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October 2005 ArchivesA local soldier who was killed in Iraq two weeks ago was buried Mnoday at Houston National Cemetery. Monday's strong storm winds sent a clock tower crashing to the ground in northwest Harris County near the intersection of West Road and Highway 6. One witness is feeling lucky tonight. Houston Police have released the sketch of a man wanted for abducting and sexually assaulting a high school student on October 20. Amtrak will resume part of the Sunset Limited passenger service that was suspended because of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. A girl with cancer who was placed in foster care after her parents refused to allow radiation treatment, will be reunited with her family. Morgan Ensberg, the first third baseman in Houston Astros history to hit more than 30 home runs, was named to the Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger team on Monday. Complete story from Astros.com The Houston Astros announced Monday that the club has extended the contract of manager Phil Garner by one year, through the 2007 season. Since taking over as interim manager on July 14, 2004, the 56-year-old Garner has led the Astros to a 137-99 (.581) record, including an 89-73 record during the 2005 regular season. Astros extend Garner's contract ...11 News Dan Meador details the latest weather conditions and how it will affect tonight's trick-or-treaters Amtrak will resume part of the Sunset Limited passenger service that was suspended because of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Houston native Sgt. Michael Robertson will be laid to rest today after dying from injuries he suffered in Iraq. ...Police are trying to find the people responsible for a burglary at a Clear Creek ISD school. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott cautioned parents to be vigilant this Halloween and warned child predators that law enforcement is on alert and prepared to protect Texas children. ...The Houston Fire Department EMS will hold a reunion today with a toddler who almost drowned, members of the toddler's family and HFD crewmembers and individuals who helped the toddler survive. ...Three separate fires ruined a residence's garage, a business warehouse and a bar. ...Greyhound will resume limited bus service to New Orleans from Houston on Monday morning. ...Houston police said domestic violence was reported more than 31,000 times last year -- more than three calls an hour. Water is running again in parts of southwest Houston after repairs to two water mains. ...Police said a Houston teenager fatally stabbed a man from New Orleans after the man tried to steal his truck. ...Despite tendonitis in his knees, Houston Rockets Tracy McGrady says he will play in Wednesday's opener against the Sacramento Kings. The man accused in a fake flu shot scam will appear in court today. ...Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security got a firsthand view Sunday of damage to Southeast Texas' landscape, where tarps cover homes and businesses damaged by Hurricane Rita. ...Stacy Joseph Johnson, 38, was fatally stabbed in the 8100 block of Rockhill early Sunday morning. Police believe it was a case of aggravated robbery and attempted kidnapping. ...As a congressman, Republican Representative Tom DeLay denounced the federal judiciary as "activist judges" after they failed to stop the death of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman whose end-of-life case divided the nation. Now charged with conspiracy and money laundering, DeLay is using The Texas Public Utility Commission has approved a TXU Energy request to raise rates by 24 percent. The first increase is slated to hit consumers next month. That will raise the average North State health officials announced Friday that oyster harvesting will be delayed in some Texas coastal waters because of red tide, a toxic algae, when the season begins Nov. 1. At 2 a.m. this Sunday, most of the nation will turn their clocks back one hour, marking the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST). From 1986 to 2006 this has been the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October, but starting in 2007, it will be observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, adding about a month to daylight saving time Mars will approach Earth this weekend that will be the nearest Mars has been to Earth since 2003. At that time it reached closer to Earth than anytime since 60,000 years ago. ...An 18-year-old student at Sam Houston High School has been arrested and charged with possesion and with intent to deliver anti-anxiety drugs. It is a felony charge. Police say he had more than 80 of the prescription pills and $670 in cash on him when he was arrested. ...Around 4:30 p.m. Friday, the Harris County Sheriff's Office announced that Daniel Bosquez has been found. A missing persons report was filed earlier Friday for the mentally challenged man. ...Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services is working with the U.S. Attorney on the investigation of the fake flu vaccine that was administered to a number of employees at a recent corporate sponsored health fair. Houston police homicide investigators are seeking the public's help in Rice University professor and Nobel Prize winner Richard Smalley has died. ...This weekend is your last chance to ride the Texas Cyclone. Astroworld will close its doors after 37 years. But if you plan on going, go early, because the hours will be different. ...The United States will pay tribute to Rosa Parks in a way normally reserved for presidents and members of Congress. Houston police are investigating the fatal stabbing and beating of a woman whose body was found in her bathtub. ...The Harris County Sheriff's Department has issued a missing persons report for a mentally retarded man who walked away from a residence on Maple Rock Drive in Humble on Oct. 24. Complete missing person report A dark Halloween night can be a dangerous place for trick-or-treaters who roam the streets looking for goodies. By