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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.
Free admission to 15 museums. ...A federal jury has ruled no damages will be awarded in a wrongful death suit filed against a Precinct One Deputy Constable. Phil Garner said Thursday night was the best, most poised performance he has ever seen out of starting pitcher Roy Oswalt. Oswalt never says much, but agreed with his manager's statement; Astros feeling very good heading into weekend games. A 21-year-old woman working at a CVS pharmacy in Pasadena was abducted while leaving work Thursday. ...More than half the students in the Port Arthur Independent School District returned to classes Thursday after a hiatus prompted by Hurricane Rita, authorities said. Many office buildings are not being inspected as they are supposed to be and the fire department doesn't even have a complete list of high rise buildings or hazardous chemical sites. The Houston Astros have added Chris Burke to the starting lineup for Game 2 of the NL championship series in St. Louis. An independent audit of the Houston Fire Department has found that you're not as safe as you should be. The audit discovered that many office buildings are not getting the fire inspections they're supposed to. ...A bus operated by Charter Allied ran off Highway 6 in Richmond around 3 p.m. Thursday, according to a spokesperson for the bus company. Mayor Bill White today proclaimed Friday, Oct. 14, as Go Astros Day in Houston, urging all Houstonians to show their support of the team's National League playoff appearance this week against the St. Louis Cardinals. Discipline reduced to two-week suspensions without pay for 11 City of Baytown employees who were dismissed related to personal matters involving Hurricane Rita. ...A 19-year-old male was found dead in a ditch at Thompson and Lake Road in La Marque Thursday morning. ...The court appearance for a former Harris County Deputy Constable accused of child sexual assault was reset Thursday. The nurse accused of possessing marijuana on campus will not appear in court today. Medicare will soon be helping seniors pay for prescription drugs, so the government is launching an aggressive campaign to teach seniors about the federal health insurance program. There is a new hurricane housing hot line for those affected by Hurricane Katrina, which includes evacuees, landlords and hotel managers. Houston homeowners will see a slight increase in their property taxes, and the money will go to HISD. The Catholic church is dealing with another sex abuse scandal in a major American city. Deer Park police have charged 79-year-old Sherwood Cryer with theft of a firearm and possession of a prohibited weapon. The Houston Downtown Park Conservancy has raised $40 million for the construction and design of a public space outside the George R. Brown Convention Center. The Houston Astros today added pitcher Ezequiel Astacio to their roster for their NL Championship Series with St. Louis. 11 News is on the scene where a Texas Parks and Wildlife official was called in to assess the best option for removing a large gator from an east Houston drainage ditch near Normandy and I-10. Are you prepared for tonight's NLCS Game 1? Peruse the complete Astros game notes with all the stats and info you'll ever need. ...Katrina evacuees in Houston have received more than $200 million in federal money. In separate incidents Tuesday, a residence was shot during a drive-by, and a woman was robbed outside of her home. ...11 News coverage by Matt Musil in St. Louis At about 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, a small plane flipped over with one person in it. The owner of an auto shop in east Harris County believes someone intentionally set fire to his business.
