Walker County News

With 32 years of firefighting under his belt, Huntsville Fire Department assistant fire chief John Waldo has become one of the most respected and knowledgeable firemen in Walker County.

Fellowship of Huntsville Church hosted a four-day carnival for the Boys and Girls Club of Walker County this week at Emancipation Park on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Huntsville.

Walker County Sheriff's Office investigators are on the hunt for a suspect after the armed robbery of a New Waverly bank Monday morning.

For many, beating the heat means leaving home. Walker County emergency officials say they'll eventually open a heat shelter for residents without air conditioning.

Three firemen with the Texas Forest Service were injured Monday and Tuesday battling wildfires that starting to intensify as the Houston-area copes with a hotter and dryer summer than usual.

Firefighters from around Walker County worked late into the night Monday to contain and extinguish a large fire that eventually destroyed 250 acres of forest land on Farm-to-Market Road 1696.

The Walker County Commissioners Court will consider approving Title III funds for five volunteer fire departments in the county to purchase different equipment during a special session at 9 a.m. today at the courthouse.

If you've adopted a pet from the Rita B. Huff Animal Shelter any time in the past year, you've probably been walked through the process by an animal lover named Michelle Guidry.

The Huntsville Fire Department may be getting another new fire station. The City Council voted Tuesday night to authorize city manager Bill Baine to apply for and accept, if awarded, a Department of Homeland Security Fire Station grant.

Three weeks after 27-year-old Ellen Marie Buffington of Huntsville was murdered at a local apartment complex, Huntsville detectives are still working to tie up loose ends in the case against Buffington's estranged husband, 38-year-old Samuel Vanparys Jr.

The family of a suspect who died in the custody of Walker County Sheriff's deputies three years ago believes newly-released video and an audio recording support what they have always maintained -- that deputies murdered their loved one.

Beginning Thursday, the Texas Department of Transportation will begin the process of applying a seal coat to two Walker County roadways.

The Huntsville City Council will consider approving an architectural contract for the expansion and renovation of the Huntsville Public Library when it meets at 6 p.m. today at City Hall.

One day, several years ago, Jackie Pace set a goal for herself. "I just sat down on my bed one day and said: 'Lord, what is it that you would have me do?' And he said: 'work with children,'" Pace said.

From meal plans and dorm living to class schedules and financial aid, incoming freshmen and their parents are faced with many unknowns in the journey to college life.

When a 66-year-old Walker County man on a fishing trip with his grandson disappeared into the waters of the northern portion of Lake Conroe Monday morning, officials in that county called on one of Montgomery County's greatest resources, the Pct.

A 66-year-old grandpa drowned in Lake Conroe as his 9-year-old grandson looked on Monday morning.

The silent victims of domestic abuse have heavy burdens to bear, but for one day, the Huntsville SAAFE House hopes to use good music, good food and good fun to raise funds to provide the help they need.

A TDCJ guard was arrested Thursday and accused of shooting and killing his estranged wife.

Staff Reporter A Huntsville man was arrested Thursday and charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife at a local apartment complex.