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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2014
Page
6
A government survey shows teens increasingly try e cigarettes with 9 percent of eighth graders, 16 percent of tenth graders, and 17 percent of high school seniors reporting past month use, while regular cigarette smoking declines to 4 to 14 percent across grades. In other briefs, online interest spiked about Robin Williams death and Texas travel to holidays.
Baytown Police report two men in a white Chevrolet passenger car with paper plates passing counterfeit currency at a business in the 1700 block of Interstate 10 in Gresham. A shed lock was cut and tools worth 723 dollars were stolen from a known acquaintance. A gray 2003 Chevy pickup was reported stolen from the 700 block of East Hunnicutt between Sunday and Monday.
A string of incidents included synthetic marijuana possession on West Texas Street and multiple thefts: two cell phones stolen from a Garth Road phone store, an iPad valued at $100 stolen on West Baker Road, jewelry worth $700 taken on Colonial, three rings totaling $9,600 stolen on Shady Hill, a burglary of a residence on Wood Street with game consoles firearms cash and purses stolen, burglaries at a gym lot on Garth Road and an East James apartment with a flat screen TV worth $460. A Baytown man’s vehicle was burglarized on Garth Road, cash and items stolen, and a woman was arrested for methamphetamine possession along with a felony theft warrant for a man.
Baytown officers logged 39 offense reports and handled incidents including two assaults one auto theft seven burglaries three burglaries of a motor vehicle five thefts 12 other arrests and eight miscellaneous cases between Monday and Tuesday mornings. Nine vehicle accidents with three injuries were also investigated.
Chris and Jane Pittner, leading multi unit Sylvan Learning operators, were honored as the largest revenue earners among over 800 North American locations. Across 13 Texas centers they educate about 5,000 students yearly, including Baytown serving 300, while piloting the Sylvan Edge program with robotics coding and math components. They credit a strong staff of 30 directors and community engagement for their success and value education as a community service.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says approving the Keystone XL pipeline will top the Senate agenda in January, risking an early 2015 veto clash with President Obama. Republicans have pressed for approval for years, while Obama cites environmental concerns. The line would move tar sands oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast. The House has passed bills approving it, but they died in the Democratic Senate.
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