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  • A local woman was shot by two men who broke into her house this morning; police said they found narcotics in her home
  • Houston had a 23 percent increase in murders last year, according to FBI statistics, far ahead of the 4.8 percent increase in murders nationally
  • 11 Houston-area doctors, including the hand surgeon who operated on the wrong finger of one patient, were among 32 Texas doctors recently disciplined by state regulators
  • Two members of the Aryan Brotherhood have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Baytown man who police say was killed for parts from his truck
  • Here's a job you probably don't want: fogging storm drains to keep mosquitoes from breeding
  • Alief High School Principal David Holmquist died today; he had undergone surgery afer falling during graduation ceremonies, but it's unclear what caused his death
  • A 21-year-old mother has been charged with abandoning a child afer she left her 4-year-old son home alone and he burned their apartment down Sunday morning
  • This just in: It's still hurricane season, and people are still freaking out

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