FRIDAY TOP NEWS LINKS
While the 100 Club controversy lit-up local news earlier in the week, the continued recovery of several other firefighters was the focus of a fill-the-boot campaign over the holiday. (Video: KRIV 26 News)
LOCAL AREA HEADLINES:
- Beach patrol: No July 4th drownings on Galveston Island (Chron.com)
- Experts warn it could be another bad season for West Nile (Houston Chronicle)
- Summer Schools Starting For Former North Forest Students (KUHF Public Radio)
- Houston group helping veterans visit war memorials (KPRC 2 News)
- Sisters host lemonade stand in Montrose for charity (KHOU 11 News)
- KIPP Charter Schools Miss Out On National Broad Prize, But Founder Calls It ‘Collective Win’ (KUHF Public Radio)
- City Claims Disabled Woman Used 40 thousand Gallons of Water in 5 days (KRIV 26 News)
- Houston Humane Society offers free pet adoptions for public servants (KHOU 11 News)
STATE HEADLINES:
- Advocates say anti-abortion stance is pro-woman (Austin Statesman)
- Texas Employers Cut 23,000 Jobs in First Half of 2013 (KUHF Public Radio)
- Senate panel approves new capital-murder sentence for 17-year-olds (Austin Statesman)
- West ISD Demolishing Schools Damaged by Plant Explosion (KUT News)
- Lance Berkman to donate fire truck to West (Chron.com)
NATION & WORLD:
- Overdosing On Painkillers On The Rise Among Women (KUHF Public Radio)
- Delay in Obamacare requirement puts onus on the honor system (Reuters)
- After Marrow Transplants, 2 More Patients Appear H.I.V.-Free Without Drugs (New York Times)
- Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly urging gun responsibility, not control (Washington Post)
- Nigeria kickstarts efforts to head off climate disasters (Reuters)