June 2005 - Page 18 of 18

Chron corrects Memorial Day weekend op-ed

June 1, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle has posted a lengthy correction to that erroneous op-ed that ran on Sunday. I’m reproducing it in its entirety below, so that it won’t scroll away behind some firewall at some point.

Crime lab investigator moves to next phase

June 1, 2005 Kevin Whited

KUHF-88.7’s Jack Williams reports that yesterday’s revelation that the HPD crime lab faked some test results may only be a precursor of more bad news to come later this summer: The man in charge of

Beware the bold, bald office burglar

June 1, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Jeff McShan warns of a bold, bald burglar who has been hitting downtown and Greenway high-rise offices: One man has been busy stealing from employees in downtown Houston and Greenway Plaza. Authorities say he

Undocumented immigrants?

June 1, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reports on an apparent human smuggling/dumping in West University: Residents in West University witnessed a chaotic and unsettling scene as close to 100 undocumented immigrants were released in their neighborhood. It happened just after

Wanted (still): Streamed editorial board meetings

June 1, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle runs two staff editorials today that refer to secret conversations with the editorial board. There’s an overreaching rant about those evil Republicans in Austin that contains this tidbit: When he visited the Houston

Chron columnist embraces gossip, innuendo

June 1, 2005 Kevin Whited

The latest piece from Chronicle metro/state columnist Rick Casey contains this stellar bit of work: Unfortunately, I was unable to reach Jefferson on Tuesday, partly because by the time Keel and Ellis told at length

National Trails Day is this Saturday

June 1, 2005 Anne Linehan

This Saturday (June 4) is National Trails Day and there are several events scheduled for the Houston area. Chris McNeil of REI sent the following information: The Texas Forest Service and Houston Wilderness are going

Report details more problems with HPD crime lab

June 1, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Roma Khanna and Steve McVicker report on the latest damning revelations about the HPD crime lab: Houston Police Department crime lab analysts fabricated findings in at least four drug cases, an independent investigator

Heading out

June 1, 2005 Anne Linehan

Now that Kevin’s back, it’s my turn to disappear. I am off to Philadelphia and will return in a few days. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!