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Ornithologist Jim Stevenson fled town Thursday after telling police someone took a shot at him.

Dense fog in the Houston area is making the commute difficult Friday morning and even delaying and cancelling some flights.

There have been recent raids on dealers of prescription narcotics stolen from pharmacies. But the story-behind-the-story is the people who may be in your neighborhood or where you work who are getting high popping pain pills.

A fatal accident in West Houston has caused all southbound lanes of Beltway 8 to shut down near the Katy Freeway.

11 News Defenders investigation into the undercounting of homicides in Houston has sparked a battle between Houston Police and the Harris ...

An off-duty Precinct 6 deputy constable was killed as he was trying to fend off some robbers in Southeast Houston. The shooting occurred in the 4800 block of Allendale near Old Galveston Road, about 9 p.m. Thursday.

“It could have been a lot worse.”

A faulty boiler leaked carbon monoxide in a college residence hall for women, sickening at least 40 students, a school spokesman said. via The Daily Sentinel

Mayor Bill White said there was no intentional effort to skew the city's homicide rate.

Take a rare look inside HPD's Homicide Division where up on the sixth floor, detectives often talk passionately about their cases -- especially the ones they've been unable to solve.

The Pasadena case where a homeowner gunned down two burglars who were ripping off his neighbor, has put a spotlight on Texas' Castle Law.

A woman was killed in house fire in southwest Houston, and now fire investigators are looking for her husband to break the news.

A third judge has been assigned to preside over the criminal case and resulting guilty plea from BP's deadly 2005 plant explosion in Texas. via KVIA-TV El Paso

A union claims teens are answering 911 calls at the city's emergency communications center.

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that three British bankers set to go to trial in January on Enron-related fraud charges have agreed to plead guilty in the case.

Houston police mistakenly filed intoxication manslaughter charges against a man who caused a major two-car crash early Monday, even though the woman injured in the wreck is still alive.

The number of drivers caught running red lights is on the rise. The Houston Police Department says there were 27,000 violations in October.

The three have been forced to stay in the US before their trial. Three British bankers extradited to the US on fraud charges will appear before a court later. via BBC News

At 6 feet 1inches and 300 pounds, it takes a lot to scare Roland Garcia. "You would never think, 'Oh, I'm going to rob him,'" he said.

A 21-year-old Baylor University senior was killed Sunday night in a head-on collision in Robertson County.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is in Houston on Tuesday to sign copies of her new book.

Court documents obtained by 11 News paint a horrifying picture of the final moments of Riley Ann Sawyers’ life. Sawyers, known to investigators as “Baby Grace,” was found dead in a plastic box in Galveston Bay by a fisherman nearly a month ago.

“Also, it's a lot older than the characters I'm used to playing. I'm used to playing more romantic and heroic characters. My character is a wise old king. It's interesting; the music speaks for the character.”

WHAT: Amahl and the Night Visitors WHEN: 8 p.m. tonight WHERE: McAllen Civic Center, 1300 S. 10th St. via Themonitor.com

A four-alarm fire is burning at a southwest Houston high-rise building where elderly people live.

Riley Ann Sawyers , the 2-year-old girl missing from Spring is Baby Grace, the girl found dead in a plastic storage bin in West Galveston Bay nearly a month ago, Galveston County Sheriff1s office officials said ...

A Houston woman was happy to be in the hands of police Sunday after she became the victim of a common crime in her native Mexico called "express kidnapping." She says four armed men went into her brother's ...

