Archive for May 2nd, 2010

Spill certain to be on minds at Houston conference

by on Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Juan Cortes helps set up a booth Friday in Reliant Center in preparation for the Offshore Technology Conference, which starts Monday. Crews will be working through the weekend to prepare for the huge …

Worker who made house calls for 2 pharmacies dies

by on Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Joe Jolivet, known by many elderly Jacinto City and Galena Park residents for delivering prescription medications to their homes, died Saturday of emphysema. He was 81. Called “Mr. J” by …

Activist fighting genocide offers glimpse into Africa misery

by on Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

John Prendergast visited Chad in 2006. The activist has led campaigns against hunger and genocide and helped create documentaries on crimes against humanity.

HPD chief denies delay in teen arrest probe

by on Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Houston Massage Parlors Police Chief Charles McClelland said Saturday he did not delay investigating charges of excessive force in the alleged beating of a teenage suspect.

Local groups rally over immigration rights

by on Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Houston Massage Parlors (KTRK) — Thousands of people across the country Saturday spoke out about a new immigration law in Arizona. It requires police to ask suspected illegal immigrants for documentation. Hundreds …