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Do you recognize this teen or his tattoo? He may be connected to the murder of another teen in Brookshire
Read full article: Do you recognize this teen or his tattoo? He may be connected to the murder of another teen in BrookshireAn 18-year-old is dead after being shot and left in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Brookshire.
Family devastated after teen found shot to death in parking lot of Brookshire apartment complex
Read full article: Family devastated after teen found shot to death in parking lot of Brookshire apartment complexAn 18-year-old is dead after being shot and left in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Brookshire.
Thieves steal, dump calf ‘Sir Loin’ from Brookshire’s Dewberry Farm
Read full article: Thieves steal, dump calf ‘Sir Loin’ from Brookshire’s Dewberry FarmDewberry Farm in Brookshire is asking the public to look out for a miniature Hereford which they said was stolen from the farm this past Thursday night.
Suspect on the loose after 1 person fatally shot, others injured in Brookshire, police say
Read full article: Suspect on the loose after 1 person fatally shot, others injured in Brookshire, police sayAn investigation is underway after one person was fatally shot and others were reportedly injured in Brookshire Wednesday, police said.
ONLY ON 2: Brookshire police search for man who attacked woman at Hovas Park
Read full article: ONLY ON 2: Brookshire police search for man who attacked woman at Hovas ParkSurveillance video cameras captured the moment screams and cries were heard outside of a home in Brookshire, while another angle shows a neighbor calling for help as a woman in the distance tries to get away from her attacker.
NTSB issues update on investigation into fiery Waller County plane crash
Read full article: NTSB issues update on investigation into fiery Waller County plane crashThe National Transportation Safety Board released details Wednesday into what happened when an MD-87 jetliner overran the runway at Houston Executive Airport following a rejected takeoff.
NTSB: Plane that ran off runway in Brookshire had not flown in 10 months
Read full article: NTSB: Plane that ran off runway in Brookshire had not flown in 10 monthsOfficials with the National Transportation Safety Board held a news conference Thursday to discuss their investigation into the plane accident that occurred Tuesday in Brookshire. During the briefing, officials said the aircraft had not been flown since December 2020. They also detailed how those aboard got out of the aircraft and provides a status update on the black boxes recovered from the wreckage.
What we know about the passengers aboard the fiery plane crash in Brookshire
Read full article: What we know about the passengers aboard the fiery plane crash in BrookshireWe are learning more about the 18 passengers and three crew members who were aboard the McDonnell Douglas MD-87 when it ran off a runway in Brookshire.
‘This is the beginning of a long process’: NTSB launches investigation after plane runs off runway, catches fire in Brookshire
Read full article: ‘This is the beginning of a long process’: NTSB launches investigation after plane runs off runway, catches fire in BrookshireAn investigation is underway after an aircraft with 21 people on board ran off a runway and caught fire Tuesday, injuring one person, authorities said.
Prominent Houston homebuilder ID’d as plane owner, passenger aboard wrecked Brookshire plane
Read full article: Prominent Houston homebuilder ID’d as plane owner, passenger aboard wrecked Brookshire planeThe plane that ran off a runway, rolled through a fence and caught fire in a field while attempting to depart from Houston Executive Airport in Brookshire near Katy on Tuesday, is registered to 987 Investments, LLC, according to FAA records.
‘Training paid off’: Pilot tells KPRC 2 it looks like Brookshire plane pilot ‘did the best they could,’ actions saved lives
Read full article: ‘Training paid off’: Pilot tells KPRC 2 it looks like Brookshire plane pilot ‘did the best they could,’ actions saved livesKPRC 2 employee and pilot Ryan McDonald said the pilot at the helm of the Brookshire plane that crashed at Houston Executive Airport on Tuesday “looks like they did the best they could” and “the training paid off” as no lives were lost and there was only minor reported injury.
Plane headed to Astros ALCS game with 21 people onboard runs off runway, burns in Brookshire
Read full article: Plane headed to Astros ALCS game with 21 people onboard runs off runway, burns in BrookshireAn aircraft with 21 people on board ran off a runway Tuesday in a field near an airport in Brookshire, injuring one person, authorities said.
‘My heart is broken’: Mother grieves after illegal street race that killed her 2 teen sons, another pedestrian
Read full article: ‘My heart is broken’: Mother grieves after illegal street race that killed her 2 teen sons, another pedestrianBROOKSHIRE, Texas – One mother is grieving after an illegal street race killed her two sons and another pedestrian. It’s so senseless,” said Sherkeitha Kennedy, the boys’ mother. Kennedy lost her two sons, 16-year-old DeCarerick Kennedy and 14-year-old Faybian Hoisington. Harris County deputies said it all started Sunday after a car meet-up by K1 Speed Car where HCSO deputies were working. “We need to help this family,” Jones said.
Christian nonprofit filling the void of missing fathers in small town of Brookshire
Read full article: Christian nonprofit filling the void of missing fathers in small town of BrookshireBROOKSHIRE, Texas – The streets of Brookshire, a town of just about 5500 people in Waller County, are often slow and sometimes empty. The same can be said for many of their households that are empty of a critical segment of the population: fathers. Ninety percent of the children in Brookshire are being raised without fathers in the home. A Houston-based Christian nonprofit is planting roots in this community, in an attempt to cultivate stability and promising futures. A performance, part of Star Players, is a mentoring program for teenage boys through the hip hop ministry Eyes On Me.
Crash briefly closed section of eastbound I-10 in Brookshire
Read full article: Crash briefly closed section of eastbound I-10 in BrookshireBROOKSHIRE, Texas – A crash on Tuesday briefly closed a section of Interstate 10 in Brookshire. The two-vehicle crash was reported at 1:36 p.m. on the eastbound side of the freeway at FM 359. By 2:30 p.m. the roads were reopened after the crash was cleared. Video from a Houston Transtar camera in the area showed traffic at a standstill in the area. The nature of the crash was not immediately clear.
Man killed in massive house fire in Waller County
Read full article: Man killed in massive house fire in Waller CountyBROOKSHIRE, Texas – One man is dead after a massive house fire in Brookshire. According to authorities, the fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. Friday on North Depot Street near Highway 90 in Waller County. A neighbor saw the blaze and rushed to the home to help get the residents out, authorities said. The neighbor was able to pull one man out through a window, saving his life, but another man became trapped inside the home and he was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Firefighters said the two men were brothers and the one who was saved is reported to be mentally disabled.
18-wheeler driver ejected, killed after crash near Brookshire, officials say
Read full article: 18-wheeler driver ejected, killed after crash near Brookshire, officials sayBROOKSHIRE, Texas – The driver of an 18-wheeler was killed Friday when he was ejected during a crash near Brookshire, according to authorities. Officials said the driver struck a barrier on I-10, near Peach Ridge Road, on the passenger side of his truck. The vehicle ended up in a body of water near the freeway. Officials said the crash happened around 3 p.m. The truck was eastbound on the freeway, heading toward Houston, officials said.