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    April 2, 2012

    Courtney Dickerson's Reaction to Break-Up: Rape, Two Kidnappings & Suicide

    It's safe to say 22-year-old Courtney Elton Dickerson didn't take the break-up of his relationship well. So he scarred three lives and ended his own. Police say Dickerson had been going out with a woman until last week. Thursday he abducted her, raped her and then dropped her off at her job. She im ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Unidentified Male Killed Over Stolen Rims, 22, Bayou Body Count No. 27

    A man whose tire rims were stolen confronted the man who did it and ended up dead, police say. HPD says the 22-year-old man, whose name has not been released, had his tire rims stolen Sunday by Demontrion Terrell Albert, 24. "Investigators determined Albert stole the male's car earlier in the day ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 29, 2011

    Lost in Space

    "Visionary" artists share their universe at The Menil Collection.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Two Unidentified Victims Of Alleged Drunk Driver, Bayou Body Count Nos. 182 & 183

    Driving drunk at 8 a.m. Sunday, cops say​A 20-year-old man has been charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter after a weekend accident. The identities of Eric Quiroz' victims have not been released pending verification by the medical examiner. Police say Quiroz was driving a black ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Houston Restaurant and Bar Industry Rallies for One of Its Own

    FacebookLinda Salinas, before shaving her mustache.​Linda Salinas is a talented sommelier and bartender. She's worked at and with some of Houston's best bars and restaurants: Voice, Anvil, Branch Water Tavern, Bootsie's, Beaver's, 13 Celsius and Kata Robata. She is a fixture within the industr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Obama Birth Certificate: San Antonio Demands The Truth, Via Billboard

    Dude, where's the birth certificate?​While the mainstream media continues to perpetuate the myth that Barack Hussein Obama is American as apple pie and waterboarding, one publication has been brave enough to answer the single-most important and totally unanswered question of our times: Where's the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Benito Pantoja, 24: Bayou Body Count No. 146

    Aussies know what's up with tips​Would you get killed over a tip jar?Benito Pantoja, 24, did, and it was a tip jar from a taco truck. Which means it was either the world's most tip-happy bunch of taco fans, or no matter what the amount in the jar, the taco-truck owner takes tips, very, very seriou ... More >>

  • Music

    June 3, 2010

    Seeking Joy

    Jill Scott returns to the studio after various screen projects and a son.

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Little Joe Washington Hospitalized In Ben Taub ICU

    [Updated at 2:33 p.m. with information from Reg Burns, who saw Joe at the hospital Monday and has more information on his condition.] Mark Britain Little Joe Washington at House of Blues, May 8, 2010​Little Joe Washington is in the intensive care unit of Ben Taub Hospital after undergoing e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Donald Ray Spencer: Tiny Terror Tries To Grab Cop's Gun After Burglary Bust

    Photo courtesy HCSOSmall, but feisty​It's a cliché, but criminals come in all shapes and sizes.On Saturday night, the Houston Police Department picked up 20-year-old Donald Ray Spencer for burglary of a habitation, a felony.Evidently Spencer did not go down without a fight, because he is also cha ... More >>

  • News

    December 10, 2009

    O'Brien's Song

    After years of fighting everybody and anybody, now the ornery, annoying civil rights activist has to concentrate on fighting for his life.

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: A Cold Case Solved

    ​After 15 long years, Houston police detectives believe they've finally found their man. Michael Deshawn Winfrey, 36, has been charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting a man who was protecting his son at a pay phone at 6603 Fuqua on April 24, 1994.Police say Jeffrey Brown, 30, was drivin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: Terrible Tragedy, In A Lexus

    Just before 4 pm Tuesday, according to Houston police, Pedro Enrique-Garcia Rosabal, 34, called his wife to say he'd just picked their two kids up from summer school and was going to kill them. Turns out Rosabal made good on his threat, shooting his 8-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son with a .380 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: The Handyman Goes Wild

    It was the case of a handyman gone wild. Harris County deputies began investigating the murder of Elizabeth Ann Williams, 66, after her body was discovered inside her home at 3618 Treaschwig on March 28. Williams had been stabbed and beaten. On Monday, detectives say, they finally got their man. New ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: When The Current Girlfriend and Estranged Wife Fight, Nothing Good Happens

    A Harris County Constable reserve deputy has been charged with killing a man outside a bar early Friday morning at 2708 North Shepherd.According to Houston police, reserve deputy Jose Castillo, 39, was outside Buffalo Fred's Icehouse at around 2 am when he is accused of shooting Angel Erevia Jr., 31 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: An Attempt To Steal A Car Ends Badly

    Texas and the right to defend oneself with deadly force seem to go hand-in-hand. And so it was for one man and his wife on Saturday along the 1100 block of Langwick. Houston police say a man shot and killed Darryl Milton Franklin Jr., 37, after Franklin tried to steal his car around 6:25 in the morn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    The Most Dangerous Game: Man Vs. Metro

