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Legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis was a complex figure. He went through an incredible number of transformations in his life, and he pushed forward the genre of jazz music in almost indescribable ways. Don Cheadle, who next week replaces Terrence Howard as James Rhodes in “Iron Man 2,” has been planning a biopic […]
Local ambulances were called to the scene of a three-vehicle accident involving a school bus on Highway 288 Wednesday morning. According to KHOU.com, it happened on 288 at West Orem just after 7 a.m. Officials said there were 40 KIPP Spirit College Prep School students on the bus at the time of the crash. At […]
VIA KHOU.com: Investigators are looking for more victims of a CPS worker accused of taking advantage of couples trying to adopt or care for foster children. Dozens of potential foster parents already have become victims of identity theft. Two years ago when the Robinsons began proceedings to adopt six-year-old Tavoris, they had no way of […]
Since the controversial immigration bill passed in Arizona, several Houston groups are coming together to form an immigration protest across the United States. A march is already scheduled for May 1st and Houston will join 300 other cities in nationwide participation. The immigration law, which will allow police to check the immigration status of anyone […]
VIA KTRK: Narjes Modarresi is charged with capital murder in the death of her two-month-old son. Her attorney over the weekend began laying the groundwork for a possible insanity defense. The court proceeding took about five minutes or less after Modarresi, 28, was led into the courtroom. She was handcuffed and didn’t make any eye […]
VIA KTRK/ABCGLOCALGO.com: A mother accused in the death of her two-month-old baby did not appear in court this morning. She’s undergoing mental evaluation. But prosecutors did read the charge against Narjes Modarresi in a probable cause hearing. Modarresi had claimed that a man took her child from a stroller in Briarbend Park on Wednesday, but […]
The “Energy Capital of the World” has made a sustained commitment to become the “Energy Conservation Capital” by turning off the lights on April 23, 2010. LightsOutHouston started in 2008 as a city-wide commitment to energy efficiency by commercial building owners and their tenants. The goal of the program has expanded to establish a sustained […]
Via ABCLOCALGO.com: Houston police are trying to figure out who killed a husband and wife in their southwest Houston apartment. Their bodies were found by their daughter Tuesday afternoon. Police say the couple was killed execution style, which if true, would make this more than a random killing. In front of the couple’s apartment, where […]
Via KHOU.com: Traffic along I-10 near downtown slowed to a standstill Monday morning after a fiery accident involving an 18-wheeler. It happened around 10:45 a.m. near the Studemont exit. Police said a truck was headed westbound when it lost control and crashed over the concrete median. The cab of the truck burst into flames, but […]
Via KHOU.com: Students at Texas Southern University held a private vigil for Joshua McMackle Sunday, a day after the freshman was gunned down at an off-campus party. McMackle was one of more than 200 people gathered at the party early Saturday morning in the 3700 block of Wheeler when police said an unknown gunman opened fire […]
If entrepreneurship is your objective, Melinda F. Emerson offers a step-by-step road map. A while back, I wrote a blog post, “Memo To Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Learn Before You Launch.” It was my effort to communicate to would-be business owners—many of them looking to escape hated jobs, desperate for an income solution after being laid off, […]
Texas has always been something of a separate country when it comes to politics and culture. Lately, the state seems to be functioning as its own economic republic. While it hasn’t been immune to the issues plaguing the nation, the housing market, employment rate, and overall growth in Texas are relatively strong. Chalk some of […]