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Vote with Ease: METRO Provides Free Rides to Polls for 2024 Elections

As the 2024 primary elections draw near, METRO is proud to announce its partnership with the League of Women Voters to offer free rides to polling locations across the Houston area. Ensuring accessibility and convenience for voters, METRO invites registered voters to hop on board METRORail, local buses, METRORapid, curb2curb, and METROLift paratransit services at no cost on select dates.

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Special counsel wants to know if potential jurors in classified documents case believe 2020 election was stolen

Prosecutors want to ask potential jurors in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case against former President Donald Trump whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen – one of several proposed queries for the jury pool that prosecutors and the defendants are at odds over, according to a new court filing.

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Charges Dropped Against Model Blac Chyna From Arrest at Austin Airport

Travis County district attorney’s office has dismissed public intoxication and drug possession charges against the model and celebrity gossip fixture Blac Chyna from her arrest at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in January 2016.

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Sheriff's Deputy Passes Away In Patrol Car

A Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy passed away in his parked patrol car at a Crosby gas station overnight.

Kentucky sheriff, family tests positive for COVID-19

Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins announced on Facebook Sunday that he and his family have tested positive for COVID-19.

Governor Abbott Appoints Harper To Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Harper Holland as the presiding officer of the Sulphur River Regional Mobility Authority for a term set to expire on February 1, 2021. The regional mobility authority is a political subdivision that allows local transportation planning and project delivery leaders to partner with the state to deliver transportation infrastructure projects that will serve Lamar, Delta, and Hunt Counties.

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H-Town Family Palooza brings music, games, and more to El Franco Lee Plaza

Hosted by Mayor Sylvester Turner, Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Precinct One, and Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Precinct Two, H-Town Family Palooza is a collaboration between the City and County to celebrate a day filled with music and fun for the whole family!

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Congressman Al Green Attends Harris County 2022 Street Olympics Ceremony

On Friday, August 5, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

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Flashbang explodes in Alabama deputy’s hand during drug raid

A Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputy suffered severe injuries to his hand when a flashbang grenade went off while he was still holding it.

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Houston and Sugar Land Mayors Unite to Encourage COVID-19 Vaccinations

Mayor Sylvester Turner and Sugar Land Mayor Joe Zimmerman will be joined by Fort Bend County Judge KP George, Congressman Al Green and other invited elected officials and community leaders to encourage members of the public to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and help the Greater Houston area achieve herd immunity.

Carbon monoxide at Kohl's in Franklin County sends 15 people to hospitals

Fifteen people were taken to hospitals after being sickened by carbon monoxide at a Kohl’s in Franklin County.

Deputies searching for missing, endangered teen

The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help locating a teenage boy who is considered missing and endangered.

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Food Distribution No. 3 for HCDE Head Start Families Supplies Average 20 Meals Per Box

Twenty meals will save a family of four approximately $200. In a third round of food distributions, Harris County Department of Education Head Start and Early Head Start families receive food boxes at designated Head Start Center locations in northeast Harris County.

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Drunk driver crashes truck into pool

A Bloomingdale-area family got the shock of their life early Sunday morning. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reports a man driving a pickup truck crashed through their brick wall and landed in their pool.

Sheriff: Wife calls police after finding images of naked family members on husband's phone

A Genesee County man could face decades in prison after cameras were found in his master bathroom.

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History Making African American Female Judges honored by Globetrotters

On the heels of making history and inspiring a nation, the judges of Harris County will be honored by the Harlem Globetrotters, a team known for breaking down social and cultural barriers for 93 years.

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Michigan measles outbreak linked to outbreak in New York

Michigan health officials confirmed the measles outbreak in Oakland County is linked to the ongoing outbreak in New York.

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US Navy Admits Aircrew Drew Penis In the Sky

In case there was any doubt, the US Navy has confirmed that there is "zero training value" in drawing penises in the sky. Navy officials were faced with an unusual controversy after residents of Okanogan County, Washington noticed a sky drawing many said looked like male genitalia on Thursday.

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Lorraine Diaz Homicide Cold Case Solved Nearly Six Years After Her Death

A six-year-old cold case involving the gruesome murder of a Houston woman who was shot to death by her boyfriend has been solved by Fort Bend County Sheriff’s detectives.

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Harris County DA Ogg announces 21% case-backlog reduction

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced today that recent initiatives by her office have helped lead to a 21% reduction in the criminal case backlog from the COVID-related highs of recent years. As of April 10 – the 100th day of 2023 – the backlog has been cut to 114,242 cases, a reduction of nearly 31,000 from 2021. And the figure continues to fall.