05/16/2008 Pulled over in Pasadena with no insurance? Start walking In Pasadena, 409 cars have towed since the city started its aggressive towing program in January. That's an average of three to four a day.

You may be violating a federal law and not know it
The Clean Water Act is designed to clean up our waters, but 11 News discovered that even a city agency wasn't in compliance.

Hundreds attend veteran newsman Ron Stone's funeral Politicians, athletes and dozens of former colleagues attended a memorial service Friday for longtime Houston news anchor Ron Stone.

History torn down in Freedman's Town A part of Houston’s African American history tumbled to the ground late Friday when a church in Freedman’s Town was razed. Slideshow

Mysterious Daisetta sinkhole gator captured on film Eyewitnesses described a 12-foot gator that had been seen swimming in the muck at the bottom of the 260-foot deep sinkhole that formed May 7 in the small Liberty County town.

Polygamists' kids get taste of new world Lawyers for the mothers from the polygamist compound whose children were taken away after a raid on a Texas ranch will be back in court Monday. And dozens of those children are in Houston still trying to get used to a whole different world.

Monster truck runs over mom, kids Remarkably, the mother and two small children in a Mercedes were not hurt, but the truck flipped end-over-end and landed on its roof.

Three sentenced for water-related fraud
An insurance fraud scheme in which homes were flooded by using water hoses has led to prison for three people.

Gator takes up residence in sinkhole
Plenty of people claim to have seen it, but no one has gotten a photo or video of the gator that is supposed to be about 12-feet long.

HISD interested in turning Mount Carmel High into charter school
Many are wondering whether Mount Carmel Catholic High School will become a public school and 11 News learned HISD has talked with school officials about creating a charter school.

Parts of I-10 to close this weekend
Starting at 9 p.m. Saturday until 8 p.m. Sunday, all of the main eastbound lanes of I-10 will be closed between Eldridge and Kirkwood.

05/15/2008

Body dug up for bong to be reburied
The body of a boy whose grave was desecrated allegedly by pot-smoking teenagers in Humble, will be buried again on Saturday.

05/16/2008 Historic church demolishment stirs up controversy Demolition crews are preparing to tear down what’s left of Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church which has lead to an outpouring of frustration from those who say another piece of history is being lost. But not everyone is sad to see the building go down.

05/15/2008

Is a Houston church deceiving Catholics?
Some members of the Cathedral of Saint Matthew started asking questions, and the archdiocese confirmed their fears: The church they'd been attending was not Roman Catholic.

Decreasing term life insurance put Houston family in a hard place at the hardest time Tor Carol Guillory, suddenly losing her father to cancer last week revealed another painful reality.

An east Houston traffic ticket trap?
Public records show that at the intersection of Lockwood and Clinton, 40 drivers were ticketed in a two week period for driving straight when they were supposed to turn right.

05/16/2008

Meetings held on Hwy 290 expansion
TxDOT is holding meetings on plans for construction from the loop all the way to FM 2920 in Waller.

05/15/2008 Police: Same man behind Sugar Land, Houston bank robberies He's been dubbed the "red-gloved bandit" by police because at each bank, he's worn gloves.

Firefighters find man shot to death in northwest Houston apartment Initially, Houston police thought the gunshot wound was self-inflicted, but they found evidence that someone else had shot him multiple times.

City permits could soon be a click away It seems like Houston requires permits for almost everything, but now a blind man's case has opened the city's eyes to fix the problem. And the process could soon be a lot easier.

Houston banker admits to ID theft
Prosecutors on Thursday announced the sentencing of 34-year-old former Amegy Bank senior banker Lamont Wallace.

Texas Children's Hospital expanding
Officials say when it’s completed it will be among the nation’s largest suburban pediatric hospitals in the country.

More storms possible for Houston area Power lines and trees were knocked down in some parts of Montgomery County early Thursday morning as the first line of storms ahead of a cold front moved through.

Skimpy prom dress creates media circus From Dr. Phil to Jay Leno, the barely-there dress that got Marche Taylor banned from her high school prom has turned into a media burlesque show. POLL

Another tuition increase for U of H students The Board of Regents has approved tuition and fee increases starting in the fall of this year.

05/14/2008

Kids and knives: A dangerous mix
Recent school stabbings in the Houston area have put a spotlight on the issue, and you may be surprised to find out how they're easily getting their hands on the heavy metal.

