Montgomery County Public Health District, in conjunction with the Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, can confirm hospitalizations for COVID-19 are nearing peak levels in Montgomery County. The vast majority of new cases and essentially all hospitalizations are in those who are unvaccinated. We strongly encourage you to be vaccinated for COVID-19...
Law Enforcement is investigating shots fired disturbance at the Food Town on FM 1485 in New Caney. Reports were a male was in a Honda Accord when several shots rang out in the vehicle. The male exited the vehicle and as the vehicle fled the male fired several more shots shooting out the back window....
An Interstate 45 crash early Sunday morning between a car and a truck left an occupant in each dead, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. A preliminary investigation by DPS found at approximately 1:40 a.m less than a mile south of Oak Ridge, a 2006 Acura TSX was traveling south in the northbound...
A little after 2 pm the driver of a Ford F250 pickup was leaving Hermann Hospital. As he got to the feeder he looked to the left for clear traffic and then pulled out. He did not see the 63-year-old male walking northbound on the feeder. He struck him at first thinking it was the...
On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) lost its appeal to dismiss last year’s ruling from a federal judge to let Quadvest’s antitrust lawsuit case move forward. The ruling is another huge win for Quadvest and Montgomery County utilities and municipalities, and further substantiates Quadvest’s position… click here to view the...
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to increase dramatically in Montgomery County and around the region as the delta variant surges in unvaccinated residents. While the Department of State Health Services recently started tracking cases in vaccinated people and specific data is not yet available, county health officials are reporting most new cases in unvaccinated...
Kendall Hineman was the lone first-year head varsity football coach in Conroe ISD a year ago. But due to COVID-19, the Conroe Noon Lions Club Pigskin Preview was canceled and the new leader of the Caney Creek Panthers didn’t have the platform like it to speak to the community. He… click here to view the...
Mark Schmid is no stranger to the Conroe Noon Lions Club Pigskin Preview. The current Oak Ridge head football coach and longtime The Woodlands head coach views the early-August convening of Montgomery County coaches in Conroe as a staple in the calendar. “I’ve come to this event for a lot… click here to view the...
CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — The family of a Montgomery County man is suing the Conroe Police Department for false arrest and malicious prosecution. The case involves former Oak Ridge High School teacher, Brian Petersen, who police accused of online solicitation of a minor. Brian, who was 39 years old, was… click here to view the...
UPDATE-The driver of the Acura (wrong way driver) has been identified as Kourtney Yakiyah Hawkins, 26, of Houston. The driver of the Dodge pickup has been identified as Antonio Flores, 21, of Huntsville who remains in serious condition at HCA Conroe. Passengers in the Dodge, 21-year-old Osvaldo Amezquita, 22-year-old Yatasi Moralas, and 21-year-old Charles Esaiais,...