THE WOODLANDS - Two candidates challenging U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, for his 8th Congressional District seat went head to head Monday night talking about how to make the conservative voice heard. Full Story »
Business has been good since Vernon Wayne’s City Cafe opened in downtown Conroe two months ago. Full Story »
Two people are facing aggravated robbery charges stemming from separate incidents, and another person faces charges for online solicitation of a minor. Full Story »
PANORAMA VILLAGE – Whether she was hobnobbing with Apollo astronauts, weighing an offer to sing with one of the nation’s top dance bands or having her finger on the pulse of the social scene in Panorama Village, Jacque Kornegay was known as a woman of action and vitality. Full Story »
NEW CANEY – A natural Christmas tree was deemed the cause of a fire Monday afternoon at an East Montgomery County home. Full Story »
WASHINGTON — After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed Tuesday night to drop a government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation, several officials said, a concession to party moderates whose votes are critical to passage of President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. Full Story »
The Willis Independent School District board is considering additional personnel at the middle school level due to enrollment. Full Story »
Cut-N-Shoot HOG toy run: The 21st annual Santa’s Bike Parade and Toy Run, hosted by the Cut-N-Shoot Harley Owners Group, will depart from Conroe High School, located at 3200 W. Davis St. in Conroe, at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. From there, riders will head east to Frazier Street, north to FM 3083, east to FM 1484 and end at the Montgomery County fairgrounds, where there will be a Christmas celebration. Full Story »
Arcade Comeaux Jr., the convicted sex offender who escaped Nov. 30 after overpowering two Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison guards in a van driving through Conroe, claims inmates can easily obtain weapons from the outside and often through TDCJ guards. Full Story »
• Gary W. McCaffrey, driving while intoxicated third or more Full Story »
District 1 – North County • A deputy arrested a woman Nov. 28 for family violence aggravated assault after she used a baseball bat to shatter the windows on two vehicles, then went after her common-law husband with the bat and a knife. The deputy was dispatched to the 11500 block of FM 2432, where a man said he was asleep and awoke to find his wife, who was intoxicated, hitting him on the face ... Full Story »
Now that convicted sex offender Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr. is back in custody following an intense manhunt, Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon plans to present a trio of felony charges to a Montgomery County grand jury this week. Full Story »
WASHINGTON – Senate Democratic liberals are seeking expansion of two large federal programs, Medicare and Medicaid, in exchange for dropping a government-sold insurance option from health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, several lawmakers said Monday. Full Story »
With wide eyes and smiles, children pointed and stared in awe as Santa Claus arrived in Conroe. Full Story »
Motor-vehicle burglary arrests: The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrested three Conroe men early Monday morning in The Woodlands on charges of burglary of a motor vehicle. Full Story »
After firefighters expressed interest in continuing education courses, the Lone Star College System has created classes to fit their schedule. Full Story »
Dougy Swetman is a student at the Splendora school district’s Peach Creek Elementary. Without Montgomery County United Way-funded programs at the East County YMCA, his mother Sandy would have a hard time finding after-school and holiday care for him. Full Story »
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration took a major step Monday toward imposing the first federal limits on climate-changing pollution from cars, power plants and factories, declaring there was compelling scientific evidence that global warming from manmade greenhouse gases endangers Americans’ health. Full Story »
John Cooper School The John Cooper School will host an Admission Open House beginning at 2 p.m. Jan. 9 in the Performing Arts Center on campus. Prospective families interested in more information about pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade classes for the 2010-11 academic year are invited to join administrators, teachers and students for the Admission Open House. Faculty and administrators will ... Full Story »
FREDERICKSBURG – Former President George H.W. Bush used gold scissors to cut a red ribbon and dedicate an expanded gallery that carries his name at the National Museum of the Pacific War. Full Story »
AUSTIN – U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison formally entered the Texas governor’s race Monday, taking on two-term incumbent Gov. Rick Perry in the March primary. Full Story »
WALDEN – The rivalry between Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison for the Republican gubernatorial primary election is gathering much attention but another candidate, who calls herself the conservative choice, isn’t sitting by the sidelines. Full Story »
It is estimated that the holiday season is the time of year when some retail stores will rake in as much as 60 percent to 70 percent of their yearly sales. One retail company recently touted their one-day sales total on the day after Thanksgiving as more than $1 billion dollars. Full Story »
For most, the attack on Pearl Harbor evokes images from photographic and cinematic efforts portraying America’s darkest hour. For a pair of Montgomery County veterans, Dec. 7 is a day they were witnesses to history. Full Story »
With concerns nationwide about consumer spending on the downside this holiday season, The Woodlands appears to be a gem in Montgomery County, but business owners say they are still feeling the pinch. Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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