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July 2006 ArchivesHarris County prosecutors say they want the 16-year-old girl accused of stabbing Gabriel Granillo tried as an adult. ...Collectively, the public might be the best weapon against crime. Tuesday is National Night Out and police are hoping you'll not only use it to meet your neighbors but to show solidarity in efforts to fight crime. ...Several 150-year-old trees that sit in Houston's Heights area won't be cut down. A former Katy man plead guilty Monday to distributing images of child pornography over the Internet, according to the U.S. Attorney General's Office. ...Local kids are getting another chance to get vaccinated before going back to school. DePelchin Children's Center, Houston's oldest and largest social organization, was recently awarded more than $919,000 from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Heath to better serve the Hispanic community. ...A 3-year-old girl is in the hospital after being pulled from the bottom of an apartment pool. ...Tuesday night is National Night Out. ...Residents of Acres Homes will have a chance to voice their concern about crime in the neighborhood. ...Pasadena fire fighters are trying to find out what caused a home to go up in flames. ...A Good Samaritan is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning. ...
Matt Musil reports from Minute Maid Park: Astros General Manager Tim Purpura continues to work on a deal to improve the team. A body found Friday in the Brays Bayou is a woman. The remains were discovered along the 5400 block of Old Spanish Trail in southeast Houston. ...Houston police are looking for a woman who was last seen driving her car Wednesday. Texas Southern University announced it will lay off dozens of workers to streamline operating costs at the nation’s second largest historically Black university. An alert teacher and principal helped HISD's inspector general uncover cheating on a standardized test in two classrooms at one school, officials said Friday. ...Victims of Enron's demise may get a chance to speak at the sentencings this fall. ...Two Kingwood teenaged girls missing for more than a week were found unharmed in California, according to the Humble Police Department. ...The Houston Independent School District found that cheating on a standardized test happened in two classrooms in one school. ...The Houston Texans announced Friday that they have acquired quarterback Cody Pickett in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers for a conditional 7th-round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. ...A former Houston physician and three pharmacists were arrested and charged for conspiring to illegally distribute hydrocodone and promethazine with codeine, according to federal officials. ...Four men suspected of breaking into cars in a hotel parking lot led police on a chase. This weekend, July 28-30, three 1-10 westbound ramps including the Antoine entrance ramp and the Wirt and Bingle/Voss exit ramps will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday, July 28 until February 2007. ...Many local hospitals are feeling the crunch from a summer shortage of blood supplies. A group has planned to rally for peace in the Middle East on Friday afternoon. ...Houston police are looking for a woman who was last seen driving her car Wednesday. Police are looking for two suspects involved in a home invasion in southwest Houston. ...FEMA announced it is once again extending its deadline for housing assistance. ...A train collided with a pickup truck shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday at a railroad crossing on Lawndale near Telephone Road.
Thursday afternoon, animal control officers raided a property south of Hobby Airport and seized 300 chickens suspected of being used in cock fights. ...There are new developments in the war of words between the Houston Police Officers' Union and Chief Harold Hurtt. ...The Tennessee Titans say they've agreed to contract terms with rookie quarterback Vince Young. ...The ground search for a missing elderly woman from Kingwood has been canceled due to an update. ...Members of the Texas City SWAT team surrounded a hotel early this morning and swarmed in to arrest a 54-year-old man, who police allege is the mid-aged bandit, the Galveston County Daily News reported. ...Fort Bend officials have released this sketch of one of the two suspects who robbed Sugar Land Pure Water on Tuesday. Houston police are taking a closer look at a shooting that happened at a gay bar. ...Houston firefighters have called of the search for a man who they say jumped into Brays Bayou. ...AUSTIN -- Allowing another Republican candidate to replace Galveston County Sheriff's officials said a man who is reportedly a physician has been charged in connection with a Tuesday night shooting. ...Fort Bend officials are looking for two suspects who robbed Sugar Land Pure Water on Tuesday. ...Jurors in the Andrea Yates case have reached a verdict which will be announced shortly. ...Along the west side, the rain is causing its share of problems, flooding apartments and making a mess on the roadways as well, 11 News' Carolyn Campbell reports. ...An elderly woman reportedly diagnosed with the onset Alzheimer's has been missing since Monday, Houston police said.
Houston police are looking for whoever shot a juvenile to death around midnight. ...The family of a fallen Houston soldier wants the public to come celebrate his life with them. ...Lee College will be closed Wednesday until noon because of the weather. ...
