http://houston.cbslocal.com News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best Of Houston Sat, 18 May 2013 09:21:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/0cfb6508d7061918922ef03d191d5848?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://houston.cbslocal.com http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/18/detectives-find-body-of-missing-postal-worker/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/18/detectives-find-body-of-missing-postal-worker/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 09:10:50 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206463 Detectives found the body of a missing U.S. postal worker Friday evening and her her burned-out vehicle was located in San Jacinto County.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/18/detectives-find-body-of-missing-postal-worker/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/powerball-jackpot-at-record-600-million-for-saturdays-drawing/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/powerball-jackpot-at-record-600-million-for-saturdays-drawing/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:04 +0000 Matt Higgins http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206370 The Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing continues to grow.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/powerball-jackpot-at-record-600-million-for-saturdays-drawing/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/investigators-eyeing-battery-powered-golf-cart-as-cause-of-deadly-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/investigators-eyeing-battery-powered-golf-cart-as-cause-of-deadly-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:56:33 +0000 Matt Higgins http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206366 Investigators working in the remnants of an exploded Texas fertilizer plant sifted by hand through untold kernels of corn, moved tons of debris and conducted more than 400 interviews, while searching for the missing piece to solve what many officials compared to an extraordinary puzzle.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/investigators-eyeing-battery-powered-golf-cart-as-cause-of-deadly-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/deadly-tornadoes-reached-wind-speeds-up-to-200-mph/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/deadly-tornadoes-reached-wind-speeds-up-to-200-mph/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:42:20 +0000 Matt Higgins http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206338 The weather service said the preliminary storm estimate for the Granbury tornado was an EF-4, based on the Fujita tornado damage scale. ]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/deadly-tornadoes-reached-wind-speeds-up-to-200-mph/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/driver-crashes-into-houston-home-after-being-shot/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/driver-crashes-into-houston-home-after-being-shot/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:33:07 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206311 According to police, a man driving a pickup truck was shot in the head, causing him to crash his vehicle into a home in southeast Houston.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/driver-crashes-into-houston-home-after-being-shot/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/harris-county-warrant-information-now-available-online/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/harris-county-warrant-information-now-available-online/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 01:04:11 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206301 The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is making it easier for residents to search and view misdemeanor warrant information; such information is now available online.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/harris-county-warrant-information-now-available-online/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/think-green-thursday-ways-to-use-solar-energy-in-your-home/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/think-green-thursday-ways-to-use-solar-energy-in-your-home/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:33:46 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206245 Solar energy and solar power are great ways to truly "go green" when it comes to preserving our planet. There are ways you can use solar energy in throughout your home.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/think-green-thursday-ways-to-use-solar-energy-in-your-home/feed/ 1 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/ap-sources-crime-not-ruled-out-in-texas-blast/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/ap-sources-crime-not-ruled-out-in-texas-blast/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:32:51 +0000 timothybella http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206255 Investigators have not ruled out criminal activity as the cause of a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant that killed at least 14 people and flattened part of a tiny Texas town, two officials familiar with the findings said Thursday.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/ap-sources-crime-not-ruled-out-in-texas-blast/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/hcso-deputies-capture-arrest-trio-with-beating-pregnant-woman/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/hcso-deputies-capture-arrest-trio-with-beating-pregnant-woman/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:05:55 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206238 This week, HCSO deputies arrested two men and a juvenile who all stand accused of breaking into a home in northwest Harris County, tying and then beating the woman inside; authorities stated that the woman was nine months pregnant.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/hcso-deputies-capture-arrest-trio-with-beating-pregnant-woman/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/police-bodies-found-were-not-even-near-their-homes/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/police-bodies-found-were-not-even-near-their-homes/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:50:22 +0000 Matt Higgins http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206087 A rash of tornadoes slammed into several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more injured and hundreds homeless. The violent spring storm scattered bodies, flattened homes and threw trailers onto cars.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/police-bodies-found-were-not-even-near-their-homes/feed/ 2 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/houston-doctor-accused-of-performing-illegal-late-term-abortions/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/houston-doctor-accused-of-performing-illegal-late-term-abortions/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:08:59 +0000 bfearnowcbs http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206170 Just days after the conviction of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, a Houston doctor is also accused of performing illegal abortions.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/houston-doctor-accused-of-performing-illegal-late-term-abortions/feed/ 3 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/gas-prices-rise-in-texas/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/gas-prices-rise-in-texas/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:02:26 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206162 Reports indicate that retail gasoline prices in the state of Texas have risen three cents this week, with the average price of a gallon of gasoline being $3.41.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/gas-prices-rise-in-texas/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/eight-arrested-after-raid-at-adult-after-hours-club/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/eight-arrested-after-raid-at-adult-after-hours-club/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:45:49 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206152 Officials raided an adult entertainment club in north Houston this week and arrested eight individuals.