Criminal Justice
Baby Shot By HPD Officer Still ‘Fighting For His Life’ 2 Weeks Later, Mother Says
Posted on · The 1-year-old boy is in the ICU with bullet fragments in his head.
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Criminal Justice
Robbery Suspect Killed, Baby Injured In Houston Police Shooting
Posted on · The 1-year-old boy was taken to a hospital in stable condition
News
9-Month-Old Child Dies After Being Left In Vehicle In Baytown
Posted on · Harris County Sheriff's Office said the child was in the vehicle for an "extended period of time"
News
UPDATE: HPD Arrests 28 Year-Old Woman Regarding Murder And Baby Abduction Case In Southwest Houston
Posted on · Chief Art Acevedo says suspect Erika Gisela Miranda-Alvarez had known Carolina Miranda Flores, stabbed mother of Shamali Flores, for about five years
Health & Science
Baby Helmet Therapy On The Rise
Posted on · As parents of newborns have been following pediatric recommendations of putting their babies to sleep on their backs to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, there has been a steep rise in babies with misshapen skulls.
News
A Mother’s Plea After Baby Dies In Hot Car
Posted on · A Houston-area mother reflects on how her 3-year-old son died, after spending over 10 hours inside of a hot vehicle nearly 8 years ago. The deaths of four children in hot cars in recent days have almost surpassed the total for all of last year, with Texas leading the nation in these tragedies.
Houston Matters
Houston Mothers-to-Be Have Many Choices, from Hospital to Home Births
Posted on · While the vast majority of Houston women give birth in hospitals, some choose to have their child in a birthing center, or even at home. According to the CDC, the number of home births is rising, though still just over one in a hundred choose to have their children outside of a hospital. When a […]
Houston Matters
Meet Duncan — The New Baby Elephant at the Houston Zoo
Posted on · We learn about Duncan, the new baby elephant born this month at the Houston Zoo. Duncan was born around 2:15 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, to mother Shanti. He’s a 385-pound Asian elephant. This is Shanti’s fourth baby, zoo staffers say. Martina Stevens, the Houston Zoo’s elephant manager, describes the birth process and how Duncan’s […]