Police Officer Kevin Will was struck and killed by a drunk driver as he investigated a hit-and-run accident involving a motorcyclist on Loop 610 North, near Yale Street, at approximately 3:15 am. Officer Will was interviewing a witness to the motorcycle accident when the drunk driver drove around barriers and… click here to view the...
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TRAFFIC ALERT: All mainlanes on I-45 North at Rayford shut down due to 3-vehicle crash
HOUSTON – All northbound main lanes on I-45 North at Rayford in Montgomery County are shut down after a three-vehicle crash. On Houston Transtar cameras, one car could be seen flipped over while another vehicle is seen crashed into the side rails. Drivers are encouraged to seek an alternate route until the scene is cleared....
Houston man sentenced to 50 years for cocaine possession
A 40-year-old Houston man has received a 50-year sentence on a crack cocaine possession conviction after jurors heard about his long criminal history. Dewayne Lee Waldrup was sentenced Thursday by a Montgomery County jury in presiding Judge Patty Maginnis’ 435th District Court after finding him guilty of second-degree felony possession of a controlled substance, court...
He’s firm, fair and unflappable, colleagues say. Can Millard House conquer Houston ISD?
Early in his tenure as an associate superintendent with Oklahoma’s Tulsa Public Schools, Millard House II found himself thrust into an education administrator’s nightmare: closing campuses and redrawing school boundaries. Faced with declining enrollment, House’s boss moved in 2010 to shutter 14 campuses spread throughout the city under a plan… click here to view the...
Annual North Houston Go Red for Women Event Raises more than $200,000
On Friday, May 21, American Heart Association’s virtual Go Red for Women celebration, took its philanthropic efforts beyond the traditional ballroom luncheon to empower women across northwest Houston to take charge of their health, raising more than $200,000 to fund its research and education programs that will improve the health and well-being of our neighbors,...
Water adventures on Houston’s north side
CONROE, Texas – This weekend is the kick-off of many summer activities, including fun in the sun, north of Houston in Montgomery County. Get ready to hang 10 at Hangar 9 in Conroe. “We have a wakeboard cable, We can have six riders at any given moment spinning around the… click here to view the...
With final tolled segment complete, focus shifts to developing biomedical corridor along Hwy. 249
While Hwy. 249 has taken shape in Tomball and Magnolia, a regional economic development group has been working behind the scenes to attract development to the corridor from Houston to Waco. When fully complete, Hwy. 249 will stretch from Houston to Navasota with Hwy. 6 continuing on to Waco. As… click here to view the...