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Rodeo Uncorked! Grand champion wine from "50 Cent" sells for record $325,000
Houston news: Jackson's champagne was the grand champion and it sold for a new Rodeo record. His Sire Spirits also bid $165,000 for the reserve grand champion. → Read More
Unlicensed Texas woman sent to prison for manslaughter after woman dies from silicone butt injections
Lisa Fernandez was accused of administering silicone butt injections without a license and was convicted of manslaughter after a victim died from complications in 2018. → Read More
$1.2M bond for suspect accused of sexually assaulting 5-year-old non-verbal boy with autism
Kelvin Alexander Dias, 23, was caught after posting videos and images of the victim online, prosecutors said. She could get life in prison if convicted. → Read More
Texas DA asks for $1M bond for man accused of decapitating young wife
The Waller County District Attorney wants bond for Jared Dicus raised from $500,000 to $1 million, citing "violent tendencies" and an extreme risk of skipping bond. → Read More
Stinky woman in Texas accused of string of robberies around Christmas arrested, FBI says
Houston news: A woman, who was caught on video going on a robbery spree the week before Christmas, has been arrested, according to the FBI in Houston. → Read More
'Almost incomprehensible': Texas woman who stabbed 4-year-old daughter to death sentenced to 40 years
Laquita Lewis pleaded guilty to murder the day before her trial was scheduled to begin. She killed Fredricka Lewis on Father's Day of 2017. → Read More
Texas woman sexually assaulted, held hostage for 5 days by guy she met on dating site
Investigators said Zachary Mills held the victim against her will and denied her food and water before she escaped last week. → Read More
Experts say stay aware of surroundings while Holiday shopping
Police say while you're running errands or shopping for the holidays, thieves are shopping for victims. → Read More
Twins whose escape from Texas home led to couple's arrest suffered horrific abuse, source says
Their mother, 40-year-old Zaikiya Duncan and her 27-year-old boyfriend, Jova Terrell, were arrested in Baton Rouge and charged with injury to a child. → Read More
'There's a purpose in this': Relative of 4 boys, grandpa killed in Texas say family's faith remains strong
Glenn Collins, the brother of Mark Collins, spoke at a church service on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Leon County coroner said all 5 victims had apparently been stabbed. → Read More
Texas woman finds ancient Roman bust once owned by a German king at Goodwill
The marble sculpture, which dates from the late 1st century BC to the early 1st century AD, disappeared from Germany after World War II. → Read More
Bond set at $500,000 for suspect charged in case of body found inside box in Texas
Police say 60-year-old Miguel Angel Moreno was charged with tampering with evidence. A judge set his bond at $500,000 Wednesday morning. → Read More
Mom who had just cashed her tax refund check robbed at gunpoint outside her Houston, Texas home
The robbery happened on Saturday, March 26, around 7:35 a.m., in the 4300 block of Boynton Drive near West Orem Drive in Southwest Houston. → Read More
What is alopecia areata? Why Chris Rock's joke about Jada Pinkett Smith struck a nerve
Jada shaved her head after going public about her struggles with alopecia, a condition caused when the immune system gets out of whack and attacks hair follicles. → Read More
Snakes, crocodiles and lizards, oh my! Feds say man caught smuggling 1,700 reptiles into U.S.
When Jose Manuel Perez was caught with dozens of reptiles hidden in his clothes, he told border agents in California they were his pets, federal investigators said. → Read More
Former mistress accused of being mastermind behind murders of Texas couple, their 6-year-old daughter
Investigators say Alexus Williams hired a man to kill her ex, Donyavia Lagway, Gregory Carhee and 6-year-old Harmony Carhee inside their southwest Houston home. → Read More
How Wordle helped save an 80-year-old woman held hostage for more than 17 hours by a naked man
The Illinois victim told WBBM the bloody stranger was carrying scissors when he got into her bed and then forced her to take a bath with him. → Read More
$2 billion Astroworld lawsuit names Travis Scott, Drake, Apple Music among defendants
"The defendants stood to make an exorbitant amount of money off of this event, and they still chose to cut corners, cut costs, and put attendees at risk," he said. → Read More
World Series map: Only three states are cheering for the Astros over the Braves
Everybody loves to hate the Astros. Well, almost everybody. A geotagged map shows 3 states want the 'Stros to win the 2021 World Series, betonline.com says. → Read More
'It's horrifying': Woman, dog dragged several feet by vehicle after purse-snatching in Texas
Surveillance video has been released of a woman and her dog who were dragged by a vehicle in the Heights after a suspect grabbed her purse and jumped into the car. → Read More