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May 2006 ArchivesHOUSTON -- A free fuel plan for hurricane evacuees that was Houston is getting part of an almost $2 million grant given to cities to help them respond to disasters. ...A Harris County grand jury indicted two men Wednesday for the brutal attack on a teenager in Spring. ...HPD homicide detectives were called to a convenience store Wednesday afternoon to investigate the death of a 2-year-old boy. ...A real estate agent and a loan officer from Houston have been sentenced for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. ...Between May 9 and May 22, 2006, a white male suspect robbed several businesses in North Harris County, officials said. Harris County Crime Stoppers have released a photo of a man who they said has exposed himself to at least three children. The storms may have let up for now, but there could still be some flooding concerns, especially along some of the bayous. ...
11 News' Doug Miller reports from downtown where there are two hot topics on Houston City Council's agenda Wednesday: Day labor site on city's east side and the red light cameras ...The Houston Astros have reached a deal with pitcher Roger Clemens, who confirmed the deal with 11 News Sports Director Giff Nielsen Wednesday morning. ...Time is running out for homeowners who want to protest their property taxes. ...
The Houston City Council is set to take up two important votes Wednesday. ...A Houston federal judge has denied a temporary restraining order allowing Katrina evacuees to continue receiving housing assistance. ...Wednesday morning's rainfall, as expected, was causing serious delays on Houston's freeways. ...
A United Express Jet from Houston was forced to make an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport Tuesday night. ...East Houston where police are working two deadly crime scenes, one on Avenue O another nearby on Clinton. Two people were found dead on the scenes. ...A federal judge in Houston has denied a temporary restraining order that would allow Katrina evacuees to continue receiving housing assistance. ...A New York newspaper is reporting that Clemens has signed with the Astros, but owner Drayton McLane said Newsday jumped the gun. ...
Firefighters went door to door Tuesday in the 2700 block of Briargrove where an apartment fire claimed the life of one resident last week. ...11 News' Karla Barguiarena reports from the Criminal Justice Center downtown where a trial is under way for the so-called Galleria area rapist. ...Tuesday, The Harris County Tax office has taken over property tax collections for the Houston Independent School District. ...The tipster hotline Crime Stoppers is looking for a new leader. ...U.S. Congressman Ted Poe is speaking out about immigration reform. ...Dignitaries and former leaders are among the friends and family gathering at the First Presbyterian Church for former Sen. Lloyd Bentsen's funeral. 11 News reporter Doug Miller is at the service, where copies of a letter Sen. Bentsen wrote his father during World War II are being handed out. ...With the 2006 hurricane season two days away, the Houston Emergency Center and Energizer are doing what they can to help residents. ...A 53 year old man was shot and killed by an unknown gunman on Monday at about 12:45 a.m. at 5747 Lycomb. ...A big fire in downtown Freeport left three businesses in ruins. ...The heavy rain Monday morning flooded Halls Banks, according to a report received by the National Weather Service. ...The Memorial Day ceremony set for Monday morning at the Houston VA National Cemetery has been canceled. ...One person is dead and another hurt following a shooting in southwest Houston. ...Investigators are looking for clues that will lead them to who fired the shot that killed a 9-year-old boy. ...GALVESTON - Longtime Daily News fishing columnist Vince Stiglich reported dead Sunday morning. ...The blaze started early Friday afternoon near the Quail Glenn subdivision. Missouri City, Stafford and a third fire department are on the scene. So far, no injuries have been reported. It is not yet know how many acres have been scorched. ...A car wash robbery turned violent for two carjacking suspects after they forced the victim into the trunk of his own vehicle overnight in the 400 block of Calhoun in Richmond. ...It happened early Friday morning at a car wash in the 11300 block of Homestead. That business is located in Northeast Houston. When police arrived, they found the victim in front of the car wash. His pickup truck was parked right beside the victim. ...
