Former Houston Oilers linebacker John Grimsley was found dead in his Missouri City home this morning. After receiving a 911 emergency call from the Grimsley household, police rushed to the scene at 9:00am only to find a lifeless body.
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Good morning, Houston. Did you know that we're now in a bold new Fluorescent Age thanks to Mayor Bill White and his colleagues in Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and El Paso? The collective His Honors gathered in San Antonio on Friday to name the compact fluorescent bulb the "state bulb of Texas." If that doesn't make you want to switch to CFLs, try this: December is Compact Fluorescent Light Month in Texas. What's so...
Good morning, Houston. If you're hoping that the United States will one day be free of its dependence on foreign natural gas — and we're sure at least one of you is — this isn't your lucky day: According to a report from the Energy Forum at Rice University's Baker Institute, there's no end in sight to our use of imported gas. Natural gas accounted for 22 percent of total primary energy use in...
Good morning, Houston. It's November now, and you know what that means: We're at the beginning of nearly two straight months of Christmas. Retailers put their holiday decorations up early in hopes that shoppers will see them and get in the buying mood — but will it work? Not necessarily, if most shoppers are like Sharon Baker, who the Chron found at Macy's downtown. "I do like Christmas, but I need time to celebrate...
Good morning, Houston. Seriously, what is it with North Texas these days? Yesterday we had the story of the 18-wheeler full of human heads, and today there's the Fort Worth man who accidentally shot himself in both legs in his cubicle at work. According to police, the 47-year-old man put his .45-caliber gun into his jacket pocket Tuesday morning, then draped his jacket over the back of his chair at an insurance office. When...
Headed around town this weekend? - Maybe to an Astros or Dynamo game before School starts up? Well, you may want to take rethink your normal route and put on your patience hat as several major road closures will be going on around town. Here are the major closures from TxDOT (full list here): I-10 Katy Westbound Connector Ramp to BELTWAY 8-WEST north- and southbound. TOTAL CLOSURE. Closed continuously from 5:00 AM, Saturday, August 25...
Good morning, Houston. In case you haven't noticed, it's finally hot. We've had temperatures in the high 90s so far this week, and coupled with high humidity, they're making it dangerously warm — so much so, in fact, that we were under a heat advisory yesterday. And it looks like today's temperatures will be about the same, so remember to avoid heat exhaustion by drinking plenty of fluids, avoiding strenuous outdoor activities in the...
Good morning, Houston. Noticed a sharp increase in the number of mosquitoes this summer? You will, observers say — and now, Harris County's first confirmed 2007 human case of West Nile virus has been reported. Break out the insect repellent, check up on the West Nile symptoms and do your best not to get stung — although, these days, we guess that's about like saying "stay out of the humidity." >>A break in Gearen...
If only everyone were as frank as David McLemore, the La Marque man who was pulled over for driving erratically on the Gulf Freeway on Wednesday morning — well, honestly, we're not sure where we'd be. See, McLemore was weaving through traffic while rolling a joint, and when the police pulled him over, he told them so. It happened just before 7 a.m. Wednesday when Gilberto Villareal, a Galveston County sheriff's deputy, noticed McLemore's car...
Good morning, Houston. Have you wondered lately what Music World Entertainment founder Matthew Knowles is up to? You might never have guessed: He's releasing a new line of toys aimed at urban toddlers. The line is called Baby Jamz, and they're meant to be a twist on traditional kids' toys: "Think about it," Knowles told KTRK. "'Old McDonald' has been the same since we were kids. So what if we change 'Old McDonald' and...
Good morning, Houston. Where do you go when you want to get away? The Chronicle asked some of its readers that and published their answers Friday — and it's not such a bad list, with day trips, museums and natural attractions. (Also on the list: the mausoleum at Forest Park Westheimer cemetery, which definitely takes a certain kind of person to enjoy.) The suggestion we're most interested in checking out is ex-state Rep. Debra...
Well, this is unpleasant: A Nacogdoches man remains in critical condition after being infected with a flesh-eating bacteria during a swim off the Galveston County coast. The man, 58-year-old Steve Gilpatrick, is diabetic and had an ulcer on his leg when he went swimming during a fishing trip at Crystal Beach on July 8. Three days later, his leg became infected and he began running a high fever; it turns out he had been infected by Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that can cause vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain in healthy people and far more severe problems — septic shock and blistering skin — in people with health problems. According to the CDC, people whose bloodstreams are infected by Vibrio vulnificus, like Gilpatrick, have a 50 percent mortality rate from the infection.
Anyone who's been to Crystal Beach knows it can be busy — but is it dangerous? We wouldn't have thought so, but we might have to think again after a woman was found raped and murdered on the beach early Sunday morning. The victim was 28-year-old Bridgette Gearen of Orange, who was visiting friends at a beachhouse near the corner of Crystal Beach and Redfish roads. After they spent Saturday at the beach, the group...
Finally, Texas City has something to talk about other than its big dike: A bunch of white squirrels have been spotted in town, and they could be a tourist draw if Texas City plays its cards right. So first of all, you're probably wondering exactly what a white squirrel is, right? Pretty simple, actually: It's a two-toned, light cream-colored variation of the common gray or brown squirrels we see all the time. White squirrels aren't...