A four-alarm fire ripped through some West Houston apartments early Monday morning, sending three children to the hospital

No on Richardson for president Bill Tilney must be off his rocker stating that Bill Richardson is the future of America. via El Paso Times

Fantasy, fashion and frivolity. While these adjectives might bring to mind an array of favorite places or things, would you ever imagine them describing a hotel in Houston? Don't let the location throw you, ... via TravelLady Magazine

“We're having good conversations with Mid-County and south county. Our working relationships are getting better and better”

Dave Ryan/The Enterprise Charlie Gibbs, who moved his travel business out past Major Drive after Hurricane Rita damaged his building on College Street, has watched his new neighborhood grow in the last two ... via The Beaumont Enterprise

“Having the support of another museum and the presence of Sam Houston's great-great grandson is something very special and unique”

Documentary filmmakers working on a project about the life and legacy of Sam Houston got a boost when his direct descendent and original artifacts owned by the legendary Texan were brought together for a unique ... via Houston Community Newspapers

“But to remember - that is why I'm delighted that there is a red hat - that the unity of the faith with the Holy Father also is extremely crucial if you are going to keep all this working.”

After kneeling before the pope as an archbishop and rising a "prince" of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo said Saturday he felt humbled and honored. via MySA.com

“We're prejudiced against thieves.”

Neighbors of Joe Horn, the Pasadena man in the controversial fatal shootings of two suspected burglars he saw breaking into a neighbor's house last week, were praising his actions Monday. via Houston Chronicle

“There was a red vehicle involved in a hit and run in the 2000 block of Sam Houston”

At least one woman was sent to the hospital after a hit and run wreck that began in the 2000 block of Sam Houston Drive and ended just south of the intersection of Sam Houston and East Mockingbird Lane tonight. via Victoria Advocate

Click to watch raw video from the scene of the crash Authorities were on the scene after a small airplane crashed Friday evening at the Mesquite Municipal Airport. via KHOU-TV Houston

Hit and run, 400 block of Northwest Stallings Drive. A Chevrolet truck was reported to have struck a woman's vehicle and fled the scene, causing minor damage. via Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

“Housing addresses but one component of disaster response”

The city is using $20 million in federal funding to enhance security at more than 50 apartment developments with heavy concentrations of Hurricane Katrina evacuees. via KHOU-TV Houston

“Even Sting had to come to the desk to get a key for the elevator”

A suspect on Wednesday was awaiting extradition in connection to the mysterious case of a woman found strangled in a room at the Hotel Valencia downtown. via San Antonio Express-News

A 25-year-old black male, believed by police to be an SFA student from Houston, was killed early Wednesday morning when his red Camaro hit a telephone pole in the 3100 block of North Street. via The Daily Sentinel

“Why should a teacher who is educated and qualified be excluded from the process because of a financial situation and money?”

A Corpus Christi high school teacher with no previous political experience announced Tuesday as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. via Houston Chronicle

President Bush called four service members with Texas ties and others Thursday to extend his best wishes. via KEYE-TV Austin

“The building lockdown procedures went into effect immediately and all students were placed out of harm's way.”

A registered sex offender who ran into a Washington High School classroom this morning was stopped by a district police officer and two instructors with the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. via Houston Chronicle

The fall weather will make it into Houston just in time for Thanksgiving Day.

An elderly groundskeeper was found dead Tuesday night at a golf course in Champions Forest.

HPD still insists that Steven McCoy committed suicide even though the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide and said he had been shot four times, including in the back of the head.

A federal judge has approved a new Houston ordinance strengthening a requirement that taco trucks report to a city commissary daily.

The suspect in the murder of a Houston cab driver was captured by Houston police late Tuesday night. via KHOU-TV Houston

A Ball High School teacher and student were treated in the school clinic after a security officer shot them with pepper spray during a fight in the school's commons area Monday afternoon.

Twenty three-year-old Stephen McCoy's body sprawled across the floor of his parents' home, lifeless.

The man who shot a cat but walked free after a jury deadlocked in his animal cruelty trial reported receiving death threats.

