San Jacinto County, TX — March 19, 2025 A rapidly expanding wildfire, now known as the Pauline Fire, has consumed approximately 2,388.1 acres in San […]
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🚨Mandatory Evacuations ongoing for Pauline Road Fire
SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Texas — Hundreds of acres are burning in a wildfire in San Jacinto County near the Montgomery County line. UPDATE 🚨MANDATORY EVACUATION🚨 […]
Daniel Keepers found “Not Guilty” in the murder of Michelle Brandon in San Jacinto County
SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Texas The family of 18-year-old Katelynn Brandon, found stabbed to death in 2022, is outraged after one of the defendants was acquitted. […]
Joshua Escobar Plea Bargain
Joshua Escobar has accepted a plea bargain for the March 2023 murder of Sean Paul Velasquez. The agreement, reached on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the […]
Deputy accused of shooting, killing inmate during fight over gun at Kingwood hospital
KINGWOOD, Texas – Just after 9 p.m. on Monday, a San Jacinto County deputy transported an inmate to Kingwood Hospital for injuries he had sustained prior […]
San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Deputy Involved in a Shooting at Kingwood Hospital
This evening, a San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Deputy was involved in an officer-involved shooting at the Kingwood Hospital near the Montgomery County line. The suspect, […]
House Fire in Shepherd
Early this morning Shepherd VFD responded to a house fire. Everyone was able to get out of the house and by the grace of God, […]
Long Term Recovery Group Looking for Volunteers
San Jacinto County, we’re building a stronger future! The San Jacinto County Long Term Recovery Group is forming to help our community recover from future […]
Fatal Hit and Run Shepherd
Feb. 10, 2025SJC- FATAL HIT and RUNTrinity County MediaJohnny Fowler, 63, is the fatality in the fatal hit-and-run Saturday evening on FM 3460 in the […]
Francisco Oropeza, a Mexican National, Pleads Guilty!
Francisco Oropeza, center, is escorted from the San Jacinto County courthouse by Sheriff Greg Capers, right, after a hearing May 18, 2023, in Coldspring, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)