As a result of last week’s checks on the 190 registered sex offenders in the county’s unincorporated areas, 13 will face felony charges. Another 34 are still under investigation for possible violations and could face charges as well. Full Story »
Sponsorship is being sought for the Festival of Trees event, which benefits the Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels. Full Story »
A Fort Bend County resident who’s had run-ins with skunks before says the way weekend calls are handled in such cases stinks. Full Story »
When Needville City Council members meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at city hall, they are expected to award a $192,889.50 contract to Matula and Matula Construction for Phase I of the city’s sanitary sewer system rehabilitation project. Full Story »
The eighth annual Wallis City-Wide Garage Sale begins bright and early Saturday morning, with bargains throughout the city available late into the afternoon. Full Story »
SFC Gregory McCreary, Readiness NCO, and SSGT. Matthew Park, unit supply sergeant, raise the American flag to half staff in honor of the Fort Hood soldiers whose lives were lost in last week’s massacre. Brazos Troop, 1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment is based out of the Rosenberg Reserve Center of the Texas Army National Guard. Memorial services were held in Fort Hood Tuesday. Full Story »
Richmond Police Officer Michael Hicks investigates a two-vehicle collision on FM 762 near Golfview Monday morning. A Lexus driven by a Richmond woman taking her 4-year-old son to a day care center was hit from behind by a Saturn. The woman was transported to a local hospital and the child was uninjured. Full Story »
Schools throughout the area will hold programs in honor of Veterans Day. Veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and the general public are encouraged to attend. Full Story »
A pizza delivery man was assaulted and robbed about 9:45 p.m. Sunday at a Richmond apartment complex. Full Story »
Richmond police are looking for information on two “crash burglaries” that occurred about 5:20 a.m. Saturday in the 1700 block of FM 1640. Full Story »
Fort Bend County Precinct 1, Place 2 Justice of the Peace Gary Geick remained in the Intensive Care Unit of OakBend Medical Center in Richmond Monday morning after suffering a stroke Sunday. Full Story »
Sugar Land resident Edward Zalewski was already a huge NASCAR racing devotee, but after his knowledge of the sport made him $100,000 richer Friday, he’s likely racing’s No. 1 fan. Full Story »
Fort Bend County continues to buck economic trends nationally, as a recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed that while employment declined in the vast majority of large American counties during a year period from 2008 to 2009, employment grew here. Full Story »
David Ramirez has made a life-changing commitment by enlisting in the U.S. Army, a decision most people make after they graduate from high school. Full Story »
Holiday season safety tips are the subject of a Rosenberg Police Department’s Community Partnership community meeting Nov. 16 at the Rosenberg Civic Center. Full Story »
In honor of LeAnne Parker, back center, being named Region IV Elementary Teacher of the Year, Blue Bell Ice Cream Company provided ice cream for all at Pecan Grove Elementary on Friday. Parker, a speech pathologist, won the FBISD Elementary Teacher of the Year award, then Region IV and went on to the state contest. Getting ready for an ice cream treat are, front row, kneeling, Carissa Knitowski ... Full Story »
Devoni Wardlow’s Creative Thinking Class at Briscoe Junior High got an objective handed to them three weeks ago: rasing money for Pennies for Patients, which benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Houston. So in addition to putting penny jars in classrooms, seventh-grader Daniel Anderson, along with two of his group members, Jacob Clemons and Nicolas Krisiansson, proposed a car bash ... Full Story »
Fort Bend Staff FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, a neighbor said Friday. Full Story »
A lucky NASCAR fan from Sugar Land is on his way to Texas Motor Speedway, north of Dallas, where he just may be $100,000 richer by Friday evening. Full Story »
Habitat for Humanity is throwing a block party and the public is invited. Full Story »
No one was injured or had to evacuated after a chlorine leak occurred Thursday at Water Treatment Plant No. 4 in Rosenberg. Full Story »
The B.F. Terry High School Rangerettes are holding their annual Craft Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the school, 5500 Ave. N in Rosenberg. The show features homemade arts and crafts, home furnishings, holiday gifts, wood crafts and more. To learn more, call 832-223-3561. Holding some of the items for the show are, from left, seniors Yaismin Leon and ... Full Story »
An unidentified man’s car collided with a truck after running a stop sign at FM 360 and Williams School Road in Needville Friday morning. Full Story »
Three rollover accidents in less than 12 hours have kept police and emergency personnel busy. Full Story »
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Keith Pikett has been sued again, this time by three Houston men who allege Pikett’s dog scent evidence led to wrongful arrests and felony charges. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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