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Authorities search for burglary suspect who wounded homeowner in gunfight in Washington County
Read full article: Authorities search for burglary suspect who wounded homeowner in gunfight in Washington CountyAuthorities in Washington County are searching for a burglary suspect who they say wounded a homeowner during a gunfight Thursday morning.
Second victim dies after deadly Texas DPS office crash in Brenham
Read full article: Second victim dies after deadly Texas DPS office crash in BrenhamThe Texas DPS - Southeast Texas region confirmed on a social media post the victim killed was Bobby Huff, 78. He was one of six hospitalized, they said, but the only one who succumbed to his injuries.
New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms
Read full article: New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market boomsNew York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program as lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles have severely hampered the legal market and black-market sellers have flourished.
Maine family gives up on proposal to honor veterans with the world's tallest flagpole
Read full article: Maine family gives up on proposal to honor veterans with the world's tallest flagpoleA family with an audacious plan to build the world’s tallest flagpole as a centerpiece for a billion-dollar project honoring veterans is abandoning the idea.
New York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turn
Read full article: New York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turnA man has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting a young woman after the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York.
New York's cannabis board votes to settle lawsuits that have stalled legal dispensaries
Read full article: New York's cannabis board votes to settle lawsuits that have stalled legal dispensariesNew York cannabis regulators have approved a deal to settle lawsuits that have blocked recreational marijuana shops from opening.
Suspect in killing of judge who presided over divorce case found dead in rural Maryland
Read full article: Suspect in killing of judge who presided over divorce case found dead in rural MarylandAuthorities say a man suspected of killing a Maryland judge last week has been found dead in a heavily wooded area about a mile from where authorities had earlier spotted the his abandoned SUV.
US regulators might change how they classify marijuana. Here's what that would mean
Read full article: US regulators might change how they classify marijuana. Here's what that would meanWhen it emerged this week that U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana, the news lit up the world of weed.
Marijuana recommendation from Health Dept. hailed by senators as first step to easing restrictions
Read full article: Marijuana recommendation from Health Dept. hailed by senators as first step to easing restrictionsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on marijuana policy, and Senate leaders are hailing it as a first step toward easing federal restrictions on the drug.
Neighbor: Man in wrong-turn shooting disliked trespassers
Read full article: Neighbor: Man in wrong-turn shooting disliked trespassersWhen Kaylin Gillis and her friends took a wrong turn into an upstate New York driveway last weekend, they wound up on the property of a man bitter about people driving onto his land by mistake.
Pipeline section in Kansas with oil spill is back in service
Read full article: Pipeline section in Kansas with oil spill is back in serviceA pipeline operator has put a damaged section in Kansas back into service, a little more than three weeks after a spill dumped 14,000 barrels of crude oil into a creek.
Company reopens most of pipeline following Kansas oil spill
Read full article: Company reopens most of pipeline following Kansas oil spillThe operator of a pipeline with a large onshore crude oil spill has reopened all of it except for the stretch in Kansas and northern Oklahoma that includes the site of the rupture.
Lawsuit says woman gave birth alone on Maryland jail floor
Read full article: Lawsuit says woman gave birth alone on Maryland jail floorA woman who said she was left to give birth to her baby alone on the dirty floor of her jail cell in Maryland last year is suing, alleging that jail nurses ignored her screams and pleas for help for six hours.
Beyond Meat executive charged with biting man in fight
Read full article: Beyond Meat executive charged with biting man in fightA top executive at plant-based food company Beyond Meat has been charged with felony battery after a fight outside a college football game in which he was accused of biting a man’s nose.
Duggar trial focusing on computer where child porn was found
Read full article: Duggar trial focusing on computer where child porn was foundComputer forensics experts have testified that a computer used by Josh Duggar at work contained child pornography behind a partition that allowed the user to circumvent an application that monitors internet use.
Jury seated, openings next in Josh Duggar’s child porn trial
Read full article: Jury seated, openings next in Josh Duggar’s child porn trialA federal judge says that jurors in Josh Duggar's child pornography trial can hear evidence that the former reality TV star molested four girls nearly 20 years ago.
