- The Apollo 11 Crew visited President Obama to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing
- Continental is raising checked bag fees and cutting headcount. 1,700 jobs will be reduced, which is in addition to previously announced cuts. Curb side baggage checking fees will increase $5 per bag; online fees will remain the same.
- What's made out of concrete, 17 feet tall and 55 miles long? "Ike Dike."
- Houston's Health & Human Services got lit up last night as a lightning struck one of its storage warehouses
- Eyewitness News reporter Eric James was carjacked and kidnapped by a man trying to get to Beaumont to visit his kid
- The Feds are stimulating Rice with $11.1 million for Brockman Hall, its new physics building
- A Freeport, TX church was vandalized by religious and racial slurs spray painted on the facility
- The 5A state championships may be held at Reliant due to a conflict with the currently scheduled venue
- Astros fans voted Biggio's 3,000 hit as the top moment in Minute Maid Park history
- We think
D. Lee'sC. Lee's winning homer was pretty cool, too. Astros beat the red birds 3-2. - Today's weather: The high is forecast to be 92 with a low of 76. The drop in temp should tell you that a front is coming. 40% chance of thunderstorms so park close to the office or bring a brolly.
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