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Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
View MoreMontgomery County urges burn ban as crews battle 80,000-acre Ross Fire
Montgomery County fire crews are deployed to the 80,000-acre Ross Fire in North Texas while the Fire Marshal's Office warns Woodlands-area residents to halt all outdoor burning during a flash drought that has left 77% of the state in drought conditions.
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View MoreWoodlands garage apartment fire kills one, injures firefighter
A fire in a detached garage apartment on Treeridge Place in The Woodlands killed one person and hospitalized a firefighter with heat-related injuries on Wednesday, Aug. 26; the cause remains under investigation.
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View MorePickup driver critically hurt after ejection in SH 242 rollover
A pickup driver was ejected and critically injured after a multi-roll crash on SH 242 near Harrington Drive on Monday evening; a retired firefighter provided aid until first responders arrived.
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View MoreHouston-Woodlands metro ranks No. 4 in nation for vehicle theft
Fort Bend County Precinct 1 Constable Chad Norvell urged residents to use visible deterrents like steering wheel locks as vehicle thefts surge locally, even as the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro ranked fourth nationally in 2025.
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View MoreHeat advisory: feels-like temps up to 110°F through Monday
A National Weather Service heat advisory covering The Woodlands remains in effect through 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, with feels-like temperatures of 105 to 110 degrees and no significant relief expected through the end of August.
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View MoreMontgomery County confirms first West Nile death of 2026
A woman in her 90s in the 77304 ZIP code has died from West Nile neuroinvasive disease, marking Montgomery County's first fatality of 2026, as The Woodlands Township and county mosquito control continue joint surveillance through October.
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View MoreRayford Road smoke shop raid nets drugs, gun and $30K in cash
Montgomery County narcotics deputies, Homeland Security Investigations and the Sheriff's Crime Reduction Unit seized nearly seven pounds of marijuana, more than 5,200 grams of THC products, a firearm and $30,000 in cash from Exotic Kings Smoke & Vape on Rayford Road, arresting Mohamed Elwaseem on a $50,000 bond.
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View More35 jobs on the line as Woodlands Township weighs mounted patrol deal
The Woodlands Township Board allocated $1.5 million in its proposed 2027 budget to fund a mounted patrol transition from Alpha & Omega's non-commissioned troopers to Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputies with full arrest authority, ending a 32-year contract relationship.
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View MoreWoodlands-area man charged after alleged AI-generated child sexual abuse images
Nicholas Ryan Bunting, 40, of The Woodlands area faces multiple child sexual abuse material felonies after Constable Ryan Gable's ICAC Unit says he used AI to generate exploitative images, marking the second such case in Montgomery County this summer.
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View MoreGirl, 10, seriously hurt in scooter-vehicle crash at Woodlands intersection
A 10-year-old girl riding an electric scooter was struck by a vehicle at Lincolns Meadow Drive and Dukes Run Drive in The Woodlands on Tuesday evening; Precinct 4 deputies applied a tourniquet before she was transferred to a Houston hospital, where she is in stable condition.
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View MoreSeven road projects reshape Woodlands-area commutes in August
Seven road projects are active or recently completed across The Woodlands area in August 2026, ranging from a $166,000 turn-lane fix on Flintridge Drive to a $42.6 million I-45 drainage overhaul that won't finish until 2028.
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View MoreWoodlands man wanted on new child exploitation charges
Constable Ryan Gable's ICAC Unit is seeking the public's help locating Noel Dwayne Walker, 20, a Woodlands resident now wanted on two additional counts of Possession with Intent to Promote Child Pornography after forensic analysis of devices seized during a July search warrant at his home revealed more alleged child sexual abuse material.
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