Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital deploys new atrial fibrillation treatment


Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital deploys new atrial fibrillation treatment


Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is the first in Fort Bend County to use a next-generation cardiac ablation system to treat a patient with a common heart rhythm condition called atrial fibrillation. Patients with atrial fibrillation are typically ...


University of Houston building another multimillion dollar sports facility


The University of Houston unveiled renderings of a new basketball facility Sept. 23. The new facility will be adjacent to Hofheiz Pavilion. Orlando design firm, DLR Group, and Page, an Austin-based architecture firm with an office in Houston, have signed ...


Houston art exhibit features classic paintings recreated on a nude body


A unique art exhibit opening this week in Houston features classic, lost, and hidden works of art painted onto the human body using special effects make-up. Two Houston-based artists are behind the project, with one painting the other. "Museum Anatomy" by ...


Police Officer Job - University of Texas Police at Houston - Houston, Texas


The University of Texas Police at Houston (UTP-H) is a member of the University of Texas System Police. It is staffed with a dedicated team of sworn and civilian professionals that serve, protect and preserve the “daily campus life” at the number-one ...


Woman treated after couple escapes NE Houston house fire


HOUSTON -- Paramedics treated a young woman after she and her husband escaped a fire in northeast Houston early Wednesday. It happened on Fairchild at Howton around 12:15 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find a one-store wooden home fully engulfed. They put ...


Forklift operators in Houston foil possible theft


HOUSTON (AP) — Workers at a Houston supply store have been credited with using forklifts to foil a suspected copper thief. Houston police are investigating whether a man detained at Morrison Supply Company could be part of a copper theft ring. KHOU-TV ...


Houston's Best Music Photographers: David Block


Back in June Rocks Off brought you Houston's ten best music photographers, as selected by a small panel of insiders and professionals. Now we'd like you readers to choose the best. Before voting opens, though, here's a little more about our finalists, in ...


Houston pizza favorite suffers fire damage overnight


Early Tuesday morning Spanky's, a long-running family-owned pizza restaurant in southeast Houston suffered fire damage. No one was hurt in the fire, which is believed to have started in the kitchen. Spokesperson Laurie M. Mariner with Spanky's Pizza is the ...



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Most CFOs Aiming for Top C-Suite Jobs: Houston CPA Firm UHY & FEI Survey


Most CFOs Aiming for Top C-Suite Jobs: Houston CPA Firm UHY & FEI Survey


A majority of chief financial officers (CFOs) have career plans that call for them to take a C-Suite position within five years, but at a company other than their current employer, a survey of Houston financial managers by Houston accounting firm UHY LLP ...


Rep. Martha Roby visits Houston County to speak about ISIS


Congresswoman Martha Roby made her rounds in Houston County on Tuesday with the United States carrying out air strikes against Isis now in effect Representative Roby made a stop to meet and speak with constituents at the Dothan Houston Rotary club on Tuesday.


Northwest Houston Gets Smokin' New Dickey's Barbecue Pit - News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports |


HOUSTON, Sept. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dinner options are getting tastier in Houston. On Thursday, September 25 at 11 a.m., Wendy Ridpath will open the newest Dickey's Barbecue Pit in the Copperfield area. The new location is celebrating with a three-day ...


Grading Each Position Going into Houston Rockets 2014 Training Camp


Heading into training camp, the Rockets depth chart is not as star-studded as we all hoped it would be. With no Carmelo Anthony or Chris Bosh, Houston had to fill out its roster with young, unproven talent. But that's old news, so let's shift gears and ...



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Houston's economy impacts rental pace


Houston's economy impacts rental pace


There appears to be no slowing of Houston's housing market, and with new and resale homes at record-high demand levels, the rental market is feeling some obvious effects. The Houston Association of Realtors reported that in July, lease properties that ...


Houston art exhibit features classic paintings recreated on a nude body


A unique art exhibit opening this week in Houston features classic, lost, and hidden works of art painted onto the human body using special effects make-up. Two Houston-based artists are behind the project, with one painting the other.