    Photo by Mike GiglioLomax, keeping to his strict warm-up regimen for the big raceIt was to be the ultimate contest between man and machine. Hair Balls announced in earnest at this afternoon's staff meeting its plans to sample the new 402 Quickline Bellaire, which was unveiled by Metro on Friday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Gazing Ahead into 2009, Part 2

    [Note: see here for Rocks Off's previous prognostications.]   U2 (March) Best Case Scenario: Armed with the backing of Live Nation, they release their best album in over a decade and Bono shuts his face as they sell out Reliant Stadium in two minutes. Worst Case Scenario: The recession (fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2008

    Little Joe Washington Gravely Ill

    [Note: see here for Rocks Off's previous prognostications.]   U2 (March) Best Case Scenario: Armed with the backing of Live Nation, they release their best album in over a decade and Bono shuts his face as they sell out Reliant Stadium in two minutes. Worst Case Scenario: The recession (fi ... More >>

  • News

    July 12, 2007

    The Fantastic Foreskin

    Circumcised men are employing weights and pulleys to cover themselves back up

  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    H-Town Mixtape Part II

    More Songs About Houston

  • News

    July 28, 2005

    Staying Safe

    Another approach to drug trials

  • News

    May 12, 2005

    Letters

    Another approach to drug trials

  • News

    September 30, 2004

    On the Case

    Our new TV series is ready to roll

  • News

    March 4, 2004

    Bloodless Coup

    There'll be no waivers for patients in this experimental blood-substitute program

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    Deal of a Lifetime

    Drug addicts can get hard cash to be sterilized or go on birth control. Is it ridding the world of unwanted babies -- or just ducking the underlying problems of abusers?

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Fresh Starts

    For two Houston politicos, 2003 brings big changes

  • News

    November 7, 2002

    In the Doghouse

    An animal typically has three days before he leaves the city pound, dead or alive. What happens during that time continues to cause concern.

  • Music

    October 24, 2002

    Greg Wood

    Ash Wednesday (Stag)

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002
  • News

    June 20, 2002

    Common Cents

    Area housing for the mentally ill remains deplorable, but a state subsidy might improve conditions

  • Music

    April 11, 2002

    Back To Basics

    Steven Van Zandt is dedicated to garage rock

  • News

    September 13, 2001

    Drug Resistant

    Harris County jailers are in no hurry to hand out meds to inmates with AIDS. Inmates claim this and other lockup practices endanger their lives.

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    Upstairs Down - and Out?

    A money-starved mental health treatment unit may die in its infancy

  • News

    January 18, 2001

    Turn The Beat Around

    Long before DJ Screw, Darryl Scott was Houston's mixmaster, spinning records that eventually spun him into the ground. A reformed Scott has a new rap these days - the word of God.

  • News

    January 4, 2001

    Charity Case

    After the big split, HCC goes for the glamorous giving

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Catch Us If You Can

    Steve Chesser went to MHMRA for help. Sent home from its emergency clinic without medicine or therapy, he shot his and killed himself. Diagnosis: A mental health care system in free fall.

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    Nowhere to Land

    Crisis care for the mentally ill crumbles under the weight of not enough money, too much beauracracy

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    Left For Dead

    Tracey Deel was shot a dozen times by two teens who wanted her car. She dragged herself the length of three football fields determined not to be just another homocide statistic.

  • News

    July 6, 2000

    Board and Care(less)

    When it comes to housing the mentally disabled, is better-than-nothing good enough?

  • News

    March 23, 2000

    Not Your Grandma's Girl Scouts

    Rachelle Anderson just took super Girl Scout honors. And it wasn't hustling cookies that got her there.

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Drowning on Dry Land

    Rising asthma rates have experts scratching their heads - and children struggling to breathe

  • News

    December 9, 1999

    No Miracle on Main Street

    A homeless woman's plight highlights the harsh realities for the disabled poor

  • News

    November 11, 1999

    Carlos Chaves, Mall Surgeon

    Sure, an unlicensed doctor was performing liposuction at a hair salon. Stranger still: Clients kept showing up.

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Crystal Clear Persuasion

    Alvaro Barretto's relatives are out to catch a killer

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat

    Alvaro Barretto's relatives are out to catch a killer

  • News

    October 17, 1996

    Letters

    Alvaro Barretto's relatives are out to catch a killer

  • News

    May 9, 1996

    Letters

    Alvaro Barretto's relatives are out to catch a killer

  • News

    April 4, 1996

    Ana's Angel

    Jay Hamburger rushed in where others feared to tread ... only to find that no good deed goes unpunished

  • News

    December 16, 1993

    Letters

    Jay Hamburger rushed in where others feared to tread ... only to find that no good deed goes unpunished

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