Ralph Green

St. Louis

Suburban Reporter Producer at Houston Chronicle

Articles

What to know about National Best Friends Day

18 hours ago | houstonchronicle.com | Ralph Green

Buffalo Bayou Park has always been a popular place for friends to gather. Photo by Slight Clutter Photography/Katya HorneNational Best Friends Day is this weekend and friends across the Houston area will be celebrating friendship on June 8. What is National Best Friends Day? National Best Friends Day is a celebration of friendship across the U.S., particularly the closest of friends.
Fulshear police urge kids to stop jumping from bridge into gator-infested lake

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Ralph Green

An American alligator lays in shallow water near the trail at Brazos Bend State Park in Needville, Texas on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographerThe Fulshear Police Department is urging children to stop jumping into a Fort Bend County lake due to water quality concerns and dangerous wildlife.
Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be contaminated with E. coli

3 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Ralph Green

USDA warns a that a ground beef brand sold at Whole Foods may be contaminated with E. coli. Yevgen Romanenko/Getty ImagesThe U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert for a ground beef product sold at Whole Foods that may have been contaminated with E. coli.
Trump Burger's social media pages are filling up with 'chicken taco' comments

3 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Ralph Green

Orders are ready to be packed on the soft opening day of Trump Burger’s first Houston proper location in Houston, Friday, May 9, 2025. Yi-Chin Lee/Houston ChronicleThe soft opening day of Trump Burger’s first Houston proper location is photographed in Houston, Friday, May 9, 2025. Yi-Chin Lee/Houston ChronicleThe popular Texas restaurant Trump Burger has recently been slammed with social media comments and orders for chicken tacos.
Interactive art featuring giant dream catchers coming to Avenida Houston

4 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Ralph Green

The art installation, created by First Nations artists Julie-Christina Picher and Dave Jenniss, is a collaboration with Houston First and Quebec companies Creos and Init. Courtesy of CreosHouston First will welcome the interactive art installation Weci | Koninut this summer at Avenida Houston.
Wedding venue on Lake Conroe under scam investigation, sheriff's office says

4 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Ralph Green

File: A wedding venue overlooking Lake Conroe is now the subject of a sheriff's office investigation. Yi-Chin Lee/Staff photographerMontgomery County investigators want to talk with people who paid large sums of money to a Willis wedding venue on Lake Conroe only to find themselves unexpectedly in need of a new venue.
100,000 sink faucets sold on Amazon recalled due to lead contamination risk

5 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Ralph Green

Three brands of faucets sold on Amazon were recalled due to potential lead contamination risk, according to the federal government. Consumer Product Safety CommissionThree kitchen faucet brands sold on Amazon are being recalled due to the potential for dangerous lead exposure to children, according to a federal agency. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled China-based brands Vfaosit, Kicimpro and Basdehen on May 29, according to the agency's website.
DreamCon 2026 to return to Houston's George R Brown Convention Center

5 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Ralph Green

Megan The Stallion, center, does selfies with contestants in a cosplay competition on stage at her Fireside Chat on the main stage at the George R. Brown Center during Dream Con 2025 Friday, May. 30, 2025 in Houston. Michael Wyke/ContributorAfter a successful weekend in Houston, DreamCon officials announced that the event will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center again next year. DreamCon hosted its first Houston conference this past weekend.
Dog's death on a Houston apartment balcony prompts warning from officials

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Ralph Green

In this file photo from 2022, two dogs in crates are on the back porch of an apartment in Houston, as Houston SPCA Animal Cruelty investigators check their welfare. Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerA dog was found dead last week at a southwest Houston apartment complex after being left on a balcony without shade, food or water in 100-plus-degree heat, officials said.
TxDOT to close all main lanes on Beltway 8 westbound this weekend

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Ralph Green

Portions of the Sam Houston Tollway will be closed this weekend. Karen Warren/Staff photographerAll westbound lanes on Beltway 8 between the Hardy Toll Road and Imperial Valley Drive will close this weekend as an $8.3 million rehabilitation project continues its final stages. The lanes will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday, according to the Texas Deparment of Transportation.