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The “door-kicking challenge” has people kick doors as a prank while recording for social media.
In June 2023, Jerene Buckles paid nearly $35,000 as a deposit for a home she believed would replace the one her family lost in a devastating fire, but no home was built and she never received her money back.
A Chambers County judge set an April trial date for 49-year-old Sarah Hartsfield during a hearing Monday morning.
Deer Park residents expressed their frustration over the lack of timely notifications about the incident.
A federal judge has allowed a black Barbers Hill ISD student disciplined over his hair style to continue his case against the district, according to the student’s attorney.
A hearing was held Wednesday afternoon in the Sarah Hartsfield murder case after a new document has been filed, in which her new defense attorney is asking for specific pieces of evidence.
The First Court of Appeals has upheld the $2 million bond for Sarah Hartsfield, accused of murdering her husband Joseph Hartsfield. Despite multiple reductions, Hartsfield's attorney claims the bond remains "excessive" and effectively denies her bail. The court, however, found the bond appropriate given the severity of the charges and other factors.
Limits on who can be released without paying bail and difficulties hiring guards worsen the situation.
Multiple arrests have been made in connection to a bank fraud investigation led by the Mont Belvieu Police Department.
Darryl George was kept out of his regular classes for most of the 2023-2024 school year at Barbers Hill High School. The school said his dreadlocks fell below his eyebrows and ear lobes and violated the district’s dress code. George spent that time out of his classes in in-school suspension or at an off-campus disciplinary program.
Case Darwin, a lawyer from San Marcos, TX, will now be her lead counsel. He told KPRC 2′s Bryce Newberry by phone Monday he doesn’t expect the case to go to trial until later this year or early next.
A Chambers County man now faces manslaughter charges after running over a bicyclist while driving recklessly earlier this year.
The Chambers County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help finding a 44-year-old woman reported missing after leaving a RV park on June 2.
The investigation, led by Chambers County Deputies and the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, uncovered $347,000 worth of stolen equipment, including excavators and trailers.
A 12-foot long alligator was removed from a ditch in Mont Belvieu Monday thanks to the efforts of both animal control and the city’s public works department.
A man has been arrested in connection to a 2020 murder where a wheelchair-bound man’s body was found dumped in a lake in Chambers County.
A man has been arrested after striking someone with lawn equipment and later shooting a gun in the victim’s direction during an argument.
A Houston-area contractor is accused of ripping off home repair customers in four different counties, some of whom were victims of natural disasters, court records reveal.
Richie DeVillier, who owns land east of Houston, said the state owes him damages for constant flooding after Texas made changes to Interstate 10 near his property.
Police say an 18-wheeler almost hit the cyclist, but he was able to swerve and fell off his bike. When he tried getting up, investigators say he was hit by several cars.
Law enforcement says 10 people, believed to be in the country illegally, were found inside a Chambers County home as deputies executed a search warrant Thursday.
An attorney for a Chambers County woman accused of murdering her husband have filed an appeal to have her bond reduced from $2 million to $150,000.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will host a news conference Friday morning to discuss the violation of the Crown Act after a Barbers Hill high school student was repeatedly disciplined for his hairstyle choice.
The trial surrounding a Barbers Hill student disciplined for his hairstyle is scheduled to go before a federal judge this Thursday.
Community leaders and civil rights activists are holding a protest this Wednesday ahead of the trial for a Barbers Hill student who has repeatedly been disciplined for his hairstyle choice.
The trial surrounding a Barbers Hill student disciplined for his hairstyle is scheduled to go before a federal judge this Thursday.
A woman was killed and another was flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital after a vehicle collided with the two who were exercising off the side of a roadway in Chambers County.
Sarah Hartsfield, who just celebrated her 49th birthday behind bars in Chambers County, is scheduled to go to trial in just a few months for the January 2023 murder of her fifth husband.
A former candidate for City Council in the community of Beach City in Chambers County has been arrested, accused of election fraud.
Landowners east of Houston are seeking compensation from the state after a highway project led to flooding on their properties.
The Chambers County Sheriff’s Office said two people have been arrested after a chase that went through the City of Baytown Saturday.
The Chambers County woman who has been jailed since February, accused of murdering her husband, has asked an appeals court to review her bond that has already been reduced three times this year.
The Trinity Bay Conservation District has issued a boil water notice to all customers in the Smith Point and White Heron communities in Chambers County.
The Chambers County Sheriff’s Office said the charge was brought against Cobin Rocio, who is said to be the father of the man whose body was found on the side of the roadway.
A smoke alert has been issued in the Sabine Pass area after possible marsh fires cause several vehicle crashes Thursday morning, according to the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office.
Two people have been arrested in connection with a body which was found on the side of Interstate 10 in Chambers County.
A man was found dead near the Interstate 10 frontage road in Chambers County on Friday, the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office said.
After a grand jury indicted Sarah Hartsfield for the murder of her husband Joseph Hartsfield, she got locked up in the Chambers County Jail with a $5 million bond.
A major crash has shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 in Chambers County Saturday.
A man was indicted for the murder of a 19-year-old in Chambers County and arrested on Tuesday, the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office said.
After hiring two new attorneys, Sarah Hartsfield, 48, is again hoping for a reduction of her $4 million bond. Hartsfield has been in the Chambers County jail since February, when she was indicted on murder charges.
As deputies and troopers were looking for the vehicle, the vehicle struck a large tractor towing farming equipment while driving westbound on FM 1985 near the East Bay Bayou. Chambers County Sheriff’s Deputies and State Troopers arrived on scene to find that the vehicle was fully engulfed in fire.
