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February 2006 ArchivesThe New York Times is reporting Enron founder Ken Lay might be close to filing for bankruptcy. It says his net worth has gone from around $400 million to less than $600,000. His retirement benefits have also reportedly plummeted from $68 million to $3.5 million. If convicted,he and co-defendant Jeff Skilling, face decades in prison. ...Houston City Councilwoman Addie Wiseman posed tough questions in a release issued Tuesday afternoon about the investigation into improper bonuses paid to four mayor pro tem office employees. ...The entire city of Houston received an awarded Tuesday for its response to Hurricane Katrina and Rita. Top officials including Harris county Judge Robert Eckels and Houston Mayor Bill White accepted the "Texan of the Year Award." A family from Louisiana needs help looking for a missing family member who suffers from schizophrenia. Fort Bend Sheriff's County officials found a badly decomposed body of an infant Feb. 14. ...
11 News' Mike Zientek reports from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse where an unusual witness was on the stand in the capital murder trial of Max Soffar. Kinky Friedman testified he met the defendant in prison and had exchanged letters with the man when he was working on a story for "Texas Monthly" a few years ago. 11 News' Jason Whitely reports from Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Business owners, political leaders and New Orleans residents are very pleased with the turnout. ...
11 News' Jason Whitely reports from the French Quarter where crowds have been growing leading up to the final Mardi Gras party. In an exclusive interview with 11 News, Mayor Ray Nagin said it is too early for official estimates, but more people than expected came to Big Easy for the celebration. He and his biggest challenger, Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu, have both plan campaign stops in Houston in their race for mayor. 11 News producer Juanita Jimenez reports from Randalls where students from St. Anne's Catholic School took refuge from a gas leak near campus. The all-clear was given, but school officials decided to have the kids stay at Randalls for lunch before returning to class. Brandy Briggs' court date was reset again Tuesday. ...
Students, from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade, were evacuated from St. Anne's Catholic School on Tuesday morning. 11 News Producer Juanita Jimenez was at the school when the evacuation was called and accompanied children to a nearby Randalls. ...A judge is expected to decide Tuesday whether Andrea Yates' retrial will be postponed. ...A chimney fire has left a family visiting a loved one back from Iraq with nowhere to stay. ...The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston and Houston is expected to announce the retirement of Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza. ...Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt will officially kick-off the March on Crime on Tuesday morning. ...Two Dulles High School freshman boys are expected in court Tuesday morning for a due process hearing. ...Brandy Briggs will be back in court Tuesday where a judge is expected to rule on whether she'll be retried for the death of her son. ...Housing and Urban Development officials are giving hurricane victims a little more time to make good on their mortgage payments. The agency announced Monday a 120-day extension to a program that stops foreclosures on FHA- insured homes along the Gulf Coast. Hurricane victims staying in the Houston area can get some help filling out tax forms from the IRS. ...Four girls at Sheldon Intermediate have been suspended after allegedly putting something in their teacher's coffee. ...Former Playboy Playmate of the year Anna Nicole Smith is headed to the highest court in the United States. Tuesday the Supreme Court will hear her case, which involves the fortune of Smith's deceased husband J. Howard Marshall II.
11 News' Jason Whitely reports from New Orleans where he has spent the last three days taking a look at the city six months after Katrina. Appears little has been cleaned up, but the mayor said that is a very deceiving scene because city, state and federal government have cleaned up about 7 million cubic yards of debris. Police are looking for a suspect who gunned down two men in northeast Houston Thursday afternoon. ...
11 News' Nancy Holland reports form the downtown library, which will be closing for up to two years. After almost $15 million in renovations they expect the definition of the place to be, "Wow." If you've ever needed rehabilitation for a catastrophic injury or illness you've probably heard of TIRR, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research. Friday it was announced TIRR would become part of Memorial Hermann Health Systems. ...11 News City Hall reporter Doug Miller has been looking into how council members handle their staff bonuses, in light of the investigation into unauthorized bonuses in the mayor pro-tem's office. ...Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Thursday warned Texans to be on the lookout for official-looking e-mails pretending to be from major financial institutions asking for personal account information. ...At 3 p.m. today, the Houston Public library will announce a $14.9 million renovation project that will close the Central Library to the public on April 3. It is not expected to reopen until the end of 2007. ...A chase started in southwest Houston when a police ran a routine check on the car. ...
