Woman gets probation for attacking man with bear spray
A local woman was sentenced Wednesday after attacking a man with bear spray at a local trucking company.
It's not just Texas. The faux panic and textbook wars fit into a long history
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Police: Driver crashes into patrol vehicle, injures officer at crime scene
Police are investigating after an officer was injured on the scene of a shooting investigation in west Phoenix early Thursday morning.
Family members mourn loss of dad killed during apparent robbery
Family photos show the kind of devoted dad Sam Casas was, always making time for his son Jayden, 8. Their close bond is why it was so hard for Jayden's mother, Dakota Baker, to tell her boy that his father had been murdered.
TAB Statement on House Passage of Business Freedom and Uniformity Act
The Texas Association of Business (TAB) today released a statement following the House passage of Senate Bill 14, the Business Freedom and Uniformity Act, sponsored by Senator Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) in the Senate and Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford) in the House.
Houston Ballet Joins New York City Center's 2021 Fall for Dance Festival Lineup
Houston Ballet announces it will perform during New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival this October. Houston Ballet principal dancers Karina González and Connor Walsh will perform excerpts from Stanton Welch AM’s iconic work Sons de L'âme. Originally premiering in Paris in October 2013 and performed globally since, this will be the first time this work graces the stage in New York. The work will be presented in Fall for Dance’s Program 2 on Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16 at 8 p.m.
Hosea Helps Disaster Relief Donation Drive
Providing Support to Those Impacted by Hurricane Ida
Hosea Helps, Inc. announces its hurricane relief donation drive to provide food and supplies to those impacted by Hurricane Ida. Beginning on Thursday, Sept. 2 and running thru Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, Hosea Helps will be accepting donation of food and supplies at it headquarters located at 2545 Forrest Hills Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30315 between the hours of 10:00 a.m and 7:00 p.m. Hosea Helps will deliver hurricane relief supplies to New Orleans, Louisiana.
Comcast Announce Exclusive Premiere of Founding in Color - A Docuseries About Black and Latino Founders - On Xfinity's Black Experience Channel and Latino Destination On X1
Nine Founders Get Candid about Race, Identity, Personal Struggles, a Global Pandemic, and What It Takes to Succeed as a Black and Latino Entrepreneur in America Today
Comcast is excited to announce the exclusive premiere of the docuseries, Founding in Color, arriving Thursday, September 9, 2021, on its Black Experience on Xfinity (Channel 1622), also available on X1 on demand, Flex, and on-the-go with the Xfinity Stream app.
Multi-Faceted Entertainer Vanessa Williams Spotlights New American Founding Figure Slave Heroine with Foreword in Creative Nonfiction Release, “Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True St
Multi-award-winning entertainer Vanessa Williams has penned a moving book foreword that shines the spotlight on an amazing tale of spying and slavery during the Revolutionary War while unveiling an unlikely heroine. “Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True Story of Robert Townsend and Elizabeth” by Claire Bellerjeau and Tiffany Yecke Brooks, published by Lyons Press, is a fascinating historical narrative that takes place in the North during the 18th century and details the intertwining of two lives, a Revolutionary War spy, Robert Townsend and an enslaved woman, known only as Elizabeth or Liss.
The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Grants $100,000 to Support Hurricane Ida Hunger Relief
The grant will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana
The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation announced a donation of $100,000 to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, to help rapidly deploy hunger relief efforts to those impacted by Hurricane Ida. The grant will help the food bank provide critical needs in the areas devastated by the storm.
Nancy Pelosi responds to SCOTUS ruling on Texas abortion law
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded on Thursday to the Supreme Court's denial of a request from Texas abortion providers to freeze a state law that bars abortions after six weeks.
More than 80% of Americans have some immunity to coronavirus, blood survey finds
More than 80% of Americans have some level of immunity against the coronavirus, mostly through vaccination, a survey of blood donations indicates.
Biden speaks with New York and New Jersey governors after Ida wreaks havoc on East Coast
President Joe Biden said Thursday he had spoken to the governors of New York and New Jersey after remnants of Hurricane Ida caused dangerous flash floods and tornadoes across the Northeast.
Ida's remnants unleash massive, swift flooding in East and leave at least 15 dead
Water rescues still were underway Thursday across parts of the East after the remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed deadly and paralyzing flooding at shocking speed across areas including New York City and Philadelphia.
Houston Instagram model ‘Miss Mercedes’ Janae Gagnier ‘killed in murder-suicide’
A popular Instagram model found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Richmond was strangled and suffered a traumatic concussion, the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner told ABC13 Tuesday.
Macy's Donates $50,000 to Cajun Navy Ground Force and Announces Round-Up Campaign to Support Disaster Relief Efforts in Texas
Customers and colleagues are invited to round up in-store purchases to benefit Cajun Navy’s Hurricane Ida relief efforts
Nebraska highway buckles after another night of heavy rain
Thunderstorms rumbled across eastern Nebraska on Tuesday morning, leaving heavy rain, flooding and even some road damage in their wake.
Grand jury indicts police officers and paramedics in 2019 death of Elijah McClain
A Colorado grand jury has indicted five police officers and paramedics involved in the August 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police while walking home from a store, put in a carotid hold and then injected with ketamine, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Wednesday.
Teen who organized party apologizes amid social media backlash
Anger spread over a social media video of a crowded Friday night house party at Laie Point. The 19-year-old woman who organized the gathering told KITV-4 she's gotten hundreds of hate comments and is surprised people are upset.
'Shark Tank' star Daymond John, DJ Spinderella and more honored for mentoring youth
You know Daymond John as a powerhouse entrepreneur as well as a judge on "Shark Tank" and DJ Spinderella as part of the groundbreaking female rap group Salt-N-Peppa, but behind the scenes, they are busy giving back.
