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Man shooting at homes in east Harris County detained, charged and has weapons confiscated
Read full article: Man shooting at homes in east Harris County detained, charged and has weapons confiscatedThe Harris County Sheriff’s Office says a man who was shooting at homes in the Highlands and Crosby area of the county has been detained.
Papua New Guinea's prime minister visits the site of a landslide estimated to have killed hundreds
Read full article: Papua New Guinea's prime minister visits the site of a landslide estimated to have killed hundredsPapua New Guinea’s prime minister has visited the site of a major landslide that is estimated to have buried hundreds of villagers in the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior a week ago.
Papua New Guinea landslide survivors slow to move to safer ground after hundreds buried
Read full article: Papua New Guinea landslide survivors slow to move to safer ground after hundreds buriedTraumatized survivors of Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide are hesitating to move to safer ground as the South Pacific island nation’s authorities prepare to use heavy machinery to clear debris and risk triggering another landslide.
Authorities in Papua New Guinea search for safer ground for thousands of landslide survivors
Read full article: Authorities in Papua New Guinea search for safer ground for thousands of landslide survivorsAuthorities in Papua New Guinea are searching for safer ground to relocate thousands of survivors at risk from a potential second landslide in the South Pacific country's highlands, while the arrival of heavy earth-moving equipment at the disaster site where hundreds are buried has been delayed.
Over 670 people died in a massive Papua New Guinea landslide, UN estimates, as survivors seek safety
Read full article: Over 670 people died in a massive Papua New Guinea landslide, UN estimates, as survivors seek safetyThe International Organization for Migration has increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670.
How police are using cameras in school zones to catch speeders
Read full article: How police are using cameras in school zones to catch speedersAs more and more localities are using the technology, or talking about adding the technology, the Solutionaries team is working for you on if it’s really a solution to the speeding problem.
Retired police officer strikes suspected burglar with vehicle, engages in shootout in Highlands neighborhood
Read full article: Retired police officer strikes suspected burglar with vehicle, engages in shootout in Highlands neighborhoodA confrontation between a retired police officer and burglary suspect ended in a shootout in a Highlands neighborhood Tuesday morning, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Man allegedly stabbed to death by girlfriend in east Harris County, sheriff says
Read full article: Man allegedly stabbed to death by girlfriend in east Harris County, sheriff saysA man in his 50s has been stabbed to death allegedly by his girlfriend inside an east Harris County home Sunday morning, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
Baytown youth football team gifted shopping spree at Academy Sports and Outdoors after team’s trailer stolen
Read full article: Baytown youth football team gifted shopping spree at Academy Sports and Outdoors after team’s trailer stolenA youth sports organization scored big Wednesday with a shopping spree meant to help replace thousands of dollars of stolen practice gear, concession equipment, and other items.
Spencer Solves It helps Highlands man regain his eyesight
Read full article: Spencer Solves It helps Highlands man regain his eyesightDouglas Berry lost his eyesight and became legally blind several years ago. With no health insurance, there was no way he could afford to pay thousands of dollars to have the cataract eye surgery he desperately needed. So, he contacted Bill Spencer and The Spencer Solves It Team.
Spencer Solves It helps Highlands carpenter who is going blind due to cataracts
Read full article: Spencer Solves It helps Highlands carpenter who is going blind due to cataractsAt 51 years old, Douglas Berry is still a wild kid at heart. Look at him pounding it out on his drum set, just like he did when he played rock and roll in high school.
Missing Baytown woman found dead behind strip center in Highlands; No signs of foul play, HCSO says
Read full article: Missing Baytown woman found dead behind strip center in Highlands; No signs of foul play, HCSO saysThe body of a missing Baytown woman was found on Wednesday behind a strip center in Highlands, Texas, according to Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
HCSO: Man fatally shot in Highlands area
Read full article: HCSO: Man fatally shot in Highlands areaLights atop a police cruiser flash at the scene of a crime in this undated file image. HIGHLANDS, Texas – A man was shot and killed early Sunday in the Highlands area, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. When they went outside, they saw the victim lying in a yard and observed a black Dodge Charger and possibly another vehicle, a black Ford Ranger, fleeing the scene. The Dodge Charger drove northbound while the Ford Ranger drove southbound. Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to call Houston Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.
Car found in Harris County canal after woman admits to being involved in homicide, deputies say
Read full article: Car found in Harris County canal after woman admits to being involved in homicide, deputies sayHIGHLANDS, Texas – A car was pulled from a Harris County canal Thursday after a woman admitted to being involved in a homicide, deputies said. According to investigators, a woman reported early Tuesday that her boyfriend had gone missing while going to pick up a friend of hers Monday night. She told investigators that she was talking to her boyfriend when she heard some commotion followed by the cellphone going dead. On Tuesday afternoon, investigators said, a woman, identified as 32-year-old Fransha Brooks, called 911 and reported that she had been involved in a homicide. Deputies said they searched the canal for two days and were able to locate the vehicle Thursday afternoon.
Suspected drunk driver and woman die in head-on crash; toddler hospitalized with broken bones, sheriff says
Read full article: Suspected drunk driver and woman die in head-on crash; toddler hospitalized with broken bones, sheriff saysHIGHLANDS, Texas – A head-on crash in Highlands, Texas, left two adults dead and a toddler hospitalized with broken bones Thursday, Harris County sheriff’s deputies said. Investigators said two Chevy Silverado trucks collided head-on in the 1700 block of South Main Street around 9:51 p.m. Both drivers, a man and a 32-year-old woman, died at the scene, deputies said. “It’s a new year and sadly it’s the same story,” Sean Teare, with the Harris County District Attorney’s Vehicular Crimes Task Force said. An adult male, suspected of driving intoxicated, struck an adult female driver (32) head-on.
Homeowner shaken, driver hospitalized after dump truck crashes intro Harris County home
Read full article: Homeowner shaken, driver hospitalized after dump truck crashes intro Harris County homeHIGHLANDS, Texas – A woman is shaken and a man has been taken to a hospital after that man lost control of his dump truck and crashed into an east Harris County home. The incident happened around 2:25 a.m. Thursday on South Main Street near Faith Street in the Highlands area, authorities said. Deputies said the truck was traveling northbound on South Main Street when the driver came across low hanging power lines. Stewart said he told his wife to call 911 and ran outside to check on the driver and his neighbor. She was shaken up.”Authorities said the driver of the truck was located walking southbound on Main Street towards I-10.
HHS: Animal cruelty teams seize 20 dogs left in deplorable conditions
Read full article: HHS: Animal cruelty teams seize 20 dogs left in deplorable conditionsHOUSTON – Twenty dogs were seized from two properties in the Highlands owned by the same person on Tuesday, according to the Houston Humane Society. Officers began investigating 100 Grace Lane and 111 Grace Lane after a bite case involving a dog was reported. HHS said many of the dogs were confined to kennels covered in filth and feces, and their environment was so deplorable it was hazardous to their health. The canines are suffering from medical conditions including tumors, skin diseases and eye traumas. All the dogs are with the HHS and are being evaluated and treated by a veterinary medical team.