11 News' Vicente Arenas reports that the search for the 65 trapped Mexican miners has gone no better today. He states that the gases and potential for explosions means that virtually no mechanized equipment can be used. In addition, the infrequent news conferences dispense limited and often contradicting information. 11 Sports' Matt Musil reports that Houston golf pro Dick Harmon, who instructed the likes of Fred Couples, has died. On Sunday at 8 a.m., the Harris County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol will depart from the Hockley Auction Barn in Hockley, Texas, on Old Highway 290. The Harris County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol 57th Annual Pony Express Ride will consist of 40 horses and riders, primarily from local law enforcement mounted patrol agencies, who will travel along U.S. Highway 290 to Austin in a relay fashion. Houston police are teaming up with spiritual leaders from the community to stamp out family violence. Police are asking a group of 40 religious leaders to spread the word against domestic abuse to their congregations. Some of the country's best college baseball teams will be at Minute Maid Park this weekend. Rice, Houston, Texas, Tulane, TCU and Texas Tech are playing in the annual Astros College Classic. ...Houston Texans quarterback David Carr is getting a big bonus. ... HISD spokesman Terry Abbott confirmed Friday that there was an intruder on the campus of Westbury High School and that a letter will be sent home to parents detailing that fact. ...
Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force arrests three for alleged delivery of approximately 2.2 pounds of cocaine. Single game tickets for the Astros 2006 season went on sale Friday at 9 a.m. on astros.com. There is an eight-ticket limit for the Astros home opener on April 3 against the Marlins. There is a 19-ticket limit for all other games. ...11 News' meteorologist David Paul says we should expect a wet Friday with severe weather possible this evening. But a cold front will follow that wet weather dropping the Houston area into a freeze overnight between Saturday and Sunday. A shooting victim is clinging to life after being shot in the head and chest overnight. ...Investigators are still waiting to get close to the source of that fire at the Akzo Nobel Chemical plant in La Marque. Police are searching for suspects involved in a fatal shooting in Pasadena. ...The Bayou City is showing off its contributions to the game of basketball just in time for the NBA All star Game. Harris County deputies were stepping up their efforts to find the parents of a newborn girl abandoned over the weekend. Workers at the Air Liquide plant had to put out a fire Thursday morning. ...11 News meteorologist David Paul: "Friday looks stormy. Thunderstorms are likely from early in the afternoon through early in the evening as a strong cold front moves in." Two teenage sisters were taken to Memorial Hermann on Tuesday morning after being hit by a van. ...Houston ISD is expected to approve an unusual program Thursday that allows eighth-graders fluent in Spanish to earn both college and high school credit. ...Classes will resume Thursday at Houston Community College's central campus. ...The last of four murder suspects has been found guilty for the fatal shooting of a Whataburger employee back in 2003. ...Police are looking for suspects and a motive after finding a woman dead inside her garage apartment Wednesday night. ...Car surfing is when someone rides outside of a vehicle while it is moving. That was a deadly mistake for a Klein High School junior Sunday. ...The Houston Community College campus at 1300 Holman will not be having classes Wednesday night due to an electrical problem. Classes will resume Thursday morning. ...Lawrence Randall Benham, 42, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and mail fraud Tuesday. ...11 News reporter Chau Nguyen got a look at the baby girl who was found abandoned Saturday. Children's Protective Services is hoping the girl's parents will come forward. ...About 11,000 Reliant customers in Clear Lake lost power temporarily Wednesday morning. Houston police need help finding out who shot a man to death Monday afternoon in the 8000 block of Creekbend. ...A murder suspect will make his first court appearance Wednesday. ...To armed robbery suspects are on the run after a man was attacked in his southeast Houston home. ...Investigators are looking into what sparked a fire at an apartment complex in southeast Houston. ...A Houston solider who died in Iraq last month was laid to rest Monday afternoon. ...11 News' Jeremy Desel reports the traffic around the Akzo Nobel Chemicals is still closed off on both Battleground Road and Hwy. 225 due to an afternoon explosion and fire. A rail tanker leaking a chemical called hexane caused a scare in southeast Houston near the University of Houston Tuesday afternoon.