Private funeral services will be held Friday for Harris County Treasurer Jack Cato. ...Baytown police are looking for a driver in a hit-and-run that landed a skateboarder in the hospital Thursday night. ...You can kick off this Memorial Day weekend with a free trip to the zoo. Everyone will be allowed into the Houston Zoo without charge all day Friday. The zoo opens its doors at 9 a.m. and will close at 5 p.m. When the verdict came in we all sprung into high gear and trhe same is true with our friends at the Houston Chronicle. In fact, they did something they rarely do. ...According to HISD, two Worthing High School students got into an altercation Thursday afternoon near the school. A small pocket knife was used. ...FM 1960 is shut down between Woodlands Hill and Timber Forest due to thick smoke and water lines across the road as firefighters battle a grass fire. As people who work downtown heard that the Enron verdicts were reached, they began walking out of office buildings toward the courthouse to hear. 11 News reporter Doug Miller said employees yelled, "What happened? What is it?" and that there weren't many disappointed faces. ...11 News reporter Nancy Holland is on the sixth floor of the courthouse where jurors who wish to talk to the media will be. ...I was sitting right behing Daniel Petrocelli as he was told "the verdict is in." ...The jury has reached a verdict in the criminal trials of former CEOs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. Judge Sim Lake's case manager, Heather Carr, confirmed the news to KHOU-TV. The verdict will be read at 11:00am in Courtroom 9B. It will be blogged here. ...More reporters returned to Camp Enron parachuting in to await the jury's verdict. The number of photographers, tents on the sidewalks, and satellite trucks parked on Rusk has grown since the jury began deliberations last week. ...The mayors of Houston and New Orleans are working on ways to get hurricane evacuees home again. ...Friends and family of Jack Cato will gather to remember him during a public viewing Thursday. ...Liberty County investigators are on their way to Mississippi to bring home a teenager who was the subject of an Amber Alert. ...Another stop light for red light cameras. Houston's city council has delayed voting on a plan to shoot pictures of drivers running red lights. ...Houston firefighters had their hands full with a 4-alarm blaze at a vacant apartment complex in southwest Houston. ...
A former teacher accused of having sex with a student was in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. Investigators said Shanika Campbell had sex with a 16-year-old boy at least three times, including once at the boy's home and twice at a hotel. Constables in west Harris County are keeping a close eye on a huge alligator spotted Tuesday.
Just before going to lunch Wednesday, the twelve jurors in the Enron trial asked their first question of the court. The judge granted part of the request and sent a note back asking them to be more specific about the second part. Houston City Council was busy Wednesday morning debating an issue that has divided many on whether to spend public money on a day labor site in east Houston.
Mayor Bill White is asking citizens to exercise as part of a world-wide contest. ...The Houston Rockets are looking to rebuild some in the off-season and their draft lottery pick may help. You've likely heard the phrase 'hurry up and wait;' perhaps at an airport anticipating a delayed flight. Soldiers awaiting battle know the words well. With little to do as the jury deliberates on this, the 60th day of the Enron trial, the phrase applies here, too. ...NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Attorneys for a Coast Guard cadet facing a court-martial on a rape charge argued Tuesday that the sex was consensual and suggested that classmates colluded to bring other sex charges against him. Webster M. Smith, 22, of Houston faces charges including rape, Flames tore through a mobile home in the Liberty County town of Ames Monday night around 10. ...Just days after investigators raided Priscilla Slade's home in the Memorial area, 11 News has confirmed a grand jury has convened to look into the former TSU president's case. ...
11 News' Amy Tortolani reports: Homicide investigators arrived at a southwest Houston apartment complex Tuesday afternoon where a teenage boy was found dead at the bottom of the pool. Charges have now been filed against a Houston teacher accused of having sex with a student. ...Houston City Council members listened to several people speak out on the controversy over a day labor site. ...A former Sugar Land police officer was indicted Tuesday on charges of official oppression and abusing his position. ...A woman was assaulted in her home after four men rushed into she and her husband's home Monday night in the 8500 block of E. Barron Wood Circle, the Harris County Sheriff's Department said. ...Cross-examination of Ken Lay ended just before lunch Tuesday with the former CEO fending off charges from prosecutor John Hueston. ...All stations and branches in Houston will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday, the postal service said. ...
