- A Willis, TX man mistook his wife for an intruder and shot her as she was making a mid-night trip to the bathroom. She is in critical condition.
- A death row inmate scheduled to be executed on Thursday may get a reprieve thanks to new evidence in case
- Woo hoo! Stimulus money keeps rolling into the area. This time Galveston will benefit from $2 million to revamp the electrical components of the airfield
- Oil is up $5 per barrel over last week's price. The $65 per barrel price tag will benefit many of the Houston-based energy companies. Don't worry. Gasoline prices are not yet rising and are much lower than they were this time last year.
- Washington Avenue look to squash the bar noise and traffic with parking permits
- An HPD cadet set a new female push up record with 405
- NASA chief wants to take a page out of Buck Rogers' play book and go to Mars or beyond
- The HPD Crime Reduction unit has made 8,900 arrests in its 20 months of existence
- Yao's surgery went well. Now it's time to play wait-and-see.
- A walk lead to loaded bases and a Carlos Lee grand slam and an Astros victory over the NL Central leading St. Louis Cardinals. The Astros are now two games back in the division as are the Cubs and Brewers.
- Today's weather: The radar is clear for now, but thunderstorms may show up this afternoon. Your lawn would love it. High: 94. Low: 77.
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