The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level since mid-May, easing borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.43% from 6.49% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate...
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There was a Houston, Texas shooting. A mother shot and killed her 2 kids before turning the gun on herself in a hotel, officials say.
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Houston police say gunfire erupted outside of a Sunnyside church where a funeral service was being held on Friday.
According to Houston police, one person was shot during a funeral being held at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church.
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According to authorities, the woman shot and killed her two children, who were 6 and 9 years old, before turning the gun on herself at a southwest Houston hotel.
An investigation is underway after a fight during a funeral at a southeast Houston church led to gunfire Friday morning.The incident was reported at a church in the 8300 block of Brandon Street.Mother, 2 young children dead in apparent murder-suicide near Houston’s NRG StadiumAccording to the Hou...
Officials say the mother shot her children before turning the gun on herself.
An investigation is underway after a mother and her two young children were found dead inside a motel Friday afternoon in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.The shooting was reported at 11:43 a.m. at the Marriott Residence Inn, located at 7807 Kirby Drive, near NRG Stad...
A former Liberty Police Department officer has been indicted for official oppression and indecent assault, according to Liberty County Jail records.Jason Grindstaff resigned while under investigation earlier this year, the City of Liberty said in a statement posted on social media Friday.Records ...
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Former Liberty police officer Jason Grindstaff is now in jail on charges of official oppression and indecent assault, records show. He was placed on administrative leave in December amid a Texas Rangers investigation, and he resigned in February.
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A Los Angeles Lakers warm-up jacket worn by NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain is expected to fetch up to $250,000 at auction after a 19-year-old Oregon man purchased it for just $3 at a Goodwill store.
Dozens of diamonds spell out two giant letter T's next to the Stars and Stripes and “1776” and “2026.” Dozens more frame the numbers 45 and 47 in the shape of Superman’s logo. A diamond-winged eagle carries a ruby shield and clutches an olive branch of emeralds, below a radiant “250” and atop the...
After KPRC’s 2 Helps You began reporting that some World Cup fans had their StubHub tickets canceled at the last minute without replacements, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent 2 Helps You’s Mario Díaz a statement early Friday morning, announcing that his office is now investigating the ticke...
The Ruby Princess cruise ship was docked for disinfection at San Francisco's Pier 27 Thursday morning after a norovirus outbreak affected dozens of passengers and crew.
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