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  • Beyonce shuts down the VMA’s

    HOLLYWOOD, CA- “Flawless” is about the only way you can describe Beyonce’s epic performance at Sunday night’s MTV VMA’s. Queen Bey ruled the hive with eight nominations for the coveted “Moonman” trophy, but all the buzz came from her Michael Jackson Vanguard Award and the nearly 20 minute medley of her latest album. And this ought to put a rest to all those nasty divorce rumors! Hubbie Jay Z and adorable daughter Blue Ivy joined Bey on stage to present her […]

  • Saddle up! It’s the Texas Wife Carrying Championship

    RICHMOND, TX – This is not your typical foot race, it’s the Texas Wife Carrying Championship. Kevin Edelbrock, one of the event organizers says, “Three years ago, here at River Point Church, we started the Texas Wife Carrying Championships. It is a grueling race. Wife or Fiance, or Girlfriend, on your back, at least 108 lbs. have to go 278 yards, over two steeplechase like obstacles as well as through water, as well as through a sand pit.” This year’s race […]

  • Things quiet down in Ferguson

      FERGUSON, MO- The big news out of Ferguson Missouri is that, there is no big news. Which is a good thing! Captin Ron Johnson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol says, “We deployed no smoke devices, no tear gas, and no mase and again tonight, no police officer fired a single bullet.” In the city where Michael Brown was shot and killed just two weeks ago, a peaceful Friday night, brought a quiet Saturday morning. Police presence was relaxed […]

  • Would you eat something a roach walked on?

    HOUSTON, TX – Most of us can deal with a fly landing on our food, but a cockroach? Forget about it. The grim reaper of the bug world, Orkin, now estimates nearly two thirds of people would still chow down on their food if a fly landed on their meal. Only 3% of people would still eat that food if a roach crawled over it. Okay, not too shocking, but what is, is the fact that flies actually carry more disease. […]

  • Got the Need for Speed? Check out Houston Motorsports Park

    NORTHEAST HOUSTON, TX – This is where the rubber meets the road. The Houston Motorsports Park in Northeast Houston. Every second Saturday you can find some adrenaline boosting, NASCAR style action. They feature a variety of different class races and varying driver skill levels. With such a varied amount of experience on the track, and this being the first area race since the fatal Tony Stewart, Kevin Ward accident; safety is a major concern. Graham Baker, a 60 year racing […]

  • Pothole is laughing stock of Montrose bar

    Pothole is laughing stock of Montrose bar

    HOUSTON, TX- This week’s Pothole can be found at 502 Elgin Street. Right out front of Saint Dane’s Bar and Grill. They’ve been complaining to the city for months about this pothole so much that it’s almost turned into a comedy act at the bar.

  • H.I.S.D. on list of best and worst schools in Texas

    H.I.S.D. on list of best and worst schools in Texas

    HOUSTON, TX – In just a few short weeks parents all across Texas will be sending their children back to school, but how does your child’s school stack up against the rest? Well, the Texas Education Agency released data on different school districts across the state, and while most of the local districts earned acceptable ratings, Galveston County’s High Island, La Marque districs, Cleveland I.S.D. and Hempstead I.S.D. in Waller County, earned the state’s “Improvement Required” label. In Houston, H.I.S.D. […]

  • Abandoned chemical plant causing foul odor in southeast Houston neighborhood

    SOUTHEAST HOUSTON, TX – The purpose of a waste disposal facility is to get rid of waste, not create it right? This old waste facility on Griggs road hasn’t been operating since 2009, but a Southeast Houston neighborhood is still dealing with the mess left behind! Waste and other potentially hazardous chemical materials, that should have been removed from the facility once it was shut down by Federal and State authorities, 5 years ago, has been seeping into the air. […]

  • Checking up on past Potholes around Houston

    Checking up on past Potholes around Houston

    HOUSTON, TX –  This week (August 6), we’re checking in on the many potholes in Houston that we’ve been airing over the past few weeks. Our latest pothole, right in the middle of the street-at 3131 Hollowcreek in Southwest Houston hasn’t been patched yet. Hopefully this one will get patched soon.   Now over to the pothole on Eldridge parkway by Westheimer. Well, this four-month old pothole’s been patched. Hopefully, traffic will now  move a little better on Eldridge during […]