HISD needs volunteers to help make sure students come back to school this year. ...For the second time this week, a bat has tested positive for rabies. ...A Houston teenager is in police custody after officials said he ran over and killed a man Monday night. ...You have another chance Tuesday to voice your opinion about Metro's light rail plans. ...Police are questioning a man after he said he accidentally shot his brother. ...The Katy teacher who was fired over putting tape on her students' mouths will get $40,000, the Houston Chronicle reported. ...Houston police are investigating a deadly head-on collision on Westheimer near Barker Cypress Monday night. ...
Jane Rubio, a teacher from Katy, was working in Lebanon when the conflict with Israel began. In the following blog, Rubio describes her last hours in Lebanon: "This was a post that's been in my head since before I left, but of course I've been too busy to write it.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson is holding another protest Monday at BP's Texas City Refinery. Houston resides have another chance to speak their minds about Metro's Light Rail expansion plans at the two Metro Rail meetings this week. Houston Mayor Bill White is declaring this week "Houston Quit Smoking Week." ...At approximately 1:30 p.m. Sunday, the victim was riding a bicycle in the parking lot of an apartment complex located at 12000 Fleming, when two individuals in a vehicle began chasing him, Houston Police reported. ...A New Orleans evacuee is dead after a drive-by shooting on the east side early Sunday morning. Houston Police homicide detectives are investigating the shooting death of a male robbery victim in the 10000 block of Club Creek Saturday. ...A 25-year-old man was attacked with a machete Sunday after he and another man apparently got into a fight. A robber didn't get far Friday morning after holding up the Bank of America in the 3100 block of North Fry Road in west Harris County and escaping with a bag full of money. Jane Rubio, from Katy, has been trying to get out of Lebanon where she's been teaching for the last two years. This is one of her final blog entries before making it to apparent safety in Amman, Jordan:
I will be with the AUB contingent getting on whatever. Because if the US attacks anyhthing, it might not necessarily be the one I'm on. I'm leaving because of my mother. That's it. She will be dead if she doesn't see... The following list is a rundown of the Top Ten makes of vehicles stolen during the month of May 2006, according to the Houston Police Department. ...An aggravated robbery occured Thursday night in the Village of Oak Lakes subdivision in Sugar Land, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's office. People against Metro's proposed University light rail line along Richmond voiced their concerns at a meeting Friday morning. ...The EPA Friday showed off the very first hybrid delivery truck. ...Last year, more than 11,000 volunteers picked up litter along the entire Texas coast, which saved the state $1.2 million. ...Two men are in jailed accused of stealing a local family's moving truck. ...A fight at a West Harris County restaurant lands two men in the hospital others on the run. ...A United States magistrate Thursday said a Galveston Hotel is incompetent to stand trial. ...Traffic was reduced to one lane on Harwin Friday morning after a garbage truck lost its load. There was another pool accident Thursday, this one involving a 2-year- old. ...
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board put out its final report on last year's explosion at the Formosa Plastics plant in Point Comfort.
A new survey shows coastal residents plan to stay home next time a hurricane strikes, even if evacuations are mandatory. ...The teen suspect in a park stabbing appeared in court Thuursday, but her hearing was reset. ...The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect in a string of burglaries at apartment complexes.
Jane Rubio, from Katy, has been teaching in Lebanon for two years. She has spent the last few days trying to get out of the area. Rubio is blogging about the nightmare she's endured since the bombs began falling. Here is an excerpt from her blog: So as I was coming up to my room, I told the girl at the desk I'll be in my room, sleeping. And I double-checked she had my cell number and everything. And she's like, "Did you read the board?"
Harris County officials said seven recent deaths may be heat-related. ...The 4-year-old boy who was attacked by a dog Thursday is in serious condition. ...Two carjacking suspects are in custody after leading police right to their house in Missouri City. ... WASHINGTON -- A senior Interior Department official was Fire broke out in one of Houston's tallest buildings Wednesday night. "The killing must stop." Those are the words of community activist Quanell X reacting to Tuesday's killing of a New Orleans teen, presumably by a teen from Houston. ...Jane Rubio, from Katy, has been teaching in Lebanon for two years. She has spent the last few days trying to get out of the area. Rubio is blogging about the nightmare she's endured since the bombs began falling. Here is an excerpt from her blog: "I mean, really. I almost forgot to eat. Now, I know the world has turned upside-down.
