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  • Unbearable! Build-A-Bear shuts down lines amid ‘Pay Your Age’ day chaos

    HOUSTON —  Build-A-Bear Workshop said they are turning down additional customers at their United States and Canada stores as crowds swarmed their stores for ‘Pay Your Age’ day. The company said via a Facebook post that “due to crowds and safety concerns…we have closed lines in our U.S. and Canada stores. We understand some Guests are disappointed and we will reach out directly as soon as possible.” Malls across the country welcomed hundreds — in some locations even thousands — […]

  • JJ Watt and younger brothers talk heat safety, hydration in Gatorade PSA campaign— and it’s totally rad!

    HOUSTON — Ya’ll, the temperature is rising! As summer heat continues to reach triple digits across the United States— Texas definitely included— JJ Watt and his younger brothers, Derek and TJ, remind athletes to stay hydrated with two hilarious PSA videos that premiered Thursday on Youtube. The boys take us back to health class— circa 1980s style! The vintage-style clips are part of the 14th Annual Gatorade “Beat the Heat” program, which educates athletes across all sports about the importance of […]

  • Cute Video: HPD officer dancing with adorable little girl in wheelchair at quinceañera

    HOUSTON — To serve, protect — and twirl! Houston police shared an adorable video Tuesday morning showing a uniformed officer smoothly hitting the cha-cha while twirling a little girl in a wheelchair during a local quinceañera over the weekend. The less than 15 second Twitter clip reached over 3,000 views within minutes and captivated the hearts of numerous people. A sweet moment was captured by @djmanchas of Officer Fernández dancing with a little girl at a quinceañera this past weekend. This […]

  • MUST WATCH: Robbery suspect points gun at worker while pushing cart of stolen goods outside Home Depot

    SUGAR LAND, Texas — Sugar Land investigators released surveillance video Thursday of a robbery suspect pushing a cart loaded with stolen merchandise while threatening to shoot an employee at a local Home Depot. The suspect is still on the run, the police department confirmed. According to officers, the armed man escaped through the store’s gardening area with a cart of power towers about 11:47 a.m. Monday. Investigators said he pointed a handgun at a cashier and told her to remain […]

  • HPD: Kidnapping suspect fleeing attempted home invasion, shootout found hitchhiking to Beaumont in newspaper truck

    HOUSTON — Nope, it’s no movie! Houston police arrested two of three suspects early Thursday after the trio allegedly committed kidnapping, attempted a home invasion, got into a shootout with a family on the northeast side and led police on an extensive car chase—after which one man was found hitchhiking in a newspaper truck! The Houston Police Department received a call for assistance about 3 a.m. from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said a Harris County Pct. 4 constable deputy […]

  • Pawn shop manager arrested in connection to $37,000 shoplifting scheme targeting Home Depots across Houston

    HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A pawn manager has been arrested in connection to the theft of at least $37,000 in merchandise stolen from more than a dozen Home Depot stores throughout Houston, the Harris County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office confirmed. Jose Hernandez was taken into custody Thursday and claims he had no part in the alleged crime. “I’ve got nothing to say, I wasn’t involved in any of this,” Hernandez said while being escorted by officers at a local jail. […]

  • Young siblings diagnosed with brain tumors within two weeks of each other

    TORRANCE, Calif. – Two California siblings are fighting cancer together after doctors discovered brain tumors in both of them within two weeks of each other. Kalea Avery, 6, was experiencing severe headaches for several weeks when it was discovered that she had a brain tumor known as Medulloblastoma. While Kalea was hospitalized, her 4-year-old brother Noah started having similar symptoms. Doctors ran tests and gave the siblings’ parents news they never expected. Noah also had a brain tumor. In the […]

  • Bond set at $1 million for man arrested in murder-for-hire plot against HPD officer

    HOUSTON — Bond is set at $1 million for a local business owner accused of hiring a hitman to kill an officer with the Houston Police Department. Mohammed Mohamed, 47, appeared in a Harris County courtroom Wednesday night for solicitation of capital murder charges.  Currently, prosecutors are seeking no bond on the premises the suspect presents a flight risk. According to police, Mohamed was outraged after his logistics and chipping business received multiple nuisance violations for too many vehicles being parked […]

  • WANTED: Man accused of stalking, threatening to kill Nassau Bay family after daughter ends friendship

    NASSAU BAY, Texas — Local police are searching for a suspect accused of harassing, stalking and threatening to kill a family in Nassau Bay, Texas. Investigators believe the suspect presents an imminent danger to the family and needs to be captured immediately. Dustin Wade Wilburn, 18, is charged with felony stalking. The Nassau Bay Police Department responded to a call in the 18200 block of Upper Bay Road on June 19. Investigators said Wilburn started to send threatening text messages to […]