🌱 'Wobbly Wheel' Scam + Gasoline Prices Rising + Houston Bar Hit-And-Run

Hey, people of Houston! Carlos Hernandez here with your brand-new issue of the Houston Daily.

First, today's weather:

More clouds than sun. High: 67 Low: 55.

Here are the top five stories today in Houston:

1. Houston police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect responsible for running over two people in a bar parking lot Monday. According to officers, one man has died and a woman was seriously injured in the incident. The incident happened at El Buho Bar located at 11043 Fuqua St. Monday morning at around 2 a.m. (Click2Houston)

2. More COVID-19 protocols and parking changes are coming to Houston's Downtown Courthouse Complex starting on Monday, February 7th. Visitors and employees entering the Jury Plaza must now wear an N95 mask provided by the county and parking is available at the 1401 Congress St. Garage. (CW39)

3. Gasoline prices in Houston and across the country rose last week as markets rallied, pushing crude oil prices beyond 7-year highs. Prices in Houston are 13 cents higher than a month ago and 85 cents higher than a year ago. Geopolitical tensions with Russia are partly to blame for the spike. (Houston Chronicle)

4. An investigation is underway after Houston firefighters extinguished a 2-alarm church fire that happened Monday morning in downtown Houston at the old Co-Cathedral church building. No one was injured in the fire. (KHOU 11)

5. A man in a "wobbly wheel" scam is still on the run after targeting another man in October of 2021 at a Kroger parking lot on FM 1960, according to documents. After a similar incident on Thursday, deputies said they identified the suspect in the scam as Paul Yonko. The suspect has two outstanding warrants for engaging in organized crime and failing to identify to police, according to deputies. (ABC 13)

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Today in Houston:

• Galveston Restaurant Week. Various locations. (all day)
• Free Tuesday at the Houston Zoo. (9:00 AM)
• Fun With Ikenobo at Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion. (11:00 AM)
• Family Campfire Nights at Nature Discovery Center. (6:00 PM)
• Lady Panther Varsity Soccer Vs. Wisdom HS @Wisdom HS. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Dr. Carolyn Sumners joined Kat and Craig to discuss the James Webb Space Telescope and ponder the great mysteries of the universe. (Facebook)
• Houston Independent School District has an important notice for private nonprofit schools, neglected and delinquent facilities. (Facebook)
• Here’s a list of Walgreen locations that will distribute N95 masks once they have them: https://www.walgreens.com/imag...

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update.

— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.