A jailer in Pearland was fired amid allegations he sexually assaulted an inmate. ...A 39-year-old Houston soldier has died in Baghdad, the Houston Chronicle reports. ...Over 170 years after declaring its independence, Texas now has representation in space. ...Houston police arrested one suspect in a string of copper thefts. ...All of the proceeds go to a local non-profit group. ...Brandy Briggs had tears in her eyes in court on Wednesday when she heard she'll have to wait until the first of September to find out if she'll get a new trial. ...The Super Kids pediatric mobile clinic will be at the Spring Branch Family Development Center. ...A burglary suspect is in custody after a police chase that started in Missouri City. ...A community group, ACORN, says it will file suit this week against the Public Utility Commission after one of its members had her electricity shut off while she was in the hospital. Houston fire stations will soon offer free childhood vaccinations. ...Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt narrowly avoided a wreck Tuesday morning on his way to work, according to HPD. ...Houston police are hitting the streets to reach out to the city's homeless population. ...Brazoria County did its part Tuesday morning to get rid of the abundance of mosquitoes. Police hope surveillance video will help them identify a killer. ...A two-year-old boy is being treated after falling into a neighbor's pool. ...A man is recovering from being shot late Monday night. ...Discovery's crew will come home to Ellington Field on Tuesday for a homecoming ceremony. ...
HOUSTON -- To some, the choice to launch the shuttle Discovery over the objections of the safety director and chief engineer was an audacious gamble. ...Lee Wunsch, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, is in Israel where he filed this report for KHOU.com: "Despite the current crisis in Israel, miracles continue to happen -- none more dramatic than the one I witnessed today.
A Harris County grand jury dismissed the murder case against Miguel Angel Castro, an MS-13 gang member accused of killing an 18-month-old child in Huffman last year. ...On Saturday, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office received a call to assist the fire department on a car fire at the dead end of Glen Loch Road. According to a sheriff's deputy, a witness who lives down the street called 911 after returning home and seeing a fire coming from the woods. ...Brazoria County will do aerial mosquito sprays early Tuesday morning in some areas. ...Three men, all Mexican nationals, were sentenced to prison Monday. ...Forward Brian Ching has been named to the MLS All-Star team. ...Two Houstonians have been charged for allegedly running a fraudulent Web site to accept donations for Hurricane Katrina relief.
A ceremony is held for Discovery's Astronauts, hours after strong storms forced NASA to delay the event. The Spirit of Texas Food Drive is helping feed hundreds of Houston families. A Houston police officer became the victim of an alleged car thief early Monday morning. ...A teenager is recovering after running his car into a tree. ...Harris County Pct. 4 deputies resonded to a call about a 4-year-old boy who had been pulled from a pool Sunday. ...Arson is investigating after another fire at a vacant apartment complex in northeast Houston at Spenwick and Ravenwood. ...HOUSTON (AP) -- A Jordanian man says his life has been thrown HOUSTON-- A new cancer treatment facility in Houston sounds MAGNOLIA -- A U.S. Army soldier has been indicted on charges of possessing and promoting child pornography, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Friday. ...The boy whose arm was severed by a train and then reattached went home from the hospital Friday morning. An elderly man who went missing has been found safe and sound. ...The Texas attorney general filed suit against a Galveston-based company that networks with auto dealerships to offer credit insurance during finance period, but failed to refund certain premiums when vehicle loans were paid off early. ...Visitation for Ashton Glover will be held Friday from 5 p.m.-10 p.m. at the Settegast-Kopf Funeral Home. ...An off duty Clear Lake Shores motorcycle officer is recovering after being involved on an accident on the Fred Hartman Bridge. ...The U.S. Marshals Service said federal prosecutors will recommend releasing three British bankers on bond when they appear before a magistrate Friday afternoon at 2pm. But there is one condition, Marianne Matus, the U.S. Marshals spokeswoman, said. ...HEB has issued a precautionary recall on two types of tortillas sold in its stores. ...A man was found dead on the North Freeway early Friday morning, and police are unsure how he died at this time. ...Houston police said several alleged home invasion suspects are on the loose. ...Houston homicide detectives were in the 4800 block of Gypsy Forest to investigate the death of a woman under suspicious circumstances. ...The body of a young boy was pulled from an apartment complex swimming pool in southwest Houston Thursday night. ...FEMA has written a check to Houston in the amount of $1.6 million. If you have an outstanding traffic ticket and haven't received a warning from the city, you're about to. ...
