Articles by Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Jason Whitely reports that METRO is dealing with the same surge in crime as the rest of the city: It’s not just bus riders. Park & Rides passengers are targeted too. For the last

KUHF’s Capella Tucker reported today on various changes HPD is considering to help in the recruitment of officers. Tucker did not report on HPD’s initiative to recruit officers in Puerto Rico, which KTRK-13 reported on

Temporarily-Not Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado, who recently explained forgetting to plan a New Year’s celebration by saying the city was “event-ed out,” had this to say in response to Jordy Tollett’s deal to step

The Chronicle‘s Eric Hanson reports on the latest twist in the case of former KSEV-700 talker Jon Matthews. Prosecutors have asked a state judge to revoke the parole of Matthews and sentence him to prison.

The New Yorker has published a fascinating article by Malcolm Gladwell (author of The Tipping Point) about the fall of Enron. In typical fashion, Gladwell uses the particulars of the Enron collapse to make a

The fact that Houston’s leaders apparently forgot to plan a New Year’s celebration was a hot topic today on the radio program of KTRH-740’s popular Chris Baker. Baker sounds even more mystified than we about

Here’s wishing a Happy New Year (in advance) to everyone. Thanks to all the readers, commenters, and emailers who made this little site so much fun in 2006. We’re looking forward to an even better

On Christmas day, the New York Times posted a great story by Lawrence K. Altman on Houston’s renowned Dr. Michael DeBakey, who became the oldest living recipient of the heart surgery he helped pioneer. It’s

Last week, we noted the release of the latest FBI crime statistics, which only confirmed what most Houstonians know to be true about violent crime in the city (it’s increasing). Nonetheless, that didn’t stop MayorWhiteChiefHurtt’s