http://www.khou.com/news/local RSS Feed for KHOU - News - Local en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:17:13 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/local/Houston-to-crackdown-on-rundown-apartment-complexes-70682882.html Almost half of the city’s population live in apartment buildings. Sadly, some of the units are rundown and falling apart. Some places are so bad that people have actually died. The city is now trying to make sure that will never happen again. http://www.khou.com/news/local/County-judge-outraged-after-boy-gets-gun-past-guards-in-juvenile-detention-center-70683537.html There has been enormous fallout over a major juvenile jail mishap that started when a young man smuggled a gun into jail. The gun wasn’t detected because the metal detector was turned off, and ended up in the cell of a 16-year-old boy. http://www.khou.com/news/local/HPD-Daughter-was-aware-helped-mom-plot-to-kill-dad-70657532.html Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit determined Friday that 18-year-old Ashley Shamp, was aware and involved in her mother's alleged plot to murder her stepfather. The teen turned herself in Friday night. http://www.khou.com/news/local/11-News-poll-Runoff-races-are-close-across-the-board-70656277.html An 11 News / KUHF Houston Public Radio poll finds runoff races for Houston Controller and several City Council races are too close to call. http://www.khou.com/news/local/Mass-adoption-celebration-highlights-National-Adoption-Month-70666952.html David and Christine Cutler stood before a Harris County judge on the 7th floor of the Juvenile Justice Center Friday morning. It’s a location where you don’t often here laughter and applause. But on the eve of National Adoption Day, applause, laughter, and tears were definitely in order. http://www.khou.com/news/local/Texans-can-check-Web-site-for-swine-flu-vaccine-70668407.html The Texas health department is making a flu vaccine locator available on its Web site—TexasFlu.org—to help people find the vaccines for both seasonal flu and swine flu. http://www.khou.com/news/local/Two-Conroe-ISD-students-approached-by-suspects-while-walking-to-school-70678887.html http://www.khou.com/news/local/11-News-Weather-Blog-A-Better-Weekend-70676067.html Flood threat averted, our weekend will gradually clear up. http://www.khou.com/news/local/HPD-aims-to-put-the-brakes-on-red-light-runners-literally-70662487.html The Houston Police department is trying to put the brakes on thousands of red light runners who haven’t made good on their traffic violations. http://www.khou.com/news/local/70644662.html DALLAS (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to grant a rehearing in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. sabotaged abandoned wells.