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March 2008
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January 2006 ArchivesA man was hurt Tuesday in a small explosion aboard a barge in the Houston Ship channel. A former Texas Lottery Commission employee alleges she was fired after accusing her boss of mistreating her because The southbound lanes of I-45 in Madison County (near milepost 140) have reopened. The northbound lanes are expected to reopen around 5 p.m. ...11 News' Wendell Edwards reports the off-duty officer who shot two alleged carjackers was a 22-year-old officer with the Richmond Police Department who had only been on the force for six months. ...An accident involving hazardous materials forced officials to close I-45 near Madisonville Tuesday. ...11 News' Nancy Holland details the stories within the story of Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling's trial. Tuesday was the first of many for Linda Lay who walked her husband to court while a passerbys yelled things like "get a rope". Skilling's support staff includes his wife, his ex-wife, and his children, all of whom sit in the front row of the courtroom. Police said a hotel clerk was shot early Tuesday morning after getting in the middle of a fight. ...11 News reporter Jason Whitely is covering the Enron trial from inside the courthouse and will file daily blog reports. ...A Houston family will get the keys to their new home Tuesday thanks to Habitat for Humanity and a Houston Texan. ..."We're all set," said Jeff Skilling as he walked to the federal courthouse where jurors will hear opening statements in the Enron trial. ...Destiny's Child will be back together again ... at least for the 55th NBA All-Star Game. ...A man accused of leading police on one of the many high-speed chases in recent weeks is due in court Tuesday. ...A former Fort Bend County reserve deputy constable is expected in court Tuesday morning. ...Robert Renfrow is expected in court Tuesday. ...The medical examiner determined the 2-year-old boy who died Sunday died from blunt force trauma. ...Accodring to research done by Dr. David Winter of Baylor Health Care System, Houston is one of the worst sleep cities in Texas. ...11 News' Jeremy Desel reports on the makeup of the jury that will hear Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling's trial. At 4 p.m. Enron Judge Sim Lake announced 38 people have been selected as potential jurors. Attorneys are to return at 4:30 p.m. to make their peremptory challenges thereby reducing that number to the final panel of 12 jurors and four alternates. ...Rockets officials say It will be a game time decision tonight on whether Ming will play against Memphis. ...At 2:40 p.m. Judge Sim Lake announced that he'll be through with jury selection in about an hour. It is likely that Judge Lake will meet his own self-imposed deadline of seating a jury by the end of the day. ...Counselors were on hand at an Alief Middle School on Monday as students learned of the death of a classmate. ...Bayou Bend will put ice around their azaleas to prolong their blooming season.
An investigation of a possible stolen vehicle led law enforcement officer in Fort Bend County to more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana Friday. ...Tuesday is the final deadline to pay property taxes. ...Due to the recent rain the county has received, the Order Prohibiting Outdoor Burning in the unincorporated areas of Brazoria County has been lifted as of Monday morning. Citizens are asked to keep safety in mind when burning outdoors and to refer any questions regarding outdoor burning to the Brazoria County Environtmental Health Department at Courthouse extension 1600. ...Harris County Judge Robert Eckels went to New Orleans to see how reconstruction efforts were going, and 11 News reporter Doug Miller said what they are seeing is discouraging. Some areas have cars still buried under debris, and Judge Eckels said it seemed like it would be a long time before evacuees could return home. ...11 News reporter Jason Whitely is covering the Enron trial from inside the courthouse and will file daily blog reports. Here is his report on Day 1: After covering the collapse of Enron and its subsequent legal proceedings for more than four years now, I was struck by how organized the set-up outside Houston federal courthouse appeared Monday morning. ...People gathered around the courthouse before dawn the day jury selection would begin in the Enron trial. 11 News reporter Nancy Holland was there when former chairman Ken Lay arrived. ...A warning for evacuees Monday morning. ...Houston police are investigating the death of a person found in the road in southwest Houston. ...Houston police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man at 8800 Gustine on Sunday at about 2:30 a.m. Two people on a motorcycle were killed Sunday afternoon in northwest Harris County. A dispute over late rent turned deadly Sunday at an apartment complex on West Airport in southwest Harris County. ...There were some terrifying moments inside a bingo hall in the city of south Houston early Sunday morning. ...Police said a Texas City man is dead after knocking on the wrong door. ...He was involved in a fatal accident, but Metro said its bus driver is not cooperating with investigators. ...With the rodeo headed to town next month, Reliant Stadium was booked, so soccer promoters found the next best thing -- Minute Maid Park. A longtime Fort Bend County district clerk is out of options and out of the race because of a simple mistake. ...Wrecking crews are slowly demolishing a historic building in downtown Houston. Houstonians are getting the very first look at a redesigned Ford. The Ford Expedition is making its world debut at the Houston Auto Show. And 11 News got a sneak peek of at SUV's new look Friday. ...People around the world are observing the first ever International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Houston, the Holocaust Museum is commemorating the day with a book reading by eight local Holocaust survivors. Investigators with the new HPD Gang Murder Squad say they've linked 11 Katrina evacuees to a string of violent crime in Houston, including 11 murders. Eight of them are in custody but police are still searching for the other three.
11 News' Reggie Aqui details the conclusion of police chase Friday morning that included injuries to an innocent woman and boy who were involved in the crash. Tracy McGrady's shot to the nose looked worse than it apparently is. A young HISD student on Thursday thanked a heroic school bus driver who helped save her life. ...Crews are trying to figure out what sparked a three-alarm apartment fire in southwest Houston Thursday afternoon. 11 News' Nancy Holland reports from the downtown federal courthouse where the final pretrial hearings for the Enron case took place Thursday. The judge seems to have solved a big argument over who will get to sit at the table that is closest to the jury and closest to the witness stand. The judge decided the sides would switch to that table when they are presenting their case. Jury selection is expected to begin Monday morning and opening statement on Tuesday. |
