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A recent investigation into the drowning of a boy at a South Austin gym has been ruled accidental, reports say.   The family of a four-year-old Austin boy who died after swimming at the outdoor pool at LifeTime Fitness was told recently that the death of the child, Colin Holst, was the result of an accident.   Holst died one day after a lifeguard pulled him unconscious from the outdoor pool, even as other staff members performed CPR on the…

Richard Steinecke II, 21, of New Caney, who was injured last Friday morning by steel beams which had collapsed in a high school auditorium under construction has died, reports say. The worker was evidently killed as a result of both the fall from about 50 feet and from being crushed by the steel beams that fell on him.   Emergency crews had been called to the scene of the high school where new construction had begun on an auditorium. Steinecke…

The operator of a white Dodge Durango was driving at a high rate of speed northbound on Homestead when she crashed and died. The female victim, 42, of Houston, whose name was not released, crossed an overpass, lost control of the vehicle and hit a curb on the east side of the road. The Durango rolled at least one time and she was ejected. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Houston police are continuing their investigation. Experts in dealing…

A high school auditorium that was under construction collapsed last week, injuring three workers in the south-Texas city of Santa Fe.   Emergency crews were called to the Santa Fe High School in the 16000 block of state Highway 6 Friday morning when it was reported that the structure had collapsed. The exact cause of the accident is unknown. But a crane at the construction site was needed to lift a 12-foot-long steel column off the workers to free them….

A helicopter pilot working for the Department of Homeland Security pleaded not guilty last month to allegations that he lied to investigators over his role in the 2005 drowning of a would-be illegal immigrant in South Texas, reports say. The pilot, James Peters, faced four counts of making false statements to investigators who had questioned him regarding the death of a Mexican citizen, Carlos Delgadillo Martinez. Reports say Peters is accused of lying to investigators regarding an incident in 2005…