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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. After fighting extradition in Michigan and then eventually returning to Texas, Sean Brown appeared in front of Fort Bend County judge Thursday. ...According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the Bookstop on West Alabama will close. ...There's still time to get children their back-to-school immunizations. ...Several Houston fire stations are offering free vaccinations for students. ...
Financial help is now available for senior citizens who can’t afford Medicare prescription drug premiums and co-payments. A suspect led a deputy on a chase early Thursday morning in northwest Harris County. ...A motorcyclist died after hitting a curb late Wednesday night, according to Harris County officials. ...Some Lamar high school students might think twice about what they wear to class tomorrow. ...A mother is angry Wednesday that her young daughter was allowed to wander away from school. ...The union that represents 51,000 Texas teachers claims the TAKS test needs to be fixed. ...The search is on for two fishermen missing in the waters near Bolivar Peninsula. ...Six to seven apartments were damaged in a Pasadena apartment fire Wednesday afternoon. ...Houston Dynamo Brian Ching had successful surgery Wednesday morning, team officials said. ...Houston police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a bystander outside of a night club Wednesday morning. ...Houston Mayor Bill White unveiled details of his plan to cut down on street solicitors, or panhandlers, on the street. ...High school graduates are reportedly posting better scores on the ACT. ...
Chambers County deputies are looking for answers in the death of a young woman and are hoping the public can help. ...KILLEEN, Texas (AP) -- Three soldiers from Fort Hood have died of
As of Tuesday, 247 Texans have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq. ...Lawyers for Ken Lay are one step closer to clearing his name. ...
Houston is getting reimbursed for the money it spent to house Katrina evacuees who came here after the storm. ...Fallen heroes, Private First Class Leroy Sandoval Jr., Sergeant First Class Brandon K. Sneed, and Staff Sergeant Kenneth I. (Kip) Pugh were honored Tuesday. ...Not everyone can say their home was built with the help of some NBA All-Stars, but one young couple can. ...Oil prices are bringing the price of airfares down, at least at Jet Blue. ...According to the Fort Bend Sheriff's Office, a suspect in a 2004 murder is cooperating. ...A small group of anti-abortion activists gathered outside of planned parenthood Tuesday. ...If you're looking for job, head to the George R. Brown Convention Center on Tuesday. ...Houston will soon receive millions of dollars to cover costs associated with housing hurricane evacuees. ...The former general manager of the Houston Texans has a new gig. ...Ashley Benton, the teen charged with the stabbing death of a teen boy, was released from jail Monday night at around 6 p.m. She will be tried as an adult. ...Four oil service workers have been kidnapped in Nigeria and two have Houston connections. ...The Asian cockroach, Blattella asahinai, has been discovered in Houston, Harris County. The fact that the Asian cockroach can fly up to 120 feet in a single flight, means the possibility exists that cockroaches can invade or re-infest from adjacent properties. ...
The fate of more than 300 pit bulls seized in Liberty County last week remains up in the air. ...Search teams are looking for a Pasadena man who has been missing since Aug. 3. Texas EquuSearch is looking for a 16-year-old who has been missing since Aug. 8. Some Houston Astros are sharing the stage with their pets. ...The Houston Independent School District has set up a hot line to answer all back-to-school questions. ...Bond has been set for a 16-year-old girl who police said killed a teenage MS-13 gang member. ...A Metro bus driver blamed construction for an accident that left his bus stuck in a ditch. Fire investigators are looking into what caused an explosion and fire at a gas plant in Montgomery County. ...Houston police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man found at 1000 Calvin around 3:55 p.m. on Saturday. ...Police are investigating the stabbing death of a 47-year-old man by his neighbor in southwest Houston. ...The Harris County sheriff's department and the Harris County medical examiner are conducting an investigation to determine what happened after a contract plant worker was fatally injured at the Lyondell Equistar plant in Channelview Saturday. ...Another reminder of just how dangerous it is for children to ride in the bed of a pickup truck happened Saturday. ...We have an update to a rash of arsons that targeted local people of Indian and Pakistani- descent nearly three years ago.
