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View MoreMan charged with running unlicensed care homes on Spring Pines Drive
Jeffrey Canales was arrested July 25 after Montgomery County fire marshals found two unlicensed care homes on Spring Pines Drive housing bedridden residents in conditions that violated fire and life safety codes, marking his second investigation in 2026 for operating illegal care facilities.
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View MoreHarris County officials sound alarm as E-Bike, E-Scooter injuries climb
Harris County ESD 11 EMS launched a back-to-school e-bike safety campaign ahead of the Aug. 12 school start, citing a 17,000% increase in child e-bike and e-scooter injuries since 2019, with 93% of injured riders not wearing helmets.
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View MoreSpring's 911 dispatch center earns national accreditation for second time
Harris County ESD 11's 911 communications center, which serves all Spring residents, earned its second ACE accreditation from the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch, while three team members received individual honors from the Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network.
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View MoreTeen dies after cousin fires handgun during disassembly in Harris County
Joseph Kelly-Holloway, 16, died July 10 after being shot in the abdomen June 30 by his cousin, who was attempting to disassemble a handgun at a northwest Harris County home; the cousin has been charged with manslaughter and booked into the Harris County Juvenile Center.
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View MorePrecinct 4 deputies make four arrests across Spring Thursday morning
Harris County Constable Precinct 4 deputies arrested four people on Spring-area roads Thursday, Aug. 6, including a driver who fled a traffic stop on North Forest Drive and a DWI suspect whose vehicle was missing a tire on Northwest Freeway.
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View MoreGrand jury declines to indict fired Precinct 7 sergeant accused of beating adopted children
A Harris County grand jury declined to indict former Precinct 7 Sergeant Jocelyn Ballard on felony child abuse charges, but she remains fired after an internal investigation and has appealed her termination.
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View MoreKlein Fire's nine-call hour illustrates why voters approved tax cap increase
Klein Fire Department responded to nine simultaneous emergencies on Aug. 4, highlighting the operational strain that led voters to approve doubling the district's tax rate cap in a May special election.
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View MoreTree service worker dies during cutting job on Cahill Lane in Spring
A 45-year-old tree service worker died Wednesday, Aug. 5, while cutting a tree near a clubhouse in the 13500 block of Cahill Lane in Spring's MUD 5 area; Constable Precinct 4 initially reported an electrical shock but later attributed the death to a medical emergency.
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View MoreHarris County man charged with murder for fentanyl that killed 18-year-old
Avery Williams, 30, was arrested Aug. 5 and charged with murder by fentanyl delivery after a seven-month HCSO investigation linked him to the January overdose death of 18-year-old Logan Ricks and the near-fatal overdose of a 16-year-old in Harris County.
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View MoreMan charged with aggravated assault after striking woman with truck on FM 1960
Jorge Luis Perez, 24, has been charged with aggravated assault and booked into Harris County Jail after allegedly striking an 18-year-old woman with a pickup truck on FM 1960 near the North Freeway following an argument.
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View MoreSpring deputy chief Scott Schoonover marks 30 years with the fire department
Spring Fire Department Deputy Chief Scott Schoonover reached his 30-year service anniversary on Aug. 4, having joined as a junior firefighter while attending Klein Oak High School and risen through every rank to lead the department's support services division.
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View MoreFamily of deputy killed on I-45 files wrongful death lawsuit against trucking companies
The family of 24-year-old MCSO Deputy Erika Serrato, killed June 28 while directing traffic on I-45 near the Woodlands Parkway exit, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the trucking companies that employed the driver who allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and struck her at 65 mph.
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