Houston police officers are cracking down on people who don't play it safe at railroad crossings. ...Enron founder Ken Lay tangled for a second time with prosecutor John Hueston, this time over allegations of bank fraud. Hueston cross-examined a testy Lay during his first trial. Cross-examination in this second trial was different. ...He was always a gentleman but somewhere it was implied that he didn't suffer stupidity on the part of reporters. ...People considering or looking to adopt a child need to beware. ...After three days, Ken Lay's second criminal trial, this one for bank fraud, will likely end Tuesday. Ken Lay testified he did misuse bank loans. His reason? ...The twelve jurors in the Enron case arrived at Houston's federal courthouse early Tuesday morning to begin their fourth day of deliberations. Late Monday, they asked for... ...Crews will break ground on a new Houston elementary school Monday. ...Gov. Rick Perry makes a stop in Houston on Monday for a ceremonial bill signing. ...Hundreds of law enforcement officers from around the state will kick off the summer Special Olympic Games. ...
Seven years after donating $1.1 million in Enron Corp. stock to his alma mater and with little to show for the gift, company founder Kenneth Lay asked the University of Missouri to steer the unspent money to Hurricane Katrina relief. ...Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin on Monday signed an order requiring Allstate Texas Lloyds to reduce rates for all Texas policyholders by five percent. ...Some pricey cowboy boots are helping Texas with disaster relief. One person was transported by ambulance to an area hospital; after a collision between an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck on Beltway 8 and Briar Forest Monday afternoon. ...Some low-income residents are about to get help repairing or even buying their first new homes. ...
11 News' Janice Williamson reports: A toddler is fighting for his life after the little boy somehow got out of the house and fell into a backyard pool in southeast Houston Monday morning. ...HPD released a photo of Miguel Soria, the man they believe is responsible for the shooting deaths of two of his coworkers Friday night.
According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, a restaurant owner was robbed in his driveway when he returned home from work around 1:45 a.m. Monday. ...The city of Pasadena has now confirmed that a mosquito sample from northern Pasadena has tested positive for the West Nile Virus. ...It wasn't even the hottest part of the day, but the temperature was still taking its toll on firefighters. Behind Courtroom 9B, down a private hallway at Houston's federal courthouse, twelve men and women are deliberating Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling's fate. As of Monday morning, jurors have worked quietly, not asking any questions. ...Ken Lay told KHOU-TV that he plans to testify in his own defense Monday in his bank fraud trial. ...Police are searching for three suspects following a driveway robbery in Spring. ...The U.S. Postal Service calls the Bayou City the dog bite capital of the country. ...A 14-year-old boy is in the hospital Monday morning, the victim of an apparent drive by shooting in southwest Houston. ...A suspected drunken driver is in jail after he struck a police squad car in southeast Houston ...Houston police said the baby involved in an accident Sunday morning has died. ...Local taxpayers will soon have one less piece of paperwork to worry about. ...Another holiday weekend is approaching, and Houston police said they want you to be safe. ...Houston police said a father was walking with his family to their car when a man approached him and shot him several times Friday. ...Houston police are looking for suspects after finding a man shot to death in the 3400 block of Campbell. ...Houston native and U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was honored Saturday night in his hometown. ...Reliant Energy held its annual shareholders meeting downtown Friday while outside, demonstrators protested rising electric rates. ...11 News reporter Wendell Edwards talks with DA Chuck Rosenthal about what's happening with the search at former TSU President Priscilla Slade's home. HPD officers and officers with the Harris County District Attorney's office entered former TSU President Priscilla Slade's home near Memorial Park Friday morning. ...A Houston firefighter suffered burns to his hands while fighting a house fire late Thursday. ...One person was killed, another was badly injured in a car accident late Thursday night.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is in Houston to talk about President Bush's plan to overhaul our nation's immigration laws. Police have arrested the alleged triggerman in a deadly carjacking at a Taco Cabana in Conroe. The San Francisco Giants clobbered the Astros again Wednesday night, but some Giants fans are apparently still steaming over Tuesday night's Bonds bop. ...
