Katy News

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 5:42 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 5:42 p.m. It's one of those markers on the winding road to adulthood: the first visit home after having gone off to college.

Shortly after noon today deputies of the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office responded to a robbery Kroger's, 1550 State Highway 99 near Katy.

Parents and elected officials across the USA are demanding that schools slacken zero-tolerance policies that are meant to reduce violence because strict adherence has lead to some students being forced out of school for bringing items such as eyebrow trimmers and a Cub Scout's camping tool to campus.

Houston attorney John O'Quinn, who died this morning in a car accident on Allen Parkway, left more than a legal legacy.

Friendswood kept its state tournament hopes alive with a 10-1 quarterfinal win over Magnolia West at the Region III-4A Team Tennis Championships on Friday in Katy.

A former Katy ISD elementary school teacher was indicted today after law enforcement officials found 57,000 images of child pornography and 1,000 videos of sex involving young children on his computer, a case Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott described as one of the most disturbing he has ever seen.

Visit Animal Tales in Katy this Friday evening from 6 - 8 PM for their monthly Yappy Hour.

For BRSCPA, a certified public accounting firm exclusively serving the west Houston area, the new office space means improved client service, new amenities for employees and room for growth.

Robert R. Roberts, 83, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at his home in Katy, Texas.

Owner Vanessa O'Donnell will use the location as a baking hub for both Katy stores as well as future venues in Houston.

Claim: Prayers are requested for Nick Doize, a teenager battling leukemia. TRUE Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2009] Special Prayer Request for Nick Doize at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, TX I am starting a Prayer Signing for my girlfriend's son who is fighting A.L.L. . Nick Doize, 16, has been fighting this insidious disease for more ...

With gold prices at all-time highs, you might be tempted to sell your jewelry or coins to help make ends meet.

The Public House I have been here a couple of times. The owners [Ciaran Simon Chris Shine ] make you a very warm welcome.

For more than two decades, many Houston veterinarians have engaged in a quiet mutiny of sorts.

Dress up your pooch and bring him or her to the City of Katy Dog Park on Thursday, October 29th beginning at 5 PM! It promises to be a "spooktacular" evening, with costume contests and trick-or-treating for your furry ghosts and goblins.

When the T-Mobile Sidekick started having data problems two weeks ago, it was a big pain for nearly all of the company's roughly 800,000 subscribers.

Detectives find the body of a Katy High School tennis coach who was reported missing by his wife.

The cooler the temperature gets, the better the football-playing weather is around these parts.

Harris County commissioners will vote next week on whether to return $181 million federal stimulus dollars to TxDOT after learning the county won't receive a key permit in time to begin construction of segment E of the Grand Parkway.

Originally published October 7, 2009 at midnight, updated October 7, 2009 at 10:20 p.m. If you go: Symphonic Spooktacular will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct.