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Heat-illness related hospital visits on the rise amid widespread power outages due to Beryl
“Your body needs more time to recover than you probably think it does.”. Hospitals in and around Harris County are seeing a surge of patients with heat-related illnesses after Hurricane Beryl swept through the region, causing widespread outages. Hospitals in Harris, Montgomery and Fort Bend counties have seen 318 patients...
Amarillo encourages mosquito prevention after reported human case of West Nile virus in Texas
City of Amarillo officials reminds residents that mosquito precaution is a priority following the Texas Department of State Health Services reported the first human case of West Nile virus in Texas this year.
PHOTOS: Work in Progress of Power Restoration in Montgomery County
Work in progress (see photos below) on 1488 (between Kuykendahl and WG Jones State Forest) on power restoration in Montgomery County on Friday, July 12 at approx. 1:20 p.m. For updates on power restoration and Hurricane Beryl Recovery updates in The Woodlands and Montgomery County area, visit our news page at HelloWoodlands.com/News.
ER visits tied to carbon monoxide poisoning spiked in first four days after Beryl
Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties recorded more than 100 cases of CO poisoning between July 8 and July 11, according to the Houston Health Department. Many stemmed from the use of generators or car engines in enclosed spaces. Carbon monoxide poisoning cases are soaring across the region in the...
Beryl storm debris pickup: Updates from Houston, Harris and other nearby counties
HOUSTON — The Texas A&M Forest Service estimates that Hurricane Beryl's Category winds impacted 50% of Houston’s urbanized area tree coverage. No matter where you drive in Houston and nearby cities, you're bound to see piles of tree branches, limbs, stumps and other storm debris. It's expected to...
Hidalgo calls for more volunteers to assist with Hurricane Beryl clean up
In Harris and Montgomery County over 200 trees were knocked down due to the strong winds of Hurricane Beryl. CenterPoint Energy and Entergy linemen continue to cut down trees that fell on homes and power lines. (Courtesy City of Conroe) Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is calling for more volunteers…
Texas reports first human West Nile case of 2024
A person in Montgomery County, north of Houston, was diagnosed with West Nile fever. Original Article: https://www.kvue.com/video/news/health/texas-first-human-west-nile-case-2024/269-b51cc1bc-3071-4d80-90b5-1fe9ddefd47d.
Fatal wrong-way driver crash on Eastex Freeway causes closure in Montgomery County
HOUSTON (CW39) — A wrong-way crash that killed a driver has closed the northbound lanes of the Eastex Freeway Friday morning. Around 1:30 a.m. Friday morning, Houston police responded to a head on collision on I-69 Eastex Freeway at Kingwood Drive. Montgomery County units were on the scene and witnessed the accident.
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