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/eight-arrested-after-raid-at-adult-after-hours-club/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/report-at-least-six-confirmed-dead-after-north-texas-tornado/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/report-at-least-six-confirmed-dead-after-north-texas-tornado/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:27:04 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206063 At least six people were killed Wednesday after a tornado devastated parts of North Texas.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/16/report-at-least-six-confirmed-dead-after-north-texas-tornado/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/healthbeauty-wellness-wednesday-benefits-of-facials/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/healthbeauty-wellness-wednesday-benefits-of-facials/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 22:04:25 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206026 Men as well as women can enjoy the benefits of a facial. Facials are not only relaxing but are great for the skin and provide wellness as well as wonderful health benefits! ]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/healthbeauty-wellness-wednesday-benefits-of-facials/feed/ 2 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/hcso-authorities-arrest-murder-suspect/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/hcso-authorities-arrest-murder-suspect/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 21:39:26 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=206018 Members of the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and the Harris County Sheriff's Office Fugitives Task Force arrested a man Wednesday and charged him for the April 2013 murder of his girlfriend in northwest Harris County.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/hcso-authorities-arrest-murder-suspect/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/mayor-parker-releases-new-data-on-houstons-homeless-population/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/mayor-parker-releases-new-data-on-houstons-homeless-population/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:34:59 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205939 On Wednesday, Houston Mayor Annise Parker unveiled data from Houston Registry Week, which is a week-long initiative, outlining Houston's plan to get more than 2,000 homeless individuals off of Houston's streets.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/mayor-parker-releases-new-data-on-houstons-homeless-population/feed/ 1 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/hcso-deputies-arrest-four-in-mobile-phone-store-robberies/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/hcso-deputies-arrest-four-in-mobile-phone-store-robberies/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:42:30 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205927 Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested four individuals in connection with a string of mobile phone robberies. ]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/hcso-deputies-arrest-four-in-mobile-phone-store-robberies/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/man-sentenced-to-14-years-in-houston-weapons-ring/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/man-sentenced-to-14-years-in-houston-weapons-ring/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:27:17 +0000 Candice Leigh Helfand http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205919 A man with ties to the Caribbean has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sending guns bought in Texas to the U.S. Virgin Islands.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/man-sentenced-to-14-years-in-houston-weapons-ring/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/cbs-announces-2013-2014-prime-time-schedule-includes-8-new-series/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/cbs-announces-2013-2014-prime-time-schedule-includes-8-new-series/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:31:16 +0000 cbsexaminer http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205884 CBS introduced its 2013-2014 prime time schedule Wednesday, featuring eight new series.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/cbs-announces-2013-2014-prime-time-schedule-includes-8-new-series/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/two-thirds-of-eligible-texans-received-food-stamps/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/two-thirds-of-eligible-texans-received-food-stamps/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:24:02 +0000 larissamendoza410 http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205870 An advocacy group says only two-thirds of Texans who may be eligible for food stamp assistance received the benefits in 2011.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/two-thirds-of-eligible-texans-received-food-stamps/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/port-of-corpus-christi-approves-15m-for-new-span/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/port-of-corpus-christi-approves-15m-for-new-span/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:08:59 +0000 Candice Leigh Helfand http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205863 The Port of Corpus Christi has approved $15 million to help build a replacement for the Harbor Bridge.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/port-of-corpus-christi-approves-15m-for-new-span/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/video-shows-man-confessing-to-drowning-of-two-sons/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/video-shows-man-confessing-to-drowning-of-two-sons/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:42:06 +0000 larissamendoza410 http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205848 A video showing a man confessing to drowning two of his sons in a creek has been played in his capital murder trial in Dallas.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/video-shows-man-confessing-to-drowning-of-two-sons/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/teen-fatally-shot-after-gun-discharges/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/teen-fatally-shot-after-gun-discharges/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 06:37:39 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205837 A 15-year-old died after a gun accidentally discharged inside a car in west Harris County Tuesday evening. ]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/15/teen-fatally-shot-after-gun-discharges/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/vehicle-sought-as-police-investigate-fatal-shooting/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/vehicle-sought-as-police-investigate-fatal-shooting/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:58:29 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205793 Houston police are asking for the public's help in identifying a vehicle wanted in connection with the fatal shootings of a pre-teen male and a female. A man was also wounded as a result of the shooting.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/vehicle-sought-as-police-investigate-fatal-shooting/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/texas-mom-accused-of-placing-ad-for-son-on-craigslist/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/texas-mom-accused-of-placing-ad-for-son-on-craigslist/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:42:42 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205709 A Texas woman is facing misdemeanor charges after allegedly putting an ad on Craigslist to adopt out her three-year-old child.