Texas Mom Delivers Quadruplets: Two Sets of Identical Twins
Gina Sunseri/ABC News(HOUSTON) — A Texas couple trying to give their son a little sibling gave him four brothers instead, beating the odds to deliver quadruplets — two sets of identical twin boys conceived at the same time.Tressa Montalvo, 36, g…
Police Seek Man Charged with Stalking Houston TV Reporter
KPRC(HOUSTON) — Authorities are in pursuit of a man accused of stalking a Houston local television news anchor and traffic reporter, who now “is in fear of her life,” the Houston Chronicle reported.Investigators, according to the paper, said Christoph…
Police Seek Man Charged with Stalking Houston TV Reporter
KPRC(HOUSTON) — Authorities are in pursuit of a man accused of stalking a Houston local television news anchor and traffic reporter, who now “is in fear of her life,” the Houston Chronicle reported.Investigators, according to the paper, said Christoph…
Houston, Philadelphia Kids Accidently Shoot Themselves at Home
George Doyle/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — A 4-year-old boy in Houston accidently shot himself in the head, and a 5-year-old girl in Philadelphia shot herself in the foot after both children got a hold of their parents’ guns Tuesday night while playing at hom…
Houston Jail Worker Charged in Sex for Candy Case
(HOUSTON) — A Houston jailer has been charged with sexual assault of a child after he admitted to trading candy and treats for sexual favors with an incarcerated 15-year-old. In a taped interview, Robert Emerson Robinson, 28, admitted to having sex wi…
‘Black Magic’ Rape Suspect Arrested
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(HOUSTON, Texas) — Police in Texas arrested a man who allegedly lured a teenage girl into his home under the pretense he knew black magic and then sexually assaulted her.Mario Munoz-Verudes, 60, was booked into the H…
Alleged Houston Killer Used Past Tense in "Dr. Phil" Interview
ABC | Houston Police Dept.(HOUSTON) — Mark Castellano, the Houston computer technician who has been charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, Michelle Warner, referred to her in the past tense during an interview with TV talk-show host Phil McGraw two d…
Body of Missing Houston Mother Found
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — Police have found the body of a 31-year-old Houston mother after her ex-boyfriend gave a statement implicating himself in her death, according to police.
The body of Michelle Warner, 31, was found Sunday more than 5…
Body of Missing Houston Mother Found
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — Police have found the body of a 31-year-old Houston mother after her ex-boyfriend gave a statement implicating himself in her death, according to police.
The body of Michelle Warner, 31, was found Sunday more than 5…
Houston Texans Fan Dies After Falling from Escalator at Stadium
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — A fan who was attending a preseason game at the Houston Texans’ Reliant Stadium died after toppling off of an escalator while trying to slide down its handrails.The death of 25-year-old Jonathan Kelly, a Texans …
Big East Conference Looking to Add 14th Football Member
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(EAST HARTFORD, CONN) — The Big East Conference wants to add a 14th football team, newly appointed Big East commissioner Mike Aresco annonuced on Thursday night.
Aresco also confirmed that the conference is planning to have …
Houston Massage Therapist Indicted for Alleged Sexual Assault
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office(HOUSTON) — After two Texas women accused him of sexual assault, Cody Wayne Lewis, a massage therapist at a popular spa chain, has been indicted.The company, Massage Envy, now says that the spa he worked for did not f…
Houston’s Shooting-Survival Video a YouTube Success
Houston Office of Public Safety/ABC News(HOUSTON) — Houston’s six-minute PSA video created to show the public what to do in the event of a shooting has had more than 260,000 views on YouTube since it was posted July 23.Completed shortly before t…
Blind Passenger Causes Emergency Landing, 12-Hour Flight Delay
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — An unruly passenger aboard a Spirit Airlines red eye flight from Los Angeles to Ft. Lauderdale over the weekend forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in Texas, which then led to an over 12-hour layover for ap…
‘Speed Trap’ Warning Lands Texas Woman in Jail
ABC News(HOUSTON) — A Houston woman’s attempt to save drivers from a speeding ticket landed her something worse: 12 hours in jail. As she rode her bicycle home from a grocery store last week near downtown Houston, Natalie Plummer noticed police office…
Houston Strip Club ‘Pole Tax’ Will Help Pay for Rape Kits
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — A new $5 sin tax on strip clubs in Houston will go to help reduce the city’s backlog of an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 rape kits that have remained untested because of limited resources.The $5 tax was promoted by C…
Pablo Picasso Painting Vandalized at Houston Museum
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — Police are using security and cellphone video to locate a man who vandalized Pablo Picasso’s famous painting, “Woman in a Red Armchair,” at a museum in Houston.A fellow museum patron’s ce…
Houston Murder-for-Hire Plot Has New Twist
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — A woman who confessed to plotting with her lover, Jeffrey Stern, to have his wife killed allegedly is now trying to have him killed from behind bars, Stern’s attorney has said.Prosecutors say Stern, a prominent Housto…
Houston Man Claims Self Defense in Fatal Shooting of Neighbor
David De Lossy/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — A Houston man on trial for fatally shooting his neighbor says he was acting in self defense and his home video can prove it.Raul Rodriguez, a former firefighter, was recording his argument with neighbors, when he s…
Drunk Driver Made to Wear Sign Saying He Killed a Man
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HOUSTON, Texas) — A man from Houston who killed a man while driving drunk has been ordered to wear a sign saying, “I killed Aaron Coy Pennywell while driving drunk.”Michael Giacona, 39, ran a red light an…