Former President George H.W. Bush remains hospitalized in Houston

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Former President George H.W. Bush will not leave a Houston hospital until he's made a full recovery.

A Bush spokesperson says the former president has had a few days where he hasn't had much energy, so doctors at Methodist Hospital are putting off his discharge until he's fully recovered.

Bush had been expected to go home sometime this weekend.

The 88-year-old has been in the hospital since Thanksgiving for treatment of a lingering cough related to bronchitis.

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Three hospitalized after single-vehicle accident

Emergency responders at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Highway 59 near Fondren. Three men were injured (KTRK Photo / Marvin Suggs)

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Three men were hospitalized after a driver lost control in southwest Houston this morning.

It happened around 3:30am on Highway 59 near Fondren.

Investigators say the car went through a guardrail and then crashed into a light pole before flipping onto its side.

One man was ejected from the vehicle. The other two were rescued using the jaws of life.

There is no word on their conditions. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

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Humble ISD bus involved in crash, 3 hospitalized

This Humble ISD bus was involved in an accident that injured at least three people Wednesday (KTRK Photo / Jesus Amaya)

  HUMBLE, TX (KTRK) -- Three people were hospitalized this morning after an Humble ISD school bus was involved in an accident.

It happened around 7am on Lockwood just north of Beltway 8.

A school bus loaded with 32 students was struck by another vehicle, officials said.

Both drivers were transported with unknown injuries.

According to investigators, only one of the 32 students was transported.

The conditions of the child and the two drivers were not released.

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6 hospitalized after house fire in north Houston

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Fire officials said six people were rushed to an area hospital from a house fire in north Houston Saturday morning.

Of the six patients, two are women and four are young children, including a toddler. Their ages and conditions are unknown at this time.

A spokesman for the Houston Fire Department said they are all expected to survive.

The fire broke out around 9am at a two-story home in the 17100 block of Sunshine Bay Drive at Seminar Drive.

Heavy flames were coming from the house when responders arrived. All six victims were able to escape the burning house, but all they had burns to varying degrees and had to be taken to an area hospital.

Meanwhile, firefighters went into defensive mode, fighting the blaze from the outside. They got the flames under control in about 15 minutes.

Neighbors reported some sort of explosion before the fire.

"I heard a real loud boom. It scared me and shook the house," Ronald Jones said.

Firefighters say the powerful blast blew the fence off, broke every window out and sent glass flying 30 to 40 feet away.

"The kids were holding their arms like this, like they may have been burned and they were just standing next to their mom," Jones said.

Officials said one of the children was burned on the head. One of the adults was burned on her chest, hand and arm.

Fire officials say the gas meter at the home had been turned off prior to the explosion, so investigators are now searching for clues to what triggered the blast, leaving a family in the hospital and now homeless on New Year's Eve.

"It looks like everything in the house was destroyed," Jones said.

Firefighters say the home is now an unsafe structure will be torn down. Meanwhile, arson investigators are trying to figure out what caused this explosion. Arson is investigating.

We will continue following this developing story. Please stay with Eyewitness News and abc13.com for updates as they become available.

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Toddler found with dead caregiver still hospitalized

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A toddler found Friday in the same home as a dead body will spend another night in the hospital, officials said.

According to authorities, 19-month-old Kemichael Austin was discovered in a playpen inside of a home on West Gulf Bank. His caregiver -- 63-year old Norma Davis -- had died.

Kemichael was taken into the custody of Child Protective Services.

The child was not seriously harmed, but he was dehydrated and required hospitalization.

Officials said Saturday that he was being kept overnight in the hospital for observation.

It's not known how or when Davis died. Her son tells Eyewitness News she had been ill for quite some time, but yet she was still able to care for the little boy.

Emergency responders say they gave the boy fluids as they rushed him to the hospital.

CPS said he'll be placed back in foster care once he's released. They have already identified a foster home for him.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office says there were no signs of trauma on Davis' body so it appears she died from natural causes.

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Three hospitalized after SUV rollover

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A sports utility vehicle flipped on the Sam Houston Parkway late Saturday, sending three people to the hospital.

Houston police say around midnight Saturday night, an SUV lost control on the Southwest Freeway entrance ramp from W. Sam Houston Pkwy. S.

It hit a wall and rolled over, sliding down the ramp.

Eight people were in the SUV, including three children.

Rescue crews were forced to cut the roof of the vehicle to reach the pinned driver.

Three people were sent to the hospital. Two of them were in serious condition.

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