The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: Rickey Smiley said he “felt something wasn’t right” in the hours before the death of David “Kidd” Kraddick on Saturday. He was 53. Smiley took to Twitter Sunday morning to talk about the loss of his “Dish Nation” co-star and Dallas-Fort Worth’s celebrated syndicated radio personality. Kraddick reportedly suffered an aneurysm during a charity golf […]
Get the Latest Gospel News & Features: Houston will join 100 cities in a peaceful protest for Trayvon Martin Saturday, organized by Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network. The Houston protest will unfold at 11 a.m. on the steps of Houston City Hall, near the reflection pool. The goal of the protest, Bishop James Dixon said, is to call […]
Houston can expect an additional 450,000 jobs and a capital investment of $45 billion after the Greater Houston Partnership received a $3 million dollar grant from General Electric to support GHP’s Opportunity Houston 2.0 campaign. The jobs will begin to arrive between 2014 and 2020, attracting talent, growing the regional workforce, and enhancing Houston’s image. The campaign, […]
A 15-year-old is being hailed a hero after he and a friend heroically find an abducted 5-year-old girl in Lancaster, Penn. Temar Boggs and his friend took to the street on bicycles after police scoured their neighborhood in search for Jocelyn Rojas. Rojas was lured away from her front yard by a man who offered her ice […]
George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin on Saturday night. The verdict finally gives closure to a high-profile case that galvanized racial sentiment not seen since the O.J. Simpson murder trial happened two decades earlier. A six-person all-women jury in the Sanford, Florida trial deliberated on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter. See […]
Facebook users might notice a whole new search bar on the account–the social graph search–which debuted to a fraction of the social network’s billion users in January. The new tool allows users to dig deeper within their circle of friends to discover their interests, relationships and more. With Graph search, you can enter a phrase […]
Cherrelle and the late Whitney Houston were great friends growing up, closer than sisters, the veteran artist behind hits like “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On” told Kandi Eastman when she visited Majic 102.1 recently. They were so close, in fact, she says God helped prepare her for Whitney’s death through a dream in February 2012. Cherrelle says the night […]
Get an inside look at James Fortune‘s new Houston studio, where he began broadcasting “The James Fortune Show” on June 12. His show launched on May 28, and has now settled in the Bayou City at Praise Houston! Get Connected to The James Fortune Show and More! Like the Praise Houston Facebook Page… Related Stories […]
Could you imagine Deer Park, Friendswood or La Porte disappearing in a single year? Approximately 30,000 Americans die annually as the result of a suicide, nearly the same amount of people which lives in each of those cities. Fortunately, there are warning signs to look for which indicate you or someone you love needs to […]
Rescue crews are working to free up to 10 people trapped in the rubble of a building that collapsed Wednesday morning in Philadelphia. The four-story building was connected to both an apartment complex and Salvation Army Thrift Store, according Action News 6. The fire commissioner, Lloyd Ayers, said as many as eight to ten people […]