Houston

A Houston man is charged with murder in the shooting death of his fiancée, days after he proposed to her on Facebook Live. 39-year-old Kendrick Akins, is accused of shooting and killing 33-year-old Dominic Jefferson at her apartment complex Friday. According to officers, Akins allegedly shot Jefferson in the chest with a pistol following an argument. […]

By now you should be well aware that Christmas and the holidays are over. Even though some people begin taking down decorations the moment the clock strikes December 26, there are some among us who wait until January – or in some cases February to get rid of lights and trees! If you purchased a […]

2020 is only a few hours away and with that, a bunch of new laws in Texas are set to go into effect. These new laws couple with the ones that just went into effect back in September so here’s a cheat sheet as to what is now legal and illegal in the state. BINGO […]

Every year as high school seniors prepare to attend college, schools and other advisors tell students to prep for financial aid and tap into existing resources to help pay for college. Now a new state law is helping students no longer leave money on the table. When House Bill 3 was passed in regards to […]

Come tomorrow at 6 a.m., residents in Third Ward will be able to finally shop at a newer, bigger grocery store. H-E-B unveiled its new location to a few community members on Tuesday (Dec 17.) The new store, a 90,000-square-foot facility located at North MacGregor and Highway 288 arrives months after grounds were broke in […]

After the dust settled on the most expensive mayoral race in city history, Sylvester Turner won re-election against Tony Buzbee on Saturday night. “Let this campaign be a reminder that you can grow up and still live in the ‘hood, and still be the mayor of the fourth largest city in the United States of America,” Turner said at […]

After the dust settled on the most expensive mayoral race in city history, Sylvester Turner won re-election against Tony Buzbee on Saturday night. “Let this campaign be a reminder that you can grow up and still live in the ‘hood, and still be the mayor of the fourth largest city in the United States of America,” Turner said at […]

A gift of $35,000 is being made this week to the Patriotic Service Dog Foundation (PSDF) of Murietta, CA from the Light Up To Live Foundation (LUTLF) to fund a highly trained service dog for a military Veteran handler who passes a rigorous needs application process. Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS), Traumatic Brain Injury […]

A gift of $35,000 is being made this week to the Patriotic Service Dog Foundation (PSDF) of Murietta, CA from the Light Up To Live Foundation (LUTLF) to fund a highly trained service dog for a military Veteran handler who passes a rigorous needs application process. Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS), Traumatic Brain Injury […]

Smart Financial believes in giving back to the communities it serves. This holiday season, they are giving the gift of entertainment.  They are sending a classroom of students, their teachers and parents from a local school to the Hip Hop Nutcracker show at the Smart Financial Centre. If you are a teacher or parent and […]

The Houston Food Bank, one of the more beloved entities in Houston, especially during the holidays suffered a major setback last week when an ammonia leak lead to the spoiling of 1.8 million pounds of food. A spokesperson for the food bank said that a fan broke last week in an area where food is […]

On Sunday, Kanye West is bringing his traveling choir to Lakewood Church for Sunday Service, his brand of praise and worship that remixes current songs and fixes them up in a gospel manner. The rapper was invited to Lakewood by Pastor Joel Osteen and West took him up on his offer. https://twitter.com/lakewoodchurch/status/1195056165484466177 West will attend the 11 […]