Police said a Houston police officer was found dead at his home. The officer's family said they returned to their home at Wainfleet Lane and Benning Drive in southwest Houston Sunday at about 11 a.m. and found ... via Officer.com

Any Houston Dynamo fans who want to salute their back-to-back champions can do so tomorrow evening from 5:30-7:30pm on the step of Houston's City Hall. via My Soccer Blog

His death certificate stated simply that he died of multiple organ failure, pneumonia and sepsis, which is the body's response to an overwhelming infection.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama continued his not-so-subtle criticisms of the party's front-runner, Sen.

Two Texans are among the 32 American students being honored this year in the international Rhodes Scholars program.

Texas Southern University has proposed a slate of reforms to give regents greater oversight.

The cab driver who was shot in the head last week died Sunday morning for his injuries.

In another blow to the Motor City's tarnished image, Detroit pushed past St. Louis to become the nation's most dangerous city, according to a private research group's controversial analysis, released Sunday, of ...

Planning a wedding is stressful enough, but it's even worse when something goes wrong.

Authorities believe an off-duty Houston police officer was killed Sunday in a gun-cleaning accident at his home.

“We're going to see a lot more people come in”

On-site meals normally aren't served at the local food bank. But every rule has its exception. via Report news

“There is not a person anywhere - middle-income people with children in college - who are not impacted by this”

Where there is outrage, there finally may be political opportunity. Or so some Democrats are hoping, following news that the tuition deregulation law is about to dig even deeper into thousands of family ... via Houston Chronicle

Here's what restaurant critics are saying about dining in their regions: Houston Mezzanotte Ristorante, 13215 Grant , Cypress, 832-717-7870; regional Italian . via USA Today

“When it comes to public safety, efficiency in government and protecting our neighborhoods, most Houstonians have basic agreement, and so do I and council members.”

RESOURCES GOP GOING? The partisan makeup on City Council has changed in recent years, a trend that continues after the most recent election, according to this breakdown: 2002 * Republicans: 8 * Democrats: 7 ... via Houston Chronicle

“They are witnesses. I don't want to talk about who they are”

Homicide detectives have interviewed dozens of family and friends of three people found shot to death inside a small southeast Houston home that was deliberately set on fire. via Houston Chronicle

A woman was shot to death in her car late Wednesday, KPRC Local 2 reported. Houston police said an estranged couple got into an argument at about 11 p.m. The man followed the woman when she got into her car and ... via Click2Houston.com

“We would believe the fire was set to attempt to cover up the crime”

Three people were found dead in a burning home, but the fire did not cause their deaths, officials told KPRC Local 2. Houston firefighters responded to the fire on Belcrest Street near Mykawa Road at about ... via Click2Houston.com

“I know I needed more help than I could get at home”

In a span of five months, 19-year-old Delayna White endured the London terrorist attacks, Hurricane Rita and ultimately the death of her father. via The Beaumont Enterprise

Three students at West-Oak High School were killed in a violent wreck in Oconee County late Monday afternoon . via WYFF4.com

“Piano Concerto No. 24 (K. 491)”

The Binghamton Philharmonic, conducted by Jose-Luis Novo, continues its 2007-08 season Saturday with "Getting Personal: Revueltas, Mozart and Schumann," featuring pianist Jose Feghali. via Press & Sun-Bulletin

“We are working diligently with the officers of the Police Department”

Police searched the site of a hotel implosion after home video indicated someone may have been inside when it went down, Houston television KPRC reported. via TheKSBWChannel

For two decades, Shipley's has sold countless of do-nuts in different flavors at the corner of Bellaire and Highway 6. KHOU - TV "We're an impulse buy," said David Harbers, the Shipley Franchise owners.

The Dynamo team is just one win away from its second straight Major League Soccer championship.

In our ongoing investigation into the Houston Police Department's crime lab, 11 News has uncovered new evidence showing there were problems at the new crime lab -- before it ever reopened.

Houston is a vibrant and diverse city. Some live here, some just work here and some do both.

A Clear Creek school was locked down as authorities search for an armed rape suspect in a wooded area near Baybrook Mall, police said.

Investigators were waiting Friday morning for the owner of Label Warehouse on Paschall, located in, to show up.