following a few tips from the Department of Public Safety, little ghosts and goblins can return to their haunts safely and with a full bag of treats. Drayton McLane sent a letter to Astros fans thanking them for their support this season. ...Houston police are searching for two suspects who robbed a convenience store and threatened a police officer with a gun Thursday afternoon. ...A federal judge tossed out a man's lawsuit accusing a Baytown police officer of violating his civil rights. HISD will begin a round of work sessions with teachers, parents and community members next month to develop a bold performance pay plan that will reward the best teachers for excellent work, Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra said Thursday. The FBI is investigating the possility that hundreds of employees at a Baytown refinery received fake flu shots. ...Continental Airlines is still evacuating stranded tourists from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Continental had three flights depart Cancun and two flights depart Cozumel Thursday. All flights are arriving at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport. Four minutes -- that's 240 seconds. That is all it takes for permanent brain damage to occur when a person's heartbeat stops or they stop breathing as result of a heart attack, drowning, choking or electrical shock. Sugar Land and Missouri City fire departments responded to a house fire in the Sugar Land subdivision of Sweetwater around 2 p.m. Thursday. HOUSTON - An off-duty Coast Guardsman celebrating his honeymoon, along with a good Samaritan, rescued three women caught in an undertow at Blue Mountain Beach near Destin, Florida, Sunday after they heard cries for help. ...Expect delays on I-10 between Loop 610 and Beltway 8 this weekend. ...11 News' Doug Miller attended the grand opening of the Federal Reserve Bank today. ...The new Federal Reserve Bank on Allen Parkway was dedicated Thursday morning. Deputies, probation and parole officers will visit the homes of registered sex offenders on Halloween. ...The largest convention to come to Houston is expected to attract 55,000 visitors. ...HISD is holding a town hall meeting tonight. Firefighters are investigating what started a blaze that destroyed what was supposed to be a vacant house in north Houston. ...The Houston Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank will open its doors today. Detectives are searching for two suspects who robbed and then shot and killed a convenience store owner in north Harris County. ...A construction worker walking through the woods discovered what appears to be a human skeleton. THey were on a vacant lot behind the Gulf Shores Academy in the 11300 block of South Post Oak. The Justice Department Wednesday announced the arrest of Richard Romo in Pasadena, Texas. He is charged with preparing false federal income tax returns. ...Dozens of elderly Katrina evacuees who were supposed to be headed back to their New Orleans nursing home will have to wait a little longer. Gov. Rick Perry's evacuation task force met for the first time today. ...The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed today two new cases of the West Nile fever virus in Montgomery County. ...A man was found dead in the backseat of a running car that was parked in the 7600 block of Old Telegraph Road. A man is recovering at the hospital after he was shot during a carjacking in southwest Houston. ...A retired Central Texas judge with a reputation as a non-political mediator will decide who presides over former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's criminal case. ...The IRS says it still owes 84,000 people refund checks, but they don't know where the people live. If you think part of the $73 million dollars is yours, you can call 800-829-4477 or go to www.irs.gov. Attorney General Abbott is suing Marshall hotel owners for gouging evacuees fleeing hurricanes Rita and Katrina. The lawsuit alleges owners billed consumers up to $3,200 in unauthorized credit card charges. ...The sign on the Federal Reserve Bank near downtown will no longer have the word "Dallas" in it. ...Police found a man dead in the parking lot of a southwest Houston apartment complex Monday night. ...Jury deliberations continue today to decide the fate of a man convicted of killing a Houston police officer. ...BP has turned to former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker to lead a panel to investigate safety practices following last spring's deadly explosion in Texas City. A retired Texas judge was appointed Monday to decide if state District Judge Bob Perkins should continue presiding over former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's trial on money laundering and conspiracy charges. ...Former President George Bush, still recovering from oral surgery, was seen sporting a large bruise on his face at Sunday's Texans game.
>> Continue reading: Former President George Bush's bruised face Six Flags AstroWorld is changing this weekend's operating schedule and limiting ticket sales due to anticipated high visitation for the park's last weekend of operation. ...UNICEF and Kipp Academy have formed an alliance to benefit schoolchildren displaced by Hurricane Katrina. ...The fire department will canvass the neighborhood where a recent residential fire left two males dead. A family who evacuated from New Orleans during Katrina will have to find another home after finally getting settled in southwest Houston. ...Early voting for the 2005 elections starts today. ...The man police think is behind several sexual assaults in parking lots in the Galleria area will appear in court today. ...Police are searching for a suspect involved in a deadly southwest Houston shooting. ...Halliburton confirmed that three of its contract workers were killed in Iraq last month. ...Houston police are investigating the death of a male at 7324 Southwest Freeway on Sunday morning at 2:52 a.m. ...A large metal building behind West End Lumber in the 9300 block of Hwy. 6 was engulfed in flames Friday afternoon and heavily damaged.
