Houston forecast: Warm, sunny Monday afternoon
lun. 21 janv. 2013
11 News Houston 2:52 | 23 affichage
HOUSTON - Areas of patchy fog early Monday cleared out in the late morning hours, leaving southeast Texas with a mostly sunny and warm day. Our afternoon temperatures will top out around 70 degrees. Overnight into Tuesday morning, we'll dip back down into the mid-40s. Tuesday will be cooler at 65 degrees, but things will warm up once again by Friday, when a chance of rain brings cooler temperatures heading into next week. "In our seven-day forecast, you'll see nice weather today," said KHOU 11 News Meteoorl
Fort Bend County deputies search for little league concession stand burglar
mer. 15 mai 2013
11 News Houston 0:17 | 30 affichage
HOUSTON-Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects in the burglary of a little league concession stand. It happened last Saturday at the New Territory baseball fields located at 1200 Walker School Road. The field is home to West Sugar Land little league teams. Surveillance video shows as many as four people broke into the concession stand at about 10:15 p.m. The thieves climbed a fence to gain access to the second floor roof of
Robber pepper sprays victim during cell phone store robbery
mer. 15 mai 2013
11 News Houston 1:41 | 16 affichage
HARRIS COUNTY, TX - Deputies are searching for two men who pepper sprayed a store employee as they robbed an area cell phone store. It happened at about 6:35 p.m. on May 3 in the 3300 block of South State Highway 6 in Harris County. Investigators said two men entered the store and browsed electronics for about ten minutes, before one approached the service counter as the other held open the front door of the business. Deputies said the man near the register pepper sprayed the victim and fled the store wit
Parents furious after Aldine ISD elementary students dropped off near busy road
mer. 15 mai 2013
11 News Houston 2:22 | 9 affichage
HOUSTON - Some parents were outraged after they said their kids were dropped off by their school bus nearly a half mile from their normal stop. "There are 18-wheelers all up and down this road," said Terri Charpentier, whose son attends Hinojosa Elementary in the Aldine Independent School District. "If I let small children out on the side of the road it would be child endangerment." She said she only found out what had happened when her 5-year-old son Jayson arrived home in a stranger's car. "Thank God he m
UT police catching campus thieves with GPS bait bikes
mer. 15 mai 2013
11 News Houston 2:02 | 48 affichage
AUSTIN -- The University of Texas at Austin is employing a high tech tool to catch bike thieves. According to city and University of Texas theft records, at least $2 million worth of bikes have been stolen in the past three and a half years. More than 2,000 bikes have been stolen in the past year, which is about one bike every four hours. "I typically lose about one a month," said Mark Mitchell, owner of Barton Springs Bike Rental across from Zilker Park. Mitchell said he has had more than 100 bikes stolen
Houston woman grateful for Angelina Jolie spreading awareness of breast cancer gene
mar. 14 mai 2013
11 News Houston 3:03 | 13 affichage
HOUSTON-A Houston woman is among the women across the country who are indentifying with actress Angelina Jolie's decision to undergo a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer. The mega-star wrote an editorial for the New York Times and explained that she has a gene mutation that increases her risk of getting cancer by 87 percent. Jolie said had both breasts removed and reconstructed with implants. Her mother was 56 when she lost a battle with ovarian cancer. Houston real estate agent Lacy Baird said she'
Come on down! 'Price is Right' comes to Houston
mar. 14 mai 2013
11 News Houston 2:59 | 3 affichage
HOUSTON - Fans began lining up in downtown Houston Tuesday morning for a chance to appear on "The Price is Right." The show isn't the televised version with Drew Carey, but a stage production that is currently touring the United States. Contestants who are chosen from the audience will be able to play the same, popular Price is Right games for a chance to win prizes. The show will take place at Houston's Bayou Music Center at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Homeowner's son shoots robber during gunbattle in southwest Houston
mar. 14 mai 2013
11 News Houston 2:38 | 6 affichage
HOUSTON - A home invasion suspect was shot and wounded by a resident Tuesday afternoon in southwest Houston. Three suspects broke down the door of the home in the 8200 block of Braeburn Valley near Bissonnet. They shoved the young homeowner's son into a closet while they rummaged through the house. The victim got out of the closet, grabbed a gun and confronted the robbers. "There was a gun battle inside the home," HPD Sgt. Jerri Brandon said. The suspect missed. The victim didn't. He shot the suspect twice,
