Crosby ISD has hired Carla Merka to replace Dianne Fleming as she retires.
Lone Star Republicans will hold its monthly meeting at the Crosby Church on Thursday from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30. A social will be held at 6:30 p.m. with regular meeting beginning at 7 p.m.
Law enforcement authorities have identified the men involved in the fatal shooting on Bohemian Hall Road near Crosby Friday night.
An altercation on Bohemian Hall Road near Crosby turned fatal about 5:15 p.m. Friday when one man shot another with a rifle, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
An altercation on Bohemian Hall Road near Crosby turned fatal about 5:15 p.m. Friday when one man shot another with a rifle, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Emil McMahon, 32, of Crosby, has been charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter in the death of Tania Vercher, 27, and her son, Alejandro Vercher, 2, during a “road rage” incident in east Harris County on Sept. 29.
A 30-year-old Crosby man was found not guilty of murder by a Harris County jury Wednesday. Joseph Allen Green had been accused in the death of Terry James Griffin on Jan. 21, 2013 in northeast Houston.
A Crosby man was arrested after he fought with Baytown police officers during a robbery at a department store Thursday.
The Crosby Children’s Christmas Festival and Jingle Bell Run will be Saturday at the Crosby Fairgrounds.
Crime Stoppers of Houston is offering a reward of up to $30,000 for information that leads to the filing of felony charges or the arrest of a suspect or suspects in several cases of vandalism that have cut service to thousands of Comcast customers, mainly in the Highlands and Crosby areas.
Harris County will receive public comments on proposed new county regulation of game rooms in a hearing at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Crosby Community Center, 409 Hare Road, Crosby.
Nearly two years after dozens of animals were rescued near the Highway 90 San Jacinto River crossing – and dozens more found dead, some mutilated – Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson called a press conference Tuesday to provide an updated report on efforts to combat animal cruelt…
Huffman High School JROTC members shout out a cadence as they march during a Crosby Veterans Day parade Saturday in Crosby.
The friendship between Robert B. Martin Jr. and Raymond Blanchard dates back to the 1980s. Although each has traveled a different road since graduating Robert E. Lee High School in 1990, they shared something else Friday afternoon - enriching the lives of theater students.
The Crosby Community Center will be hosting a catered Thanksgiving and veteran’s recognition luncheon on Nov. 8 at 11 a.m.
A man finishing his shift at the Papa John’s Pizza in the 2100 block of Highway 90 in Crosby had his car and wallet stolen in an armed robbery about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, HCSO reports.
All are invited to attend the Crosby Community Center’s Annual Boo Bash and Pumpkin Patch, a family festival and fundraiser, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Crosby Advisory Council, the nonprofit 501(c)(3) volunteer organization of the Crosby Community Center, this event in…
The Harris County Precinct 8 Constable’s Office has released the name of a woman who jumped to her death from the Fred Hartman Bridge on Oct. 15.
The Eastside Veterans Celebration will be three days of fun and patriotism on the east side of the San Jacinto and Lake Houston, Nov. 7, 8 and 9.
Nine people – including six law enforcement officers, were arrested Saturday on charges of racing without a license after the Department of Public Safety, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and other agencies accused them of operating an illegal horse-racing track in Crosby.
For the 73rd year, residents are invited to attend the Czech Festival scheduled Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Crosby Fairgrounds.
Kid Ransom - friend or foe?
For the 73rd year, residents are invited to attend the Czech Festival scheduled Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Crosby Fairgrounds.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has filed murder charges against Charles Ray Carter, 32, of Crosby, in connection with the shooting death of Earl Green during a confrontation in the early morning hours of Sept. 1.
A man was killed in the early morning hours of Sunday near Crosby Lynchburg Road, south of Highway 90.
No one was injured when a Crosby ISD school bus and a Toyota passenger car were involved in an accident at the intersection of FM 2100 and FM 1942 about 11:45 a.m. Friday.
Crosby ISD has issued a “Stranger Danger” alert to parents after it was reported that a middle-aged woman attempted to lure a young female student into a vehicle on Tuesday.
Crosby ISD is streamlining the enrollment and re-enrollment process by introducing new, less redundant forms. New parents to the school district can download new student enrollment forms, fill them out at home and greatly reduce the time spent on enrolling a student.
Magic at Crosby Library
Food drive
Camp Hope
Several area residents were named to the dean’s list at Stephen F. Austin State University for the spring semester. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be enrolled in 12 or more semester hours and maintain a grade-point average of 3.5.
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