The Point Comfort plant is slowly coming back online. Local Pakistani-Americans are working feverishly to get aid to earthquake victims. Offensive lineman Steve McKinney visited Texas Children's Hospital Tuesday morning to meet with the kids, shake hands, and sign a few autographs. It's part of the Front Line Kids program to raise money to fight cancer. A movement to train infants as young as 7-months-old to use the potty is underway in America. There are currently 35 "elimination communication" groups across the nation. ...The HISD school board is considering a 2 cent tax hike on property taxes. ...Flames from last week's fire at the Formosa plastics plant in Point Comfort are preventing federal authorities from getting too close. If you have six hours to spare or you missed it the first time, ESPN Classic will rebroadcast the Astros' Game 4 at noon today, the Houston Chronicle reports. ...Tickets for the 32nd annual State Farm Bayou Classic went on sale Monday. The Houston Texans kick off their fourth annual blood drive Tuesday. Today is the last day you can register to vote. State law requires voters to register at least 30 days before an election. The Department of Defense has confirmed that Staff Sergeant Timothy Roark, 29, died in Iraq on October 2nd. He died from non-combat injury, but the cause is not being stated. ...A planned strike by tugboat operators that could have crippled Houston's Ship Channel was averted Monday. Union leaders say the tug operators have agreed to keep working negotiating until the end of the month. ...The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office reported Monday that a 14-month-old died Saturday in Fort Bend County after he was backed over by a vehicle. ...Mark your calendars and set your Tivos. The schedule is set for the NLCS games between the Astros and Cardinals. ...The Texas Forest Service estimates that Hurricane Rita damaged 771,000 acres of Texas timber, valued at $833 million. For the eighth time since Hurricane Katrina hit six weeks ago, President Bush visits the Gulf Coast today. ...In an interview with KTRH on Monday, the Astros General Manager Tim Purpura said Andy Pettitte had flu-like symptoms Sunday. ...Gas prices are expected to drop soon. ...The debate over Proposition 2 takes place at the University of Houston today. ...The Red Cross is offering assistance to homeowners who have major damage from Hurricane Rita. ...Texans Pro Bowl receiver Andre Johnson strained his right calf in the first quarter on Sunday and was knocked out of the game against the Tennessee Titans. ...Festa Italiana and the Original Greek Festival will wrap up Sunday. ...Southwest Airlines plans to add two more daily roundtrip flights to New Orleans from Houston. There will be a lot to see at the Wings Over Houston air show at Ellington field this weekend. Headlining this year is an aerobatic team called the Canadian Snowbirds. Gates open Saturday and Sunday morning at 8 with performances starting at 10 a.m. ...A family displaced by Hurricane Katrina ushered in a new era in their lives Friday. They got the keys to their new home and it was given to them by popular singer Usher. ...Survivors of hurricanes Katrina and Rita and their Houston host families asked Houston FEMA Director Tom Costello Friday to answer unmet needs for hurricane survivors. ...Truckers started circling the 610 Loop Friday afternoon protesting their lack of reimbursement for high diesel fuel prices. ...A Harris County grand jury investigating the HISD dropout scandal has indicted Kenneth Cuadra, a former Sharpstown High employee, on a charge of falsifying government computer records. ...BET is looking for new talent right here in Houston. ...A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Houston rescued a kayaker who was swept out to sea Friday near Rollover Pass on the Bolivar Peninsula. Due to recent dry conditions and allocation of emergency resources to hurricane efforts, officials have asked Montgomery County residents to voluntarily restrict burning, although no burn ban has been issued. ...A man who faces sentencing Friday for the death of a Houston firefighter will have to hear from his family first. Recording artist Usher will be in Houston Friday to help out a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Firefighters are trying to find out what caused a garage fire that spread to three neighboring homes in southeast Houston. ...A woman on Sandpiper street woke up to the smell of smoke early Friday, but discovered it was her neighbor's home on fire instead of her own. ...Arson investigators are looking into the cause of an overnight game room fire in Channelview. Police were called to Sterling high school after a fight between students from Houston and evacuee students from New Orleans. ...Fifteen U.S. Postal Service Houston District Post Offices have begun offering extended retail service hours for customers. ...The City of Pasadena will begin extra rounds of mosquito spraying Thursday night in response to the massive hatching of salt-marsh mosquitoes spawned by Hurricane Rita's storm surge. This round of mosquito spraying will last approximately one week and will cover the entire Pasadena area. High Island ISD employees must report to work Friday. Thursday was the first day NLCS tickets went on sale at Minute Maid Park. 11 Sports Matt Musil's analysis of the NFL's decision to award the 2010 Super Bowl to Miami. Musil: "Not sure what Miama has on everybody else." Major League Baseball has announced start times for the remaining games of the 2005 National League Division Series between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves. ... Do you have an idea on how to help grow the economy and create high-paying jobs? It could be worth $100,000. An alleged drunken driver is in custody Thursday morning after crashing his car into another accident at the Pierce Elevated near downtown. ...A 15-year-old girl was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the 1300 block of Peacham, located near Missouri City Wednesday. ... The Houston Astros announced Wednesday that this weekend's ... A new task force is working to make the next large-scale evacuation along the Texas Gulf Coast run smoother. ...Forecasters said Tropical Storm Tammy likely won’t be too rough on the Southeast. A former Baylor University student and two of his acquaintances have been indicted on capital murder charges in the shooting deaths of the student’s mother and brother. ...The temporary ZIP codes set up for evacuees at the George R. Brown Convention Center will stop working Friday. ... |
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