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  4-Alarm Fire at Greenridge Place Apartments (with video)

  May 17 at 3:49 p.m.

  A fire broke out around noon on May 17 at Greenridge Place apartments, 3000 Greenridge near Westheimer in The Galleria area. The fire began on the north side of the apartment complex on the bottom floor and quickly moved up to the second floor and then the third floor. A...

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  Comicpalooza Gaming Panels Focus on Streaming, Charity, Gender Diversity

  May 11 at 9:15 p.m.

  As always, this year's three-day Comicpalooza extravaganza was so much more than a fan-art market and cosplay convention. The highlight of the annual event continues to be its informational, inspired and entertaining panels and speaking events. One of the industries receiving more attention at this year's conference than in previous...

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  UH Basketball Watch Party: The Coogs Make it to The Sweet 16

  March 25 at 5:40 a.m.

  It's been 35 years since the University of Houston Cougars have played in the Sweet 16. On Sunday the  Houston Cougars played Ohio State for a chance to move on in the NCAA March Madness. UH and KHOU hosted a basketball watch party at Avenida Houston. The event included Sasha the Cougar's mascot, Cougar Brass, cheerleaders, giveaways and more. (Photos by Eric Sauseda)

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  How Come We Say "Don't Mess With Texas" But Allow a Twice-a-Year Time Change?

  March 11 at 6:59 a.m.

  We're in the 21st Century but every year we're all re-enactors - willing or not — trapped in an premise embraced during World War I. This particular philosophy: that Daylight Savings Time is good for us. Most of you bleary-eyed readers are probably thinking this morning it's not. Sunday morning...

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  Astro Owner’s Ex-Wife Confronts Black Family Taking Pictures in Viral Video

  February 21 at 5:30 a.m.

  African-Americans in 2019 know that when in the process of going about perfectly normal everyday activities it’s a good idea to keep a camera phone ready in case random white people accuse them of doing something illegal or wrong. That happened to Kelyn Alyssa as she was taking birthday photos...

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  Climate Change Symposium: Will Houston Become Beachfront Property?

  February 18 at 4 a.m.

  Why should Houstonians care if a glacier in Iceland, almost 4,000 miles away, has officially died out? "There's a direct connection. In a weird way we are very much connected to this," says Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology at Rice University, who says NASA scientists predict that the melting of continental...