Craig Giesecke
I was sitting at the table last evening having supper by myself (a reasonably frequent situation, given that Kim and I don’t always get hungry at the same time and we’re hungry for different things). Anyway, I was having a typically thrown-together fave of flour tortillas, rolled around some chili, shredded cheese, chopped onion, jalapeno and hot sauce. Pretty simple stuff and very filling. Essentially, some homemade soft tacos and a beer.
This meal has been a mainstay for most of my life, and I can’t remember a time, even as a child, when all of these items weren’t available in the house. Continue reading »
A woman was killed and three other people were injured in a shooting following an argument early Saturday on South Roman Street in the Hoffman Triangle area, police said. 
A Tulane University student faces a charge of operating a clandestine meth laboratory that carries with it a mandatory sentence of between five and 15 years in prison, authorities said.
A corner store in west Carrollton was held up at gunpoint Thursday morning, and the gunman demanded cash from both the register and the store manager, according to the initial police report.
Police hope that surveillance video from a nearby business will lead to arrests in the violent robbery of a college student earlier this week, investigators said Wednesday at their weekly internal leadership meeting.