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 CITY.ELECTIONS.CONTINUEDReturn to index of stories... |
GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING PRO-8 NEWS AT TEN. I'M MAX FERNANDEZ. AND I'M CONCETTA CALLAHAN. ELECTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL AND L-C-C WENT ON WITHOUT INCIDENT YESTERDAY. THREE PEOPLE WERE NEWLY ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL. AND TWO CANDIDATES WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE CITY'S RUN-OFF ELECTIONS ON JUNE 14TH. WE BEGIN OUR NEWSCAST WITH A BRIEF RECAP OF LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS. INCUMBENT JUAN JOSE "JOHNNY" RENDON WAS ELECTED TO A SECOND TERM FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. HE RECEIVED 77 POINT 87 PERCENT OF THE VOTE, WITH A TOTAL OF 12 HUNDRED VOTES. THE SEAT FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT WENT TO CINDY LIENDO ESPINOSA. SHE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 724 VOTES, TAKING IN 53 POINT 91 PERCENT OF THE VOTE. MEANWHILE, RESULTS FOR THE L-C-C BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS SHOW HILARIO CAVAZOS WINNING IN PLACE 7. HE RECEIVED 55 POINT 36 PERCENT OF THE VOTE, WITH 4 THOUSAND 52 VOTES. AND CARLOS CARRANCO JR. TOOK HOME THE WIN FOR PLACE 9 ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. HE RECEIVED 66 POINT 61 PERCENT OF THE VOTE WITH A TOTAL OF 4 THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY FOUR VOTES. |
| CITY.RUNOFF Return to index of stories... |
IT'S NOT OVER FOR DISTRICT FOUR ELECTIONS. JUAN NARVAEZ AND SABAS ZAPATA THE THIRD WILL HAVE TO GO HEAD TO HEAD FOR THE DISTRICT SEAT IN A RUNOFF ELECTION. AFTER THE EARLY VOTES WERE TALLIED YESTERDAY. ZAPATA PULLED IN A LITTLE MORE THAN NARVAEZ. HE RECEIVED 37-POINT- 75 PERCENT, WHILE NARVAEZ NABBED 32 POINT 49 PERCENT OF THE VOTES. AND BOTH ARE REGROUPING TO GET READY FOR THE RUNOFF ELECTIONS. 37/44-50 THE GROUP THAT'S HELPING, WE'LL GET TOGETHER AND ANALYZE THAT AND DIGEST THAT INFORMATION AND THEN OF COURSE DEVELOP THAT STARTEGY FOR THE RUN-OFF 37/53- WE'RE VERY DELIGHTED THAT WE ENDED UP AHEAD IN THE EARLY VOTING 38% OF THE VOTES THAT'S A LOT OF CONFIDENCE FILE SOT FROM YESTERDAY 59/09-17 WHAT I ASK ONE MORE TIME THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR THEM COME OUT AND VOTE FOR ME IF THEY GIVE ME THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE THEY WON'T REGRET ME SITTING AT THAT DISTRICT OFFICE AGAIN, RUNOFF ELECTIONS ARE SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 14. |
| VALDEZ Return to index of stories... |
LAST NIGHT WE BROUGHT YOU THE REACTIONS OF THE WINNERS OF THE CITY ELECTIONS. BUT ONE WAS NOTICEABLY MISSING. JOSE M. VALDEZ WAS THE WINNER IN THE CONTROVERSIAL RACE FOR DISTRICT SEVEN BETWEEN HE AND HIS OPPONENT JUAN CHAVEZ. HE SAYS THAT THE WORK WILL BEGIN TODAY, BUT THINKS THE REAL HARD WORK CAME FROM THE SUPPORTERS WHO GOT HIM ELECTED. \ 43:05 "I FEEL WE'RE GONNA GIVE THEM THE EFFORT THEY WERE MISSING FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND WE'RE GONNA START FROM DAY ONE, NOT WAIT UNTIL ELECTION. BUT WE'RE READY TO WORK LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AND IT'S FOR THE PEOPLE AND THIS IS WHY WE WON TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE. 43:20 VALDEZ SERVED ONE HALF OF A PREVIOUS TERM ON CITY COUNCIL BEFORE LEAVING HIS POSITION TO RUN FOR MAYOR. HE WILL NOW SERVE TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF THIS TERM BEFORE HE CHOOSES TO CONTEST THE REMAINDER OF HIS TERM. |
