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A child was injured after lighting struck a home in Harris County on Tuesday evening, officials said.
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Deputies say that an electrical current surged through the home's wiring, prompting a small fire in the attic and electrocuting the homeowner's son while he was using a computer.
A child was injured after lighting struck a home in Harris County on Tuesday evening, officials said.
Authorities say a child was shocked after lightning struck a home in Cypress and the current traveled through the home’s wiring into a computer the child was using.The Harris County Pct. 4 Constable’s Office says it happened in the 14400 block of Cypress View Drive.Officials say...
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The Heights home was turned over to the family of Christa Bauer Gilley, who was murdered at the home in 2024, according to Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen.
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A man was taken into custody after authorities say he stole a private ambulance with a medic inside Monday afternoon in northwest Harris County.
Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen said there's an ongoing criminal investigation into a man claiming adverse possession of the Heights home where authorities say murder suspect Lee Gilley killed his pregnant wife in 2024.
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A man was taken into custody after a private ambulance was stolen with a medic still inside Monday afternoon, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office.The incident was reported around 3 p.m. near the intersection of Bold River Road and Doss Landing Avenue in...
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A criminal investigation into the attempted takeover of a murder home in the Heights has been opened as law enforcement returned to the home of Lee Gilley and Christa Bauer in the Heights on Monday. “There’s a special place for this person,” Constable Alan Rosen said in...
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