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August 2006 ArchivesIn southwest Houston tonight there was an explosion and fire at a car repair shop at Hillcroft at Pagewood. ...If you're looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend, how about traveling to the top of the world's tallest memorial monument? ...Visually impaired students at Sugar Grove Elementary in southwest Houston showed off their reading skills. ...The driver who died and whose car rolled over on I-10 Wednesday was trying to exit the HOV lane, according to the Houston Police Department. ...Thursday night is the last of three meetings where parents can talk to HISD officials about improving academic performance. ...For some hurricane survivors the help stops Thursday. ...The investigation has begun into the shooting death of a 75-year-old man. ...It was all the buzz on sports radio shows Thursday: Chris Simms and Kyle Shanahan became such good friends at the University of Texas that they have their initials tattooed on each other's lower leg. The Houston Fire Department responded to an apartment laundry room fire around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Around midnight, officials said someone doused a business on North Shepard with gasoline and set it on fire. A dog escaped a house fire early Thursday morning. ...Lawyers for Harris County are challenging an Appeals Court ruling that bars a bible from being displayed outside the civil courthouse. ...Community leaders are telling the new principal of Kashmere High School that something can be done to save the school. ...
West Houston residents fed up with crime in their area will meet with city officials Wednesday night to voice their concerns. ...Houston Astros outfielder Willy Taveras’ hitting streak ended at 30 games against the Milwaukee Brewers. Sam Houston High School parents, teachers and students are invited to a meeting tonight. ...On August 20, 2006, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office began a death investigation at the Montgomery Pines Apartments located in the 23400 block of U.S. Highway 59, in New Caney, that has been ruled a homicide. ...Houston police are investigating the death of a man found at 1500 Keene HOUSTON -- According to a U.S. attorney, two former federal air marshals previously convicted of drug and bribery charges have been sentenced to substantial prison terms. ...A park in northeast Harris County has been renovated to remove all barriers. ...A man was shot to death outside of an apartment in the 6600 block of Dunlap. ...A Cy-Fair ISD bus was in a minor accident early Tuesday morning. ...About 75 CenterPoint Energy trucks started the trip to Florida on Tuesday morning. ...Officials are looking for the driver who hit a pedestrian in southeast Fort Bend County and took off. ...Within the next few minutes we expect to see the first motion of Atlantis as it rolls back from the launchpad. ...A 21-year-old college student who packed a stick of
GALVESTON, Texas – BP, PLC Chief Executive John Browne A Houston police investigation revealed the fatal shootings of Arlene Avalos, 8, and AAA Texas is offering its annual Tipsy Tow service to the public during the Labor Day holiday weekend. ...A year after Hurricane Katrina, the Houston Area Red Cross is stocking up on supplies. ...Precinct 3 of the Harris County Sheriff's Department has caught a suspected bank robber. ...The Houston Astros announced Monday that they've recalled two players from Triple A Round Rock. ...Call it the final, final word on rolling back Atlantis. It won't come till tomorrow morning but in the meantime workers are getting ready for a storm. ...A passenger accused of bringing dynamite onto a continental flight is expected in a federal courtroom Monday. ...The first 10 red light cameras will go live Friday, Sept. 1. ...Houston City Council Member Carol Alvarado is asking local residents to march for immigrant rights this Labor Day. ...Homes and businesses along the main drag in Chalmette, La., are still gutted one year after Katrina submerged this community. Some restaurants have reopened but can only serve food outside in their parking lots, including Dominos Pizza since many dining rooms are still unusable and have no utilities. We've heard so much about what Katrina wrecked in New Orleans over the last year. Rarely do we hear a story like Thomas Bayer's. ...A man was shot to death outside of a convenience store early Monday morning. ...A motorcycle driver died early Monday morning after an SUV apparently turned in front of it. "Nothing really works well yet," Thomas Bayer explained about the state of his city a year after Hurricane Katrina struck. Electricity bills don't come on a regular basis and "the figure is often a fantasy," he added. One of the frustrations everyone here faces is the longterm consequences of a rollback. ...A 16-year-old girl is in the hospital after nearly drowning in her Montgomery County home Sunday. ...An off-duty HPD officer died in a weather-related traffic accident Sunday. NASA managers have decided Atlantis will not launch Tuesday. But the slow journey back to the safety of the Vehicle Assembly Building could halt at any time if Ernesto goes a different direction. ...HOUSTON -- Fading opportunity in rural Texas is pushing the A Harris County sheriff's deputy says he was forced to call for back up after being assaulted during a routine call.