The Da Vinci Code movie which opens Friday is drawing protests from offended believers around the world. ...A U.S. soldier from La Porte pleaded guilty Thursday possession of child pornography. ...Three suspects believed to have committed a string of vandalisms while video taping themselves have pled guilty. ...The U.S. Coast Guard transported a burn victim from a cargo ship near San Leon, Texas, to UTMB in Galveston on Thursday afternoon. ...Houston will receive an additional $24 million in reimbursements for housing Hurricane Katrina evacuees, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced Thursday. The FEMA Public Assistance grant will be used to reimburse the city for the costs of housing in May and utilities in April and May. Some local fifth-graders are working to maintain a monument to one of the state's first leaders. ...Investigators are trying to find the person responsible for a shooting in northwest Houston. ...This blog will update as Ken Lay's trial on bank fraud charges unfolds at the Houston federal courthouse. It began Thursday morning as jurors started their second day of deliberations in his first trial. 11News Reporter Jason Whitely is blogging highlights of this second trial here. ...This is a running blog from Houston's federal courthouse as we monitor the jury deliberations in the Enron trial. 11News Reporter Jason Whitely is keeping tabs on developments and updating you here. ...Dayton ISD announced that the Fredda Nottingham Campus will be closed Thursday. ...Closing arguments take place Thursday in the trial of a Baytown pastor accused of hiring someone to burn down his church last year. ...If you're a displaced New Orleans resident who wants to vote in Saturday's mayoral runoff election, you're getting a little help. ...A Houston landmark has been transformed into affordable housing. ...GALVESTON — For years, Arthur Agatston says, experts offered conflicting advice about what constituted a healthy diet. ...A woman at a gas station was hit and killed in a gruesome accident in southwest Houston Wednesday evening. ...Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested an admitted gang member with a criminal history. ...In the Enron courtroom where so much that is serious must be decided, there are still some human moments. ...
A handful of immigrants marched in front of the Mickey Leland Federal Building in downtown Houston Wednesday.
As they begin deliberating, we learn a little more about the people who will decide one of the most high profile cases in American business. ...Mayor Bill White announced that he'll hold an online chat to discuss the city's Wi-Fi initiative Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ...Drivers in Sugar Land will soon get an audio warning before a train crosses. With The highly-anticipated and heavily-hyped Da Vinci Code arriving at theaters nationwide Friday, the controversy over its premise is picking up steam.
According to the San Francisco Giants' Web site, slugger Barry Bonds won't play Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park. ...The jury in the Enron case began deliberations at 10:41am Wednesday morning. Prosecutors made their last pitch before the jury in the Enron case beforehand. 11News Reporter Jason Whitely is blogging highlights of the closing arguments and happenings inside the courtroom. ...Houston city leaders have a lot on their plate Wednesday. ...Firefighters in northeast Harris County said a town home fire that happened around midnight is suspicious. ...HOUSTON -- Enron founder Kenneth Lay is involved in two trials this week in Houston. ...AUSTIN -- Governor Rick Perry says he'll sign a landmark tax An HISD bus was rear-ended by a pickup pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with pipes Tuesday afternoon, according to HISD spokesman Terry Abbott. ...Mayor Bill White announced that he'll hold an online chat to discuss the city's Wi-Fi initiative Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ...11 Sports Director Giff Nielsen reports: Barry Bonds will be in the starting lineup for game two in the series against the Astros Tuesday night. As lawyers make their last sometimes colorful pleas to the jury, one observer says the color the jurors wear may give use clues to where they are in their deliberations. ...The TAKS test results are in, and HISD students have something to brag about. ...
The City Council of West University Place has approved a new measure they said will help keep sexual predators away from kids. ...If laughter is the best medicine, one Enron defense attorney is trying to innoculate the jury against the government's case. ...Fort Bend investigators are looking for four suspects who broke into a home in the Chelsea Harbour subdivision Monday night. ...Houston police have arrested a suspect they believe is responsible for terrorizing a west Houston neighborhood. ...Close enough to be considered within the bounds of Houston's theater district sits the Federal Courthouse. ...Closing arguments are underway Tuesday in the criminal trials of Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. 11News Reporter Jason Whitely is blogging highlights here. An exterminator will visit an Atascocita family Tuesday to help relieve them of a buzzing issue. ...Results from Houston students TAKS tests will be announced Tuesday morning. ...Barry Bonds wasn't even sure he would play Monday night, but the Astros foiled his home run quest. Governor Perry's office said the governor will sign the new school finance legislation passed by the house and senate. ...