| POLICE.CHIEF.CANDIDATE Return to index of stories... |
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON A NEW CHIEF OF POLICE MAY BE CHOSEN TO LEAD THE LAREDO POLICE DEPARTMENT. TOMORROW AFTERNOON THE CITY MANAGER WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL AS TO WHO IS THE BEST CANDIDATE TO RUN THE LAREDO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE HIRING PROCESS BEGAN A LITTLE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, AFTER THE FORMER CHIEF WAS INDICTED FOR TAKING BRIBES FROM 8-LINER BUSINESS OWNERS IN EXCHANGE FOR IMMUNITY FROM BEING RAIDED. THE FIVE FINALISTS WERE: RAY GARNER. CAPTAIN GABRIEL MARTINEZ. FRUCTOSO SAN MIGUEL THE THIRD. CARLOS MALDONADO FROM OUT OF STATE. AND RICHARD MARTINEZ FROM SAN ANTONIO. THE POLICE CHIEF IS APPOINTED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL BY MAJORITY VOTE. ALSO TOMORROW, THE CITY WILL BE SELLING THE BONDS OF ABOUT 82 MILLION DOLLARS TO MAKE PARK RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVE THE CITY'S DRAINAGE AND STORM WATER SYSTEMS. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR OVER SIX YEARS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS PROMISE IT WON'T INCREASE TAXES. RECENTLY THE CITY'S CREDIT WORTHINESS WAS UPGRADED FOR THE FIRST TIME. |
| MEADOW.HAMMER.ASSAULT Return to index of stories... |
OUT OF THE POLICE BEAT. A WOMAN CHASED HER HUSBAND WITH A HAMMER AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM AN OUTING YESTERDAY EVENING. THIS HAPPENED IN SOUTH LAREDO BY THE 400 BLOCK OF SOUTH MEADOW AVENUE. THE MAN TOLD POLICE HE HAD BEEN DRINKING AND AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN THE TWO BEGAN. THAT'S WHEN SHE GRABBED A HAMMER AND ASSAULTED HIM. HE SAYS HE'LL BE FILING CHARGES AGAINST HIS WIFE. |
| SAN.DARIO.AGG.ASSLT Return to index of stories... |
MEANWHILE. A SECURITY GUARD WAS BEATEN WITH A WOODEN STICK BY THREE OTHER MEN HE KNEW. POLICE CAUGHT TWO OF THE THREE SUSPECTS WHO ATTACKED THE SECURITY GUARD WHO LED POLICE ON A FOOT CHASE NEAR BRIDGE NUMBER TWO. AN OFFICER WAS DRIVING BY AND WAS WAVED DOWN BY SEVERAL PEOPLE. TWO MEN IN THEIR EARLY TWENTIES WERE ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, NO BOND HAS BEEN SET AND THEY REMAIN AT THE WEBB COUNTY JAIL. |
| B.J.BEER.RUN.FIRE Return to index of stories... |
AN OVERNIGHT FIRE LEFT A BUSINESS ON SAN BERNARDO WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGES. B.J.'S BEER RUN CAUGHT FIRE AROUND MIDNIGHT IN THE 4000 BLOCK OF SAN BERNARDO. ACCORDING TO POLICE.THE CALL CAME IN AFTER A WITNESS SAID SOMEONE INTENTIONALLY SET THE GARAGE ON FIRE. THE TOTAL COST OF THE DAMAGE IS NOT KNOWN. POLICE HAVE NO SUSPECTS AND ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. |
| SEARS.ROBBERY Return to index of stories... |