If you’re heading out this weekend, there will be a significant traffic disruption that will affect Chambers County.
In a last-minute hearing Thursday morning, two attorneys from outside of Chambers County were retained to defend Sarah Hartsfield in her murder case.
A Chambers County Sheriff’s deputy was airlifted to a hospital after he was involved in a major crash on I-10 East near Highway 61, officials said.
Sarah Hartsfield, the 48-year-old woman accused of killing her husband in January, made her first in-person appearance in a Chambers County courtroom Monday morning.
Sarah Hartsfield, the Chambers County woman accused of killing her husband, was successful in her second attempt to reduce bond in her murder case.
When 48-year-old Sarah Hartsfield was indicted for murdering her fifth husband in February, stories from across the country about the mother of four’s past started surfacing and unraveling a twisted web.
When 48-year-old Sarah Hartsfield was indicted for murdering her fifth husband in February, stories from across the country about the mother of four’s past started surfacing and unraveling a twisted web.
When 48-year-old Sarah Hartsfield was indicted for murdering her fifth husband in February, stories from across the country about the mother of four’s past started surfacing and unraveling a twisted web.
When 48-year-old Sarah Hartsfield was indicted for murdering her fifth husband in February, stories from across the country about the mother of four’s past started surfacing and unraveling a twisted web.
When 48-year-old Sarah Hartsfield was indicted for murdering her fifth husband in February, stories from across the country about her past started surfacing and unraveling a twisted web. This investigative documentary comes as Hartsfield is indicted for murder, awaiting trial in Chambers County, and in jail on a $4.5 million bond.
Free Event! Celebrate the Mexican and Chicano culture, food, art, and music this weekend at one of the most popular festivals, The East End Street Fest.
A hearing in the Sarah Hartsfield murder case was held in Chambers County Monday afternoon but she did not appear in person and much of the hearing was behind closed doors.
Sarah Hartsfield, 48, is accused of murdering the fifth man she married, 46-year-old Joseph Hartsfield, in January.
Two key witnesses testified before a Chambers County grand jury Thursday about the Sarah Hartsfield murder case as new documents emerged in the latest twist of the case getting national attention.
After sharing her first public statement with KPRC 2, Sarah Hartsfield is responding to the story she watched on a small TV from the Chambers County Jail on Thursday night, continuing to declare her innocence and railing against KPRC 2′s coverage of her case.
Sarah Hartsfield, a Chambers County woman accused of murder after her fifth husband died, shared her first public words since her arrest in February.
The mother of an alleged Chambers County murder victim is speaking out for the first time only on KPRC 2 after her son’s wife, Sarah Hartsfield, was charged in his death.
According to the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, spectators from the HPT Shootout event were driving erratically in the rear of the parking area of the park when the incident occurred.
Ryan Donohue always believed the “bad stuff” would catch up with his mother.
In December, Sarah Hartsfield told a friend that her husband and marriage had become a “nightmare” and that she had a plan to get out, according to private Facebook messages the friend provided to NBC News.
Sarah Hartsfield, a Chambers County woman who has been married five times, is accused of murdering her most recent husband. She also fatally shot her fiancée in 2018, an investigation Minnesota prosecutors have reopened.
An ex-boyfriend of Sarah Jean Hartsfield, the Chambers County woman who has been married five times and is accused of murdering her most recent husband as well as fatally shooting a past fiancée, tells KPRC 2 their relationship ended in literal flames in 2016.
A woman who was recently indicted following the sudden and suspicious death of her Beach City husband was previously under investigation for the shooting death of her fiancé in Minnesota.
A woman who was recently indicted following the sudden and suspicious death of her Beach City husband was previously under investigation for the shooting death of her fiancée in Minnesota.
Sarah Jean Hartsfield is indicted for murder in Chambers County after her husband, 46-year-old Joseph Hartsfield, was rushed to the hospital with a suspicious illness last month.
Officials with the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals say two dead animals were found, and 13 others were rescued in Chambers County.
A man has been arrested after investigators say he threatened the lives of more than one judge this week.
Chambers County Public Health has confirmed the first case of monkeypox within Chambers County. Details surrounding the patient have not yet been released, but the Epidemiology Division continues to investigate the case.
Chambers County Sheriff’s Office deputies have located a body Sunday afternoon that they believe is the missing 72-year-old woman, Bettye Robinson.
A large pothole has shut down three lanes at I-10 eastbound near SH 99, according to deputies with Chambers County Sheriff’s Office.
An investigation is underway after possible human remains were found in an area in south Anahuac, according to Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne.
Despite recommendations to postpone elective procedures at some points during the pandemic, weight loss surgeon Dr. Tanya Kajese with UTHealth Houston and Memorial Hermann said that’s actually been the motivation for a lot more patients to proceed with bariatric surgery because they’re at risk for severe disease.
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An investigation is underway after a juvenile was struck in the leg by a possible stray bullet while at the Buccaneer Stadium during a sub-varsity football game between East Chambers and Anahuac high schools, according to the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office.
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The Houston area is bracing for Tropical Storm Nicholas and many KPRC 2 Insiders and viewers are sharing images of their area as the weather moves in. Here are some of the images we are seeing that caught our attention.
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A chase suspect was killed during a shootout with deputies Thursday in Chambers County, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
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A convicted felon was arrested Saturday after attempting to evade a deputy during a traffic stop.
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Celia Devillier, the wife of the late Yale Devillier, was appointed to fill the position of Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 seat, Chambers County Commissioners Court announced Monday.
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