A high school teacher has resigned after he was charged with inappropriate relations with a student. ...
If your car has ever been stolen there's a good chance it's being driven by someone south of the border. ...Family and friends are saying their final goodbyes Monday at a visitation for 16-year-old Zachary Jones, who died Friday from a rabies infection caused by a bat. ...11 Sports' Giff Nielsen interviewed Barry Bonds who said he's tired of the constant media pressure -- a reality that forces him to sleep much of the day. 11 Sports' Giff Nielsen reports that Barry Bonds is in the lineup tonight. For once, the overflow room at the Enron trial is living up to its name. It's a room on the 4th floor of the federal courthouse where reporters and others interested in the Enron case can watch if they can't fit or don't want to sit in the courtroom. ...Monday, HPD's Ministers Against Crime held a brief prayer session to show the Houston community's support for the safety of law officers. It is all part of Houston's celebration of National Police Week. ...
Bond has been raised for the father of a 3-year-old badly burned in an apartment fire. ...A 46-year-old man was held up for his car keys at a Chevron in Fort Bend County, officials said. ...Houston police said a mother and father were shot to death, leaving behind a 7-month-old baby. 11 News reporter Reggie Aqui is at the apartment complex where the incident happened. ...Closing arguments are underway in the criminal trials of former Enron CEOs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. 11News Reporter Jason Whitely is blogging highlights of the day here. ...If you're a low-income family looking to buy a new home, on Monday you can get some help making the first step. ...A Harris County deputy will be honored by President Bush on Monday after he was killed in the line of duty. ...Homicide investigators are trying to figure out why a man was shot to death in his town home near downtown. ...The postal service is helping to fill the stomachs of thousands of Houstonians. ...The SPCA said an alleged cockfighting ring was busted Sunday afternoon. ...A 93-year-old woman has been missing since Friday, Houston police said. Houston police are looking for an unknown suspect who shot a 17-year-old early Sunday morning in the 1400 block of Lakeside Estates Drive. ...What's it worth to you to help fight crime in your neighborhood? ...A Metro bus driver is expected to fully recover after being stabbed Saturday afternoon. ...Crime Stoppers is asking for help to solve the case in which a grandfather was killed. ...A suspect in a hit-and-run case is in custody after she and her passenger returned to the scene. ...
Allen Edward McQuaid, 73, was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison for distributing images of child pornography using the Internet in December 2003. ...
The Harris County fire marshal said Friday that the young boy rescued from an apartment fire Thursday was minutes from death. 11 News reporter Nancy Holland was at the press conference where the fire marshal gave details about the rescue. ...The Houston Fire Department is investigating a blaze that damaged several units at a West Houston apartment complex. ...Clinton Robert Zikuhr, from Katy, was found dead May 9 on Pilgrim Journey, the Fort Bend Sheriff's Department said. ...The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Department needs help looking for a 50-year-old man who hasn't been seen since April 24. Officials with an ICE-led multi-law enforcement drug task force said they were looking in the right place when they found 1,600 pounds of marijuana in a caravan traveling from Laredo towards Corpus Christi. ...Some local groups are blasting a move by FEMA to deny housing assistance to many Katrina survivors in our area. ...Police are trying to find the people who vandalized half-a-dozen vehicles near Downtown Houston. ...Bond has been denied for a Houston area father who was arrested after his 1-year-old daughter drowned in a bathtub. ...