A MAN IS ARRESTED AFTER ROBBING SEARS. TWENTY SIX YEAR OLD BENITO RAFAEL SANCHEZ WAS ARRESTED AFTER STEALING THREE ELECTRONIC ITEMS AND TWO SHIRTS.TOTALING OVER TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS. ACCORDING TO POLICE.SANCHEZ THREATENED OTHERS WITH A KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH THE MERCHANDISE. HE WILL BE CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE WEBB COUNTY JAIL. NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE INCIDENT. |
| DWI.PROM Return to index of stories... |
POLICE WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE THIS WEEKEND TRYING TO GET DRUNK DRIVERS OFF THE STREETS OF THE GATEWAY CITY. LAST NIGHT IT WAS PROM NIGHT FOR STUDENTS AT SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOLS. THE LAREDO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S EL PROTECTOR HAS BEEN TEACHING THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES THAT CAN OCCUR IF TEENAGERS DECIDE TO DRINK AND DRIVE ON PROM NIGHT. THE SHATTERED DREAMS FILM WAS AIMED AT EDUCATING PARENTS AS WELL TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THEIR TEENS LIFE. THREE ARRESTS WERE MADE LAST NIGHT. ONE YOUNG LADY ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A POLICE UNIT. |
| INTERSECTION.CLOSING Return to index of stories... |
DRIVERS LISTEN UP. WE'VE GOT INFORMATION FOR YOU THAT COULD EFFECT YOUR MORNING COMMUTE. STARTING AT SEVEN O'CLOCK MONDAY MORNING, THE INTERSECTION AT CORPUS CHRISTI STREET AND SEYMOUR AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED. THIS CLOSURE WILL BE LIMITED TO CORPUS CHRISTI STREET FROM LORING AVENUE. TO MEADOW AVENUE AND SEYMOUR AVENUE. FROM LAREDO STREET TO GARFIELD STREET. THE CLOSURE IS EXPECTED TO LAST APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. |
| I-MOTHER'S.DAY Return to index of stories... |
TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR MOST MOTHERS. AS THEY CELEBRATE THEIR DAY WITH THEIR LOVED ONES. THIS IS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOTHER'S DAY AND TRADITION VARIES WITH CULTURE. OUR JACKIE GIL BRINGS US A LOCAL VIEW OF ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED TRADITIONS IN THE WORLD. |
| P-MOTHER'S.DAY Return to index of stories... |
24/27-30 I BELIEVE THEY SYMBOLIZE THE LOVE AND AFFECTION THAT WE FEEL TOWARDS OUR MOTHER A SIMPLE WHITE CARNATION THEN SYMBOLIZED THE PURITY OF A MOTHER'S LOVE. NATS-SCISSORS SNIPS NOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY, MOTHER'S DAY HAS EVOLVED… WITH A DEMAND FOR FLORISTS TO MAKE ELABORATE ARRANGEMENTS. 20/12EL DIA DE LAS MADRES IS OUR SECOND BUSIEST ALEJANDRO NAVARRO, A SEASONAL FLORISTS, SAYS BUSINESS IS GOOD BECAUSE THE CUSTOM HERE IS TO GIVE FLOWERS TO MOTHERS, MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER PLACE. SOT- 20/12 BECAUSE IT'S A CULTURAL THING, WE HAVE US LATINOS 20/29-WE STAY UNTIL WE ARE 40 AND SINGLE STILL LIVING AT OUR PARENTS HOUSE, WE ARE MORE FAMILY ORIENTED, WE TEND TO BE THERE MORE FOR OUR PARENTS. WETHER THE BELIEF IS TRUE OR NOT, ONE THING IS CERTAIN FLOWERS CONTINUE TO BE A POPULAR GIFT SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS HOLIDAY A CENTURY AGO. KARINA CANTU DEDICATES THE DAY TO TWO OF HER GREATEST ROLE MODELS, BUT BEFORE SHE HEADS OUT TO MEET WITH THEM, SHE MAKES A STOP AT THIS FLOWER SHOP. 24/11-26. I'M HERE TODAY TO PURCHASE TWO CORSAGES ONE FOR MY MOTHER, ONE FOR MY GRANDMOTHER, I'M ABOUT TO EAT LUNCH WITH THEM AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO WEAR THIS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN RECOGNIZE THEM AS MOTHER'S TODAY ADRIANA GONZALES SAYS SHE CELEBRATES BEING A MOTHER ON A DAILY BASIS AND MAKES TIME TO CHERISH THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS WITH HER CHILDREN, SOT-IT'S A DAY TO HONOR YOUR MOM, THEY DO SO MUCH FOR US YOU CAN'T COUNT ALL THE BLESSING, THEY BLESS US WITH OF COURSE ME AS A MOTHER I COUNT MY BLESSINGS EVERYDAY, IT'S JUST SOMETHING NICE. SO WETHER YOU SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION WITH A SIMPLE ROSE, OR AN ELABORATE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT, REMEMBER TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE ONE WHO HAS INFLUENCED, INSPIRED AND TAKEN CARE OF YOU. |
| TEASE ONE Return to index of stories... |
STILL AHEAD. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE STORIES THAT MADE LOCAL HEADLINES IN TONIGHT'S WEEK IN REVIEW. WE'RE COVERING ALL OF 8 COUNTRY INCLUDING THE TWO LAREDOS.CRYSTAL CITY.AND HEBBRONVILLE. THIS IS PRO 8 NEWS. COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. |
| JONATHAN.GUEVARA.BUCKET.BRIGADE Return to index of stories... |
WELCOME BACK. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS DONATIONS THAT THE PEOPLE OF LAREDO GAVE. A LOCAL BUCKET BRIGADE FOR JONATHAN GUEVARA WAS A SUCCESS. JONATHAN IS AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD BOY WHO WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE ON THE CORNER OF SPRINGFIELD AND KANSAS ON THURSDAY, MAY 1ST. HE IS CURRENTLY IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT A HOSPITAL IN SAN ANTONIO. THE BUCKET BRIGADE MANAGED TO RAISE OVER FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS TO AID IN LITTLE JONATHAN'S RECOVERY. ORGANIZERS OF THE BRIGADE SAY THEY ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY THAT THE COMMUNITY OF LAREDO HAS SHOWN. |
| BORDER.PATROL.PREVIEW Return to index of stories... |
TOMORROW THE BORDER PATROL WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO 42 PROSPECTIVE BORDER PATROL AGENTS. THIS IS VIDEO OF FOURTEEN RECENT GRADUATES WHO START THEIR POSITIONS THIS WEEK. THE CADETS DID PUSH-UPS ALONGSIDE THEIR SUPERIORS AS AN ACT OF INITIATION INTO THE AGENCY. THE NEW BATCH WILL ATTEND THE 772ND TRAINING SESSION AT THE BORDER PATROL ACADEMY LOCATED IN ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO. UPON GRADATION FROM THE ACADEMY TWENTY THREE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE LAREDO SOUTH STATION, ELEVEN WILL BE ASSIGNED TO ZAPATA AND EIGHT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE HEBBRONVILLE STATION. |
| I-WEEK.IN.REVIEW Return to index of stories... |
AND JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED OUR TOP STORIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO CATCH UP. THATS BECAUSE ITS TIME FOR OUR WEEK IN REVIEW.A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED AROUND THE CITY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. |
| P-WEEK.IN.REVIEW Return to index of stories... |