Judge refuses to suppress video evidence in Josh Duggar case
Read full article: Judge refuses to suppress video evidence in Josh Duggar caseA federal judge has denied motions to suppress video evidence found on electronic devices seized from former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who is facing child pornography charges.
Josh Duggar released as he awaits trial on child pornography
Read full article: Josh Duggar released as he awaits trial on child pornographyFormer reality TV star Josh Duggar has been released from an Arkansas jail as he awaits trial on federal charges that he possessed and downloaded child pornography.
17 starving horses found among field of equine skeletons, carcasses in Washington County, Houston SPCA says
Read full article: 17 starving horses found among field of equine skeletons, carcasses in Washington County, Houston SPCA saysWASHINGTON COUNTY, Texas – Officials at the Houston SPCA said they removed 17 emaciated horses from a property in Washington County on Wednesday after discovering multiple carcasses and scores of bones, including a skull of what appeared to be a young horse. The owner’s family members reached out to the Houston SPCA for assistance after they reported that the animals were not being taken care of properly, officials said. “It is critical that owners reach out when they need lifesaving assistance with their animals, and not wait until it’s too late,” said Adam Reynolds, chief animal cruelty investigator, in a written statement. “It became abundantly clear there was suffering and neglect for a significant amount of time once we discovered all of the bones.”The horses are now receiving veterinary care and proper nutrition, and will also be rehabilitated by a Houston SPCA team.
Vaccine pre-registration closed for residents 75 and older in Austin, Burleson, Fayette, Grimes, Waller, and Washington counties
Read full article: Vaccine pre-registration closed for residents 75 and older in Austin, Burleson, Fayette, Grimes, Waller, and Washington countiesA special vaccine pre-registration for residents 75 and older in Austin, Burleson, Fayette, Grimes, Waller, and Washington counties is now closed. The goal was to set as many appointments for Tuesday, Feb. 9, as possible. Those not scheduled for Tuesday will remain on the registration list for the next allotment of vaccines. There will be three attempts to reach each registration. Once submitted, those who pre-registered will be contacted by an agent, in the order the form was received, to complete your registration and set an appointment time as vaccines become available.
Washington County officials plan to start vaccine appointment process Monday
Read full article: Washington County officials plan to start vaccine appointment process MondayBRENHAM, Texas – Washington County officials said they plan to start vaccinating people against the coronavirus this week. The state recently designated Washington County EMS as a vaccine hub. Kevin Deramus, director of Washington County EMS, said the agency anticipates receiving 2,000 doses this week. He said officials have been preparing for the vaccine’s arrival, testing and retesting things like call center capacity and the administration process. He said he believes all 2,000 shots will be administered within four days at a drive-thru site set up at the Washington County Fairgrounds.
19 deaths, 100+ cases at Brenham nursing home, health officials say
Read full article: 19 deaths, 100+ cases at Brenham nursing home, health officials sayBRENHAM, Texas – A nursing and rehabilitation facility in Washington County has seen dozens of cases of coronavirus. As of Monday, 102 residents and staff members at Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers posted on a county website. “The nursing home in town got hit really hard,” Dr. William Robert Loesch, the local health authority, said in a video update dated April 29. Karan Janes said her mother, Margie McCracken, 90, was a resident who died several days after learning she tested positive. We have implemented many protocols and procedures to reduce the risk to patients and staff at all of our facilities.
Year-round camp breaks down barriers for children with special needs
Read full article: Year-round camp breaks down barriers for children with special needsHOUSTON – A year-round camp in Washington County is changing the way people with special needs experience camp. Camp For All is a 206-acre campus in Burton that specializes in activities for disabled children and adults without any barriers, said President and CEO Pat Sorrells. Sorrells said the camp splits the $1,000 per person cost in half with its 65 community partners. “Campers come here and discover what they can do as opposed to out in the real world what they can’t do. For more information on Camp For All on how to sign up or how to donate, click here.