11 News' Mike Zientek reports from Texas Hamburger Palace where a pickup truck crashed into the building, injuring customers during the lunch hour. A man arrested for burglarizing a home last month has been tied to a series of attempted sexual assaults in the East End, according to Precinct 6 Constable Victor Trevino. ...Houston police need help in finding a suspect who they believe shot a man Jan. 21. Single-game tickets for 2006 Major League Baseball regular season contests at Minute Maid Park will go on sale beginning Friday, February 10, at 9:00 a.m. at the ballpark box office on Texas Avenue. ...11 News reporter Jason Whitely is covering the Enron trial from inside the courthouse and will file daily blog reports. Houston Police have released a composite sketch of a suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a man at 5135 North Freeway #63 on the morning of Dec. 27 at about 6:50 a.m. A man was shot to death inside his northwest Harris County apartment Tuesday morning. ...Nearly 6,000 students will get some TAKS help from the Houston Aeros on Tuesday during a matinee game at the Toyota Center. ...HISD's superintendent will make his state of the schools address Tuesday. ...Brandy Briggs' court date has been reset for Feb. 28. ...A firefighter was injured while fighting a house fire Monday night. ...Harris County said they have linked a suspect in a series of East End sexual assaults to the crimes. ...Houston police are searching for a gunman after an apparent drug deal turned deadly. ...A Kingwood man is in the hospital Monday night after being shot in the leg during an argument with his wife in northeast Harris County. ... DALLAS -- The operator of a corporate jet sent to pick up There is one more reason to look forward to the upcoming NBA All-Star weekend. On Friday February 17 some of the nation's top gospel singers will perform in a special concert at The Fountain of Praise Church. On Feb. 2, Fort Bend Narcotics officers along with Houston officials seized 704 pounds of marijuana from various suspected traffickers in Fort Bend County. ...In Waller County, officials are trying to find out who shot more than a dozen goats on a man's farm. 11 News reporter Doug Miller said that on Feb. 28, a man on his farm was shocked to find more than a dozen goats shot to death. Then later in the week, someone came back and shot more. ...Fort Bend officials are looking for a suspect in an aggravated robbery. ...The baby who was abandonded in the Haverstock Hills Apartments mail room may be released from the hospital Tuesday. ...Fort Bend officials are looking for a suspect in a Chevron gas station stabbing. ...The Texas attorney general has received a judgment against a Pasadena woman arrested for running an illegal immigration operation. ...The death of a Houston chiropractor has been ruled a suicide. ...They were forced to evacuate during Hurricane Katrina, but now some retired New Orleans priests are going home. The group has been living at the Saint Dominic Village retirement center in Houston, which is owned by the archdiocese here. The Children's Museum of Houston has found a unique way to teach kids about other cultures. A new exhibit features shoes from more than 40 different countries. ...Monday is the last day to register to vote in the March 7 primary. Applications can be picked up at the Harris County tax office near you, but they have to be postmarked by midnight. If you don't have time to rush out and pick up a voter registration application you can download one: CLICK HERE 11 News Reporter Jason Whitely is covering the trial and will file daily blog reports. Prosecutor Kathryn Ruemmler is completing direct examination of Mark Koenig on Monday morning. ...Police are searching for two men who witnesses chased a man through an apartment complex and shot him to death. ...The trial begins Monday for a former Spring Branch teacher accused of sexually assaulting a girl in his family. ...Harris County officials are investigating a bizarre stabbing case. ...The Houston Aeros don't hit the ice again until Tuesday, but on Monday they are helping out the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. ...Immigration officials, along with officers from other agencies, raided a warehouse in the 5800 block of Cheswood. ...Monday night is the last night FEMA will pay hotel bills for some Hurricane Katrina evacuees. ...A group of teenagers riding their bikes found a human skeleton in southeast Houston. ...Monday is the last day to register to vote in the March 7 primary. NASA employees are grieving the death of a co-worker killed riding his bike. ...The warning sound from a smoke detector woke up two men inside a house at Lavender and Rand in northeast Houston. Police are describing a violent murder at an apartment complex on Westbrae in southwest Houston. ...Houston police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who ran over and injured a child. ...American companies now have 50,000 businesses in China according to the country's newly-appointed ambassador to the United States. ...