05/16/2008 Cancer claims veteran anchor Ron Stone Veteran Houston news anchor Ron Stone passed away Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. "I think he interacted with the viewers on a personal level probably better than any anchor I have ever seen on television before," said former 11 News anchor Steve Smith.

05/14/2008 'Crazy rasberry ants' invade Houston area In what sounds like a low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived aboard a cargo ship are invading local homes and yards.

HISD names its Teachers of the Year
When it comes to teaching, they've certainly made the grade.

SUV rolls 6 times in Pasadena crash
The male driver lost control at Pasadena Boulevard around 2 a.m., and his female passenger was ejected from the car.

Tornado watch canceled for all counties The worst of Wednesday's weather was in the northwest and northeast counties, where a funnel cloud was spotted in the Walker County town of New Waverly.

05/13/2008

Judge orders suspect in Art Car Museum curator's death to stop driving
Dustin Poe, 23, was ordered by a judge to stop driving and had to take a urine test after appearing in court Tuesday.

HPD: Hit-and-run driver clips car, sends it sliding 270 feet on freeway wall
The woman driving the second car is in serious, but stable, condition at Ben Taub Hospital. Witnesses only described the suspect car as dark-colored.

Park plans have cricket teams in a wicket
Harris County sent a letter to local cricket teams telling them the fields at Tom Bass Park have to go to be replaced by a dog park.

Burglars try breaking into store, literally
A security guard says he heard a loud noise around 2:45 a.m. When he went to check it out he found a large hole in the wall with a sledgehammer nearby.

Houston court confrontation caught on camera Barry Crawford shot and killed a wrecker driver who was attempting to tow his vehicle in 1998. Now the victim's relatives are furious and claim the former firefighter isn't fulfilling his obligations.

Service honors fallen Texas officers
Among those honored was Corporal Harry Thielepape of Harris County Precinct 6.

Group starts local effort for Myanmar relief
The Myanmar government said about 62,000 people are dead or missing. The United Nations suggests that number may actually be closer to 100,000.

Prosecutors rest their case in punishment phase of cop killer trial
Prosecutors have rested their case in the penalty phase of accused cop killer Juan Quintero’s capital murder trial.  

Police: Texas School for the Deaf employee may have abused others in Houston Police say he began working in the dorms at the Texas State School for the deaf in May and that it wasn't long before he saw a familiar face in a 15-year-old student.

Webster woman gunned down in street
He followed her from a nightclub then gunned her down in the street, police allege.

05/12/2008 Prairie dog pups born at Houston Zoo The black-tailed prairie dogs were born about six weeks ago in the McGovern Children's Zoo. They're just now coming out of the burrow.

Sisters hurt in hit-and-run want justice Both sisters were knocked out cold while walking on the southwest side. Now one sister is out of the hospital, and her family is looking for answers.

Town hall offers tips for dealing with foreclosure
One-third of the properties for sale in Houston right now are foreclosures.

Cook may be to blame for apartment blaze
Firefighters say a resident was cooking, but left the stove unattended to take the dog for a walk.

Police: Bellaire suspects dig into store
Police said the suspects were either after cell phones or suits when they broke into the store in the 5300 block of Bissonnet.

Bond lowered for mom accused of leaving kids to marry in Africa The mother who allegedly left her children home alone to get married in Africa argued to have her bond lowered on Monday.

HISD officer's car flips over
Police say Officer Manuel Moctezuma lost control and hit a retaining wall on the West Loop at Memorial.

05/09/2008 Residents get tour of massive sinkhole Officials took down the yellow tape for a short while around the massive sinkhole that formed in Liberty County on Wednesday.

Pieces of flying concrete fall on car in I-45
The concrete went flying after a heavy construction truck hit the bottom of the bridge.

05/12/2008

Ticket broker banned from Web software
A Friendswood man’s ticket-brokering business won’t be allowed to use computer programs to purchase event tickets online after a U.S. District Court issued an injunction against it and other ticket sellers.

05/10/2008 Firefighters battle fierce house fire By the time firefighters arrived to the scene flames were already shooting out of the house located on Stafford Road at Cash.

05/08/2008

Houston will heat up this weekend
"Hotter weather is moving in," said 11 News Meteorologist David Paul. "We're gonna flirt with some record highs on Friday."

05/06/2008

Big trucks, frayed nerves in Shoreacres
Freight trucks help drive the nation's economy, but in the small town of Shoreacres their growing numbers are also driving concern.

05/09/2008

What will happen to Key Middle School?
Friday HISD Superintendent Abe Saveedra said if he’s forced to close the school and tear it down, he will not rebuild another school.

