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Mayor Whitmire Congratulates HPD Academy Graduates
Mayor John Whitmire joined Chief Troy Finner today to congratulate and thank the newest graduates of the Houston Police Department Academy. HPD's cadet class #261 consists of 76 men and women prepared to serve and protect Houstonians from day one.
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Mayor Whitmire Thanks Police Cadet Families at HPD Class 261 Graduation
Houston Mayor John Whitmire thanks the HPD cadet graduates on behalf of all Houstonians for their willingness to protect and serve the city of Houston. Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Houston Police Chief Troy Finner welcome 77 women and men from Cadet Class #261 to the ranks of HPD to serve and protect the residents of Houston. (Note about Picture Quality: Feezing, buffering issues occur during live webstream.)
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Houston Police Department's cadet class #261
Published on January 19, 2024
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Husband Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Killing Wife in Spring
A 39-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison after being convicted of murder for fatally shooting his wife at their Spring apartment in 2021, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
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Los Angeles Innocence Project representing Scott Peterson, convicted of killing wife/unborn child
The Los Angeles Innocence Project is now representing Scott Peterson, who was convicted of murder in 2004 in the deaths of his wife and their unborn son, the group said Thursday.
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2024 New Year’s resolutions failed - try taking things week by week
Several years ago, after some major losses and personal setbacks, I gave up entirely on making New Year’s resolutions.
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FEMA overhauls disaster assistance program as climate crisis fuels more destructive extreme weather
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is changing the way it responds to natural disasters, it announced Friday, as the climate crisis fuels more extreme weather events and causes more destruction to people’s homes.
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US Capitol Police said it investigated more than 8,000 threats against members of Congress last year – an increase of about 500 cases from the …
Published on January 19, 2024
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US Capitol Police investigated more than 8,000 threats against lawmakers in 2023, up from 2022
US Capitol Police said it investigated more than 8,000 threats against members of Congress last year – an increase of about 500 cases from the previous year, according to data released Thursday by the department.
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Texas Southern University Board of Regents Announces Presidential Search Committee
The Texas Southern University (TSU) Board of Regents Chairman Brandon L. Simmons has announced the appointment of search committee members who will advise the regents on selecting the University’s next president.
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Gisele Bündchen says differing parenting styles from ex Tom Brady can result in ‘pushback’ from her kids
While Gisele Bündchen “can’t really worry about” what the world at large has to say about her, when it comes to her family and her children’s upbringing, she has some strong feelings.
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Why Calvin Klein ads still get people talking
Just a few days into 2024, Jeremy Allen White’s bare, muscled body — clad in Calvin Klein briefs — became the year’s first viral sensation.
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Houston Symphony Presents Jazz, Love & Gershwin: A Century of Rhapsody in Blue
The Houston Symphony celebrates Valentine’s Day by welcoming the world-renowned Marcus Roberts Trio and Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Catherine Russell to join Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke and the orchestra for Jazz, Love & Gershwin: A Century of Rhapsody in Blue.
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Houston Symphony Presents Get Up and Dance!
The Houston Symphony explores dance rhythms from around the world in its PNC Family Series concert Get Up and Dance!, Saturday, February 3 at Jones Hall.
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Red Cross supports more than 65 people from Houston Apartment Fire
The American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast region is helping more than 65 people recover after an apartment fire yesterday at the Stonehave Apartments near the Galleria. Volunteers from the Houston chapter of the Red Cross were on scene last night meeting with families and providing assistance to meet their immediate needs.
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Bun B’s Trill Burgers is returning to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™
Popular Houston smashburger concept will make its 3rd appearance at NRG Park with locations inside and outside of NRG Stadium
Trill Burgers is returning to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for the third consecutive year. Co-founded by entrepreneur and rap legend Bun B, the award-winning smashburger concept – named “Best Burger in America” by Good Morning America in 2022 – will be available both inside and outside of NRG Stadium in 2024.
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Persistent Lending Disparities Perpetuate Nation’s Racial Wealth Gap: Black neighborhoods and shopping districts stripped of $406 billion
For America, Black History Month brings opportunities to revisit our nation’s lessons, achievements, and unfulfilled promises, capturing our attention as well as our hopes. Yet nothing hits home harder than the painful reminders of how so much of Black America continues to struggle financially, despite an economy that reports low unemployment, a robust stock market, and low inflation.
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SpaceX to launch first Turkish astronaut aboard private European space mission
A SpaceX rocket is set to take off for the International Space Station on another trailblazing mission operated entirely by the private sector. On board will be a group of European astronauts, including the first person from Turkey aiming to visit outer space.
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Grandmother accused of shooting infant enters not guilty by reason of insanity plea
A Liberty Township grandmother accused of shooting her 6-month-old granddaughter has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Pakistan carries out military strikes on separatist targets in Iran
Pakistan carried out a series of deadly military strikes on what it said were separatist militant hideouts inside Iran, in the latest incident across their shared border that has sent tensions between the two neighbors soaring.