St. Luke's Hospital said former Mayor Bob Lanier is alert, in good humor and should be able to go home in a couple of days. ...A trial date has been set for a teenage girl charged with murdering another teen. ...Jordy Tollett's fate has been up the air all week after an undercover television camera videotaped him drinking alcohol during long lunch breaks. ...The search is on for a 67-year-old man who was last seen early Tuesday July 11. ...Fort Bend officials found 18 pounds of marijuana in a vehicle during a traffic stop on Highway 59. ...Brian R. Lawson, a Houston area property tax consultant, has been indicted for felony due to tampering with a governmental record, according to the Harris County Appraisal District. Houstonians looking for a job may find some extra help. ...A family of seven is looking for a new home after a fire ripped through their apartment. ...Three men in ski masks ordered a driver out of his 18-wheeler July 11 and into a ditch, Fort Bend County officials said. ...The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Department is looking for three suspects wanted in a robbery and aggravated assault. ...Three bankers are Britain are scheduled to arrive in Houston on Thursday to face Enron-related charges. ...
Democrat Nick Lampson has raised more than $600,000 during the most recent reporting period in his bid for the seat of former Congressman Tom DeLay. ...A white man who served time for burning a cross on a black family's front yard will return to prison. ...The search for a killer began after Baytown police found 31-year-old Mathew Gilmete, lying in the road on Oklahoma Street July 5. ...You may notice an increased presence of Metro officers on the MetroRail starting Wednesday. ...At least two suspects are on the run after being accused of breaking into a food store and stealing video poker machines. ...One suspect is dead and another is hurt after they allegedly tried to burglarize the wrong business. ...Volunteers from Houston's First Baptist Church and relocated members of the New Orleans' Franklin Avenue Baptist Church will serve hot meals at various locations. LAKE JACKSON, Texas -- A proposed spaceport in Brazoria County got an environmental thumbs down from local residents who said during a public meeting Tuesday the launch facility would lessen their quality of life and harm wildlife. ...
The memorial service for Ken Lay will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. and former President and Mrs. Bush are expected to be in attendance. ...More money is available to Texans hurt by Hurricane Rita. ...The Houston Citizen's Police Academy is accepting applications for its next class. ...Houston police are searching for the driver responsible for a fatal hit and run accident. ...Police pulled a body out of Brays Bayou on Tuesday morning. ...Houston police have a man in custody who they believe may be responsible for a string of robberies in the area. ...Students hoping to graduate who haven't passed the TAKS test get another chance this week. Brazoria County mosquito control will spray in some areas Tuesday. ...Houston city leaders are set to give homeowners a little more peace and quiet, especially for those living near railroad tracks. ...It's the first office of it's kind in our area. ...Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Monday announced the arrest of a Houston-area man on charges he swindled the Medicaid program out of about $600,000 in an elaborate scheme to receive government reimbursements for “counseling” sessions that were either never performed or were falsely reported. ...DALLAS (AP) -- The Labor Department is investigating a weekend
No charges will be filed against a Harris County deputy who shot and killed a deputy constable in an apparent case of mistaken identity. ...Houston area kids showed off their talent at creating abstract art at a special paint day in Memorial Park on Monday. Local teens are working to make Houston a more beautiful place. ...Harris County Deputies are investigating a deadly head-on collision involving teenagers. ...
Is a local man accused of sexual assault of a child mentally competent? ...Houston police are investigating the death of a man found in the trunk of a burning car. Police said they won't file charges against two drivers in a deadly accident involving a pedestrian in south Houston ...The non-profit group Search is sponsoring a citywide "Water For Life" drive this week to help homeless people get what they need. ...Police are looking for suspects after a man was shot to death in southwest Houston. Firefighters said burglar bars made it hard to fight a fire which killed a family pet. ...Investigators are looking for a group of robbers that allegedly tied up two employees at a southwest Houston Radio Shack. ...A fire on a barge started just before noon on Saturday at a shipyard on Avenue S in Texas City after workers cut into a fuel tank on the old vessel. ...
A Harris County sheriff's deputy is off the force Saturday after he was arrested for allegedly drinking and driving and having cocaine on him. ...Houstonians have an opportunity to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. ...The YMCA's operation backpack has begun. ...Police caught a bank robbery suspect on the Southwest Freeway early Friday. ...The Transportation Department will demolish the Sweetwater Boulevard bridge and elevate U.S. 59 over the cross street. ...The first of 10 underwater blasts to demolish piers that supported part of the former Galveston Causeway is scheduled for 8 a.m. Sunday, the Houston Chronicle reports. ...The new school year is fast approaching, and you can help area students make the grade by donating to Operation Backpack. ...A piece of American history is coming to Houston on Friday. ...The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is ranked as one of the top cancer hospitals in the country. ...