A $30,000 bond has been set for father of a 3-year-old boy who was rescued from his burning third floor apartment. ...A BBQ brisket lunch is being held to benefit a longtime Metro officer and helicopter reporter. ...A Houston judge has reduced the bail of a man police say is a serial killer. ...Several students at HISD's Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary School will coast into summer vacation on new bicycles. ...About 50 mothers in Star of Hope's Transitional Living Center were treated to an early Mother's Day breakfast Friday. ...The quick work of Houston firefighters stopped a fire from destroying a tortilla factory early Friday. ...The Houston Independent School District board voted Thursdat to close five very small schools. ...One of the teenagers who's in jail for allegedly beating and sodomizing a Hispanic boy was roughed up by other inmates late last month. ...Houston city leaders promise this year's 4th of July celebration will be the biggest and best ever. Thursday they unveiled their plans for what will be the largest land-based fireworks show in the country. ...A man accused of duping Houston Texans and other professional athletes -- as well as average citizens -- is in jail facing organized crime charges. ...A Houston mother sentenced to 15 years in prison for the death of her malnourished child told the judge Thursday he would someday be in the "lake of fire" during an emotional courtroom outburst, according to the Houston Chronicle. ...On Thursday, HISD will vote on whether to close and consolidate five of the district’s smallest schools. ...A Harris County Sheriff's Deputy accused of shooting a suspect during the course of a high speed chase was in court Thursday. ...Texas is unveiling a new child support debit card in the Houston area. ...The City of Houston Health Department has confirmed a local case of West Nile. ...
11 News' Brad Woodard reports: Humble High School students who had class with a rabies victim, as well as football players, were pulled from class for an interview with epidemiologists to determine if any are at a higher risk. ...One of the teens jailed in the vicious beating of a 17-year-old Spring man was attacked by inmates in the Harris County Jail, according to the Houston Chronicle. ...Summer is just around the corner and planning is well under way for Houston's Fourth of July celebrations. ...Start your engines racing fans: Thursday kicks off the start of the return of Grand Prix racing in Houston. ...Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is coming home Thursday. ...11 Sports Director Giff Nielsen said the Houston Rocket accused of stealing a $2,000 pair of sunglasses in Miami is aware of the charges. ...A South Beach optical shop owner is accusing Rockets basketball superstar Juwan Howard of stealing a pricey pair of glasses from his store. ...Local environmentalists are asking lawmakers to do something about a cancer causing form of air pollution. ...Jurors deliberated less than two hours Thursday afternoon before serving up a verdict in a federal lawsuit against Burger King. ...Galveston has launched a hurricane preparedness Web site to help residents get ready for the upcoming storm season. It's official, Houston Texans' GM Charley Casserly is out. He resigned to pursue other interests including a possible position in the NFL's front office. 11 News' Janice Williamson details the symptoms and dangers connected to a rabies infection. The recent case of a Hispanic teenager attacked and sexually assaulted, allegedly by two white teenagers has sparked a new movement. ...Local environmentalists are demanding lawmakers take action on growing pollution problems. ...Harris County Health officials are reporting the first human case of rabies in the Harris County area since 1997. ...The Houston City Council approved a plan that will renovate Hermann Park and the Museum of Natural Science. ...A man accused of murdering a local minister is being given time to find a lawyer. ...A voluntary recall was ordered for the Schwinn Deluxe Bicycle Child Carriers. ...Two men in Fort Bend County were charged with making and distributing methamphetamine on Monday, officials said. Harris County officials announced they may have solved a 6-year-old murder case. ...HISD students have something to brag about. ...LAFAYETTE, La. -- A Houston businessman faces up to 10 years The 19-year-old suspect in the shooting of a pastor remains in jail. A Harris County deputy was hurt when a crane he was escorting overturned. ...A former bank official was convicted of 11 counts of misapplication of bank funds Monday, the Texas Attorney General's Office said. ...It's the only museum of its kind in the nation, and it's the latest addition to the Houston Museum District. ...Fire officials said a burning car inside of a parking garage prompted the temporary shutdown of the Southwest Freeway at Fondren on Tuesday morning. ...Thieves showed no mercy for several northeast Houston churches when they broke in to their air conditioning units. ...More HISD students will be in new school buildings next year. ...The Grand Prix of Houston kicks into high gear Thursday, but Tuesday the city welcomes racers with a parade downtown. ...Police are interviewing witnesses after an apparent misunderstanding led two men to shoot each other in the Heights. ...Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says she is working to empower local students. HOUSTON -- Oscar Mondragon, a 48-year-old Salvadoran, and Kerin Silva, a 19- year-old United States citizen, were convicted Monday for their respective roles in an organization involved in the sex trafficking of Central and South American females for Houston area bars and restaurants through force, fraud and coercion, United States Attorney Don DeGabrielle and Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division announced. ...Andrea Clark, a patient at the center of life support battle, died at St. Luke's Hospital Sunday. ...The Galveston School District is considering closing one of its eight elementary schools and is looking to cut at least 10 teaching jobs at Ball High School. ...11 Sports' Matt Musil previews the visit from Peter Ueberroth who is reviewing Houston as one of five U.S. host cities for the 2016 Summer Games. Several AT&T customers in Harris County lost 911 service Monday when something went wrong during a routine software upgrade. ...How much would you pay to drive new lanes of the expanded Katy Freeway? That's what researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute want to know. ...