With the prospect of Ernesto heading into the Gulf of Mexico, many people here are asking if we are we ready. ...Another big thunderstorm is overhead right now, delaying inspections needed on the shuttle because of the last storm. ...NASA has just decided to put off the launch of Atlantis for one day. ...At the Kennedy Space Center it is nature and not technology that could halt the launch of Atlantis. ...According to EquuSearch, the body of a woman matching the age of missing woman Gloria Ryans was found in the 3400 block of Richey Road in southeast Houston. They said the body was wrapped in what the suspects said she was wrapped in. Habitat for Humanity has reportedly raised enough money to build 100 homes for Hurricane Katrina evacuees. ...Several Galveston County police officers who authorities said worked second jobs have been suspended without pay. ...A teacher accused of asking a student to the prom is going to prison.
A North Forest ISD school board member has pled guilty to stealing from the district, and he must now resign. ...The State of Texas didn't have the funds to maintain a 5,000 acre park in Southeast Montgomery County. ...HISD is going to meet with parents and discuss what to do to save three failing schools. ...A woman is being questioned by police after her boyfriend was stabbed in their apartment. ...A Harris County Precinct 4 deputy on patrol Friday morning found at truck smashed against the concrete wall of the Hardy Toll Road at FM 1960. A woman is dead after her car slammed into a freeway barrier and burst into flames. An alleged feud between two coworkers resulted in a shooting late Thursday night, according to the Houston Police Department. A source close to the legal case concerning the fate of the puppies confiscated in a Liberty County pit bull seizure says there's been an appeal. ...Houston's archeological and historical commission is trying to save a city landmark from being torn down.
The ex-boyfriend of a woman found dead inside her burned out home has been charged with capital murder.
Funeral services were held Thursday for a long time Prairie View A&M University Veterinary professor. ...Houston is closer to banning smoking in the workplace and bars. ...Montgomery County officials need help finding a bank robbery suspect. The U.S. Attorney General's Office said a Houston DPS trooper has been accused of giving state IDs to people without proper documentation for money. ...A rise in human cases of West Nile Virus has health officials taking to the skies again. ...An escaped inmate is back behind bars. ...Metro may be coming to your iPod. ...He's lived the past 20-years on Texas’ death row, but on Friday a Houston man will be set free. ...There was a significant development Wednesday in the next step toward light rail expansion -- a second route has been chosen. ...Texas Equusearch joined the hunt Wednesday for a Cleveland woman who vanished on August 6. Officials are saying a brand new air monitoring system will take the guess out of air quality. ...Fort Bend County officials didn’t have to go far to arrest two of three people accused of a home invasion in the 500 block of Tara Plantation. ...
A suspect in a double homicide plans to surrender to Houston police. Investigators said Marcus Aguilar might be behind the shooting of a couple at a southeast Houston apartment complex back in May. They call themselves the "Little 'ol Band from Texas". Now the legendary rockers from Houston will become Hall-of-Famers. ...Harris County Health officials report 16 cases of humans infected with West Nile. ...Volunteers with Texas Equusearch planned to meet in Liberty County Wednesday to search for a missing Cleveland woman. ...An assault suspect is off the streets with the help of activist Quannel X. ...A body was found in the 12000 block of Huffmeister in northwest Harris County Tuesday night. ...HOUSTON (AP) -- Alfred N. Poindexter Jr., co-founder of the Prairie View Trail Ride that is part of the annual Houston Livestock Show, has died. He was 85. ...Police hope reward monies totally $15,000 will help them catch a killer. Here's a new one. We've heard a lot about thieves stealing copper from air conditioners and selling it for quick cash. There will be class at the Contemporary Learning Center Wednesday. ...Harris County Commissioners Tuesday voted to approve a "letter of intent". Texas EquuSearch needs help finding a 50-year-old woman who has been missing since Aug. 6. HISD is hoping it’s dropout phone bank will get kids back in class. ...A truck apparently lost control and flipped with its tanker Monday night. ...Law enforcement launches a crackdown on drunken driving Tuesday. ...Of the 11schools in the North Forest ISD, eight are rated unacceptable, so it came as little surpise Monday night that parents packed a meeting with school officials. ...