If you drink and drive, the Harris County Sheriff's Department says it will be watching. ...About 30,000 kids in HISD will return to new or improved schools later this month. ...It took a Houston jury just two hours to convict Thomas Roy Kennedy of two charges of intoxication manslaughter and one charge of intoxication assault. ...
11 News' Chau Nguyen reports on a Waller ISD teacher and part-time coach who is responding to charges of sexual assault and inappropriate relationships with two young female students. ...Three men were jailed Friday accused of breaking into a northeast Houston school. ...A 30-minute delay awaits anyone heading to the beach Sunday morning. ...A sex crimes sting nabbed four people suspected of arranging meetings with minors. ...Five suspects are accused of blowing up a pipe bomb under a car in the Woodlands. The incident happened in June, but officials made the arrests last week. ...
A New Orleans policeman who took off after Hurricane Katrina hit the city pleaded guilty today in a vehicle theft case. ...Houston Police Department Homicide investigators have arrested and filed A lightning strike at a Katy-area business left one person "shaken up" Thursday afternoon. ...Four major candidates for Texas governor will debate live on channel 11 this fall. Four men, the Texas Attorney General’s office allege used the internet to have sex with underage girls are jailed. ...Continental Airlines said while customers will have to go through new security screening requirements there are some things passengers can do to expedite the process. ...A $5,000 reward is now being offered for a $300,000 yacht stolen in Seabrook. ...Debris has been cleaned up on the I-10 feeder road near TC Jester where an 18-wheeler flipped on its side. ...Former Texas Southern University President, Dr. Priscilla Slade was arraigned Thursday. ...A three car crash in southeast Houston has left three people dead, two hurt. ...Some HISD students will be riding on new and improved buses this school year. ...A Seabrook boat dealership is missing one yacht worth $300,000. ...Houston Mayor Bill White believes the city government will have to add two more councilmembers. ...The Texans continued their workouts in front of an interesting guest Wednesday. Former Mayor Bob Lanier enjoyed the morning practice.
Sheriff's deputies said they need the public's help solving the murder of 24-year-old Fancisco Ravier, also known as Mario Santiago, who was found shot to death on the morning of July 28. ...
Christmas is months away but patients at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center are already getting in the spirit. ...Morning anchors Ron Trevino and Deborah Duncan are heading to Minute Maid Park Wednesday. ...The 120 vehicles come with a new fuel monitoring system. ...Fort Bend officials are looking for a woman who has been missing since July 5. A man Fort Bend County said is responsible for a 2004 double murder is jailed. ...Police are trying to figure out what led to the death of a 15-year-old boy. 11 News reporter Reggie Aqui says they are still trying to determine who exactly the boy is, and he has talked to someone who may be the victim's uncle. ...A body was found in a front lawn early Wednesday morning. ...One Houston elementary school is serving up some school supplies less than a week before class begins. Residents of a west Houston neighborhood have been ordered to boil their tap water indefinitely, according to the Houston Chronicle. ...Police are searching for an armed robber who took money and drugs from a local pharmacy. HPD detectives are looking into the identity of a body found in a field near Beechnut on Tuesday night. ...Police are looking for a man who they say ran away after a high speed crash Tuesday night. ...Part of an axle fell off a truck, bounced across Highway 225 in Pasadena and crashed into the windshield of a Nissan Tuesday. A 12-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was hit by a van. A two-month-old baby was rushed to Galveston's UTMB Hospital with third-degree burns Tuesday. ...The search is on for an armed robber who hit a pharmacy on 700 Normandy. ...This morning, even while BP officials were holding a telephone press conference, analysts were decifering the impact of the potential shut down of BP's Alaskan pipeline because of corrosion. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay intends to withdraw as a candidate for Congress, a Republican strategist said Tuesday, a step that would allow the party to field a write-in candidate in hopes of holding his seat. Drivers in Marshall dodged penguins on an East Texas highway Tuesday after a truck carrying the flightless birds overturned. ...The Houston Fire Department confirmed that a woman died Tuesday afternoon in an apartment fire. The Houston Baptist University trustees have chosen a new president. ...Houston police are looking for a man who they say has robbed more than three dozen stores in the area. The Houston school board on Thursday will vote on a plan to keep McReynolds Middle School, Kashmere High and Sam Houston High from closing. ...Residents of two southeast Houston neighborhoods are planning to gather for a townhall meeting tonight to discuss problems in their area. ...An accident on Highway 225 in Pasadena left one person dead and slowed rush hour traffic to a crawl. ...A man was found dead in his car Monday night. ...School is around the corner and if your children aren't up to date on their shots, they need to get them. A man wanted for killing a north Houston restaurant owner with a machete is in custody. ...The 16-year-old girl charged with fatally stabbing a boy in a Montrose park will be tried as an adult. ...
