Police Beat Fugitives Sought by Crime Stoppers
Baytown Crime Stoppers offers 500 dollars for tips leading to the arrests of fugitives Joel Valdovinos and Arturo Bueno. Valdovinos, 31, is 5 feet 7 and 196 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, sought for assault injury to the elderly. Bueno, 27, 5 feet 9 and 230 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, sought for felony harassment of a public servant.
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Joel Valdovinos
Arturo Bueno
Major accident leads to intoxication assault charges in Houston
Germain Olivares, a 7y-year-old man, faces intoxication assault after a multi car crash at North Alexander and East Foyle. He allegedly ran a red light, striking a stopped Acura and an eastbound Impala, then a light pole. Police found suspected marijuana and signs of intoxication. Olivares was treated for head injuries and underwent a blood test. Impala occupants were hospitalized in stable condition.
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San Jacinto Hospital
North Alexander
East Foyle
Germain Olivares
Olivares
Fayle
Alexander
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Judge Denies Bid to Move Trials in Denny's Choke Case
In Houston, a state district judge refused to move the trials of ex Harris County Deputy Chauna Thompson and her husband Terry Thompson. Chauna Thompson faces trial June 1 and Terry Thompson on May 18 for the 2017 death of John Hernandez after a chokehold confrontation outside a Denny's. The defense argued pretrial publicity would taint jurors and sought a venue change.
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Houston
Texas
Harris County
Chauna Thompson
Terry
Pirates Bay eyes Adventure River ride amid expansion talk
Parks Director Scott Johnson touts Adventure River as a possible 7000 riders per hour project costing 4 to 6 million dollars. Mayor Stephen DonCarlos sees a two step process with further expansions before a major addition. Pirates Bay has already added a wave pool, restrooms, shade shelters, and two near vertical slides since 2010, with Aqua Loop and Aqua Drop introduced last year.
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White Rapids
Parks and Recreation
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Johnson
Stephen DonCarlos
DonCarlos
Pirates Bay
College mulls revenue bond to fund $11 million repairs
Regent Gilbert Santana outlined a plan to use a revenue bond backed by a raised building use fee to fund $10.4 million in urgent campus improvements including the Gray Science building, pool repairs, sprinklers, fiber upgrades, elevator replacement, and parking overlays. The board weighs fee hikes and the possible separation of the science building from the list pending final cost figures.
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Gilbert Santana
Citizen's
Santana
Gray Science
Jirrell
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