Richmond police answered a call about a child locked in a car today. They found a male toddler. ...HISD students are being encouraged to show off their artistic sides. ...Hospital Partners of America quietly took over St. Joseph's Hospital at midnight Monday. ...Curtis Caldwell, 28, and Ernest Tutt Jr., 22, were indicted on charges they fraudulently obtained thousands of dollars in FEMA Hurricane Katrina and Rita disaster assistance. ...
North Forest School District officials are expected to get an earful at Monday night’s school board meeting. ...Two Houston residents have been charged with FEMA fraud. ...Republican Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace is stepping down.
Veterans groups and city officials changed their minds and agreed to hold a downtown parade for Veterans Day, 11 News' Dan Lauck reports. ...Houston Mayor Bill White's campaign to end panhandling started Monday. 11 News Karla Barguiarena spoke with one panhandler who gave a surprising answer to what she thought of the call to give instead to social service agencies. ...The Small Steps Nurturing Center in the fifth ward is now open. ...Attempted murder charges have been filed against a man who police said shot his common-law wife. ...Thirty-eight police cadets will graduate Monday morning and join the force. ...A registered sex offender who was missing last week with a 13-year-old girl appeared in court Monday. ...The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men from the capsized boat late Sunday night. ...The attic of a one-story house caught fire around 2 a.m. Monday, causing serious damage to the home. ...One man is recovering after being shot outside of an apartment on Bellaire and Rookin. The search is over for an 18-year-old who disappeared in Lake A man accused of killing a convenience store customer is expected in court Monday. ...Police are investigating the mysterious death of a man at a Metro bus stop. ...HOUSTON - The Coast Guard evacuated a diver Sunday afternoon from a dive boat in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 110 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas, near an area known as the Flower Gardens. ...More Houston police officers will soon hit the streets. 11 News anchor Shern-Min Chow emceed Friday's graduation ceremony of an HPD cadet class. ...A convicted sex offender arrested after being found with a missing 13-year-old girl has been charged with child sex abuse. ...The Comets left town Friday for game two Saturday night of their series against the Sacramento Monarchs. ...According to the Houston Police Department, Ford trucks were the most stolen car in Houston in July. ...A Houston pharmacist has been convicted and sentenced in a Medicaid fraud scheme, according to the Texas Attorney General's Office. ...It was back to criminal court for Texas Southern University's former finance director Quentin Wiggins. ...The University of Houston System Regents approved the budget for the 2007 fiscal year. ...A Houston man who shot a police officer during an undercover drug sting received a life sentence. ...The Houston Independent School District is replacing a principal at a high school that's failing. ...Police are looking for two suspects after a second fatal shooting at a southwest Houston apartment complex. ...It took firefighters 30 minutes to get a man out of his car after he slammed into a tree. ...With the temperature soaring, an affordable utility center has opened at the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center on Market Street to help eldery, disabled and low income residents resolve problems with electricity bills. ...According to HISD, the district is moving one of its best principals to Kashmere High School in the fight to get the school off the state's low performing list and to keep it open. ...The fate of nearly 300 pit bulls seized in Liberty County has been decided. ...11 News anchor Len Cannon covered the JonBenet Ramsey case nearly a decade ago while working as a national network correspondent and he shared these reflections: "I was one of the hordes of media that descended on Colorado just days after JonBenet was killed in December of 1996. There is a place where the elderly, disabled and low income residents can get help paying electricity bills. ...Piney Point Elementary School is getting a facelift. ...Fort Bend officials said the car of a woman who has been missing since July 5 has been found. |