Proposed math books for elementary school children and their teachers have resulted in one computation that publishers would just as soon erase - 109,263. That's the number of errors that were uncovered in ...

That's the question facing W. David Gilliam, pastor of the Houston Temple of Judah, in Humble.

Police are searching for a man who shot and killed his wife as she sat at a red light.

One October morning at a bus stop on South Braeswood, Pamela said she was waiting for a Metro when the door of a nearby van flew open.

For two decades, Shipley's has sold countless of do-nuts in different flavors at the corner of Bellaire and Highway 6. "We're an impulse buy," said David Harbers, the Shipley Franchise owners.

Houston police released surveillance photos Wednesday of a woman wanted in the shooting of a cab driver in west Houston.

Tracy McGrady is injured again , but the Houston Rockets star says it's not that serious this time.

An illegal immigrant whose U.S.-born son died as a soldier in Iraq will be allowed to remain in the country for one year while Congress considers a private bill that would give him a green card.

School trustees voted Tuesday night to extend the contract of the Los Angeles-based firm that has handled pre-construction services for the district's $593.6 million bond program and to pay it $4.8 million to manage the program for much of 2008.

The vote was 8-0 in favor of shifting Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, or DMJM, into the role of program manager. School board President Bill Koehler was not present for the vote.

'We feel very good going forward with them,' Superintendent Melody Johnson said. 'They worked with Houston ISD and Dallas ISD, and both came in on time and on budget.' Read more

For the last month, 11 News has uncovered serious problems inside Houston's new crime lab.

KTRK/HUMBLE, TX) - A gas leak near a high school has students sheltered. Also on ABC13.com: At about 9am, a city of Houston crew ruptured a gas line in front of Humble High School.

A fight between three Houston women in Dickinson sent one woman to a hospital with a stab wound, authorities said, where she remained late Tuesday in serious condition.

“It appears they pulled up, there was a brief confrontation in the driveway and the shooting occurred”

Gunfire shattered the afternoon calm in a New Caney neighborhood on Monday, leaving one resident clinging to life with a bullet in his head. via Houston Community Newspapers

What will the changes bring? New construction is typically no big deal, but it is along the Fondren Southwest area.

If you like to go out eat in Houston, this report affects you. That's because the 11 News Defenders reviewed tens of thousands of restaurant inspection records to find out the state of restaurant cleanliness ...

Members of an advisory board made up of business and community leaders have come out against a giant Texas Ranger statue proposed for the city.

The current HPD crime lab employee spoke exclusively with 11 News. Someone who works inside the Houston Police Department's crime lab reached out to 11 News Monday.

Records the city does not readily make available to the public. If you like to go out to eat in Houston, this report affects you.

Detectives said the living room was set on fire. Three people were shot to death and then set on fire in southeast Houston late Monday night.

It happened on I-45 North in Conroe just after 2 a.m. near Highway 3083. The two women were driving a Ford Focus and were involved in a single-vehicle accident.

Saving $15 million in taxes and private donations spent each year to operate the five major local shelters.

A party crasher was arrested after running from police in Houston early Saturday morning.

Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in the 2900 block of Plum Creek Friday night.

Veterans and their supporters gathered at City Hall for a special commemoration ceremony in Houston Sunday.

The owner of a doughnut shop in southwest Houston wants to know who crashed a car into her shop, There's a big hole in the front of the business on Highway 59 and Hillcroft.

New construction is typically no big deal, but it is along the Fondren southwest area.

“I see myself in these children”

Houston, TX - Volunteer Houston Bay Area celebrated the kickoff of their annual holiday project "A Visit From Saint Nicholas" with an evening reception on Thursday, November 1, at the Krist Samaritan Center for ... via Pasadena Citizen

“Our neighborhood does not have streetlights”

Police are working to determine if two men's killings in two days were connected, KPRC Local 2 reported Sunday. via Click2Houston.com

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