Juanita Jimenez: June 2006 Archives

Friday a jury found Aaron Attaway not guilty.

>> Continue reading: A Katy teacher charged with sexual abuse is free

A report out Friday has shed new light into how trailers were damaged in last year's deadly BP plant explosion in Texas City.

>> Continue reading: BP explosion report

They are appealing to the public in hopes someone knows about the murder of a 25-year-old Avinash Miranda.

>> Continue reading: Houston police need help finding a killer

The couple, 23-year-old Sally Aparace and 17-year-old Huy Ngo were killed duringn a reported crime spree.

>> Continue reading: Benefit for two murder victims held in Sugar Land

The HISD Board vote Thursday to offer free breakfast to all students attending its schools.

>> Continue reading: HISD approves free breakfast for all students

Houston police are putting more patrols on the streets this July 4 weekend.

>> Continue reading: More police patrols will be out this holiday weekend

The DNA section of the Houston Police Department's crime lab will begin processing its first cases next week.

>> Continue reading: HPD's crime lab opens for business soon

Houston's top cop Thursday revealed that the murder rate is up more than 30 percent.

>> Continue reading: Murder rate continues to rise in Houston

The National Motorists Association has released it's list of the top ten speed trap cities in the United States.

>> Continue reading: Houston makes speed trap list

Military personnel from all branches are doing their part to support other soldiers by riding bicycles.

>> Continue reading: Military men, women ride bikes to help others

In a memo released Thursday, Dr. Bobby Wilson, talked about changes in leadership in the school's 60 year existence.

>> Continue reading: 4.8 million dollar shortfall at TSU yields spending, hiring freeze

Students at Missouri City's St. Catherine's Vacation Bible School program spent part of their summer making stuffed animals.

>> Continue reading: Kids in Missouri City spread joy with bears

The City of Pasadena and Harris County Flood Control District are buying homes that constantly flood in the Spencer Village Subdivision.

>> Continue reading: Pasadena, Harris Co. buy flood prone homes

A home invasion in Fort Bend County has authorities looking for suspects.

>> Continue reading: Ft. Bend Co. Authorities: Home invasion planned

If city councilmembers approve an item on Wednesday's agenda, parking your car in Houston's Theater District will cost you $1 more.

>> Continue reading: Downtown Parking may soon cost you more

The friendly skies are getting a little more crowded over Houston.

>> Continue reading: JetBlue soon to take off from Houston

The body of 26-year-old Michael Guthrie was found floating in a northwest Harris County ditch in April.

>> Continue reading: Authorities hope a reward leads to a killer's arrest

Traffic headaches are on the horizon for drivers along a stretch of Highway 59.

>> Continue reading: Several lanes of Highway 59 to close Tuesday

Officials said Houston will be allowed to tap into intersection cameras controlled by the state.

>> Continue reading: State green lights red light camera plan

In what might seem like a strange request, Democrats Monday asked a federal judge to grant a permanent restraining order to keep Tom DeLay on the ballot in November.

>> Continue reading: Debating Tom Delay's replacement

This fall, HISD's Austin High School will offer flexible schedules to help keep at risk high school students in school.

>> Continue reading: HISD offers flexible class schedules

A vigil has been scheduled for Maria Chrisalee Aparece and Huy Ngo.

>> Continue reading: Vigil scheduled for missing couple

Plans to build a veterans health clinic in Conroe has been given the green light.

>> Continue reading: VA health clinic to be built in Conroe

Lone Star Legal Aid and other agencies will hold the clinics in several communities over the next few weeks..

>> Continue reading: Free legal help for hurricane evacuees denied housing assistance

Getting to the Texas Medical Center by rail will be a problem Sunday.

>> Continue reading: Rail service to Med Center limited Sunday

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the case of a 29 year old man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her daughter in Humble.

>> Continue reading: Man convicted of murdering ex-girlfriend, daughter

Jury selection has begun in the Andrea Yates retrial.

>> Continue reading: 11 News Legal Expert, Gerald Treece on Yates retrial

The incident occurred Wednesday at the Stone Ridge Apartments on 229 I-45 North in Conroe.

>> Continue reading: Conroe Police need help finding home invasion suspect

Construction crews will totally close the I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound from Silber to west of Washington, starting 9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.