Police: Man fires back during drive-by
Police say a bullet grazed the man, but that didn’t stop him from pulling out his own gun and returning fire.

05/10/2008

Baytown bank robber on the loose
They say the suspect went into a Wachovia Bank in the 4900 block of Garth Road.

05/09/2008

Areas of I-10 to be closed this weekend
The weekend is here so you know what that means, I-10 closures. Drivers are advised to seek alternate routes this weekend to avoid being stuck in traffic.

05/10/2008

Police search for Sugar Land bank robber
Police are asking for help in finding a man accused of robbing a Sugar Land bank Friday afternoon.

05/09/2008

Police:20-year-old shot to death in street
Officers say they still have a lot of questions about this case, but they believe 20-year-old Christopher Arevalo was standing on Juliet Street in southeast Houston when someone drove up and shot him.

Funeral held for fallen Bay City soldier Funeral services are being held for Spc. David P. McCormick.

Houstonians prepare for hurricane season May is typically one of the busiest months for insurance agencies especially when it comes to issuing those flood insurance policies. Already some people are rushing last minute to get them before the start of the hurricane season in just a few weeks.

More hot weather today, cooler Sunday He says you can expect more high temperatures and humidity for Saturday, but a front is expected to come through that night and cool things off for Mother’s Day.

Firefighters battle 3-alarm warehouse blaze
They say the warehouse is filled with furniture and that’s hampering their efforts to contain the blaze.

05/08/2008 Police: Teens turned skull into pot bong Three teenagers are accused of digging up a corpse, removing the head and using the skull as a bong to smoke marijuana, Houston police said.

05/06/2008 Investigators: Child sets brother on fire, causes 2-alarm blaze Arson investigators with the Houston Fire Department say a 5-year-old used a lighter to set fire to his sleeping brother's shirt. The flames quickly spread to eight other units of the apartment complex.

05/09/2008 One dead, toddler injured in separate wrong-way accidents in Brazoria Co. The first happened on Highway 288 just north of Manvel. And just two hours earlier, another wreck in Brazoria left a toddler seriously hurt.

Two charged in campground shooting Investigators say two men may have been target practicing when a stray bullet flew out of the woods.

05/06/2008 'CIA operative' buried; mystery remains Almost a week after the Pearland man led Houston police on a high-speed chase that ended is his death, his life is still a mystery.

05/07/2008 Scout project bolsters local soldier's spirits For Matthew Law's Eagle Scout project he decided to get people in his community together to send small American flags to the troops serving in Iraq. That's just the beginning of the story.

05/08/2008

11 News viewer helps nab dangerous robbery suspects
Just 48 hours after 11 News aired a series of surveillance videos of several robberies at some area fast food restaurants and auto parts stores, police said an important tip came into Crime Stoppers.

05/05/2008

Metro video: Woman was walking on tracks before being hit by train
When Aisha Moore was pinned beneath a Metro light rail train last Thursday night, witnesses suggested that she'd walked slipped from the train platform. Metro's camera on that train show's something completely different.

05/07/2008 Police: Prospective juror in pot case caught smoking joint -- seriously As jury selection resumed in a Harris County courtroom, one prospective juror was missing. Turns out she was taking a smoking break -- but what she was smoking was illegal, according to police.

Plan to block ‘big vehicle’ parking delayed
A plan to prohibit large vehicles from parking overnight on Houston’s residential streets has been delayed for at least a week at the City Council table. However, even as elected officials debate the issue, it is growing stronger.

Art Car Parade rolls through Houston Saturday The event features over 250 art cars, 200,000 plus live spectators and media from all over the world trying to catch a glimpse of the amazing motorized creations.

05/05/2008 Houston Zoo asks FBI for help with text message spammers The Houston zoo has come under attack, and they’re asking the FBI for help. But it’s not angry elephants or undercover orangutans they’re after – it’s text messaging pranksters.

Neighbor's boat blocking your driveway in Houston? Help is on the way
Everything may be bigger in Texas, but the definition of “large vehicle” may be about to get smaller.

Klein ISD voters to decide $647 million bond issue for new schools
Constant growth has left Klein ISD needing more space. Supporters say a bond proposal would relieve overcrowding by building five new schools.

03/14/2008 Tombstone mystery of WW II veteran solved Last month someone discovered a World War II veteran's tombstone belonging to Army Sgt. Ralph Douglas Preston behind a gas station. Now, an 11 News viewer helped bring the mystery to an end.