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Caught on tape: Man shot, robbed outside convenience store
9:02 AM on 01/20/2010
VIDEO - The family of a man who was shot to death outside a northeast Houston convenience store are hoping police can catch the killer with help from surveillance pictures taken on Tuesday...
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Houston resident reaches out to Haiti to find friend
4:38 PM on 01/13/2010
VIDEO - A former Houston resident, Valerie Michaud, now lives in Haiti, but has not been heard from since the quake on Tuesday...
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YES, inner-city prep school can succeed
9:50 AM on 01/04/2010
HOUSTON (AP) -- This year, North Central, which opened in 2003 and serves 6th through 12th grade, will become the second YES Prep campus to graduate seniors...
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Three-year-old saves grandmother from fire
12:42 PM on 12/29/2009
Three-year old Texas boy is being called a hero after saving his grandmother from a fire. Investigators say the flames destroyed the Houston home Monday afternoon...
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Caught on tape: Officer uses racial slurs in argument
9:56 AM on 12/23/2009
A uniformed Houston police officer, while moonlighting as security, was found using foul language and racial slurs.
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Jackson's former doctor, Conrad Murray makes emotional plea at church
11:00 AM on 11/23/2009
VIDEO - Dr. Conrad Murray, the man at the center of the Michael Jackson death investigation, went home to Houston, Texas to worship with his friends on Sunday.
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Three burglars take baby on break-in spree
11:56 AM on 09/25/2009
VIDEO - Police say two women and a man accused of breaking into homes in Houston took a baby along for the ride...
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Houston fire captain apologizes for noose in locker
6:20 PM on 07/28/2009
A senior Houston firefighter apologized Monday for keeping a rope that looked like hangman's noose in his locker, saying it was a memento from early in his career and not meant as a racist symbol...
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Racist radio message in Houston Fire Department
8:07 AM on 07/09/2009
Houston's Inspector General launched an investigation into the source of the racist message on the city's radio channel. Houston Fire Department spokeswoman Alicia White said firefighters heard the message on the department's Trac 2 channel about...
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Juneteenth a state holiday in Texas
5:30 PM on 06/19/2009
MARY BENTON Since 1979, Texas has celebrated the end of slavery on June 19. But on Galveston Island, the true meaning of Juneteenth goes back to 1865. Doug Matthews of Galveston Island is dedicated to keeping the tradition alive on the island. He points out a statue dedicated to the...
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