- Four people were killed early Sunday when their medical helicopter, which was bound for Houston, crashed in the Sam Houston National Forest
- The national average gas price hit $4 a gallon for the first time this weekend, though it's still cheaper in Texas
- Damaged fire walls inside apartment complex attics are a concern for Houston's fire inspectors — or so they say
- The Coast Guard recovered the body of a missing Aggie sailor Sunday from the wreck of the Cynthia Woods, which capsized in the Gulf on Friday
- 149 people were arrested in a crackdown on Southeast Texas street gangs last week
- And in Kendleton, the fire chief has been arrested for selling cocaine, part of an undercover drug bust
- Are a series of attempted kidnappings in the River Oaks area linked with a recent abduction and robbery at the Gotham Lofts? That's what police are trying to figure out
- Continental Airlines has reached a seven-year deal with ExpressJet to provide regional jet service at competitive rates
- Declining lottery ticket sales could have an effect on school funding, but officials are doing their best to sell more tickets
- Authorities say a fire that devastated the Governor's Mansion in Austin this weekend was intentionally set
- Disabled Houstonians really should prepare for hurricane season, other disabled Houstonians say — but so far, only about 300 people who need help have registered with the city
- Today's weather: High around 94, slight chance of showers, brisk south wind, low in the upper 70s. Ho-hum.
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