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Conroe residents trying to recover after latest devastating flood
Residents and officials continue to take stock of the damage after hundreds of homes flooded last week in Harris, Montgomery and Polk counties. Among the hundreds of Houston-area homes devastated by the recent flooding waters of the San Jacinto River, homeowners in Conroe’s River Plantation neighborhood are trying to move forward in their recovery efforts.
Goodrich ISD will be closed on Wednesday, May 8 due to continued flooding
POLK COUNTY, Texas - Goodrich ISD announced it will be closed on Wednesday due to the impact remaining from heavy flooding. With the mandatory evacuation order still in place and flooding still impacting students and families, Goodrich ISD decided to close operations on Wednesday, May, 8. The school district has...
Pregnant woman, 3 weeks from due date, gifted new condo after struggle through flood waters thanks to Spencer Solves It
LIVINGSTON, Texas – The saying is true... there is always a rainbow somewhere after the storm. And that’s certainly the case for one Livingston woman who lost everything last week during the vicious rainfall that hit the area. Nakiyah Youngblood, her boyfriend, and their 6-year-old were faced with...
Livingston elementary school under boil water notice, city rigs temporary water to campus
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - The City of Livingston has announced a boil water notice for Creekside Elementary School due to a water main break. A bypass line is in place to temporarily provide water for the facility. Livingston ISD Superintendent Dr. Brent Hawkins posted an update for the families of...
See the scope of flooding in East Texas
Residents’ homes and possessions are submerged in floodwater following significant rainstorms in Coldspring on May 4, 2024. (Callaghan O'Hare for The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. During the storm...
'We lost everything'
East Texas residents confront their future after flooding Clinton Jones looked across the emergency shelter Friday. His children were going stir crazy. His wife, Samantha, and mother-in-law, Lee Farrell, were making the best of the cots and blankets they received from the Red Cross. The 27-year-old’s family was one of thousands who fled their Southeast Texas homes as heavy rains saturated land in multiple counties and filled lakes and streams. An unknown total of homes, businesses and other property has been ' damaged this week by unrelenting storms stretching across Polk, Montgomery, Harris and other counties. ' We lost everything. We lost everything...
Livingston police ask for information related to fatal hit-and-run
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - Authorities are asking the public to send in any info they may have related to a fatal hit-and-run that took place on Highway 59 North. The incident happened back on April 18, the Livingston Police Department said, but no witnesses have come forward and there is no known description of the vehicle involved.
Livingston church distributes nonprofit-donated flooding relief items to affected residents
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - An 18-wheeler full of donations for flood victims made its way to the Livingston Church of Christ. Clothing, food, water, fans, and cleaning supplies were donated by Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort, a nonprofit organization. “These people are neighbors we’re going to help them, when...
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