Friend’s cry after fatal shooting marks murder trial turn
Haley Ann Korocy, 17, gave a conflicting videotaped statement to Baytown detectives after shooting Dustin Head in the back during a night of partying. The Harris County jury watched the evidence as she repeatedly asked if she would go to jail, while Dustin fought for his life and died at Memorial Hermann Hospital. She faces felony murder charges tied to an aggravated assault during the incident that began Oct 2, 2013.
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Dustin Head
Haley Ann Korocy
Baytown
Harris County
Korocy
Jennifer Cervantes
Goose Creek parents urge better handling of student allergies
Georganne Ratliff and Kimberly Smith told the Goose Creek CISD School Board on Monday night that district procedures for students with serious food allergies are unclear. They described inconsistent menus and policies, shared equipment concerns, and a lack of understanding by staff. Ratliff recalled her daughter’s peanut allergy and an incident about taking an auto-injector on a field trip, urging a formal, district-wide policy.
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Goose Creek Cisd
Georganne Ratliff
Kimberly Smith
Ratliff
Schools weigh 9 11 in social studies curriculum
Goose Creek ISD educators say 9 11 remains recent yet unknowable in state social studies standards. Teachers may include lessons as patriotic remembrance rather than focusing on fear, with future TEKS revisions possibly adding 9 11. Kindergarten teacher Lauren Till already uses Patriot Day as part of early lessons.
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Taunya Breaux
Goose Creek
Breaux
Lauren Till
Hopper Primary School
Highlands
Obama vows broader airstrikes against Islamic State
President Obama announced a stepped up U S counterterrorism effort targeting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. He pledged airstrikes to degrade and destroy ISIL, training and arming Syrian rebels, and avoiding American combat troops on foreign soil, framing a unified group across borders.
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Washington
Barack Obama
U.S
Middle East
Iraq
Syria
Obama
ISIL
Afghanistan
Police suspect foul play in Baytown homicide at Northwood complex
Baytown police probe a homicide inside Bay Pointe Apartments at 811 Northwood St. The deceased, likely the renter, died from a cause not yet released. An autopsy at the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office is underway. Police seek a blue 1998 Ford F-150 with a white camper and Texas plate 36REP. Call 281-422-8371 or Crime Stoppers with tips.
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Baytown
Northwood
Bay Pointe Apartments
Northwood St
EMS
Harris County Medical Examiner’s
Brian Parker
Parker
Baytown.org
Baytown memories of Carla and a dream home
In the Brownwood subdivision Baytown the speaker recalls a hopeful early 1950s purchase near Humble Oil, a cherished family home and a peaceful Bay view. The idyll ends with Hurricane Carla on September 11, 1961, marking a turning point as described on page 3A.
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Brownwood
Dad
Humble Oil
Baytown
San Jacinto
Burnet Bay
Carla
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