Houston Chronicle - Breaking News

As a Breaking News Intern, I told stories on grief, justice, crime, and hope. With on-the-street interviewing skills and a strong sense of empathy, I delved deeper into issues to find out about the people involved, and not just the basic facts.

The family of a 14-year-old student who died Tuesday in a school bus crash remembered her Thursday as a shy, intelligent and loving young woman.

A year ago ... a 50-year-old disabled Army veteran found himself homeless after a faulty background check wrongly labeled him a child molester and he was denied housing just days after leaving a Houston hospital.