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Houston Family's College Bill: $1.5M

Matt Cantor — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:41:13 CDT

Good thing he wrote a bestseller. Houston dad Marc Ostrofsky has tallied up his family's college costs, and "we’re looking at roughly $60,000 to $70,000 per child per year," he tells KHOU . "A total of about $1.5 million after tax dollars." Ostrofsky has five daughters and stepdaughters;...

Cops: Suspect Had Miscarriage Before Baby Snatching

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:15:18 CDT

The woman accused of shooting a young mother to death and snatching her 3-day-old boy is a Texas nurse who told police she was planning to "adopt" the baby as her own after suffering a miscarriage, reports AP . Verna McClain, 30, confessed to killing 28-year-old Kala Golden outside a pediatrician's...

Storm Wallops Houston Area

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:32:02 CST

A deluge of heavy rain, wind, tornadoes, and nickel-sized hail is giving Houston-area residents a major headache today, the Houston Chronicle reports. A fast-moving storm front pummeled the city with winds reaching 60mph and up to 4.5 inches of rain, shutting part of Highway 288 and flooding a dozen...

Windows Shot at Congressman's Office

Rob Quinn — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:40:40 CDT

Shots were fired at the Houston office of Rep. Gene Green yesterday morning, but there were no injuries at the Democrat's office. Police suspect it may have been a random attack. The shots, which shattered a window and damaged nearby properties, probably came from a pellet gun, police say. Green...

Next Decade's Boom Towns

Sarah Whitmire — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:18:05 CDT

Which towns will prosper the most in the next 10 years? Forbes Magazine runs down the 52 biggest cities in the US in terms of future vitality, job growth, increase in population of children, and immigration numbers. The winners: Austin, Texas: High immigration and a good reputation among educated workers...

Cops: Hit-and-Run Driver Kept Going With Body in Car

Tim Karan — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:00:37 CDT

A Houston man told the cop who pulled him over he thought he might have hit something on the freeway, but couldn't be sure. That's when the officer pointed out his shattered windshield and the mangled corpse in his passenger seat, reports the Houston Chronicle .

3 Hurt When Kindergartner's Gun Discharges

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:09:05 CDT

A kindergartner who brought a gun to his Houston elementary school today was among three students injured by fragments when it fired after falling from his pocket as he sat down for lunch. One bullet was fired about 10:35am in the Ross Elementary School cafeteria, spraying fragments at the...

Fourth Child Dies After Day Care Fire in Houston

John Johnson — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:52:07 CST

A fourth child died today after a day care fire in Houston last week, as police investigate whether the woman who operated it out of her home left the kids unsupervised while she went shopping, reports KTRK-TV. Three other toddlers were injured, and two of them remain hospitalized. "There's no...

JFK's Last Night Alive Revealed on Home Movie

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:29:00 CST

John F. Kennedy's last night alive was captured on film that has been turned over to a museum. The silent home movie sat for years in a drawer in the Houston home of Roy Botello, now 88. He filmed the president, smiling warmly, as he spoke at a Houston hotel...