ON MONDAY. THE CITY EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAINS WHICH LEAD TO MASSIVE FLOODING AROUND LAREDO. MANY WERE ASKING WHY THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS HADN'T BEEN FIXED. CITY MANAGER, CARLOS VILLARREAL SAYS THE CITY WASN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE FLOODING BUT THE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS DO NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CITY SAYS, THE RAINFALL WAS JUST TOO MUCH TO HANDLE. 3:56:44-3:56:57 " IT WAS JUST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT, SOME REGISTER BETWEEN 2-4 INCHES OF WATER.NO DRAINAGE SYSTEM COULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE." ON TUESDAY. CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO ADOPT THE LAREDO POLICE OFFICER ASSOCIATION'S FIVE YEAR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. THE RULES HAVE CHANGED REGARDING THEIR DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY. LAREDO POLICE OFFICERS WILL NOW BE INCLUDED WITH THE CITY'S RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING. ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR, THIS NEW POLICY SHOULD TAKE EFFECT BY THE 15TH OF THIS MONTH. UNDER THE NEW DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY LAREDO POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE SUBJECT TO ON-GOING RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROCESS ALREADY IN PLACE FOR OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES. 50% OF THE EMPLOYEE POOL WILL BE SELECTED BY A COMPUTER GENERATED PROCESS. 00:02:02-:0208 "WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO IS GET THE EXISTING 440 POLICE OFFICERS AND PUT THEM IN THAT POOL WITH THE REST OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES." ON WEDNESDAY. RESIDENTS IN ZAPATA REACTED TO THE FIRST MURDER IN MONTHS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. ONE WOMAN AND ONE MAN WERE DEAD AFTER HE SHOOTS HER.AND THEN HIMSELF. 45 YEAR OLD MARIA ISABEL FLORES WAS SHOT TO DEATH TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE 5400 BLOCK OF RIO LANE. NEIGHBORS SAID THEY HEARD THE GUNSHOTS.THAT LEFT HER DEAD. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS THE WOMAN RAN FROM HER HOME AND WAS THEN SHOT TREE TIMES IN THE DRIVERS SEAT OF HER PICKUP AS SHE TRIED TO FLEE HER ATTACKER. THE SUSPECT.SABAS REYES HAD BROKEN INTO HER HOME AND WAS WAITING FOR FLORES.AND FRIENDS SAY IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE.LEAVING HER FEARING FOR HER LIFE. SHE ALREADY MENTIONED.TWICE BROKEN INTO HER HOUSE AND SHE WANTED TO SELL AND MOVE FROM THERE. ON THURSDAY. THE SHERIFF RECOUNT CONTINUED TO DRAW ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY AFTER A SCHEDULED CANVASS CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT. ATTORNEY'S REPRESENTING MARTIN CUELLAR RAISED SEVERAL OBJECTIONS AND POINTED OUT THAT DEMOCRATIC CHAIR SERGIO MORA DID HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT TO MAKE THE PROCEEDINGS LEGAL. MORA WAS JUST RECENTLY NAMED TO HIS POSITION AND DID NOT POSSESS A LIST OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED TO MAKE THE VOTES OFFICIAL. THE FOLLOWING DAY, HE COLLECTED THE GROUP NEEDED AND THE VOTES WERE MADE OFFICIAL. ON FRIDAY. EL METRO UNION REPRESENTATIVES SAID THEY'RE UPSET ABOUT A MEMO GIVEN TO THEM WITH THEIR PAYCHECKS FRIDAY MORNING THAT MEMO STATED THAT AS OF JULY FIRST, THEIR