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Suspected shooter charged after 6 injured in Galveston shooting at Lone Star Rally
Read full article: Suspected shooter charged after 6 injured in Galveston shooting at Lone Star RallyFive people were injured during a shooting at the Lone Star Rally in Galveston, Texas Saturday night, according to Galveston Police Department Chief Doug Balli.
HITCHCOCK, AMERICA: Small town on verge of exploding on state map
Read full article: HITCHCOCK, AMERICA: Small town on verge of exploding on state mapThe Class 3A public school, wedged between historic powers La Marque, Texas City and Galveston Ball, has stolen the headlines in south Houston and the state of Texas.
Hitchcock; Bellville headline VYPE’s Top 10 small public schools
Read full article: Hitchcock; Bellville headline VYPE’s Top 10 small public schoolsLittle ol' Hitchcock of Galveston County is legit. The 'Dogs won the State 7 on 7 Tourney and the Class 3A State Basketball Tournament. These guys are a bunch of dogs and top our list.
Hitchcock man sentenced to more than 22 years in prison threatened to kill self in underage relative ended relationship
Read full article: Hitchcock man sentenced to more than 22 years in prison threatened to kill self in underage relative ended relationshipInvestigators said the 55-year-old sent his minor relative explicit pictures and manipulated her by threatening to kill himself and his daughter if she broke up with him.
‘Relieved’: Missing teen who prompted Amber Alert now back in Hitchcock with family
Read full article: ‘Relieved’: Missing teen who prompted Amber Alert now back in Hitchcock with familyA 13-year-old whose disappearance prompted an Amber Alert is back with her family Friday after Hitchcock police said a man from Kansas City, Missouri drove over 500 miles to get her and take her back with him.
FOUND: Missing Hitchcock 13-year-old believed to be connected to online solicitation case found at apartment in Missouri
Read full article: FOUND: Missing Hitchcock 13-year-old believed to be connected to online solicitation case found at apartment in MissouriA 13-year-old girl has been located after authorities previously said she went missing from her Hitchcock home last week.
‘I’m too trusting’: Disabled veteran duped out of $30K after paying local construction company
Read full article: ‘I’m too trusting’: Disabled veteran duped out of $30K after paying local construction companyA disabled veteran says he was scammed by a local construction company. Frank Godek says his home is in shambles after the home improvement nightmare.
Disabled man dies from injuries after subjected to torturous ‘holistic’ procedures by mother, stepfather, Hitchcock police say
Read full article: Disabled man dies from injuries after subjected to torturous ‘holistic’ procedures by mother, stepfather, Hitchcock police sayA disabled man, who was subjected to brutal abuse at the hands of his own family members who were practicing home remedies on him, has died, according to the Hitchcock Police Department.
Hitchcock PD officer struck by suspect’s vehicle, shoots suspect after lengthy cross-county chase, police say
Read full article: Hitchcock PD officer struck by suspect’s vehicle, shoots suspect after lengthy cross-county chase, police sayA suspect was shot by a Hitchcock police officer after a lengthy chase from Galveston County to Houston’s Heights area early Sunday, authorities said.
19 grams of meth, 4 fentanyl patches seized during drug bust at Hitchcock home; 3 suspects arrested, officials say
Read full article: 19 grams of meth, 4 fentanyl patches seized during drug bust at Hitchcock home; 3 suspects arrested, officials sayThree people were arrested and charged after several narcotics were seized Wednesday during a drug bust at a Hitchcock home, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.
5-year-old girl with autism drowns in family’s pool after wandering out of home in Hitchcock, police say
Read full article: 5-year-old girl with autism drowns in family’s pool after wandering out of home in Hitchcock, police sayA 5-year-old girl with autism drowned Tuesday afternoon after she wandered out of her family’s home and into the pool, according to Hitchcock Police Department.
PHOTOS: Pythons, dwarf caiman, bull calf among 31 animals recovered from Hitchcock home filled with garbage
Read full article: PHOTOS: Pythons, dwarf caiman, bull calf among 31 animals recovered from Hitchcock home filled with garbageAnimal Cruelty Investigators recovered 31 animals, including a dwarf caiman and two pythons, from a Hitchcock home filled with garbage, debris and animal remains, according to the Houston SPCA.
2-year-old boy killed, father injured when car runs off bridge, rolls down embankment and into bayou, deputies say
Read full article: 2-year-old boy killed, father injured when car runs off bridge, rolls down embankment and into bayou, deputies sayA young child was killed and his father critically wounded in a car crash in Galveston County Saturday.
1 killed in single-engine plane crash in Hitchcock
Read full article: 1 killed in single-engine plane crash in HitchcockHITCHCOCK, Texas – One person was killed Tuesday afternoon after a single-engine plane crashed near a railroad track in Hitchcock. The crash was reported around 2:45 p.m. The Galveston Fire Department, police and beach patrol begin to search for the plane until they received a call about the plane’s location being reported near a railroad track, officials said. The plane crashed near South Railroad Avenue and Mike Avenue, officials said. The cause of the crash is unknown.