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1 killed in northeast Houston rollover wreck

Police said the apparent single-car wreck occurred about 6:30 a.m. in the 5500 block of North Wayside near Sparta.

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Man found dead at NW Houston business

Investigators said that the man, who has not been identified, had no signs of trauma and he appears to have died of natural causes.

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Man, woman shot at their NE Houston home

Police said the shooting happened about 11:45 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 14800 Crosswinds.

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Man, 56, dies in north Houston car accident

One man was killed and another person was injured during a two-vehicle crash in north Houston early Friday morning, authorities said. The crash occurred around 7:15 a.m. in the 3000 block of North Sam Houston Parkway, where a man driving a white truck pulled over to help people involved in a one-car accident on the service road, said Houston Police Department spokesman John Cannon.

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Branches bring college closer to Houston students' homes

Higher education is moving to where the students are, with satellite centers and branch campuses popping up all across traffic-clogged metropolitan areas.

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Roommate finds man slain in north Houston apartment

Marcus Washington, 35, was found dead in the Carriage Place Apartments unit around 7:30 p.m.

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LSC-Cy-Fair presents ‘High School Musical 2’

Lone Star College-Cy-Fair and Houston’s Center Stage Theatre will present “High School Musical 2,” an adaption of the Disney Channel’s sequel to “High School Musical,” July 17-26.

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Water main break blocks part of inbound North Freeway

The issue was reported around 2 a.m., according to Houston TranStar. As the morning commute got underway, traffic began to back up.

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1 killed in north Harris County rollover wreck

Investigators said the wreck occurred about 9:30 p.m.in the 20700 block of the North Freeway.

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Driver dies after truck runs off road, crashes into wall

Harris County sheriff's deputies said the victim was driving his truck along Synott near the Old Richmond intersection when he drove off the road and crashed into a concrete wall.

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Traffickers force more men into servitude

The government linked the rise to an uptick in labor-trafficking. But advocates fear the cases are under-reported as men face a "bigger stigma" than women.

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FEMA's Hurricane Ike recovery is winding down

The agency has stopped taking applications and has closed its aid centers. But its biggest unfinished job includes repairs for UTMB.

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4-year-old run over by SUV in NW Harris County

A 4-year-old boy was killed when a driver accidentally backed over him in a northwest Harris County neighborhood Saturday evening, authorities said. The driver of a GMC suburban was backing out from a curb in front of a home in the 16200 block of Dew Drop Lane around 8:20 p.m. when the boy, identified as Devon Osborn, walked behind the vehicle, authorities said.

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Cornyn draws boos during Austin ‘tea party’

Texans tired of big government and taxes rallied on courthouse and Capitol lawns on the Fourth of July, at times interrupting the remarks of GOP Sen. John Cornyn.

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Safety Lou's future is looking uncertain

Other pressing issues may delay approval of a federal transportation funding measure, which has a long title shortened to the acronym SAFETEA-LU and a $450 billion price tag.