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Rice Football 2024: SHSU Game Week Practice Report
Rice football opens the season against Sam Houston State, their first home opener in six years. Here’s what we learned from the Owls at practice this week. After practicing against guys wearing the same colored jersey for weeks, everyone around South Main is ready for Rice football to kick off its season this coming Saturday against Sam Houston. That includes some somewhat unexpected starters, a few key transfer pieces nursing injuries and a few new tech toys for head coach Mike Bloomgren and his program to incorporate into their new reality.
Sheldon ISD 3rd grade teacher, among 20 federal arrests, accused of drug dealing during class
A third-grade teacher was arrested after federal agents say they caught her on a wiretap dealing drugs while in class.That's just one of 20 arrests announced Thursday, as law enforcement officers revealed what they call a crackdown on violent gangs that has been two years in the making."Cocaine, meth, machine guns, and gangs," U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani said to start off the press conference. "It's a recipe whose consequences play out on the streets of Houston every day and every night."Hamdani, along with other federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, announced they had arrested 17 people on Wednesday. Three...
Kimberley A. Martin rolls eyes in disbelief as ESPN co-star Damien Woody makes bizarre NFL quarterback analogy
KIMBERLEY A. Martin was stunned after hearing Damien Woody’s analogy describing Houston Texans rookie quarterback CJ Stroud’s success in his first NFL season. ESPN’s Get Up cast discussed what quarterback besides Patrick Mahomes they would want to start their franchise with on Thursday morning. After former NFL safety and broadcaster Louis Riddick selected Jordan Love, […]
Roadblocks keeping Homestead-area's vacant Kmart eyesore from next phase
Residents in Houston's Homestead neighborhood are tired of looking at what they call a 30-year eyesore.Back in the 1960s, it was a thriving shopping center, and Kmart was its biggest attraction.On Wednesday, a Houston city council member brought the issue to Mayor John Whitmire's attention and called on the developer to take action."On Saturday, we used to shop with my aunt. It was Kmart," Tonya Murphy, a longtime Homestead resident, said.Murphy is all grown up now, but she remembers the good old days when the vacant building and empty lot were full of retailers."I hate to see it look like...
Sugar Daddy site user instantly recognized murder suspect accused of killing 21-year-old: Records
A 21-year-old woman found shot to death inside her southwest Houston apartment had an issue with a stalker a year before her murder over the weekend, new charging documents for the suspect revealed.On Thursday, the Houston Police Department announced officers arrested 51-year-old Bobby Singh Shah during a traffic stop on the city's northwest side the evening before. HPD said Shah was charged with capital murder for the death of Muna Pandey, whom Houston's Nepalese community identified as a Nepal national learning to be a nurse in the U.S.WANTED: Homicide detectives are searching for this male in the fatal shooting of...
New manufacturing facility in south Houston to produce more than 800,000 tests per day for COVID-19, flu and RSV
The new production facility is Healgen Scientific’s largest in the U.S. The company is also opening a new headquarters in Katy. A new manufacturing facility in south Houston will produce testing kits for COVID-19, the flu and RSV. "These are all infectious diseases, very important things that are quite...
Astros send McCormick to minors
The Houston Astros optioned outfielder Chas McCormick to Triple-A following Wednesday's 10-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, the team announced. Houston did not announce a corresponding move. McCormick is in the midst of a down year, hitting .192/.256/.292 with five home runs and 24 RBIs in 87 games. But he's...
Celestial event over East Texas will see six planets visibly align
TYLER, Texas — The TJC Earth and Space Science Center is preparing for a celestial event that will result in up to six planets visible to stargazers. "You'll be able to see up to six planets in the sky all at one time: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn," Dr. Beau Hartweg, the director of the TJC Earth and Space Science Center, said. "Those are the ones you'll be able to see with your own eyes. And then if you have a telescope, you might also be able to see Uranus and Neptune.
Unique ‘Hot Air Balloon Glo Festival’ coming to Bridge City
Come float away at a first-of-its-kind “Hot Air Balloon Glo Festival” held in Bridge City next month. The festival, slated for Sep. 14, will include live music; food vendors; arts and crafts; kids’ activities; and, of course, hot air balloons. “There really hasn’t been anything like this in the area,” Bridge City Chamber of Commerce […] The post Unique ‘Hot Air Balloon Glo Festival’ coming to Bridge City appeared first on Orange Leader.
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