Houston Rockets may fire Kevin McHale midseason


The Houston Rockets are a team that needs to start figuring things out sooner rather than later as their window for a championship is already closing. That has a lot to do with postseason play but the blame is falling on head coach Kevin McHale. According ...


Bears’ Lamarr Houston now says Colin Kaepernick uttered slur


After Colin Kaepernick was penalized for using “inappropriate language” in a loss to the Bears on Sept. 14,Chicago defensive end Lamarr Houston said he didn’t hear the 49ers’ quarterback say anything to him. Houston has amended that story.


Houston prospects Karim Martinez & Craig Baker sign with Sampson Boxing


Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing proudly announces the signing of 23-year-old junior welterweight Karim "KC" Martinez (15-1, 7 KOs) and 30-year-old light heavyweight Craig "El Gato Negro" Baker (14-0, 10 KOs), both of Houston Texas. Southpaw Karim ...


Northwest Houston Gets Smokin' New Dickey's Barbecue Pit


HOUSTON, Sept. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dinner options are getting tastier in Houston. On Thursday, September 25 at 11 a.m., Wendy Ridpath will open the newest Dickey's Barbecue Pit in the Copperfield area. The new location is celebrating with a three-day ...


Bears DE Lamarr Houston says Colin Kaepernick called him the N-word


The whole "What did Colin Kaepernick say to get an inappropriate language penalty?" story probably would have died right away if Kaepernick had come clean. Kaepernick said he didn't say anything to cause the 15-yard inappropriate language penalty two weeks ...


Report: Lamarr Houston says 49ers QB Kaepernick did use racial slur


The Colin Kaepernick-Lamarr Houston slur saga just got more interesting. Last week Kaepernick was fined more than $11,000 by the NFL for what an official called "inappropriate language" following a fourth-quarter interception in the San Francisco 49ers' 28 ...


Houston airports to give fliers free Wi-Fi


Houston's Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports have become the latest in the USA to offer free Wi-Fi. The Houston Airport System (HAS) that runs the airports says free Wi-Fi is available in all terminal areas at Hobby and in terminals A and D at Bush ...


Complete Houston Rockets 2014 Training Camp Preview


After a failure of an offseason, the Houston Rockets will enter training camp with a less talented roster in comparison to the 2013-14 campaign. General manager Daryl Morey courted big names such as Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh, but did not secure either ...



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Lamarr Houston says Colin Kaepernick did use N-word


Lamarr Houston says Colin Kaepernick did use N-word


San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick denied using racially-charged language after he was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct during his team’s loss to the Chicago Bears last week. At first, Bears defensive lineman Lamarr Houston defended ...


Tag: Houston Alexander


As the hilariously self-aware promotion of James Thompson vs. Eric Prindle (see above) already showed us, Bellator has shifted gears from the “toughest tournament in sports” to a more freakshow-centric form of MMA under The Coker Era, one which fans ...


Cranes of Houston look like works of art


A common part of the Houston experience these days in most every stretch of real estate is peering up at a construction crane as a new city emerges below. Skyscrapers, chic condominiums, shopping centers, parking garages, office buildings, all of them ...


Houston pizza favorite suffers fire damage overnight


Early Tuesday morning Spanky's, a long-running family-owned pizza restaurant in southeast Houston suffered fire damage. No one was hurt in the fire, which is believed to have started in the kitchen. Spokesperson Laurie M. Mariner with Spanky's Pizza is the ...


Kaepernick, Houston dispute quarterback’s use of slur


The NFL’s letter informing 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick that he’s been fined for using abusive language doesn’t specific what he said. Bears defensive end Lamarr Houston now says that Kaepernick used the “N” word. Kaepernick contends he ...


