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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man was convicted Monday of bludgeoning a couple and their two little boys to death, then burying their bodies in a remote desert area where the crime remained hidden until an off-roader stumbled across skeletal remains. After a trial that spanned more than four months and depended largely on circumstantial evidence, jurors …

Your mind isn’t playing tricks. A former member of the pioneering hip-hop group Geto Boys could wind up representing a large part of the city. Brad Jordan, better known as his rap moniker “Scarface,” on Sunday announced his bid for Houston City Council District D. The seat is currently held by Councilman Dwight Boykins, who recently filed paperwork indicating he …

Houston police officers are investigating a deadly auto-pedestrian collision in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood Monday involving a cement truck. The crash was reported around 1:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of S. Shepherd Drive. It is unclear what caused the collision, but Houston police say at least one person is dead. South Shepherd Drive is closed between Vermont and Peden …

Houston police officers found 10 kilos of meth and heroin after a lengthy high-speed pursuit through the city’s southeast side. Officers attempted to stop a pickup truck in the 9700 block of Tavenor around 11:20 a.m. The truck driver sped away, leading officers on a pursuit that lasted more than 40 minutes. The driver eventually stopped along South Loop 610 …

A toddler boy was found Monday night shortly after League City police issued an Amber Alert that said his parents had abducted him amid a CPS custody case. The child, Malakhi Bankhead, was believed to be in danger, authorities said in the abduction alert. A judge last Wednesday ordered his parents, Katherine Ulrich, 21, and Cody Bankhead, 24, to hand …

An 11-year-old child was shot and killed early Sunday in east Harris County, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Investigators say the suspects pulled up to a home in the 15000 block of North Brentwood in Channelview.  The suspects then opened fire on the home, specifically into one room An 11-year-old inside the home was shot and killed.  According …

As the Roman Catholic church’s sex abuse scandal grows ever wider in scope in the U.S., bishops convene for a national meeting in Baltimore on Tuesday under heavy pressure to acknowledge their oversight failures and give a larger role to lay Catholics and secular authorities in confronting the crisis. The pressure comes not only from longtime critics of the church’s …

The driver of a white pickup truck ran a red light and hit a BMW in Jersey Village early Sunday, sending four people to the hospital. The pickup was headed west on the Highway 290 feeder road when it hit the car traveling south on West Road. The BMW was pushed into a concrete highway pillar, authorities said. A 15-year-old …

HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say they’ve recovered the body of a Texas police chief who fell out of a boat into Galveston Bay Friday. The U.S. Coast Guard says a search crew pulled Kemah Police Chief Chris Reed’s body from the water of the Houston Ship Channel Sunday morning, ending a 40-hour search. The 50-year-old police chief had been missing …

The blistering June heat didn’t stop Houstonians from toasting to the Second Sunday Revival at Market Square Park. This weekend’s Revival promised to “spin you Right Round Baby” with Houston’s top DJ’s spinning the hottest vinyl. “Sunday Funday” fans kicked back at the retro lounge presented by Splice Records.