Man leads authorities on 20 mile chase through Chambers County
A man with 35 pounds of marijuana in a 1994 Toyota led a high speed chase across rural Chambers County, reaching 120 mph before authorities spiked a tire in Jefferson County. He abandoned the car in a front yard and fled on foot before being captured. The suspect, Samuel Lamar Peterson, 27, of Pensacola, Florida, remained in custody as authorities reviewed charges.
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Jefferson County
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Pensacola
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Stroke survivor beats odds earns grades at Lee College
Leslie Jenkins aged 59 defied doctors after a massive stroke five years ago. His wife Sharon recalls his progress from near total paralysis to achieving A and B grades in two classes this fall, proving faith and hard work can change outcomes. The couple, married nearly four decades, credit God for the turnaround.
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Lee College
Leslie Jenkins
Lee
Jenkins
Sharon
Leslie
Sharon Jenkins
Mrs. Jenkins
Mean Gene Kelton death not alcohol related police say
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences ruled out alcohol as a factor in the Dec. 28 fatal crash that killed music legend Mean Gene Kelton. Kelton, 57, from Baytown, died when his Ford Explorer hit a Crosby ISD school bus on FM 2100 near Tall Cedars Street. Funeral is at 6 p.m. today at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown.
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Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
Mean Gene Kelton
Crosby
Roxanne Mena
IFS
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Kelton
Houston Raceway Park
Baytown
Tall Cedars Street
Anahuac probes city hall data theft incident
Anahuac authorities, led by Mayor Sue Hawthorne and the Chambers County Sheriff's Office, probe a Dec. 14 breach of the city hall computer. No suspects named yet. a letter urged customers and vendors to place a 90 day fraud alert via the FTC. Lock changes and policy reviews follow.
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Anahuac
Sue Hawthorne
Chambers County Sheriff's Office
Miller
Federal Trade Commission
Hawthorne
Sheriff's Department
Fte.gov
Prescribed burn blamed for Monday marsh haze spread far
Chambers County officials said a Monday prescribed burn on the Moody National Wildlife Refuge grew larger than expected. Bulldozers and equipment worked to suppress the fire while the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality was notified. Smoke traveled along I 45 reaching Dickinson and League City and blanketed much of Galveston County. Residents reported breathing difficulties and the smoke from about 2 a.m. Monday. National Weather Service satellite imagery helped pinpoint the origin.
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Galveston County
Moody National Wildlife Refuge
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Ryan Holzaepfel
Chambers County Emergency Management
Dickinson
League City
National Weather Service
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