Tag: Richmond

RICHMOND, TX (Covering Katy News) – Governor Gregg Abbott visited Richmond Thursday night to endorse and rally support for the re-election of Republican State Representative Jacey Jetton. “I wanted to be here tonight for one reason, and that’s so everybody in Fort Bend County, everybody in the state of Texas,…

The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile, Kiersten McWilliams, 16, who was last seen in the 3400 block of Riverside Glen Ln., in Richmond. Kiersten was in contact with her family via phone calls and text messages until January 1, 2024 but has not been heard…

RICHMOND, TX (Covering Katy News) – One man is dead following a Sunday morning house fire in the Grand Meadow at Parkway Lakes subdivision off Peek Road in unincorporated Richmond. Arson investigators from the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office say the 20-year-old victim set the fire. It happened in…

RICHMOND, TX (Covering Katy News) – One person is dead following a Sunday morning house fire in the Grand Meadow at Parkway Lakes subdivision off Peek Road in unincorporated Richmond. It happened in the 6500 block of Cody Mountain Trail which is near the Grand Parkay, a short distance south…

The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information from the public about additional suspects in a shooting death and aggravated assault at a Richmond convenience story on October 29. According to a news release from the department, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at approximately 7:24 p.m. to a convenience store…

The holiday season got into high gear this weekend with events all across Fort Bend County. Our camera was at the Christmas Tree lighting event at Sugar Land Town Square and the Snowfest Parade in Missouri City.

Imagine you’re in your local record shop flipping through endless amounts of vinyl, discovering new music and admiring the lost art of album covers. You’re not waxing poetic in memories of your youth; instead, you’re in 2023. You’re not in a record shop in the Heights or a fancy new speakeasy in downtown Houston; instead,…

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Genealogy & Local History Department at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond, will offer two programs in December to help family-history buffs begin their genealogy search. The class “Family-History Research: Using Google for Genealogy Research” will take place on Saturday, December 9, from 10:30-11:30 am,…

In conjunction with the “Fort Bend County Libraries Book Festival” on Saturday, November 18, the Friends of George Memorial Library will have a major Book Sale from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the front entrance of the library, located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. People who love…

Fort Bend ISD is planning to build a new elementary school on former prison farmland, sparking concerns among local activists that the land could contain an unmarked cemetery. Advocates are worried the Harlem Prison Farm cemetery could be located on the site of a new school planned for Richmond’s Harvest Green community.

Fort Bend ISD is planning to build a new elementary school in Richmond, on land which may have been a prison cemetery for leased convicts, sparking outrage among social justice advocates in the county. Set to be constructed by 2026 on the former site of the Harlem Prison Farm, the…

In recognition of Family-History Month in October, Fort Bend County Libraries’ Genealogy & Local History Department at George Memorial Library will join the Genealogy Network of Texas in a state-wide, collaborative “Genealogy Lock-In” for family-history buffs on Friday, October 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the Meeting Room of the library, 1001 Golfview,…

In recognition of Family-History Month in October, Fort Bend County Libraries’ Genealogy & Local History Department at George Memorial Library will join the Genealogy Network of Texas in a state-wide, collaborative “Genealogy Lock-In” for family-history buffs on Friday, October 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the Meeting Room of the library, 1001 Golfview,…

(Richmond, Texas)- Cobb Fendley Project Engineer, Mahmoud Salehi gave update to Richmond City Commission on the FM 762/ Tenth Street Extension project, a partnership between the City of Richmond and Fort Bend County. Mr. Salehi presented an engineering study report evaluating three alignments for this mobility project which provides unimpeded access from US 90A to…

A Fort Bend County jury has sentenced Nabeel Ahmed to life in prison after convicting him of murder on Sept. 15, 2023, reports the Fort Bend County DA’s office. Thirty-year old Ahmed of Richmond was tried for running over another man in Needville in 2022. According to Vehicular Crimes…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Fort Bend prosecutors filed criminal charges in a fatal pedestrian crash Friday, marking the first time a new law emanating from the county will make its way into a criminal courtroom related to negligently striking someone in a crosswalk.

The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a 68-year-old man who’s been missing since Friday afternoon. Officials said Amit Mehta, 68, was last seen on N. Aliana Road, which is near W Bellfort Boulevard and FM 1464 in Richmond at around 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 22. He was wearing…

Richmond, Texas – The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating Amit Mehta, a 68-year-old individual who was reported missing from the 16900 block of N. Aliana Road in Richmond, Texas. Mehta was last seen on Friday, September 22, around 1:30 p.m., wearing…

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A 68-year-old man was reported missing in the Richmond area Friday afternoon, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. Amit Mehta was last seen around 1:30 p.m. on North Aliana Road between Clodine Road and Obrien Road. Mehta is 5 feet 6…

The aftermath of a Little League football game turned violent Saturday after an adult discharged a firearm arm and another adult was taken to the hospital. According to the Fort Bend Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement was called to Harlem Road Park in Richmond around 11:50 a.m. after a disturbance in a crowd was reported after…

RICHMOND, Texas – Officials from a Fort Bend Independent School District campus said two students were arrested after being found in possession of a firearm on Wednesday. According to district leaders, the incident was reported at the George Bush High School in Richmond on Sept. 6. When those on…