Fort Bend County News

Authorities in Fort Bend County believe a second driveway robber may be targeting people in Sugar Land.

A third Sugar Land resident was robbed in his driveway, but the crime is not believed to be connected to similar cases, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.

As a result of an anonymous tip called into Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers, Fort Bend County Detectives have arrested 25 year old Mishawn Montrey Nelson and 20 year old John Lance Courtney in connection with the Robbery that occurred on November 5, 2009 in the 1500 block of State Highway 99 in Katy.

A teenager has been arrested in connection with a robbery in the garage of a Sugar Land home, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.

The formula is quite simple when you hear officials talk about it in either Fort Bend or Montgomery County.

During the week of November 2, 2009, Detectives with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office were out in full force conducting home compliance/verification checks on all registered sex offenders residing in the unincorporated area of Fort Bend County.

Three men identified as suspects in Texas dog-scent lineups have filed a lawsuit saying the technique sent them to jail for crimes they didn't commit.

Three men have filed a federal lawsuit against Fort Bend Deputy Keith Pikett and his use of "evidence" gathered by scent dogs, which they say led to them being falsely accused of and imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit.

A baby boy is one of two more Houston residents who have died from swine flu, according to the city's Website.

A dog's sniff helped put Curvis Bickham in jail for eight months. Now that the case against him has been dropped, he wants to tell the world that the investigative technique that justified his arrest smells to high heaven.

Three men who spent months in jail after a dog's sense of smell linked them to crimes they did not commit are filing a lawsuit claiming that Texas authorities falsely arrested and imprisoned them.

Houston police on Monday arrested a woman in the Sept. 13 shooting death of a man who had been linked to the brutal slaying of a Rice University student more than 20 years ago.

A public-private coalition forged in Fort Bend County will pool about $2.5 million over the next five years to fund the first-ever marketing and branding campaign aimed at attracting new business to the area.

State transportation officials announced the approval of seven projects around the state that will be funded by TxDOT's pass-through program.

Fort Bend County has received almost 17,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine, but they're mostly available at private health care providers.

Angelina County commissioners on Tuesday accepted a $100,000 energy efficiency block grant.

It was a dramatic end to what police are calling an unbelievable act. A Sugarland man accused of stabbing his own one-week-old son had to be dragged out by SWAT team members after barricading himself in his apartment.

A week-old boy was in critical condition Saturday after his father stabbed him while holding the family hostage, officials in Fort Bend County said.

Fort Bend police responded to a burglary call Saturday, but instead of finding robbers, they found a house full of illegal immigrants.

A former employee at the Fort Bend County Juvenile Detention Center who blew the whistle over alleged crimes she claims to have witnessed believes she was fired in retaliation and has filed a lawsuit against the county.