Good morning, Houston. 'Stros win! 'Stros win! Whooooooo! Ahem. Yes, well, as you probably know by now, the Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 last night to end their 10-game losing streak. The game marked the highest run total for the 'Stros in three weeks, and the team's 16 hits matched their season high — not bad. "It was a fun night for everybody," Woody Williams told the AP. "I know it's one win,...
Well, this is unpleasant: According to KHOU, the runoff from the last few days' rain is washing fecal bacteria from the area into the Gulf of Mexico, posing a potential threat to swimmers. Though it won't kill anyone, the bacteria could make people pretty sick, so advisories have been posted at a few Galveston beaches: San Luis Resort Beach Plaza Shopping Center 60th Street Beach 57th Street Beach Fort Crockett Seawall Park West Fort...
Remember the story of Joshua Mauldin, the man accused of burning his 2-month-old daughter, Ana, in a microwave? Turns out that was just a part of what happened: According to a Galveston police detective, Mauldin has also confessed to physically assaulting Ana and putting her in a hotel safe and refrigerator. The details came from Detective Holly Johnson, who testified in a bond-reduction hearing for Mauldin in Galveston yesterday morning:
More today on Joshua Mauldin, the 19-year-old father who is accused of burning his 2-month-old daughter in a Galveston motel room microwave May 10: Though Mauldin told reporters he microwaved the baby because he was under stress, his wife, Eva Marie Mauldin, claims he did it because he was possessed by Satan. "I believe Satan works through our weaknesses," Mrs. Mauldin told KHOU. "Satan attacked [Joshua] through his weaknesses."
Joshua Royce Mauldin, the 19-year-old Arkansas man accused of burning his 2-month-old daughter in a microwave in a Galveston motel room last week, was indicted yesterday on a charge of felony injury to a child — and he's blaming the incident on stress, police say.
Good morning, Houston. So here's something cool to look forward to for the next two years: In mid-2009, 20 of the famed terra cotta warriors of Xi'an will be on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The exhibition will run from May 18 to Sept. 25; until then, you can visit the local knockoff, which is quite impressive in its own right. >> Early voting begins today: Harris County voters will be...
The man who had the only winning ticket in Saturday's $75 million lottery drawing returned to the League City convenience store where he bought the ticket to let the staff know — but no one apparently thought to get his name. Not that it really matters: The only people who need to know his name are the ones at the Texas Lottery Commission in Austin, where he'll claim his prize. Still, Houstonist was hoping to...
Good morning, Houston. If the thought of teeing off atop a downtown skyscraper gets you going, here's some excellent news: For the next week, you'll have the chance! It's part of The Glenlivet City Links, a 9-hole golf course and clubhouse that's touring seven U.S. cities. In Houston, the City Links — which includes a free course, a virtual driving range and a lounge — is set up on the 50th floor of Three...
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration has launched a special investigation into the unusually high number of dead dolphins that have washed up on Southeast Texas beaches this year, the AP reports. We talked last week about the dolphin problem: As of last Tuesday, 35 bottlenose dolphins had washed up on Galveston County beaches since January, 26 of them in March. Overall, at least 60 dolphins have been found beached in Galveston and Jefferson counties...
More on the death of Pamela Rushing, who was found mauled by dogs at her Friendswood home over the weekend: According to the Galveston County medical examiner's office, Rushing really was killed by her dogs — or at least one of them. A landscaper who arrived at Rushing's house Saturday to mow her lawn found her lying in a pool of blood in her backyard; her three dogs were covered in blood. It wasn't immediately...
Houstonist digs dolphins — no, not those — so we were sad to hear about the recent spate of dead dolphins washing up on Galveston County beaches lately. Thirty-five bottlenose dolphins have washed ashore since January, an estimated 26 of them in the last two weeks. "There were a lot of dolphins," a dispatcher for the Galveston County sheriff's office told The Galveston County Daily News. "They were coming in [Friday and Saturday], but the...
We have the feeling Galveston City Manager Steve LeBlanc will be a little more careful when he plans his skit for the Galveston municipal Christmas party next year — it seems a "naughty elf" bit he and a couple of other city officials did at this year's party didn't go over too well. (You'd think the very idea of a "naughty elf" skit would signal trouble ahead, wouldn't you?)
Police in Galveston are looking for a guy who cut some customers' cable lines. No big deal, right? Well, yeah, in this case it is: The suspect used a backhoe to destroy fiber-optic lines, disrupting cable and Internet service to about 23,000 customers in Galveston, Jamaica Beach and Tiki Island on Sunday. Houstonist sees we're not the only ones fed up with Lifetime's parade of crappy Christmas movies. According to The Galveston County Daily News,...
Tis the season - to make off with a manger and Baby Jesus? According to the Galveston Daily News, thieves tried to abscond with the homemade manger and baby Jesus from a home in Santa Fe, Texas. The manger was later found in a neighbor's yard, however, baby Jesus is still "at large". The homeowner's have posted a sign in their yard near the nativity to berate the culprit(s). This is the first incident in...
Robert Durst, the eccentric millionaire who chopped his neighbor into pieces and dumped him in Galveston Bay, was acquitted of the neighbor's murder and later was arrested and imprisoned for other things, will soon be as free as you and me: His parole is set to end Wednesday, and his lawyer said Durst just wants to get out of the public eye. Not that Houstonist can tell the future, but it seems to us that the anonymity ship has already sailed.