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View MoreTropical Storm Edouard hits Texas coast with Spring in flood zone
Tropical Storm Edouard weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall Tuesday near the Texas-Louisiana border; the National Weather Service says heavy rain and flash flooding remain the primary threat for Spring through Wednesday, with 2 to 3 additional inches possible.
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View MoreGov. Abbott warns Harris County faces heaviest Edouard rainfall
Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that Harris County is expected to see the most intense rainfall from Tropical Storm Edouard, with 10 to 15 inches possible and rates of 3 to 4 inches per hour, as the state activated 1,500 personnel and rescue equipment ahead of Tuesday's expected landfall.
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View MoreSpring, Klein firefighters deploy to 85,000-acre Ross Fire
Spring Fire Department and Klein Fire Department crews are deployed together to the Ross Fire in Palo Pinto County, which has burned more than 85,000 acres and destroyed 157 structures as the third-largest wildfire ever recorded in North Texas.
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View MoreFlood Watch covers Spring as tropical system nears Texas coast
Harris County is under a Flood Watch from late Monday, Aug. 31, through Wednesday morning as Potential Tropical Cyclone Five tracks toward the Upper Texas coast, with 3 to 6 inches of rain forecast and up to 9 inches possible in parts of the region that include Spring.
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View MoreFour kids on e-bikes struck by cars in Spring, Klein areas
Four children riding e-bikes or electric scooters have been struck by vehicles in the Spring and Klein areas over four weeks, including a 9-year-old hospitalized Friday, Aug. 28, prompting Precinct 4 Captain Jonathan Zitzmann to warn the crashes are now a near-weekly occurrence with worsening injuries.
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View MoreMan charged with trafficking teen at Spring motel
Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Danterius Reed, 23, after finding a 16-year-old runaway allegedly being trafficked at a motel in the 17100 block of North Freeway in the Spring area on Thursday, Aug. 27.
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View MoreSpring Fire wildland crew returns from Corky Fire
Spring Fire Department's Wildland Team has returned from the Corky Fire near Wills Point, where Capt. Adams directed aerial bucket drops and two firefighters conducted burnout operations at the blaze, now fully contained.
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View MoreWoman convicted in Klein ISD arson threat granted bond on new assault charge
Veronica Kiana Jones, convicted in 2022 of threatening a Klein ISD elementary school, was granted a $50,000 bond in Harris County on an aggravated assault charge even though she was out on bond in Florida, Illinois and Virginia.
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View MoreSuspected main break leaves 70 Spring homes without water
About 70 homes in Spring's Lilac Woods Trail and Midnight Stone area lost water service Thursday after a suspected main break, with Harris County MUD 503 estimating a six-to-eight-hour repair; no restoration confirmation had been posted as of Friday.
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View MoreHarris County backs gun bans at bars, sporting events on appeal
Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin filed an amicus brief asking the Fifth Circuit to uphold Texas laws banning firearms at bars, racetracks and sporting events, citing 131 firearm incidents at local bars and nightclubs over five years.
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View MoreThird child on e-scooter struck by vehicle near Spring in one week
A 14-year-old girl was hospitalized after being hit while riding an e-scooter near Theiss Elementary School on Aug. 26, the third child struck by a vehicle while on an electric scooter in the Precinct 4 area in one week.
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View MoreOne killed in Grand Parkway crash near Longenbaugh Road
One person was killed Monday night in a two-vehicle crash on the Grand Parkway near Longenbaugh Road after one vehicle went over a ramp, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.
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