MIAMI, Aug. 12 (UPI) — Hunter Pence hit two three-run homers Wednesday and Houston produced 16 hits in its 14-6 win over Florida.

A Houston firm is among several companies under investigation over the theft of millions of dollars in petroleum products stolen from the Mexican oil monopoly Pemex and resold in the United States, records obtained by San Antonio Express-News show.

The victim was one of two people inside the vehicle, which smashed into the living room of a home on Harwin near Boone after 2 a.m.

There’s a heat advisory for the city until 7 tonight. Meanwhile, a system that may become the year’s first named storm is moving in the Atlantic.

Today, the high is expected to reach 97 degrees with a 20 percent chance of rain, increasing to 30 percent this afternoon.

HOUSTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) — A penalty kick by Stuart Holden in the 83rd minute lifted the Houston Dynamo to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Fire Sunday.

The four major candidates have similar ideas about how to bring down the crime rate, but are less specific on their plans’ costs.

Worth more than $340 million, they’re mostly for minor traffic and ordinance citations. But the cases are overwhelming many courts and officers.

Here are the stories of three Houstonians navigating their way through the sometimes choppy waters of Houston real estate.