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Harris County Voters Hit The Polls On Election Day
During Election Day, voters at Harris County made it their priority to cast their ballots at various polling locations. During the early voting process, voter participation passed the 2016 election totals. The quickness and convenience of voting caught people by surprise after leaving the polls. Issues such as racial injustice …

Samaritans help rescue 20 cars stranded in Houston flood
Roads and homes in Houston were submerged under water following a thunderstorm that swamped Houston Sunday night and early Monday morning, causing schools and businesses to close for the day. Many cars were swallowed in the floods and were not able to escape, but some Houstonians took it upon themselves …

Houston activists call for an end to controversial immigration program
The 287g agreement between Harris County and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has yet to be renewed, but the immigrant youth-led organization United We Dream has begun their campaign to reject the program that allows officers to screen detainees for undocumented immigrants and can lead to deportation proceedings. …

Suspect charged with capital murder in slaying of Harris County deputy
Shannon J. Miles, the 30-year-old man from Cypress, is facing charges of capital murder in the shooting death of Harris County sheriff’s deputy Darren Goforth.
Miles, who was scheduled for his arraignment Monday morning, appeared in shackles and handcuffs as Judge Denise Collins ordered the defendant be held without bond and appointed him two attorneys.

Suspect sketch released in road rage shooting
Harris County Sheriff’s Office has released a composite sketch of a man suspected of shooting and wounding a woman on the road in north Harris County on March 20. The victim claims to have been cut off by the suspect on I-45’s southbound feeder near Bammel Westfield Road, after which …
Police looking for information about murder
On Monday, November 12, 2012, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Coty Beavers was discovered deceased inside his apartment, located at 10801 Legacy Park Drive. Coty suffered multiple gunshot wounds and the motive for the violent attack is still unknown. Coty was last seen at 5:45 a.m. as he returned to …