PENSION PLAN WILL BE CUT IN HALF. IT ALSO STATED THAT THE NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE WILL BE INCREASED FROM 50 TO AGE 65. THEY SAID MANAGEMENT ISN'T ABIDING BY THE CONTRACT THEY NEGOTIATED LAST YEAR THAT WOULD END IN 2010. EL METRO MANAGEMENT STATED THAT THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNION EMPLOYEES HAS NOT CHANGED AND IT REMAINS AT A QUARTER OF A MILLION PER PLAN YEAR. 2/57-3/02 SO WE BELIEVE WE HAVE A GOOD CASE B/C OF THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE IN OUR FAVOR |
| SPORTS TEASE Return to index of stories... |
STILL TO COME IN PRO 8 SPORTS. THE SPURS WERE LOOKING TO EVEN UP THEIR SERIES WITH THE NEW ORLEANS HORNETS. AND THE RANGERS WERE LOOKING FOR THEIR SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN AS THEY FACED THE A'S. WE'LL HAVE THOSE STORIES AND MORE AFTER THE BREAK. |
| SPURS.HORNETS Return to index of stories... |
WELCOME BACK EVERYONE. WELL AFTER A FEW DAYS OFF AFTER THEIR GAME THREE WIN OVER THE HORNETS. THE SPURS WERE BACK AT HOME TONIGHT IN GAME FOUR LOOKING TO TIE UP THE SERIES. TONY PARKER.CP3 AND EVA LONGORIA TALKING BEFORE THE GAME. SPURS CAME OUT FAST.TONY FINDS MANU GINOBILI ON THE WING FOR THREE.HE BURIES IT.SPURS UP 5. IN THE SECOND.TIMMY WITH THE CROSS COURT PASS TO BRUCE BOWEN FROM DOWNTOWN.YES.SPURS UP 13. END OF THE FIRST HALF.TIMMY IS GOING TO GO OFF THE GLASS.COUNT IT AND THE FOUL. SPURS UP 13 AT THE HALF. SECOND HALF.MORE SPURS. TONY PARKER WITH THE DRIVE AND NICE SPIN MOVE FOR THE LAYUP.SPURS UP BY 20 AT THIS POINT. AND THEN JUST FOR GOOD MEASURE.MICHAEL FINLEY A STRAIGHT-AWAY THREE BALL. AND THE SPURS GO ON TO WIN THIS GAME BY A SCORE OF 100-80. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY TIE THIS SERIES AT 2 GAMES APIECE. |
| LAKERS.JAZZ Return to index of stories... |
MOVING TO THE OTHER WESTERN CONFERENCE SERIES.JAZZ AND LAKERS. SECOND QUARTER.RONY TURIAF WITH THE HARD FOUL ON UTAH'S RONNY PRICE.THAT'S A FLAGRANT TWO.HE WAS EJECTED. END OF THE FIRST HALF.THE LONG PASS TO KOBE WHO HITS THE FADEAWAY AT THE BUZZER.TIED AT 55 AT THE HALF. 4TH QUARTER.UTAH GOES UP 11 WITH JUST OVER THREE MINUTES LEFT AS CARLOS BOOZER PUTS IN THE LAYUP. BACK COME THE LAKERS THOUGH.KOBE MISSES THE JUMPER BUT LAMAR ODOM TIES IT ON THE PUTBACK WITH 5 SECONDS LEFT. IN OVERTIME.ALL JAZZ THOUGH AS DERON WILLIAMS FINDS ANDREI KIRILENKO FOR THE DUNK AND THE FOUL. AND THE JAZZ TIE THE SERIES UP AT 2 WITH A 123-115 WIN IN OVERTIME. |
| STATE.TRACK Return to index of stories... |
WELL THIS WEEKEND IN AUSTIN. THE HIGH SCHOOL STATE TRACK MEET TOOK PLACE AND SOME EIGHT COUNTRY RUNNERS PLACED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE EVENTS. IVAN GARCIA.A SENIOR FROM ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL WHO HAS ALREADY SIGNED WITH U-T-S-A. RAN IN THE 3200 METER FINALS AND PLACED 4TH.WITH A PERSONAL BEST TIME OF 9 MINUTES AND 23 SECONDS. AND BRUNI HIGH SCHOOL'S LUANNE GARCIA PLACED THIRD IN THE TRIPLE JUMP FINALS. SHE JUMPED AN IMPRESSIVE 36 FEET.7.5 INCHES. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THEM. |
| HEAT.CAPITALS Return to index of stories... |
