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View MoreSpring Fire adds Tanker 74 to growing fleet
Spring Fire Department says its newest apparatus, Tanker 74, is en route and will enter service within weeks after firefighter training and outfitting, marking the department's fourth new vehicle added in 2026.
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View MoreHarris County sends clinicians, not police, to youth in crisis
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD launched a Youth Crisis Outreach Team in July that sends clinicians to homes across Harris County when young people face mental health emergencies, giving Spring-area families an alternative to police or ER responses.
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View MoreSpring-area deputy becomes first woman on HCSO Dive Team
Deputy Kasey Lewis, 50, is the first woman to join the Harris County Sheriff's Office Dive Team since the Marine Unit assumed operations in 2017, the agency announced Tuesday, Sept. 15.
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View MoreSpring district warns of venomous snakes near trails, ponds
Harris County MUD 71 warns Spring residents about Western Cottonmouth snakes spotted near neighborhood parks, trails and detention ponds, with guidance on precautions and emergency contacts.
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View More10-year-old Spring girl seriously hurt in e-scooter crash
A 10-year-old Spring girl was seriously injured Aug. 18 after her electric scooter was struck by a car at Lincolns Meadow Drive and Dukes Run Drive, part of a string of child e-scooter crashes across northwest Harris County that has since turned fatal.
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View MoreMETRO requires all officers to ride buses, adding Spring patrols
METRO now requires all sworn police officers to spend at least two hours per week riding buses, putting more uniformed presence on the four Spring-area Park & Ride express routes along the I-45 corridor.
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View MoreTeen dies after HCSO pursuit crashes near Westfield High
A teenager died and three others were hospitalized after a vehicle fleeing Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies crashed near Westfield High School on Ella Boulevard late Sunday, Sept. 13, with firearms recovered and a fifth juvenile still at large.
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View MoreWalmart frozen berry recall hits Texas over E. coli risk
A frozen berry blend sold at Walmart stores in Spring and 15 other states has been recalled over possible E. coli O145 contamination, and the FDA advises discarding the product or returning it for a full refund.
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View MoreDeputies arrest two drivers racing over 100 mph on Spring's I-45
Montgomery County Precinct 3 deputies arrested two drivers Tuesday evening after catching them racing at speeds exceeding 100 mph near I-45 and Pruitt Road in Spring.
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View MoreSpring man charged with murder after mother found dead in home
Harris County Sheriff's deputies found 73-year-old Dyna Guadalupe Sorto De Malik dead inside a Spring home on Sept. 1 after family members requested a welfare check; her son, Arman Alexander Malik, 34, now faces murder and evidence-tampering charges and is held on $500,000 bond.
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View MoreStray bullet pierces Spring-area fire station, barely misses firefighter
A stray bullet tore through the ceiling of Westfield Fire Station No. 2 on Bentley Street on Saturday, Sept. 5, landing feet from a firefighter who was brushing his teeth. Fire Chief Adrian Dillehay said investigators have not identified the source of the bullet.
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View MoreSpring firefighters deploy to Alma Fire near Ennis over Labor Day
Spring Fire Department's Wildland Team spent Labor Day weekend fighting the 653-acre Alma Fire near Ennis, marking the department's third out-of-area wildfire deployment this fire season.
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