- A wreck involving at least three vehicles on the Beltway near Greenspoint shut down the freeway this afternoon after one or more of the vehicles exploded
- Police have arrested three people in connection with a series of smash-and-grab robberies that may stretch from Houston to Louisiana along the Highway 59 corridor; the stolen goods may total $300,000
- Tom Nixon, the HPD officer who was demoted for criticizing the department's chase policy, is fighting to get his job back
- An 8-year-old Robinson Elementary student claims a janitor made him clean up feces in the restroom — he says the janitor accused him of leaving it there himself
- Police are warning shoppers about a group of robbers who ask people for directions, then snatch their purses
- A judge sentenced a man who faked his death to avoid debts to seven years in jail today
- A woman is suing her former landlord for $5 million over an explosion that occurred when 18 bug bombs were set off in her La Marque apartment
- Some Katrina evacuees in college are experiencing moderate depression, a study from UH and LSU found
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