Tag: Montgomery County

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — A possible serial robber was killed Monday after being shot by several law enforcement officers, according to Houston Police Chief Troy Finner and Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The shooting happened in Montgomery County on Lane Lane, near the North Freeway and Westwood Drive. Authorities…

Danny Benjamin witnessed the end of the 18-wheeler chase that went through multiple counties on Saturday afternoon. Benjamin shared with FOX 26 what he saw when the chase came to an end after hours. The pursuit began in Montgomery County and then went through Harris and Fort Bend County. Roman Forest authorities say a 51-year-old…

HOUSTON — Looking for a job? Amazon is hiring in the Houston area ahead of the holiday season…and it’s not just a few jobs. They’re looking to fill around 5,100 positions, according to a news release sent out on Tuesday. Amazon announced they’re hiring a quarter-million employees…

The arctic cold front forecast to push through the region Thursday won’t be a repeat of Winter Storm Uri from 2021 but meteorologists are urging people to be prepared for temperatures dropping into the teens and windchills plunging below zero. Original Article: https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Montgomery-County-set-for-arctic-cold-front-17664100.php

Montgomery County commissioners officially appointed members to a new committee that will oversee and keep track of federal funds received from the government to help with the recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the committee would include Precinct 3 Manager of Precinct Projects Andy Dubois, Keough’s Chief of Staff… Original Article: https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Montgomery-County-names-committee-to-oversee-17045876.php

Montgomery County commissioners are working to create a committee that will oversee and keep track of federal funds received from the government to help with the recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the court tabled the item, Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack provided fellow commissioners with a copy of Fort… Original Article: https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Montgomery-County-mulls-committee-to-manage-16995022.php

HOUSTON – If you are a resident in Fort Bend or Montgomery County and have noticed a rise in new housing units popping up in your area, you are not just imagining things. These counties are actually listed as some of the largest growing areas in terms of housing units being developed. Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/11/16/fort-bend-and-montgomery-county-named-among-top-areas-for-housing-growth-in-us-census-list/

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is in a statewide contest to win a grant to help fund equipment for its K-9 program. The contest is hosted by Aftermath, a company specializing in biohazard cleanups. Online voting can be done at aftermath.com/2021-texas-k9-voting. The deadline for voting is 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, according to a sheriff’s office post…

CenterPoint Energy, which provides power to the Houston area including in Harris, Waller, Fort Bend and Galveston counties, is reporting 458,376 customers are without power due to Tropical Storm Nicholas as of 8:44 a.m Sept. 14. Entergy is also reporting 6,006 customers are without power in Montgomery County. Tropical Storm… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/tomball-magnolia/weather/2021/09/14/hundreds-of-thousands-without-power-in-houston-area-after-tropical-storm-nicholas-makes-landfall/