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Kitchen Disaster

Heights restaurant goes up in flames: Long-standing favorite suffers major fire damage

By Tyler Rudick

05.01.13 | 2:32 pm

An unattended deep frying pot is to blame for a Wednesday morning fire that wrecked havoc on a popular Heights-area grocery store and restaurant. At 7 a.m., flames broke out in the kitchen ...


A shocking death

Biker dies halfway through 70-mile charity trek: Details on the Tour de Houston's tragedy

By Tyler Rudick

03.18.13 | 12:08 pm

The Tour de Houston witnessed the first fatality in its eight-year history on Sunday when a man died near Brays Bayou during the annual charity bicycle ride. Jay Evans — a spokespers ...


Dangerous Game

Serial Memorial arsonists caught: Two teens arrested, but a third fire starter still may be on loose

By Tyler Rudick

02.21.13 | 3:44 pm

A rash of mysterious blazes plaguing the Memorial area may be coming to an end, according to the Houston Fire Department. HFD captain Ruy Lozano confirms that two suspected arsonists have ...


Nearly a dozen blazes

Serial arsonist targets the Memorial area, sets fires in stairways to prevent escape

By Tyler Rudick

02.08.13 | 12:28 pm

Investigators with the Houston Fire Department are searching for a possible serial arsonist as a string of fires continues to plague the Memorial area. Since December, the suspect or suspects h ...


three alarms

Mixed-used complex by the Galleria goes up in flames: Fire under investigation

By Tyler Rudick

01.17.13 | 12:37 pm

A three-alarm blaze swept through a Galleria-area complex Wednesday night, destroying a number of small businesses and apartments. Firefighters arrived at the scene just after 9 p.m. as flames ...


Mix Up

Houston Police mistake advertising tape for crime tape, creating an awkward scene

By Tyler Rudick

11.28.12 | 6:13 pm

The Houston Police Department is scratching its head as to how a roll of yellow crime scene tape was replaced with caution tape reading "GarageFloorCoating.com" during a recent investigat ...


Mystery solved?

A bomb on his doorstep: City councilman links stunning death threats to his politics

By Tyler Rudick

11.28.12 | 5:19 pm

Houston city councilman Al Hoang woke Tuesday morning to discover what authorities suggest was an unlit Molotov cocktail sitting on the doorstep of his District F home. The improvised incendiar ...


plastic burns

Mysterious fire creates huge smoke clouds, scares drivers and makes a cable company move fast

By Tyler Rudick

10.11.12 | 10:39 pm

A thick, black haze brought the Southwest Freeway to a halt Thursday afternoon, as firefighters battled a small-but-smoky blaze at a construction site west of Greenway Plaza. Shortly after 2 p. ...


Goodbye Broken Spoke

Landmark Washington Avenue cafe goes up in flames: Fire burns nearby house down

By Tyler Rudick

09.10.12 | 6:33 pm

It was a sad Monday afternoon on Washington Avenue, as members of the Houston Fire Department (HFD) put out a major blaze that effectively destroyed one of the city's most noted Belgian outpost ...


Restaurants under fire?

A dumpster menace? Mysterious fire at Dolce Vita raises arson suspicions after similar blazes

By Sarah Rufca

05.23.12 | 1:24 pm

A fire that broke out at Dolce Vita pizzeria early Wednesday morning is raising questions for investigators. The fire department arrived at the Montrose restaurant around 3:40 a.m. and found a ...


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