WELL AFTER STARTING THE SEASON ON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A NIL/NIL DRAW AGAINST MISSISSIPPI. THE LAREDO HEAT WERE BACK IN ACTION THIS EVENING AS THEY WERE ON THE ROAD IN LOUISIANA TAKING ON THE BATON ROUGE CAPITALS LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON. AND THEY DID JUST THAT. OLIVER MULAMBA SCORED THE ONLY GOAL OF THE GAME 34 MINUTES IN FOR THE LAREDO HEAT. AND GOALKEEPER RYAN COOPER POSTED HIS SECOND CONSECUTIVE CLEAN SHEET. TO LEAD THE HEAT TO THE 1-NIL WIN. THE HEAT NEXT PLAY AT HOME ON FRIDAY AT THE TAMIU SOCCER COMPLEX AT 8:15 AGAINST THE D-F-W TORNADOES. |
| RANGERS.A'S Return to index of stories... |
WELL COMING INTO THE SEASON. THE CONCERN FOR THE TEXAS RANGERS WAS PITCHING. BUT DURING THEIR FIVE GAME WINNING STREAK.THE PITCHING STAFF HAS COMBINED TO ONLY GIVE UP 5 RUNS. RANGERS LOOKING FOR THEIR 6TH IN A ROW ON MOTHER'S DAY AT THE BALLPARK. 1ST INNING.EMILE BROWN GETS AHOLD OF THIS ONE FOR THE 3-RUN HOMER.4-0 A'S EARLY. BUT THE RANGERS COME BACK. JOSH HAMILTON WITH THE R-B-I DOUBLE DOWN THE RIGHT FIELD LINE.THE RANGERS NOW LEAD 5-4. IN THE SIXTH.TIED AT FIVE.FRANK THOMAS HITS THE R-B-I SAC FLY TO CENTER FIELD.6-5 A'S. TIED AGAIN IN THE 7TH.WHEN RYAN SWEENEY GETS THE R-B-I SAC FLY TO LEFT FIELD TO BREAK THE TIE. AND THE A'S SNAP THE RANGERS 5 GAME WINNING STREAK.THEY WIN IT 12-6. |
| ASTROS.DODGERS Return to index of stories... |
MOVING OVER TO THE ASTROS AND DODGERS IN L-A. 3-1 DODGERS IN THE 8TH WHEN HOUSTON EXPLODES. LANCE BERKMAN GETS THE R-B-I SINGLE TO LEFT FIELD BRINGING IN A RUN.3-2 DODGERS. NEXT BATTER.CARLOS LEE GETS THE BLOOP SINGLE TO LEFT FIELD BRINGING IN ANOTHER RUN.TIE GAME AT 3. STILL NO OUTS WHEN HUNTER PENCE GETS THE R-B-I SINGLE UP THE MIDDLE.4-3 ASTROS LEAD NOW. ONE OUT NOW.BRAD AUSMUS STEPS TO THE PLATE AND COPIES HUNTER PENCE.2 RUNS COME IN. THE STROS SCORE 6 IN THE 8TH AND GO ON TO WIN THIS GAME 8-5. |
| K-BABY.NAMES Return to index of stories... |
FINALLY FROM US, ONE OF THE FIRST OBSTACLES ALL MOTHERS FACE IS DECIDING WHAT THEY'LL NAME THEIR CHILD. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELEASED THE MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES LIST FOR 2007 TODAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE MOST AMERICANS ARE STICKING WITH TRADITION. EMILY IS THE MOST POPULAR NAME FOR GIRLS. SHE'S HELD THAT SPOT SINCE 1996. AND JACOB HAS BEEN THE MOST POPULAR BOY NAME SINCE 1999. POP CULTURE IS HAVING AN INFLUENCE. ONE OF BRITNEY SPEARS' SONS IS NAMED JAYDEN. WHICH NOW RANKS AT NUMBER 18. AND ELVIS HAS RISEN 85 SPOTS TO NUMBER 676. |
| KICKER TEASE Return to index of stories... |
STILL AHEAD. WOULD YOU EVER NAME YOUR CHILD ELVIS? COMING UP, FIND OUT WHAT SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES WERE THIS YEAR. |
| TEASE THREE Return to index of stories... |
COMING UP. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE MOVIES THAT MADE IT BIG AT THE BOX OFFICE THIS WEEKEND. |
| NEW.PENELOPE.CRUZ.MOVIE Return to index of stories... |
OSCAR-WINNING FILM-MAKER.PEDRO ALMODOVAR.TALKED ABOUT HIS NEW FILM STARRING SPANISH ACTRESS PENELOPE CRUZ IN MADRID FRIDAY. THE FILM IS CALLED "BROKEN EMBRACES". ALMODOVAR SAYS IT'S A DRAMA WITH FILM-NOIR OVERTONES. THAT STARTS SHOOTING LATER THIS MONTH IN THE CANARY ISLANDS. THE DIRECTOR ARRIVED IN MADRID'S CASA DE AMERICA ALONG WITH CRUZ AND BLANCA PORTILLO. BOTH ACTRESSES ALSO STARRED IN HIS RECENT OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM "VOLVER." ALMODOVAR DID NOT GIVE AWAY DETAILS ABOUT THE FILM BUT SAID IT IS HIS LONGEST SCRIPT YET AND A DRAMATIC "CRAZY LOVE" STORY WITH SOME REALLY FUNNY SCENES. |
