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Police: Woman Who Murdered Jonathan Foster May Be Serial Killer

During an afternoon news conference today, Houston Police investigators said Mona Yvette Nelson, the woman charged with capital murder in the death of 12-year-old Jonathan Foster, may be a child serial killer. Officers said they are investigating whether Nelson may …

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Woman Charged With Capital Murder In Disappearance Of 12-Year-Old

The woman taken into custody earlier today in connection with the disappearance and apparent murder of 12-year-old Jonathan Foster had been formally arrested on capital murder charges. Houston Police

Amber Alert Issued For 12-Year-Old Boy Missing Since Christmas Eve

More than three days after 12-year-old Jonathan Foster went missing on Houston’s near north side, authorities have issued an Amber Alert. [caption id="attachment_49631" align="alignright" width="285" caption="JONATHAN FOSTER"][/caption] Foster was last

Anger, Principles and the Tea Party Movement

[caption id="attachment_46850" align="alignleft" width="129" caption="John Pape"][/caption] There are those who say the Tea Party movement is driven by anger. As much as I hate to admit

Others In Sugar Land City Government Should Take A Lesson In Leadership From Mayor James Thompson

[caption id="attachment_46850" align="alignleft" width="129" caption="John Pape"][/caption] It was refreshing to see Sugar Land Mayor James Thompson sit down with FortBendNow reporter Jamie Mock recently and honestly

Proposed Mental Health Budget Cuts Threatening Services At Texana Center

The Department of State Health Services has proposed a nearly $ 90 million cut to the state's 39 publicly supported community mental health centers, and the Texana Center

Grand Mission Home Invasion Suspects May Also Be Involved In Series Of Robberies In West Houston Area

The team of home invasion robbers that hit a Grand Mission home Monday, leaving a woman and 15-yar-old boy tied up in the master bedroom, may also be

Fort Bend Area Gasoline Prices Drop 3.5 Cents, Now Average $2.51 Per Gallon

After several weeks of creeping upward, average retail gasoline prices in Fort Bend have fallen 3.5 cents per gallon in the past week. Gas prices in the Fort Bend

Fort Bend Area Remains Under Flash Flood Watch, More Rain Expected Through Afternoon

The Fort Bend area remains under a flash flood watch until 4 p.m. as moisture left over from Hurricane Alex continues to push in from the Gulf of

Alex Poised To Strike Northern Mexico, Fort Bend Area To See Thundershowers

As Hurricane Alex continues to move toward an expected landfall in northern Mexico tonight or early tomorrow, the Fort Bend area is expected to see showers and thundershowers

Local Gasoline Prices Drop For Third Straight Week, Now Average $2.56 Per Gallon

Average retail gasoline prices in the Fort Bend area have fallen for the third week in a row, dropping by another 3.1 cents per gallon last week. The local

Gasoline Prices Drop Another 4.5 Cents, Now Average $2.59 Cents Per Gallon

Average retail gasoline prices in the Fort Bend County area have fallen another 4.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.59 per gallon yesterday. This compares with

Four PediaCare Children’s Medications Recalled, FDA Says Manufacturing Plant Had ‘Serious Problems’

The manufacturer of PediaCare has recalled four brands of the popular over-the-counter children’s medication after federal inspectors found poor quality standards at the Johnson & Johnson plant where