The City of Houston announced Monday that it is nearing completion of construction and installation of the first ten red light safety cameras. Automated red light photo traffic safety systems that capture both still images and video are scheduled to go live on Sept. 1, 2006, and are expected to help improve Houstonians' safety at heavily traveled intersections. ...This weekend, the Texas Department of Transportation’s Contractor for the I-10/I 610 Interchange reconstruction will totally close I 10/Katy Freeway eastbound and westbound. ...Sugar Land police said a woman shot her estranged husband Monday over who gets custody of their dog. The green light was given after crews finished the new main lanes on the northbound side of the West Loop. ...People in Montgomery County are back at home after a natural gas leak. ...Houston fire crews evacuated an apartment complex for the disabled Sunday evening. ...Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman is opening a campaign office in Houston next week. ...Hazmat teams were called to northwest Houston on Sunday after several dead birds were found in a parking lot. ...Houston Police homicide detectives are investigating the death of a male at A man is dead after investigators say he refused to cooperate with an armed robber. ...A man accused of murdering a local mother is in the Harris County jail as of Saturday. ...HPD says a Corvette was going 140 miles per hour during a chase early Saturday morning. ...If the school board approves it, each HISD school will get one of 300 donated automatic external defibrillators. ...A federal judge signed an order Friday confirming his earlier decision that Daniel Yeh, owner of the Flagship Hotel, is incompetent to stand trial. ...Texas Southern University's former purchasing director Bruce Wilson was in the Harris County Courthouse Friday. ...Two Cloverleaf volunteer firefighters have been suspended. ...A homeless man was shot to death in southwest Houston late Thursday night. ...Investigators are questioning a witness about a shooting in southwest Houston. ...Sometime Friday, August 4, the 25 millionth passenger will board a METRORail train, marking yet another milestone in the history of the 2 1/2-year-old light-rail line. ...Two volunteer firefighters in the east Harris County town of Cloverleaf have been suspended. ...Expect major traffic delays around the I-10/I-610 interchange this weekend. ...A once convicted sex offender Thursday was convicted for the same crime. ...
More than 170 patients from Texas Children's Cancer Center are enjoying a week of fun and freedom at the 206-acre, barrier-free Camp For All in Burton, Texas. ...Police are looking into a stabbing that happened at a Metro bus stop. ...The Hoffman Foundation will start handing out free school supplies Thursday morning. ...Arson investigators are looking into whether a fire at a Sonic restaurant was deliberately set. ...A 16-year-old girl from northwest Houston who had been missing since Sunday has been found. ...At about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Cingular began experiencing a problem with the long distance signaling system between Texas and Washington state. It was restored at 7 p.m. ...Another bat has tested positive for rabies in northeast Harris County. ...Houston port officials will discuss the future of the cruise ship industry Wednesday. ...It's a big day for songwriter and actress Solange. ...Houston police are looking for as many as five suspects in a Tuesday night double shooting. ...The search is over for a missing fisherman. ...Two suspects are in custody after Department of Public Safety officials realized the car they were in had been reported stolen. ...The body of a man was found in the grass in the 10500 block of Turtlewood Court Tuesday night. ...A bat found in Rosenberg has tested positive for rabies. ...Coast Guard crews helped rescue a man who fell off a fishing boat Tuesday morning. ... Two children who were trapped in Lebanon are safe at home. ...U.S. Coast Guard crews began searching the Gulf of Mexico for a fisherman who went missing Tuesday morning near Freeport. ...After two years of working out a compromise, train horns will soon be silent along the stretch of Union Pacific Railroad from Memorial Park to Meyer Park. The regulation begins August 3.
The renovated space where Lord & Taylor was opens Tuesday. ...Harris County officials confirmed that Andrea Yates has been moved. ... |
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