Friday 18th May, 2012
1 arrested, 2 wanted in home burglaries
League City police said Alton Anjiel Simmons III has been arrested and charged with three counts of burglary of a habitation. He is being held in the Galveston County Jail with bond set at ...
Fundraiser held for victims of store crash
On May 4, police say Michelle Galvan hit six cars in the parking lot before crashing into the store, hitting four members of the Jimenez family and trapping their 6-year-old daughter Anasol under ...
Police: Man robs driver who gave him ride
They say inspiration comes in all forms, and nowhere is that more true than Hollywood, where anything, be it toys, an amusement park ride or even a board game, can become a ...
Texas prospect Alfaro hopes to return soon
Texas Rangers'); } Injured Rangers catching prospect Jorge Alfaro is in a hurry to get back to Class A Hickory, but is making the most of his time in extended spring training at the club's complex ...
Ignite Restaurant Group IPO raises $83.8M
Houston Business JournalFollow this company , among other restaurants, said May 17 it sold 6.44 million shares of common stock, including 865,384 shares sold pursuant to the full exercise of the ...
Treadstone Energy adds East Texas oil assets
Houston Business JournalTreadstone Energy Partners LLC said Friday it has acquired additional interest in the Fort Trinidad Field in Madison and Houston counties. The seller was not disclosed by Houston-based Treadstone, ...
United ranked 7th in frequent-flier rewards programs
Houston Business Journalpilots this week called for a strike vote , is ranked seventh in an international survey of how well airlines redeem frequent-flier rewards miles. Consulting firm IdeaWorks Co. rated 23 major ...
Activists upset over verdict meet with DA
ABC 13HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Local activist groups angry about the not guilty verdict of a former Houston police officer had a private meeting with the Harris County District Attorney this ...
Old explosive equipment found in Liberty County
ABC 13HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Authorities are trying to figure out what to do with an old piece of equipment found on some property near Tarkington in Liberty ...
Marathon baseball game to raise funds for local teen
ABC 13HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Baseball players and fans are uniting this weekend for a 12-hour marathon game to raise money for a local teen with muscular ...
Marshal shoots at suspect
Click 2 HoustonThe marshal shot at the suspect during a chase in the 4400 block of West 18th Street. The suspect hit a light pole and was taken to the hospital with a possible broken ...
McNamee: Some items in beer can not from Clemens
Click 2 HoustonMcNamee is the main prosecution witness in the case against Clemens, who's accused of lying to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs. McNamee testified this week that he ...
Houston banks going after money movers
Houston Business JournalFollow this company (NYSE: JPM) dominate the deposit market in the city of Houston, taking over 47 percent of the whole pie last year. But as all bankers know, deposits are meaningless -- ...
Drew Alexander talks about leading Weingarten Realty Investors
Houston Business JournalDrew Alexander, president and CEO of Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI): Through the downturn we had some tenants who were not successful. That never feels ...
Cal Dive names John Reed Jr. to board of directors
Houston Business JournalJohn Reed Jr. to its ranks. Reed worked as CEO and director of Global Industries Ltd. until December 2011, when France's Technip S.A. acquired the company. He has more than 30 years of work in ...
Community leaders meet with district attorney over verdict
Click 2 HoustonCommunity leaders met with the Harris County district attorney Friday morning to discuss the not guilty verdict in the case of a former police officer who was accused of beating a teenage burglary ...
George Zimmerman evidence released
Click 2 HoustonThe public got its first look Thursday at potential evidence in the case against George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in ...
Dollar General store robbed at gunpoint
Click 2 HoustonSurveillance video shows the robber walking through the store on N. Loop 336 near 105 on Monday evening with a gun. His face was covered with a red bandanna and he had a hoodie on his ...
Two men sought in armed carjacking
Click 2 HoustonDeer Park police said the women were driving down Kalwick Drive near Hillshire when an armed man approached them. He told them to get out of the car, then took off with it. Investigators found the ...
Deputies: Kids, explosives in chase vehicle that rolls over
Click 2 HoustonA father fleeing from police, going more than 100 mph, lost control of his SUV, which rolled over. His children and some explosives were in the back seat, deputies ...
2 injured in shooting
Click 2 HoustonBoth injured men were taken to Ben Taub Hospital. One was shot in the leg and was in stable condition. The other was shot in the stomach and was in serious ...
Bed bug lawsuit filed against Rent-A-Center
Click 2 HoustonLeah Angle said she was just trying to provide a comfortable home for her family when she rented furniture from a Rent-A-Center in the 6100 block of Scott ...
Hyperdynamics receives noncompliance notice from NYSE
Houston Business JournalFollow this company . (NYSE: HDY) revealed it received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange saying the company was not in compliance with a continued listing standard of the NYSE. ...
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