HPD officer says it was 'hand-to-hand combat' in SE Houston school fight


SYAN, THANKS SO MUCH. NOW TO THE OTHER BREAKING NEWS STORY FROM SOUTHEAST HOUSTON. OFFICERS ARE AT A SCHOOL AFTER A FIGHT BROKE OUT. THIS IS HAPPENING AT THE HOPE ACADEMY ON NORTH MAC MACGREGOR. AND WE HAVE FIND COURTNEY GILMORE LIVE ON THIS STORY.


Lamarr Houston says Colin Kaepernick used n-word, but more a 'cultural thing'


Chicago Bears defensive end Lamarr Houston was flagged for inappropriate language on Monday. After the game, this gave him an opportunity to talk about Colin Kaepernick's penalty. In the least surprising news of the day, Chicago Bears defensive end Lamarr ...



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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Houston's Airports Begin Offering Free WiFi


Houston's Airports Begin Offering Free WiFi


Sept. 23--Travelers to Houston's largest airports will now have access to free WiFi. The service will be available in all terminals at Hobby Airport and in Terminals A and D at Bush Intercontinental for the tens of millions of travelers through the ...



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Houston Texans: Will last year be repeated?


Houston Texans: Will last year be repeated?


All the Sonic Drive-Ins in Houston, Texas, do a promotion during football season: Free Texans slushies the Tuesday after a Houston Texans win. Last year, Sonic gave away it’s last free “Texans” slush on September 17th, 2013. That’s right.


Houston Cosmetic Dentist, Dr. Behzad Nazari, is Now Offering Various Teeth Whitening Options


HOUSTON, Sept. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston cosmetic dentist, Dr. Behzad Nazari, is now offering a variety of teeth whitening options to area patients. With these options, patients have even more ways to brighten their smile and improve their looks.


School Board moves LAMP temporarily to Houston Hill


Loveless Academic Magnet Program is moving to Houston Hill. The Montgomery County school board, in a special-called meeting on Monday, voted unanimously, 6-0 (board member Heather Sellers was not present), to both declare an emergency at the current LAMP ...


Houston man sentenced for role in tax fraud scheme


HOUSTON (AP) - A Houston man has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his involvement in a scheme to file more than 250 fraudulent tax returns that claimed nearly $1.3 million in refunds. Thirty-two-year-old Linus Davar Riggs was sentenced in ...


South Houston PD releases surveillance video of Domino's robbery


SOUTH HOUSTON, Texas – Police have release surveillance video of a robbery at a Domino's Pizza in the city of South Houston from last month. According to the South Houston Police Department, it happened around 11 p.m. on Aug. 24 at the restaurant located ...


Youth stabbed, rushed to hospital in southwest Houston


Update: According to reports, a baby was injured and a family dog was killed in the bizarre attack in southwest Houston on Monday. Both KTRK and KHOU say a father is accused of stabbing a 16-month-old boy and the pet. Neighbors reportedly ran to the home ...


Police investigate incidents at Houston car washes


Houston law enforcement authorities say both of the city’s commercial car wash facilities were hit by burglary last Wednesday night. Police Chief Jim McNiell said heavy loss was sustained at the Big Red Car Wash on Highway 17 just east of U.S. 63, while ...


Houston Astros head to Arlington to take on the Texas Rangers


With the Sliver Boot already secured, the Houston Astros (69-87) will take on the Texas Rangers (62-93) for the last time this season in a three-game series at Arlington Ball Park. The Astros will send Nick Tropeano (1-1, 2.70 ERA) to the mound tonight to ...


Police: Houston man stabs infant son, dog


HOUSTON — Police said a man stabbed his 16-month-old son and may have tried to throw him out of a window Monday morning. Officers said the man then stabbed their family dog to death. The incident happened around 10 a.m. on West Hampton Drive in southwest ...


L.A., Houston, Philadelphia mayors vow more action on climate change


Mayors of three of the nation’s largest cities are pledging to take more action against climate change by implementing new projects to curb greenhouse gas emissions and persuading other leaders to do the same. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Houston ...



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