Princess Diana exhibit begins October 21 and will run through February 5, 2006. ...11 News' Doug Miller describes the scene at the Travis County justice center in Austin as Tom DeLay arrives fro his first court appearance. ...
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) filed three lawsuits Thursday in Houston, Texas against individuals who have been illegally downloading and swapping movies online using peer-to-peer software. ...
This weekend, October 21-24, the Texas Department of Transportation's contractor for the I-10/I-610 Interchange reconstruction will totally close I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound and westbound from Washington Avenue to Silber. ...United States Attorney Chuck Rosenberg Thursday announced the unsealing of three criminal complaints charging three individuals with filing false claims to obtain Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster relief assistance. ...Rice University scientists have constructed the world's smallest car -- a single molecule 'nanocar' that contains a chassis, axles and four buckyball wheels. ...Mayor Bill White said the Safe Clear towing program is changing. ...Houston Katrina Relief Fund expands to include Rita, names new president; working partnership established with local Bush-Clinton Fund. DeLay votes to protect food industry from predatory lawsuits. House passes Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act HPD Chief Harold Hurtt said five intersections will have red-light cameras operational in November. ...HPD Chief Harold Hurtt said overtime regarding Hurricane Katrina cost $3.8 million, while overtime for Rita cost $4.5 million from preparation to recovery. HPD also raised about $60,000 for Katrina survivors in one week. Chief Hurtt said a prominent local family said they would match whatever HPD raised, so a donation to the Red Cross was made in the amount of $135,032. ...Fort Bend ISD is getting some help to accommodate all the student hurricane evacuees it took in. ...Officials said it would take six months to repair the dam at Lake Conroe. A Texas restaurant is helping folks in the Lone Star State cash in on the largest Powerball jackpot in history. Continental Airlines has announced a third-quarter profit of $61 million. ...The building formerly known as Lakewood Church has a new name. ...Harris County Judge Robert Eckels will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs this morning. ...Damage caused by Hurricane Rita to the dam at Lake Conroe will take at least six months to repair, according to a lake official. A woman in a home on Rawley, in northeast Houston, died in a house fire Tuesday because firefighters couldn't reach her in time. Her home was packed so tightly with all kinds of stuff, the firefighters couldn't get through the front door. ...The New York Mets Foundation scored with Texas Children's Cancer Center and Hematology Service by donating $250,000 to help the Center support young patients with cancer and their families who were affected by Hurricane Katrina. Lakewood Church and New Light Christian Center Church announced Tuesday that they are finalizing the terms of a deal to sell Lakewood Church's former Northeast Houston location to New Light Christian Center Church for $15 million. The sale of Lakewood's northeast location became possible earlier this year when Lakewood Church moved into its new home, the recently renovated Compaq Center. Houston-area businesses are encouraged to take part in the rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Katrina. A homeowner took matters into his own hands when he shot and killed a suspect trying to rob him, Houston police said. ...The jury deliberating the fate of a suspected cop killer will try again to reach a verdict. A 3 year-old is in the hospital Tuesday morning after being seriously burned in a house fire in Montgomery County. 11 News reporter Matt Musil talks about the emotional rollercoaster that was Monday night's game and how the players handled it after the game.
The Food and Drug Administration says Enteryx has been connected The bell of Engine SP 982, the historic train engine that was moved to Minute Maid Park in August, will sound Monday upon an Astros Victory. It will be the first time the bell has been officially rung since the train was moved to Hermann Park in 1957. A Harris County jury continued deliberating the fate of a suspected cop killer Monday, but did not reach a verdict before going home for the night. After being separated by Hurricane Katrina, a family is being reunited with its dog. ...Houston businesses are being encouraged to get involved in the rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ...Bill McCurdy is prepared for a Game 5 Astros victory tonight. To submit your fan photos, go to
Looking for the perfect place to watch this Monday night's Astros game? Don't have tickets to the game? The driver of a charter bus that caught fire during the evacuation from Hurricane Rita faces criminal charges. 11 Sports' Matt Musil spoke with Manager Phil Garner after Game 4 who says the team makes its own destiny. Jason Collier of the Atlanta Hawks has died, according to the NBA. Matt Musil's post-Game 3 report U.S. Representative Tom DeLay is using his congressional campaign to distribute to voters derogatory information about a prosecutor who had him indicted. ...HPD has released figures for the models stolen most often. The top five are Honda cars, Chevrolet trucks, Ford trucks, Dodge trucks, and Dodge cars. U.S. Rep. Ted Poe, a Harris County Criminal Court Judge for 22 years, reported for jury duty Friday. Nationally known for his no-nonsense approach to sentencing criminals, Poe was nontheless dismissed from jury duty. A man allegedly trying to break into an apartment was shot to death early Friday. ...Investigators are asking for the public's help tracking down a robber.
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