- A fifth Ike victim has been found on Goat Island; meanwhile, at least 130 people are still missing in the hurricane's wake
- After UTMB decided it needed to lay off a third of its 12,000 employees, state legislators promised to find money to prevent the dismissals
- Traces of Tynesha Stewart's DNA were found on the apartment balcony of her boyfriend, who was accused of killing Stewart and barbecuing her body, an expert testified yesterday
- Interim Harris County DA Ken Magidson is adding 20 new positions to the district attorney's office
- The feds have given state officials their OK to oust the North Forest ISD board and replace it with appointed members
- If you're tooling along the East Freeway, look out for kids dropping rocks from the Waco Street overpass
- Police say a woman shot a neighbor dead Monday night, apparently because the neighbor was playing loud music
- As the U.S. economy sees how low it can go, there's some good news: In Houston, local banks are doing pretty well
- Tilman Fertitta has again reduced his offer to buy Landry's Restaurants and take the company private
- Houston Pavilions, the new downtown shopping, dining and entertainment complex, is getting closer to being open — really
- Alaina Emery, a Pittsburgh woman, found her long-lost father too late: He was Robert Emery, the man who died last month trying to rescue three dogs stranded on the East Freeway
- Sporting News has ranked Houston the No. 12 sports city in the United States, down from the 11th ranking last year
- Highlights of Neiman Marcus' newly unveiled 2008 Christmas Book: $10M worth of horses, a backyard mini-golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus and the turf from one of Texas Stadium's end zones
- Today's weather: How about some of that beautiful, not-humid weather? Expect a high of 84, a low in the mid 50s and lots of sun.

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