11 News reporter Reggie Aqui reports from City Hall where LULAC and the family of a sex assault victim are fighting for tougher hate crime laws. ...Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling's defense team is resting its case and prosecutors are putting on their rebuttal case on this 53rd day of the trial. 11News Reporter Jason Whitely is blogging highlights of today's testimony. ...The I-610/West Loop northbound direct connector ramp to I-10/Katy Fwy. westbound and the I-10/ Katy Fwy. westbound direct connector ramp to I-610/West Loop southbound will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting Monday, May 8 to Friday, May 19. ...The defense said it plans to rest its case Monday, even eliminated a couple of expert witnesses. Prosecutors also surprised the court by saying, it will not take as long on rebuttal as originally expected. ...
On Saturday, May 13, you can make a difference for thousands of Americans by donating food as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers' (NALC) 14th annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive. Nearly 229,000 letter carriers are preparing for the nation's largest one-day food drive in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America. ...Judge Sim Lake has excused one of the 16 jurors in the Enron trial. The woman, who was not identified, is the third alternate juror. She called in sick Monday morning and Judge Sim Lake decided to excuse her permanently from the trial so as not to delay testimony. ...After five weeks Ken Lay's lead attorney is back in court. Mike Ramsey returned to Houston's federal courthouse Monday morning. 11News Photojournalist Lynn Roder, who spoke with Ramsey, said he appears to have lost weight but had his color back. A mobile policing program is off Houston-area streets, at least for now. A judge has postponed that Walgreens discrimination trial, which was initiated brought on by four Houston men. ...According to Harris County Sheriff's deputies, a woman intentionally drove over her boyfriend Saturday evening in the 1700 block of Madeline in northeast Harris County. The "Children's Health Insurance Program", known as CHIPS, has had some, but officials will try to cut through the red tape. ...The Harris County Sheriff's Office needs help finding a man who shot a store clerk in Northeast Houston Wednesday. ...Police are trying to identify a man found shot to death in a Southeast Houston ditch. ...There are some disturbing signs in the Houston housing market including a foreclosure rate three times higher than it was in 2002. HISD students and museum goers joined other Houstonians in celebrating Cinco de Mayo Friday. A substitute teacher from Milby High School was arrested Thursday on three counts of sexual assault of a child. ...A Clear Lake family has doubled in size thanks to the birth of quadruplets.
Police are looking for suspects after a man was found dead in a west Houston apartment. TSU embattled president, Priscilla Slade may find out Friday when a hearing to appeal her firing will be held. Pest control crews began removing a massive bee infestation Thursday from a northwest Harris County home. ...Texas Christian University Finance Professor Christopher Barry testified he waived his normal $600 an hour fee because he thinks Ken Lay needs the help. ...Houston police found a man's body in the 6400 block of Savoy Drive early Thursday morning. ...The 11th Earl of Sandwich will be in Houston on Thursday to help open a new restaurant. ...The parents of a missing 3-year-old boy were reportedly shown a child-sized casket by Houston Police homicide investigators as the next place they would likely see their son. ...Here's the timeline of what is supposed to happen in the final week and a half of the Enron trial. ...Enron Task Force Spokeswoman Samantha Martin asks that question in her daily email to reporters. ...LULAC has set up a trust fund for the victim of a brutal attack in Spring. ...Houston's Better Business Bureau is expanding its services for Spanish-speaking consumers. ...Houston Mayor Bill White is in Washington, D.C., Thursday to pushing to get more FEMA money to Houston. ...A suspect is in the hospital after a robbery and shooting. 