced to 2 years for vandalizing Menil Collection Picasso

Wildlife officials say a Burmese python nearly 19 feet (5.8 meters) long has been captured in Florida More »Enormous python caught in Florida

Is Pope Francis an exorcist? More »Questions raised after Pope Francis appears to perform exorcism

Houston, we have another Super Bowl! The NFL announced today that the Bayou City will host Super Bowl LI in February 2017 More »City of Houston will host Super Bowl LI in 2017

Used to showing courage under fire, the chief of the Katy Fire Department is now in a different kind of hot seat More »Katy Fire Chief indicted for allegedly diverting Valium from ambulances to give to relative

Neighbors in a Fort Bend County neighborhood had an unexpected visitor Tuesday morning More »Alligator found between homes in Fort Bend County

Houstonians are quickly mobilizing to help our hurting neighbors to the north in Oklahoma More »Red Cross volunteers, CenterPoint Energy crews from Houston headed to Oklahoma