| TOP.FLICKS Return to index of stories... |
WELCOME BACK. IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. "IRON MAN" DOMINATED THE COMPETITION ONCE AGAIN AT THE BOX OFFICE THIS WEEKEND. COMING IN FIRST PLACE FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW. THE MOVIE FEATURING ROBERT DOWNEY JUNIOR AS THE SUPER-HERO IN A HIGH-TECH SUIT OF ARMOR TOOK FIRST PLACE. DESPITE TWO NEW MOVIES BEING RELEASED THIS WEEKEND. "SPEED RACER" DEBUTED IN SECOND PLACE, DISAPPOINTING MOVIE-MAKER WARNER BROTHERS, WHO HAD EXPECTED A STRONGER SHOWING. ROMANTIC COMEDY "WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS" STARRING ASHTON KUTCHER AND CAMERON DIAZ, CAME IN THIRD ON ITS FIRST WEEKEND. ROUNDING OUT THE TOP FIVE THIS WEEKEND WERE "MADE OF HONOR" STARRING PATRICK DEMPSEY IN FOURTH PLACE.AND "BABY MAMA" STARRING TINA FEY. |
| DMX.ARRESTED.DRUGS Return to index of stories... |
RAPPER DMX IS IN MORE TROUBLE WITH THE LAW. HE WAS ARRESTED AGAIN TODAY IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA.THIS TIME ON SEVEN COUNTS OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND FOUR FELONY DRUG POSSESSION CHARGES. THE RAPPER, WHOSE REAL NAME IS EARL SIMMONS, WAS ALSO ARRESTED EARLIER THIS WEEK AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT RACING DOWN AN ARIZONA FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OF MORE THAN 100 MILES AN HOUR. DURING TODAY'S ARREST, DMX TRIED TO BARRICADE HIMSELF IN HIS BEDROOM, BUT EVENTUALLY CAME OUT AND SURRENDERED TO AUTHORITIES. TODAY'S ARREST WAS THE RESULT OF A SEVEN-MONTH LONG INVESTIGATION. SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ALSO SERVED WARRANTS ON THE MAYO CLINIC IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA TODAY PERTAINING TO A FRAUD INVESTIGATION RELATING TO THE RAPPER. NO OTHER DETAILS ON THOSE WARRANTS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE. |
| MORE.BUSH.WEDDING Return to index of stories... |
ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S TWIN DAUGHTERS IS ENJOYING HER FIRST DAY AS A WIFE THIS MOTHER'S DAY. JENNA BUSH AND HENRY HAGER EXCHANGED VOWS SATURDAY EVENING AT THE BUSH RANCH IN CRAWFORD, TEXAS. THESE ARE THE FIRST PICTURES OF THE NUPTIALS RELEASED BY THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY. JENNA WORE A DRESS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR HER BY OSCAR DE LA RENTA. GROOM HENRY WORE A BLUE SUIT WITH A PALE BLUE TIE. PRESIDENT BUSH TALKED A LITTLE ABOUT THE WEDDING BEFORE BOARDING AIR FORCE ONE IN WACO, TEXAS TO HEAD BACK TO WASHINGTON, DC. HE CALLED THE WEDDING SPECTACULAR. PRESIDENT BUSH:29 "THIS MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND WAS AWFULLY SPECIAL FOR LAURA AND ME. OUR LITTLE GIRL, JENNA MARRIED A REALLY GOOD GUY, HENRY HAGER. THE WEDDING WAS SPECTACULAR. IT WAS ALL WE COULD HOPE FOR. THE WEATHER WAS. COOPERATED NICELY. JUST AS THE VOWS WERE EXCHANGED, THE SUN SET OVER OUR LAKE. JUST A SPECIAL DAY AND A WONDERFUL DAY. WE'RE MIGHTY BLESSED." THE COUPLE IS HONEYMOONING IN EUROPE. |