>> Continue reading: Total weekend closure of I-10/Katy Fwy eastbound

Officials at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital say the tap water issues there has been completely resolved.

>> Continue reading: Memorial Hermann SW: Water safe to drink

A repo man was jailed Wednesday after he reportedly damaged some Precinct one cruisers while trying to tow a car.

>> Continue reading: Repo man arrested after reportedly damaging vehicles

Fort Bend County authorities are looking for three home invasion suspects.

>> Continue reading: Fort Bend Co. detectives seek home invasion suspects

The City of Houston has set up two temporary offices to help victims of Monday's flooding.

>> Continue reading: Storm assistance locations set up

The suit alleges Eric Shalev retains fees wrongly assessed to bidders.

>> Continue reading: Texas AG sues Houston auto auction owner

A study out Tuesday finds that many area high schools may be experiencing a higher drop-out rate than officially advertised.

>> Continue reading: Study: Drop-out rate numbers not adding up

The Greater Houston Area Red Cross Disaster Assessment teams hit the streets of Houston Tuesday surveying areas affected by Monday's flash flooding.

>> Continue reading: Red Cross disaster teams access flood damage

In Fort Bend County, authorities are looking for a man they said held up an Exxon in Teal Run.

>> Continue reading: Fort Bend Co. officials search for aggravated robbery suspect

The Austin American Statesman reports a 36-year-old Pasadena man was piloting a plane that crashed in northeastern Travis County on Monday night.

>> Continue reading: Austin plane crash has Pasadena tie

A band of clouds stretching from Texas City to Angleton, west of Texas City
in Brazoria County, was dropping as much as 2 inches of rain an hour in
those areas.

>> Continue reading: Galveston County weather update

The Harris County Hospital District closed several centers due to flooding and other weather-related problems:

The following centers due to flooding and other weather-related problems:

>> Continue reading: Weather prompts officials to close health care centers

Sentencing for former top Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling has been changed.

>> Continue reading: New sentencing date for Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling

The Montgomery County Environmental Health Service Office said three mosquito pools were infected with the West Nile virus.

>> Continue reading: Montgomery County officials: West Nile virus found in mosquitos

After Saturday, Pricilla Slade will no longer be president of Texas Southern University.

>> Continue reading: Slade soon to be ex-president of TSU

If you plan to drive down I-10 and 610 this weekend you'd better think again.

>> Continue reading: Katy Freeway, 610 lane closures

Dozens of immigrant janitors protested in downtown against their employer accusing it of unfair labor practices.

>> Continue reading: Unfair labor practices focus of immigrant march

Today's parade, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., is being held in honor of The Woodlands High School baseball team's State 5A Baseball Championship win.

>> Continue reading: Stage set for parade celebrating Woodlands' championship

Texas City police are trying to find out if a motorcyclist killed in an accident Thursday was wearing his helmet.

>> Continue reading: Motorcyclist killed in Gulf Freeway accident

Bella the chihuahua is back with her owners.

>> Continue reading: Happy ending to dognapping caper

Houston is breaking ground on a new youth center thanks to the National Football League.

>> Continue reading: New youth center to be build -- thanks to the NFL

The topic of rising energy costs will be the focus of a round table discussion in Houston Thursday.

>> Continue reading: Community leaders take on high electrcity prices

Houston will officially gain 24 new officers.

>> Continue reading: New Houston police officers get their badges Thursday

The Texas Attorney General's Cyber Crimes Unit has arrested two men for allegedly using the Internet to solicit sex from children.

>> Continue reading: Two men arrested for allegedly targeting teens online

Federal officials have given Hurricane Katrina evacuees another month in the city-administered housing voucher program.

>> Continue reading: Evacuees get reprieve on housing

The stage is set for Thursday's championship celebration through the 34-acre Market Street in the Woodlands Town Center.

>> Continue reading: Woodlands to honor their 5A state baseball champs

A massive job fair is underway downtown.

>> Continue reading: Hundreds flock to GRB in search of jobs

A local doctor is going on a long bike ride to help fight a rare disease.

>> Continue reading: Doctor bikes for research money

The carnival is coming to Houston's Astrodome.

