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Authorities in Brazoria County have shut down an illegal game room in Lake Jackson. On June 25, 2025, the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office closed the room operating in the 1300 block of TX-332 ...

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways ...

Brazoria County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary with multiple suspects at a fireworks shop in Alvin. Houston Chronicle Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

Body found in San Antonio River near popular River Walk area, police say The adult male was discovered by a passerby in the 100 block of Villita Street, SAPD says Ivan Herrera , Digital Journalist ...

River herring are absent from the Blackstone River due to dams and past pollution. A plan exists to allow fish passage around the first four dams on the lower Blackstone River to Lonsdale Marsh.

A motorcyclist fell off the Taylor Southgate Bridge into the Ohio River on Saturday evening, prompting a search effort that later became a recovery effort.

The community, at FM 1462 and County Road 395 in Brazoria County, is about 30 miles south of Downtown Houston. The full 3,000-plus-acre development is expected to bring about 5,700 residences to ...

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper’s bipartisan Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act, was passed in the Senate, aiming to extended the System Conservation Pilot Program that all… ...

Up-close encounter with dual waterspouts wows Florida boaters on river: ‘Like angels flying to Heaven’ By . Chris Oberholtz, FOX Weather. Published June 27, 2025, 4:19 a.m. ET.

Two new and improved locations are available for everyone to enjoy the Provo River and Utah Lake this summer. Provo's 60th park, the Delta Gateway Park, located at 311 N. Lakeshore Drive ...

A deal signed in Washington has been touted as a major step toward peace in Congo following decades of conflict that has ...