Saturday | The Facts
Hospital news a boost for Alvin
News of a hospital coming to Alvin cured what ailed Pete Nash. The physical therapist and Alvin Community College regent chair remembered the years he and other residents fought to bring a hospital to town.
Angleton Danbury Medical Center is giving help by bushel during a weeklong celebration of their 40th anniversary in the community.
An Alvin woman died Tuesday morning after police said the car she was driving was hit by a pickup after it tried to pass a dump truck off FM 2403.
A Brazoria County sheriff's deputy was hit on the head with part of an outdoor lamp after a prisoner bolted from the courthouse Thursday, police said.
Danbury ISD voters nix $8.9 million bond
Danbury ISD trustees slimmed down a failed bond issue from two years ago, but voters rejected the new $8.9 million issue for an athletic facility and renovations, according to unofficial results Tuesday night.
School bonds, state props await Tuesday vote
Early voting turnout in Brazoria County was higher than the predicted state average, apparently driven by bond elections in two of the county's biggest school districts.
Family out of town as Danbury home burns
Looking at her, charred, two-story home, Janice Blalock said she's not sure what she and her family will do.
Ballot measures deserve better turnout
By the process of elimination, we can tell where 163,655 of Brazoria County's 166,484 registered voters haven't been since the morning hours of Oct.
School zone phone law on hold in some areas
Use of cell phones while driving in school zones is illegal only when signs stating so are posted, but one month after the law made it an option, not all southern and central Brazoria County entities have decided to place the signs.
Schools regulate use of electronic devices
Dylan Price never has had his cell phone confiscated, but if he had, he'd pay the $15 fine to get it back.
Schools regulate use of electronic devices
Dylan Price never has had his cell phone confiscated, but if he had, he'd pay the $15 fine to get it back.
Downed power line blamed in blazes
An overheated electrical line likely is the cause of a half-dozen fires which combined into one and burned more than 50 acres of grass and brush Thursday along FM 523.
Downed power line blamed in blazes
An overheated electrical line likely is the cause of a half-dozen fires which combined into one and burned more than 50 acres of grass and brush Thursday along FM 523.
As firefighters hacked through the roof to put out a spreading fire, Juchway Rhodes worried only about getting his wife's ashes out of the house.
In a hot medium grain rice market, it's understandable that medium grain acreage has increased this year in the Southern rice-growing states.
Washing takes back seat to hand sanitizer
Mothers for years have told children to wash their hands, and Mother Nature put the squeeze on cleaner extremities after this spring's H1N1 virus scare.
Investigators: Bloody victim collapses, dies outside Brazoria County bar
Homicide detectives were investigating a murder in Brazoria County Tuesday after a bloody victim collapsed outside of a bar.
Man found stabbed outside Brazoria Co. club dies
A Lake Jackson man died at the hospital early Tuesday after workers at a Brazoria County nightclub found him stabbed several times outside the bar.
More young people seeking elective office
Jennifer Hathcock has four children, is pregnant with twins and when she has time, she offers massage therapy at her home.
Man Allegedly Missing From Beach Found Alive - VIDEO At the time of his disappearance, he had an outstanding warrants in Arkansas.