>> Continue reading: Astrodome to host huge carnival

The latest Red Cross statistics show the majority of Americans still don't have a disaster plan nor a disaster supplies kit.

>> Continue reading: Free hurricane planning pamphlet available

As Alberto gets ready to touch land in Florida, what can we do here in Houston to prepare for the next storm.

>> Continue reading: Lessons from the Storms

A $30,000 bond has been set for two men police said held up a Pasadena store at gunpoint.

>> Continue reading: Armed robbery suspects arrested

The 16-year-old girl accused of beating and fatally stabbing another teen during a gang fight will remain in custody.

>> Continue reading: Attorney: Teen accused in park beating threatened

The site had been closed for renovation.

>> Continue reading: San Jacinto Monument will soon reopen

A 4-year-old who was playing in a hot tub has died.

>> Continue reading: 4-year-old drowns in hot tub

Police need your help finding a southwest Houston mother accused of causing her toddler's death.

>> Continue reading: Mother charged with her baby's death

Police were called after a moving crew found a man's body outside the New Heights Baptist Church in the 1,100 block of West 14th street.

>> Continue reading: Crews find a body outside a local church

A man, Houston police were forced to subdue with a taser gun, sits in a jail cell.

>> Continue reading: A Montrose area man is tasered and jailed

Celebrating the labor of love.

>> Continue reading: Group celebrates building nine homes in one week

If you're a Houston senior citizen and want free groceries listen up.

>> Continue reading: Free groceries for Houston's low income senior citizens

If you're a teacher looking for a job or just want to teach HISD wants you.

>> Continue reading: HISD teacher job fair

A Northeast Houston teenager was shot and killed Thursday.

>> Continue reading: Police investigate possible gang ties in Northeast Houston teen's death

Two Mexican nationals accused of conspiracy to harbor illegals in Houston have pleaded guilty.

>> Continue reading: Coyotes involved in stash house shootout plead guilty

The couple accused of shooting a lawman and leading police on a chase though Houston Freeways Friday appeared before a judge at the Fort Bend County courthouse today.

>> Continue reading: Chase suspects appear in Fort Bend County court

Investigators are trying to find five men involved in a home invasion in northwest Harris County.

>> Continue reading: Deputies looking for suspects in home invasion

In Magnolia, authorities are investigating thefts at the Klein Memorial Park Cemetery.

>> Continue reading: Cemetery thefts have authorities on alert

The British oil company B-P confirmed Thursday that it's received a subpoena from a U-S grand jury investigating a massive oil leak in Alaska.

>> Continue reading: More legal problems for BP

Some specially trained canine detectives showed off their skills in Humble Wednesday.

>> Continue reading: Dogs trained to sniff out fire starting chemicals

Houston City Council has renewed a controversial contract for a public access cable TV channel, but not without a fight.

>> Continue reading: City Council renews public access cable channel contract

Montgomery County deputies are looking for vandals in The Woodlands.

>> Continue reading: Vandalism reported in The Woodlands

More weekend highway headaches to alert you about. These are in Fort Bend County.

>> Continue reading: 59 near Sugar Land to close for the weekend

Houston Police have released a composite sketch of one of two suspects wanted in a deadly double shooting.

>> Continue reading: Police search for double shooting suspects

Over saturated soil has forced crews to cancel plans to close I-10 West this weekend.

>> Continue reading: Storms cancel total Closure of I-10 West

Investigators are trying to find out if alcohol is to blame for an 18-wheeler accident that left a woman hurt.

>> Continue reading: Woman is critical after running into a semi

The houston school district is hoping to roll out a new hurricane alert system in June.

>> Continue reading: HISD plans to unveil new hurricane alert system

Doctors in Austin said they have successfully performed a rare kind of surgery on a newborn girl.

>> Continue reading: A first of its kind surgery performed on newborn

Beginning 9 PM Friday, the Katy Freeway westbound from west of Washington Avenue to Silber will be closed.

>> Continue reading: Total weekend closure of I-10 Westbound

Pasadena native, Anjay Ajodha, is among the seven Texans still in the fourth round of competition.

>> Continue reading: Scripps National Spelling Bee champ to be crowned tonight.