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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
View MoreI-45 freeway lights dark until spring 2027, TxDOT says
TxDOT says I-45 North Freeway lights from Montgomery County to downtown Houston won't be fully repaired until spring 2027, with copper wire theft and vandalism driving the delays and outages worsening on the corridor Woodlands commuters travel daily.
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View MoreWoodlands Township says mounted patrol stays, eyes MCSO deputies
The Woodlands Township published a formal Q&A saying it will not eliminate mounted patrol but is evaluating a shift from Alpha & Omega's private security model to commissioned MCSO deputies, citing unresolved liability issues with Town Center property owners and A&O's use of personally owned horses.
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View MoreMontgomery County sergeant investigated after video shows garage entry
A Montgomery County Precinct 3 sergeant is under internal investigation after video showed him entering a Woodlands family's garage on Frontera Circle without permission while serving a civil court notice on Aug. 24.
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View MoreFlood Watch extended for Woodlands area through Thursday
The National Weather Service extended its flood watch for Montgomery County through Thursday afternoon as ground saturated by Tropical Storm Edouard's remnants leaves no room for additional rain, with forecasters warning of 2-to-4-inch-per-hour downpours and flash flooding risk heading into Labor Day weekend.
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View MoreEdouard weakens to tropical depression after 70,000 lose power
Tropical Storm Edouard was downgraded to a tropical depression after making landfall in Louisiana on Tuesday, with outages across Southeast Texas dropping from a peak of 70,000 to roughly 56,800 by early Wednesday as Entergy Texas crews worked around the clock.
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View MoreWoodlands firefighters join Ross Fire battle across three teams
Five Woodlands Fire Department firefighters are deployed to the Ross Fire in North Texas across three teams, part of a broader Montgomery County commitment that has more than 20 local firefighters working four separate wildfire fronts across Texas.
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View MoreWoodlands parking garage pursuit leads to 45-year prison sentence
A Montgomery County jury convicted Anthony Reynard Haynes Jr., 39, of evading arrest with a motor vehicle after a 30-mile, 120 mph chase that began in a Woodlands parking garage. Judge Phil Grant sentenced the habitual offender to 45 years in prison.
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View MoreTropical Storm Edouard brings flood watch to Woodlands area
Tropical Storm Edouard is expected to pass near Montgomery County overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, prompting a flood watch and emergency preparations across The Woodlands area.
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View MoreK9 Sig finds missing 7-year-old safe in The Woodlands
A Harris County Constable Precinct 4 K9 named Sig tracked and safely located a missing 7-year-old child in the 8300 block of Champion Forest Circle in The Woodlands.
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View MoreTropical storm warning covers Gulf Coast near Woodlands
The National Hurricane Center issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the northwestern Gulf Coast on Monday, Aug. 31, as a system upgraded to Potential Tropical Cyclone 5 tracks toward the upper Texas coast with expected landfall Tuesday, Sept. 1. A Flood Watch covers Montgomery County through Wednesday morning.
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View MoreFourth child e-bike crash in four weeks strikes near The Woodlands
A 9-year-old boy was hospitalized after a vehicle struck him while he rode an electric dirt bike on Pinto Point Drive near The Woodlands on Friday, Aug. 28, the fourth child e-bike or e-scooter crash in four weeks in northwest Harris County.
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View MoreOzone Action Day hits Woodlands area Monday
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality declared an Ozone Action Day for Monday, Aug. 31, covering The Woodlands and the broader Houston-Galveston area, warning that atmospheric conditions will produce high ozone levels unhealthy for sensitive groups.
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