News Roundup

  • Oil prices fell almost $2 a barrel today on profit-taking; analysts said the drop will likely be temporary
  • The re-trials of three Enron Broadband Services execs will begin May 2, a day later than expected, because of what may be a long jury selection process
  • A 2-year-old toddler was killed Sunday when his family's barbecue pit fell over on him, police said
  • A Needville church was destroyed by fire this morning; officials said it might have been caused by an electrical problem
  • The discovery of a body in Katy led to the arrests of five home invasion suspects over the weekend
  • Police charged a longshoreman with murder and aggravated assault in connection with a fight that turned into gunfire at an east Houston restaurant Sunday morning

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