- The driver of an HFD ladder truck was at fault in last week's firetruck collision at Westheimer and Dunlavy, police say
- Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia has reorganized the sheriff's department to handle a backlog of unresolved complaints, but some critics say the changes will impact public safety
- A reported home invasion in northwest Harris County on Friday raised a lot of questions when investigators found drugs and weapons inside the home
- Police say a local man tried 'to beat the demons out' of his 3-year-old son Saturday and ended up fracturing the boy's skull
- Fresh off its legal victory against a no-tell motel, the city has two more such establishments in its sights
- Home prices in most Houston neighborhoods fell for the first time in 14 years in 2008, according to a Chronicle survey
- A woman was killed when she tried to cross the Southwest Freeway on foot after her car broke down Saturday night
- Alan Sadler, a Montgomery County judge, has pleaded guilty to DUI charges; Sadler was arrested after a traffic accident in Conroe last month
- The candidates for Houston mayor, all inner Loopers, will have to work on dealing with suburban issues as the November election nears
- Remembering Maurice Jones, the man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in League City last weekend
- Halliburton will move its headquarters out of downtown as part of a plan to consolidate its employees into two sites by 2013
- One way to respond to the economic crisis: Forego the cosmetic surgery in favor of botox — yeah, seriously
- Brown pelicans have returned to Galveston to nest, but in lower numbers than before Ike
- Today's weather: The Easter cool snap is here, it seems: Look for a sunny day with a high around 66 and plenty of wind; tonight, temperatures will fall into the mid-30s.
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