- Christopher McCarthy, a 21-year-old Houstonian visiting New York City, was stabbed today in a subway car; he's in critical condition, but relatives say he will pull through
- Investigators said a four-alarm apartment fire in southwest Houston yesterday was caused by a discarded cigarette; the fire caused $5.5 million in structural damage
- A 2-year-old toddler was killed last night when the men who carjacked her parents ran over her in northeast Houston
- A tire flew off a car on Beltway 8 in northwest Houston today, hitting an SUV and causing a major accident; the car's driver is hospitalized in good condition and the SUV's driver sustained minor injuries
- Summer school classes at Milby High School were canceled today after a water main break left the campus without water and air conditioning
- The Houston Grand Opera expects a $2.5 million deficit, more than 10 percent of its operating budget, for this fiscal year because of lower-than-expected ticket sales and donations
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