FORT CARSON, Colo. -- A spokeswoman for Fort Carson, Mayor White said Houston is a generous city and Thursday he called on that generosity to help victims of last month's flash floods in southeast Houston. A northwest Harris County woman's home was badly damaged, still she's counting her blessings Thursday. ...Officials dropped the levels at Lake Conroe after Hurricane Rita to repair some dams. A local World War II veteran is finally getting the recognition he deserves nearly six decades after the war ended. ...This year's Thanksgiving Day Parade has a new sponsor. ...Deer Park police said Charles Michael Copeland was arrested Monday after he reportedly forced a little girl into his car. ...Houston police chased a truck for about 15 minutes Thursday morning, starting near Highway 288 and Reed. The Katy teacher fired for putting Scotch tape over the mouths of her students may get her job back, the Houston Chronicle reports. ...An off-duty police officer shot a man who allegedly broke into his mother's home. ...Federal investigators have determined arson to be the cause of last week's fire that destroyed St. John Baptist church in Missouri City last Friday. ..."A massive heart attack a significant, a large segment of the heart muscle died from lack of blood supply," said Dr. Nasser Lakkis, chief of cardiology, Ben Taub Hospital. ...DICKINSON - A portion of a neighborhood street near Hughes Road in Dickinson Dozens and dozens of viewers have called Channel 11 wanting to help a homeless family of six. ...A federal grand jury Wednesday returned a 13 count indictment against Gregory Darnell Parks. ...On Wednesday, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador supportors will continue to protest at the Mexican Consulate on Caroline and Wheeler. ...The smoke has cleared, and crews are cleaning up what's left of the Freedom Over Texas Festival at Eleanor Tinsley Park. ...Andrea Yates' second murder trial did not resume as planned Wednesday because a juror was sick. ...One person is dead and two are injured after a shooting at a club on Richmond. ...Police said a man was found dead at the Timber Ridge Apartments in the 12000 block of Flemming. ...Andrea Yates' retrial resumes Wednesday. Her former mother in law is expected to testify for the defense this week. ...The Houston Fire Department said parts of downtown were covered with smoke after tires stored in a lot across Minute Maid Park caught fire Tuesday. ...A replica of the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall will arrive in Houston Tuesday. ...Fourth of July Parades will be held across our area Tuesday to celebrate our country's independence. ...The summer and holidays are times when blood donations are especially low. ...At the Kennedy Space Center the ice teams are on the pad checking for any threatening buildup. A woman is dead this morning after being hit by an 18 wheeler on the freeway. ...The civil rights leader and the Rainbow Push coalition will lead a rally outside B-P's Texas City plant. ...A 17-year-old Baytown girl remains hospitalized Tuesday after a shooting. ...HPD is looking for a driver who hit a postal truck in northwest Houstonand left the scene. ...Doctors at Memorial Hermann hospital are trying to reattach a boy's left arm after it was severed by a train Monday evening. For the next hour or maybe more we simply sit and wait. Will NASA try for a launch on the 4th or postpone to Wednesday or beyond? ...One NASA engineer described the foam that came off the tank as looking like a piece of breadcrust. But it could be enough to keep the shuttle on the ground. ...The Humble Area Chamber of Commerce's Fourth of July fireworks display has been canceled due to high probability of rain, and Galveston's parade has also been canceled. ...A man remains in critical condition after a jet ski accident Sunday. ...The high cost of fuel may force Metro to raise its fares, the Houston Chronicle reports. ...Estimates are that the crack in the foam is only about four to five inches but it could be enough to halt Discovery's launch. ...Homicide detectives are trying to determine how a man died after a car accident in northeast Houston. ...Two people are dead and a suspect is still on the loose after a shooting on the southeast side Sunday. ...The Harris County jail apparently lost its water Saturday, leaving inmates with no way to shower or flush toilets. ...Saturday night, a green Jeep allegedly ran a red light while exiting the North Freeway and struck a gray Dodge truck, causing the Dodge to hit a pole. ...Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man at 2600 McGowen This is photographer Jim Wineman, and while my meteorology skills are minimal, I know a bad looking sky when I see one. ...As we wait to see if NASA will be able to get the shuttle into orbit lightning has forced us off the roof. ...Odds are against a launch for the shuttle Discovery today. There is a 70 per cent chance of "no go" due to weather. ...As NASA prepares to launch the shuttle Discovery two issues may keep it on the ground. Meanwhile, everyone wants to see the liftoff. ... |
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