Author: Houston Stringer

After the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 World Series, fans took to the streets to celebrate the Houston Astros winning the world championship. https://www.youtube.com/embed/iRzcO1qQJKg Houston Astros fans of all ages celebrated in the streets outside Minute Maid Park. Drivers honked their horns, while their passengers (both kids and adults alike) screamed out the windows and sunroofs with excitement after learning the Astros had secured the 2022 World Series title. Other fans climbed on top of barriers and anything else they could find like the street poles that you can see in the above video and danced the night away. The Houston Astros entered the playoffs and had to battle it out with the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees in order to cle...

In typical deer fashion, a deer decided to cross a busy street as soon as cars were coming and it was caught on camera, shown below (It is not too gory, but viewer discretion is advised). Spoiler Alert: It did not end well for the deer. https://www.youtube.com/embed/dnSgfzmvcIU The incident happened around 11:43 a.m. on November 1, 2022. Deviating from Houston Stringer's usual course of trying to not be part of the story, this footage was captured on my dashcam. While I do not recommend the dashcam I bought (see the "0 mph"?), I do highly recommend that every driver purchases a dashcam, for a variety of reasons. In this case, colliding with a deer in what for all intents and purposes is in a city, may have your insurance company asking questions. A dashcam answers these very eas...

Want something new and different to do this Halloween? One car wash in the Houston area has now transformed its car wash tunnel into a 'Tunnel of Terror'. https://youtube.com/shorts/HkCDdxavdq4?feature=share Tommy's car wash, in Humble, a suburb in northeast Harris County has transformed its car wash tunnel into a "Tunnel of Terror", and deems itself as the "best-haunted car wash experience". While it is "family-friendly" be forewarned that your kids may be crying before they even enter the 'Tunnel of Terror' as ghouls, goblins, and the like make the rounds while you wait in line. As you approach the 'Tunnel of Terror' an employee stresses the importance of leaving your car in neutral and not pressing the gas, no matter what you hear or see in the tunnel. (Despite the realist...

October 26, 2022 - A 17-year-old has been charged and arrested after the Houston Police Department says he shot at a police officer outside of a nightclub located at 5908 Gulfton Street around 3:25 a.m. on September 1, 2022. Photo Courtesy of HPD According to HPD: "Officers responded to a disturbance call outside a night club at the above address and spoke with a security guard who stated multiple suspects, possibly juveniles, were at the location with a weapon. As officers investigated the incident, the suspects, who were near the scene, discharged a handgun towards the officers’ location prior to fleeing on foot." The officer was not hit and bullet casings were found at the scene. HPD ran the casings through the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NBIN) whic...

Robinson Hernandez Cruz has been charged and arrested for aggravated assault after he stabbed a woman family member "multiple times" on Saturday, October 22, 2022, around 9:55 p.m. According to the Houston Police Department: "HPD patrol officers were dispatched to 4412 North Freeway and found the victim, suspect Cruz and their four children in the parking lot of a store.  Suspect Cruz told officers the victim had been stabbed by a person trying to steal his truck and had driven them to the North Freeway location.  Officers observed the victim had multiple stab wounds on her back and side.  Houston Fire Department paramedics transported the victim to an area hospital.  While at the hospital, statements made by the victim and her children indicated C...

An uncle has now been charged after fatally shooting his nephew in north Houston late last week. https://www.youtube.com/embed/WL8VSyfhowE First responders responded to a report of a shooting at 6019 Velma Ln. on Friday, October 21, around 6:25 p.m. Upon arrival, they found a 12-year-old that had been suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics were unable to help him and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. Cesar Chavez, 22, was identified as both the shooter and the boy's uncle. According to the Houston Police Department, "Chavez told investigators his nephew was playing with a toy gun and he wanted to play with him. Chavez grabbed his weapon, thinking it was unloaded, and fired, striking the victim once." The Houston Police Department officially released Mond...

A woman was freed after being trapped in her pickup truck when it wrapped around a utility pole during a major accident in north Houston around midnight. https://www.youtube.com/embed/gIKtpWwyo4Y The accident occurred at the intersection of Little York and Aldine Westfield when a silver Kia Sportage and a black GMC Sierra collided. The official address for this incident was listed as 10799 Aldine Westfield. First responders were initially dispatched at 12:05 a.m. This collision caused the GMC Sierra to flip over and eventually come to a stop as it wrapped around a utility pole. It took firefighters with the Houston Fire Departments Heavy Rescue Unit a good 30 minutes and the removal of the roof of the pickup truck in order to get the woman out without causing her any more injuri...

A fire was reported in the 6500 block of Ledbetter in southeast Houston just after 3 a.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/JC_S-RS4Csg A man who lives in the house told us that after he arrived back from "Monster Jam" (which took place at NRG Stadium) he went to sleep and did not know the house was on fire until someone woke him up by yelling there was smoke. He said he didn't know what caused the fire and that it was an old home that needed work. However, he believes the fire may have originated from the heater since the fire appears to have started where the heater unit was inside the attic, or close to it. A Tweet sent out by the Houston Fire Department around 3:27 a.m. stated the following: "@HoustonFire is currently on the scene near the 6500 blocks of Ledbetter performing ...

A man was shot in the leg during a robbery attempt at an apartment complex in southeast Houston. https://www.youtube.com/embed/TCMw3SwV1Ak According to Lt. Izaguirre of the Houston Police Department, the shooting occurred just after 1 a.m. at the Brookdale Village Apartment complex located at 6113 Gulf Fwy in the Lawndale/Wayside area of Houston. The shooting started when two men who were just getting back from work were approached by two other men. One of the men pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the driver's chest and demanding his money and his wallet. The driver then pushed the man's arm to the side and that is when a single shot was fired. The bullet ended up hitting the passenger's leg. The suspects then fled the scene. Paramedics with the Houston Fire Departmen...