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/texas-mom-accused-of-placing-ad-for-son-on-craigslist/feed/ 2 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/employees-tied-up-during-bank-robbery/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/employees-tied-up-during-bank-robbery/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:23:44 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205703 Employees at a northwest Houston bank were tied up during a robbery Tuesday morning. ]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/employees-tied-up-during-bank-robbery/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/mayor-parker-unveils-houstons-2014-budget-focuses-on-future/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/mayor-parker-unveils-houstons-2014-budget-focuses-on-future/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 16:59:05 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205687 On Tuesday, Houston Mayor Annise Parker unveiled a $4.9 billion proposed total city budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2013.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/mayor-parker-unveils-houstons-2014-budget-focuses-on-future/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/convicted-houston-cop-killer-set-to-die-wednesday/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/convicted-houston-cop-killer-set-to-die-wednesday/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:27:15 +0000 Candice Leigh Helfand http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205644 Attorneys for a 37-year-old Texas death row inmate are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution this week for the fatal shooting of a Houston police officer 14 years ago.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/convicted-houston-cop-killer-set-to-die-wednesday/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/nelson-gives-more-than-120k-for-explosion-relief/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/nelson-gives-more-than-120k-for-explosion-relief/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 13:04:56 +0000 timothybella http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205634 County star Willie Nelson has donated more than $120,000 for relief efforts following a deadly fertilizer plant explosion near his Central Texas hometown.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/nelson-gives-more-than-120k-for-explosion-relief/feed/ 1 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/two-dead-one-injured-after-shooting/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/two-dead-one-injured-after-shooting/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:31:47 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205621 A teen found his brother and his father’s girlfriend fatally shot on Monday. He also found his father critically injured. Each of the discoveries was made inside of a southwest Houston house, authorities stated. ]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/14/two-dead-one-injured-after-shooting/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/police-id-suspect-in-new-orleans-mass-shooting/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/police-id-suspect-in-new-orleans-mass-shooting/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 02:04:54 +0000 Patrick Antonetti http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205584 Police are identifying a suspect in the shooting of 19 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/police-id-suspect-in-new-orleans-mass-shooting/feed/ 1 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/hcso-releases-sketch-after-human-remains-found/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/hcso-releases-sketch-after-human-remains-found/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:30:02 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205553 On Monday, the Harris County Sheriff's Office homicide investigators released a composite sketch of a woman whose remains were found in a garbage bag last year.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/hcso-releases-sketch-after-human-remains-found/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/houston-municipal-court-simplifies-procedures-for-hispanic-community/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/houston-municipal-court-simplifies-procedures-for-hispanic-community/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:46:21 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205495 In an effort to reach Houston's ever growing and diverse Hispanic population, the City of Houston’s Municipal Court is hosting Mini Municipal Court Clinics on May 14, 15 and 17, 2013.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/houston-municipal-court-simplifies-procedures-for-hispanic-community/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/get-ready-for-elephant-open-house-at-houston-zoo/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/get-ready-for-elephant-open-house-at-houston-zoo/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:44:33 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205447 Elephants are some of the smartest, most gentle and intriguing animals known to man and the Houston Zoo is giving you an opportunity to come to know more about them. ]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/get-ready-for-elephant-open-house-at-houston-zoo/feed/ 1 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/boy-dies-after-being-run-over-by-school-bus/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/boy-dies-after-being-run-over-by-school-bus/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:02:59 +0000 Candice Leigh Helfand http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205416 Investigators say an 11-year-old boy has died after being run over by a school bus on its morning route in North Texas.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/boy-dies-after-being-run-over-by-school-bus/feed/ 1 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/hpd-continues-investigation-after-boy-drowns/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/hpd-continues-investigation-after-boy-drowns/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:26:35 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205405 Houston police are continue their investigation after a boy drowned over the weekend. ]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/hpd-continues-investigation-after-boy-drowns/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/2-jail-detention-officers-fight-1-taken-to-hospital/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/2-jail-detention-officers-fight-1-taken-to-hospital/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:15:24 +0000 Candice Leigh Helfand http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205383 Two detention officers at a South Texas jail have gotten into a fight, and one has been sent to the hospital.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/2-jail-detention-officers-fight-1-taken-to-hospital/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/new-orleans-mayor-specialness-of-the-day-doesnt-appear-to-interrupt-the-relentless-drumbeat-of-violence/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/new-orleans-mayor-specialness-of-the-day-doesnt-appear-to-interrupt-the-relentless-drumbeat-of-violence/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:58:03 +0000 Matt Higgins http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205376 Video released early Monday by New Orleans police shows a possible suspect in the Mother's Day gunfire that wounded 19 people during a neighborhood parade.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/new-orleans-mayor-specialness-of-the-day-doesnt-appear-to-interrupt-the-relentless-drumbeat-of-violence/feed/ 0 http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/man-shot-found-in-street/ http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/man-shot-found-in-street/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 10:45:44 +0000 C.C. http://houston.cbslocal.com/?p=205361 According to authorities, a man was found shot and found lying in a northwest Harris County street late Sunday.]]> http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/man-shot-found-in-street/feed/ 0