11 News has learned the principal at Reagan High School has resigned. Two weeks ago the principal was accused of emailing an offensive picture to a teacher. ...An 18-wheeler somehow managed to get its right front tire over the retaining wall on the Gulf Fwy. at S. Loop Wednesday. ...FEMA has now spent more than $200 million on Katrina evacuees in Houston. That number comes from Houston's city controller who said the overwhelming share of that money has been spent on temporary housing. A man who shot a Houston police officer and left him for dead has been sentenced to 37 years in prison. ...There was another scare involving a Continental Airlines jet at Bush Intercontinental Airport on Wednesday. ...Hard to believe but after 14 weeks, the criminal trial of former Enron CEOs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling is winding down. Wednesday is day 51 of testimony. Those poor people in the jury box have slugged through 14 weeks of testimony in the criminal trial of former Enron CEOs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. Now, after hearing the government's case... Federal prosecutors are putting two high-ranking Enron Broadband executives on trial for a second time just steps away from where former CEOs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling are fighting to stay out of prison. ...Three workers fell 50 to 60 feet to the ground after a crane accident in northeast Houston Wednesday morning morning. ...Wednesday morning's scattered showers have gone, but the afternoon carries a 20 percent chance for some rain to move over the area, 11 News meteorologist David Paul says. Also, a cold front moving in to the Gulf of Mexico this weekend will increase our rain chances again. ...St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital will continue to care for a severely ill heart patient. ...University of Houston students who are on the four-year graduation plan could get some much needed tuition breaks, the Houston Chronicle reported. ...Some Houston police officers are about to come under much closer scrutiny about their pay, the Houston Chronicle reported. ...That teenager who was attacked and sodomized at a party in Spring remains in critical condition. There are some disturbing signs in the Houston housing market including a foreclosure rate three times higher than it was in 2002. ...Astros owner Drayton McLane hopes to begin official negotiations with Roger Clemens' agents by week's end. ...Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man at 9424 Fannin about 2 p.m. on Monday. ...The wife of rapper 'Big Hawk' describes him as a family man who was a "great husband" and "great father" to their two small sons. ...Ken Lay's defense team is calling a unique yet powerful group of character witnesses to vouch for the 64-year-old. 11News Reporter Jason Whitely is blogging highlights of Tuesday's testimony here. ...Funeral services will be held Tuesday for the 17-year-old who was an innocent bystander, during a group fight in Missouri City last week. ...Friends and family members of the Klein teen who was brutally attacked will hold a prayer vigil Tuesday night. ...This weekend could be a little like the last, with rain chances at 40 percent for Saturday, 11 News meteorologist David Paul said. ...Want to save money on gasoline? Get out of your car and get on a bike. 11 Sports' Giff Nielsen recaps the Texans draft who state money was not the issue in the decision to sign Mario Williams over Reggie Bush. The family of the Spring teen who was sexually assaulted at a party last week released a statement through LUCLA that read: "We appreciate all the heartfelt support we have received from the community, from our son’s friends, teachers, coaches and others. We thank all of you for your letters of support and all the kind outpouring of love and concern for our precious son. During this tough time, we ask that the media give us some time alone to heal and to deal with this horrible tragedy in private. We need to conserve our strength and energy so that we can be there for our son and his brothers. Please respe...
A Hispanic boy viciously attacked and sodomized by two white teens shouting ethnic slurs had cigarette burns on his back as well as numerous other injuries, a prosecutor said Monday. A federal judge Monday sentenced Karla Chavez to 17 years in prison for her role in the deaths of 19 illegal immigrants. ...The other shoe fell Monday for 250 Foley's employees who got pink slips Monday. ...Houston police Monday morning caught a homeless woman who they said was breaking into a car along with another male. ...A man on death row for killing a Houston police officer could walk out of prison by the end of the year. ...A firefighter is recovering from smoke inhalation after battling another blaze in Houston. Arson investigators are trying to find out what caused an apartment fire that was started in three different spots. Enron founder Ken Lay returns to the stand for the fifth day in his criminal trial. 11News Reporter Jason Whitely is blogging highlights of testimony here. ...Immigrants and businesses in Houston are braced for work and spending boycotts aimed at protesting proposed crackdowns on illegal immigrants, and there is more than one protest set for Monday. |
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