A 29-year-old male was injured Friday afternoon after he fell out of a vehicle on Highway 290. ...Police are looking for two juveniles who stabbed a Metro driver during an argument over bus fare. ...
Texas Southern University President Priscilla Slade came under fire Thursday after returning $138,000 to the university. ...The 5-year-old boy struck and killed while riding his bike in southeast Houston will be laid to rest Friday. ...11 News' Janice Williamson reports from Hitchcock where a maintenance worker set off 18 insect foggers prior to an explosion at an apartment complex. HOUSTON -- Enron Corp. said Thursday that Lehman Brothers
A bridal show, put on by Making Memories can offer a bride a good deal on a dress and a way to help brighten a life at the same time. It takes donated dresses and resells them at discount prices. The proceeds are then used to help make dreams come true for women suffering from breast cancer. It's in the 200 block of Woerner in northwest Houston.
State investigators have found a number of factors, including burglar bars over exits, led to the death of a Baytown firefighter. Move over Punxsutawney Phil -- one of the Houston Zoo's sea lions is making his own weather predictions. The U.S. Coast Guard found a dead body in the Ship Channel. ...
A local group made up of mostly elderly and low-income residents took their fight against the rising cost of electricity to the streets Thursday morning. ...A man accused of starting a string of fires in the Kingwood area won't get out of jail anytime soon. ...Special Olympics-Texas kicks off Thursday, and Houston Rockets Yao Ming will help with the ceremonies. ...11 News reporter Jason Whitely is covering the Enron trial from inside the courthouse and will file daily blog reports. On a fluke Thursday, he was alone in an elevator with Ken Lay and his team of attorneys. ...Houston firefighters said a faulty dryer is to blame for a house fire in southwest Houston. ...Police are investigating if anyone was hurt after a man opened fire in southwest Houston. ...Four robbery suspects are in police custody after holding up a grocery store south of Houston. ...There's a consumer alert for parents this morning. ...It appears you can't stop the music in New Orleans. ...11 News' Amy Tortolani reports for the downtown courthouse where Andrea Yates was granted bond as she awaits her March trial. Bond set at $100,000 per case. Yates' mother and ex-husband were both at the bond hearing.
11 News Reporter Nancy Holland is at the trial of three suspects in the 2003 deaths of 19 immigrants who were found dead in a tractor-trailer. On Wednesday, a ringleader who has entered a guilty plea testified that a car who was supposed to follow the truck and make sure nothing was wrong was detained at the border, so no one saw the immigrants' hands and arms sticking out. ...11 News Meteorologist David Paul warns of thunderstorms, possibly severe, moving through the area until late Wednesday night. ...11 News reporter Jason Whitely is covering the Enron trial from inside the courthouse and will file daily blog reports. On Wednesday, he said the media crowd has dwindled considerably. ...Texas City police were investigating a shooting involving a 13-year-old boy Tuesday night. Andrea Yates will be back in a Harris County courtroom Wednesday for a bond hearing. ...The man accused of killing a 2 year-old boy he was babysitting is expected in court Wednesday morning. ...A former Texas trooper will spend the next two years in prison for taking money from a Houston driver. ...A suspect is in custody after leading police on a high speed chase through northeast Houston on Wednesday morning. ... |
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