Tuesday 9th March, 2010
Weather Forecast For Houston TX And Vicinity, Wednesday, March 10, 2010
ExaminerIn comparison to other areas of the U.S. (i.e. just about anyone along and east of the Mississippi River), Houston area weather will seem almost boring by comparison. There is still a danger of strong...
Cruz putting focus on preparation
Texas RangersWhen he's not running, he's usually stretching or taking extra batting practice. Occasionally, Cruz can be spotted checking his e-mail on the clubhouse computer in between workouts.
Harden feels OK after rocky outing
Texas RangersHarden, who was selected in the 17th round by the A's in the 2000 First-Year Player Draft, was charged with four runs on two hits in 2 2/3 innings in a game that ended in an 8-8 tie against his former...
UTMB sends more letters to possible ID theft victims
Houston ChronicleOne month after mailing letters to 1,200 patients whose confidential information may have been stolen in 2009, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston this week sent 1,200 letters to other...
$49 million slashed from sheriff's budget
Houston ChronicleCommissioners Court adopted a budget Tuesday that cuts Sheriff's Office spending by $49 million in the coming year, but the county judge and sheriff immediately issued caveats that the plan assumes an...
County Medical Examiner's Office undergoes name change
Houston ChronicleThe office will now be known as the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. The county's Commissioners Court unanimously approved the name change Tuesday as part of the county's budget and polic...
Heights church won't face wrecking ball after all
Houston ChronicleA historic Houston Heights church has been snatched back from the brink of demolition by congregation members who plan to restore the unused sanctuary as a venue for recitals and other church and comm...
Galveston County eyes urban-rural transit district
Houston Chronicle• After the hearing, the conference votes by resolution to create the district governed by a board with one elected county official and one elected official from each municipality.
Armed robber poses as customer, strikes Kingwood bank
Houston ChronicleAfter first asking a teller about making a withdrawal from his account, the robber produced a silver revolver and demanded money, FBI officials said.
Residents say not in my backyard to cell tower
ABC 13Got a story idea? Let us know! Homeowners say they are not just worried about the tower being an eyesore, but are concerned about possible health risks it may bring. The tower is going up in the New T...
Local power company wins $150M grant
ABC 13Got a story idea? Let us know! The Energy Department announced a $150 million grant to NRG, the company that runs a huge power plant in Thompsons near Greatwood. They will install technology on a coal...
Mother tearfully pleas to find son's killer
ABC 13Got a story idea? Let us know! Police say Selvin Omar Lopez shot and killed Joseph Vasquez on February 13 in northwest Houston. Eyewitnesses told police Lopez shot Vasquez and another person during an...
Fort Bend ISD may change school start times
ABC 13Got a story idea? Let us know! The district is facing a $20 million deficit next school year, and says it can trim $2 million in transportation costs by pushing the school day back to improve bus rout...
Man knocked off barge at Exxon plant
ABC 13Got a story idea? Let us know! At about 3:15pm, Life Flight landed at the south gates of the Exxon plant, on Bayway at Market. The Harris County Sheriff's Department says it appears the man fell off a...
Kids Get Ready For Steer Competition
Click 2 HoustonRodeo Section The junior steer auction contestants have started to arrive for the competition on Wednesday.On Friday, one of the animals will be named grand champion.Kennedy McFarland, 13, hopes his s...
Special WEATHERAmerica Update on Eastern U.S. Flood Threat, Tuesday, 03/09/2010
ExaminerThe storm system currently evolving over the western and central U.S. has the potential to be "something special". Not a winter storm, really, as snow threats with this feature will be limit...
Borbon knocks in two against A's
Texas RangersRangers at the plate: Ian Kinsler went 2-for-2 with a walk, and Julio Borbon tallied a pair of hits while collecting two RBIs. David Murphy, who replaced Josh Hamilton in the sixth inning, notched one...
Hitchcock trustee under fire for sex talk seeks re-election
Houston ChronicleHITCHCOCK — A Hitchcock school board member who refused a request by fellow board members and parents to resign for discussing sex with an assembly of middle-school girls has filed to run for re...
Painkillers, muscle relaxant linked to former WWE star's death
Houston ChronicleThe December death of a former World Wrestling Entertainment star in Spring was caused primarily by the combined effects of painkillers and a muscle relaxant, according to an autopsy report released t...
General Growth to get $3.9B in new funding
Houston Business JournalFairholme Capital Management LLC of New Jersey, one of its largest unsecured creditors, offered up the funds at a value of $15 per share. General Growth filed for bankruptcy in April 2009. Under the...
2 Arrested In Burglary, SWAT Standoff
Click 2 HoustonWATCH IT: 2 Arrested After Neighbor Spots Burglary Pearland police said a person called 911 after he saw a man break a window at a trailer home in the 1900 block of Garden Road shortly before noon.Off...
Man Robs Kingwood Credit Union
Click 2 HoustonA man pretended to want to make a withdrawal from his account before he made an illegal withdrawal from an entire credit union, investigators told KPRC Local 2.
'Lost' The Final Seaon: 'What Kate Does'
ExaminerLost ” tradition, “What Kate Does” again proves to be more riddle than resolution. In fact, most of the questions posed in the season premiere simply bloom into new questions in epis...
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