A tornado with winds up to 125 mph severely damaged Walt Disney Elementary School in Alvin ISD, leading Mayor Kevin Cole to organize a supply drive for recovery efforts.

The City of Pearland announced funeral details for former Mayor Emeritus Tom Reid.

Pearland Mayor Kevin Cole says several issues led to them firing former City Manager Clay Pearson, but a $1.3 billion budget miscalculation was the final mistake.

The city of Pearland is ready to celebrate Pearland Little League players’ return from their World Series run Thursday night.

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Pearland’s Little League team played its first game of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Thursday night and will advance to Game 2 in the winner’s bracket.

The city of Pearland voted Monday night in favor of regulations for short-term property rentals.

HOUSTON – Pearland has canceled its annual Christmas festival and parade, opting for a virtual event with a fireworks display on Friday. The Virtual Hometown Christmas Festival will begin with a virtual tree lighting at 7 p.m. followed by an 18-minute fireworks presentation at 7:30 p.m. The program features festive holiday displays along with holiday greetings from city council members, community leaders, Santa Claus and Mayor Kevin Cole. The event will be streamed on Facebook Live and sponsored by H-E-B. Until Jan. 4, 2021, people can enjoy the Hometown Christmas Lights at Independent Park at 3449 Pearland Parkway.

Here are things to know for Wednesday, Nov. 4:1. Trump vs. Biden: Who is winning the 2020 presidential race? President Donald Trump, the Republican incumbent, is facing Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden in the race for the White House. What happens if there is a tie in the presidential race? While a tie in a U.S. presidential election is rare, the framers of the Constitution did develop a process to handle such a dilemma.

PEARLAND, Texas – For the first time in nearly 30 years, Pearland is electing a new mayor. Previously, Cole served on the city council and the Pearland Planning and Zoning Commission. Wiltz, an oil and gas executive, previously ran against Mayor Tom Reid but lost by nearly 500 votes in 2017. He served as mayor for two different periods: first from 1978 to 1990 and then again from 1993 to 2020. Totaling more than 44 years in public service, he earned his start as a city council member.

ICU physician Dr. Ismael Yussuf, enters an isolated room designed for COVID-19 patients while wearing aa full suit of PPE while making his daily rounds at the Fort Washington Medical Center on Thursday, June 18, 2020 in Fort Washington, Md. Respiratory therapist Kevin Cole and his colleagues at a Maryland intensive care center have watched COVID-19 patients die and consoled their families. Im pumping my brakes, said Cole, who works at the Fort Washington Medical Center ICU in Prince Georges County, which rescinded its stay-at-home order and started reopening June 1. I would opt not to only because I, I feel like were still in the thick of it all, said Jonae Cussaac, a registered nurse in the ICU at the Fort Washington Medical Center. I have to deliver the care.One source of motivation for the clinical staff comes from communities around Fort Washington who have been donating free meals to the hospital almost every day.