LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: A Harris County woman is in jail after she documented a crime spree on Twitter.Nina Amber Howell, 35, of Cypress, stole an SUV under the guise of test driving it, then used the vehicle to commit a series of property crimes, according to both charging documents and the private investigator who tracked her down.Howell is charged with felony theft, felony evading, and criminal mischief.On Thursday night, she was involved in an 80-mile police pursuit from Cypress to Clute, where the stolen vehicle reached speeds in excess of 120 miles per...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: A Harris County woman is in jail after she documented a crime spree on Twitter.Nina Amber Howell, 35, of Cypress, stole an SUV under the guise of test driving it, then used the vehicle to commit a series of property crimes, according to both charging documents and the private investigator who tracked her down.Howell is charged with felony theft, felony evading, and criminal mischief.On Thursday night, she was involved in an 80-mile police pursuit from Cypress to Clute, where the stolen vehicle reached speeds in excess of 120 miles per...WW…

LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – On Saturday, attorney Tony Buzbee announced his team will be submitting affidavits and evidence from several women, who accused Texans quarterback of sexual misconduct, to the Houston Police Department and the Harris County District Attorney on Monday.“We will request that a grand jury be empaneled to considered the evidence we provide,” Buzbee said in a Facebook post.On Friday, four more lawsuits were filed Friday against Watson by Buzbee’s law firm on . Buzbee’s office said a total of seven lawsuits have been filed pertaining...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – On Saturday, attorney Tony Buzbee announced his team will be submitting affidavits and evidence from several women, who accused Texans quarterback of sexual misconduct, to the Houston Police Department and the Harris County District Attorney on Monday.“We will request that a grand jury be empaneled to considered the evidence we provide,” Buzbee said in a Facebook post.On Friday, four more lawsuits were filed Friday against Watson by Buzbee’s law firm on . Buzbee’s office said a total of seven lawsuits have been filed pertaining...WW…

LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo is leaving the department for a new job, according to the local police union.Houston Police Office Union President Doug Griffith confirmed Acevedo has accepted the position to become the next police chief in Miami.“We appreciate his service to Houston, and wish him the best in Miami,” Griffith said in a statement.Houston’s Mayor, Sylvester Turner, also had kind words for his long time friend and the man he hired in 2016.“The only thing that I ask is that while you are here you do an exceptional...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo is leaving the department for a new job, according to the local police union.Houston Police Office Union President Doug Griffith confirmed Acevedo has accepted the position to become the next police chief in Miami.“We appreciate his service to Houston, and wish him the best in Miami,” Griffith said in a statement.Houston’s Mayor, Sylvester Turner, also had kind words for his long time friend and the man he hired in 2016.“The only thing that I ask is that while you are here you do an exceptional...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – In northwest Harris County, Westlake and Westlake Forest are among the newest neighborhoods in the Houston-area to use technology once only available to police: license plate readers.Flock Safety, based in Atlanta, provides the cameras to neighborhoods at a cost of $2,000 per camera, per year.Westlake and Westlake Forest have a total of six cameras. Installed just last week, the solar-powered devices record vehicles exiting the neighborhood. The cameras have already recorded 35,000 license plates.Designated HOA board...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – In northwest Harris County, Westlake and Westlake Forest are among the newest neighborhoods in the Houston-area to use technology once only available to police: license plate readers.Flock Safety, based in Atlanta, provides the cameras to neighborhoods at a cost of $2,000 per camera, per year.Westlake and Westlake Forest have a total of six cameras. Installed just last week, the solar-powered devices record vehicles exiting the neighborhood. The cameras have already recorded 35,000 license plates.Designated HOA board...WW…

LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: CONROE – In a tight vote this week, Montgomery County Commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a security detail, consisting of one deputy constable for the top county official, Judge Mark Keough.The move has generated some controversy because some believe the money would be better spent to better secure the building where he works, 501 North Thompson in Conroe.The entrance to this county building is open to the public without any security checkpoint on the first floor.On the days of commissioners court meetings, the single floor is secured...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: CONROE – In a tight vote this week, Montgomery County Commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a security detail, consisting of one deputy constable for the top county official, Judge Mark Keough.The move has generated some controversy because some believe the money would be better spent to better secure the building where he works, 501 North Thompson in Conroe.The entrance to this county building is open to the public without any security checkpoint on the first floor.On the days of commissioners court meetings, the single floor is secured...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Most big Texas cities no longer have their COVID-19 threat levels pegged on red (highest) alert. , and . But . We have been in the “stay home” alert for more than 3 months now. We wanted to know if the numbers are looking better, why are we still in the red zone?The alert levels are up to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, even though she admits that the “numbers are undoubtedly getting better, positivity, hospitalizations, they’re looking a lot better.” We asked a Baylor College of Medicine doctor to examine our current...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Most big Texas cities no longer have their COVID-19 threat levels pegged on red (highest) alert. , and . But . We have been in the “stay home” alert for more than 3 months now. We wanted to know if the numbers are looking better, why are we still in the red zone?The alert levels are up to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, even though she admits that the “numbers are undoubtedly getting better, positivity, hospitalizations, they’re looking a lot better.” We asked a Baylor College of Medicine doctor to examine our current...WW…

Joel Eisenbaum, Investigative ReporterPublished: September 4, 2020, 7:36 pmTags: , , , , Sign up for our NewslettersJoel Eisenbaum, Investigative ReporterPublished: September 4, 2020, 7:36 pmTags: , , , , HOUSTON – Hundreds of thousands of families depend on Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services for 911 medical calls, but with a unanimous vote, the government entity in charge of them, fired the ambulance service, Thursday.Emergency Service District 11 cites financial transparency as the main reason for the decision. But for the last several years, numerous problems...…Joel Eisenbaum, Investigative ReporterPublished: September 4, 2020, 7:36 pmTags: , , , , Sign up for our NewslettersJoel Eisenbaum, Investigative ReporterPublished: September 4, 2020, 7:36 pmTags: , , , , HOUSTON – Hundreds of thousands of families depend on Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services for 911 medical calls, but with a unanimous vote, the government entity in charge of them, fired the ambulance service, Thursday.Emergency Service District 11 cites financial transparency as the main reason for the decision. But for the last several years, numerous problems...WW…

LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Identifying and isolating those who have COVID-19 is widely accepted by local leaders, and health officials as a key to not only “flattening the curve,” but a necessary ingredient in the successful relaunch of the economy.To that end, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced Tuesday that the county intends to hire about 300 people whose principal job will be to identify those who have had COVID-19, assess who they have had contact with, test, and quarantine them.The qualifications for the job and the pay scale have not yet...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HOUSTON – Identifying and isolating those who have COVID-19 is widely accepted by local leaders, and health officials as a key to not only “flattening the curve,” but a necessary ingredient in the successful relaunch of the economy.To that end, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced Tuesday that the county intends to hire about 300 people whose principal job will be to identify those who have had COVID-19, assess who they have had contact with, test, and quarantine them.The qualifications for the job and the pay scale have not yet...WW…