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  They look like they rolled straight out of a Terminator movie. Futuristic robotic combat vehicles were on display this week at a Texas A&M campus to show off existing military technology to the Army Futures Command, an Austin-based post that develops future war fighting concepts for the U.S. Army It was the first such demonstration at the A&M Rellis …

A  man was injured in a drive-by shooting in northeast Houston Friday night. The Houston Police Department said the man was shot in the buttocks in the 7900 block of Homestead Road. He was transported to a local hospital, and his condition is unknown This is a developing story. It will be updated when more information is available. STAY INFORMED: Text CHRON …

Officials with the City of Houston said property owners should take preparations in advance of the lowering of Lake Houston over the next two weeks. The lake will be lowered six inches Monday, May 20 to allow contractors to begin work on the Lake Houston dam, officials said in a release. The lake will be lowered another six inches Tuesday, …

CHICAGO (AP) — A mother plotted for months to acquire a newborn before she and her daughter strangled a pregnant Chicago woman and cut her baby from her womb using a butcher’s knife, prosecutors said Friday as they revealed gruesome new details about the case. Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, 19, was lured to the home where Clarisa Figueroa lived with her daughter, …

Police believe they stopped a potential serial rapist after arresting a teenager implicated in two sexual assaults and a third attempted assault. Carlos Eduardo Guevara, 18, was arrested in southwest Houston after he allegedly admitted to sexually assaulting a woman shortly after midnight Tuesday morning, according to Pasadena Police Chief Josh Bruegger. Detectives in Missouri City have also linked Guevara …

Fifteen male suspects ranging from their 20’s to their 50’s were arrested in an undercover prostitution sting conducted in Cypress last week by the Harris County Constable Precinct 4 Office. Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said the sting was conducted mostly near North Harris county schools, businesses and neighborhoods in preparation for the summer months when children are out of …

Houston:At the World Affairs Council (WAC) and Houston Karachi Sister City Association ( HKSCA)  “Dinner & Diplomacy”  featuring H.E. Asad Majeed Khan, Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, Mr. S. Javaid Anwar, Chief Patron HKSCA, Consul General Aisha Farooqui of Pakistan, Roger Mark, President ‪Sister Cities‬ International,  Ronan O’Malley,  Director of Programs (WAC), Saeed Sheikh, President HKSCA, M.J.Khan, Mohammad …

By: Raja Zahid A Khanazada Houston: Military operations have curbed militant activities in country, Asad Majeed Khan, Ambassador of Pakistan addressed at World Affairs Council and Houston Karachi Sister City Association Dinner & Diplomacy Event: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Asad MajeedKhan has suggested to American citizens to visit and enjoy new Pakistan where security situation has been …

By: Raja Zahid A Khanazada HOUSTON :Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has said “Houston is a big diverse family and the Muslim community is an important part of that diversity.” It’s a great city. As we say, it’s the most diverse city in the United States,” Turner said at annual Ramadan Iftar dinner arranged by Karachi Houston Sister City Association along …

Houston natives might remember filling their car up at Diamond Shamrock while driving home from Astroworld. Or getting their arcade fix at Tilt after catching a movie at the Greenway Theatre. That was all possible in the 1980s and 1990s in Houston, when Foley’s was still around and Blockbuster could keep someone occupied in a world without Netflix.   Since …