By Sergio Chapa Updated 9:34 pm CDT, Saturday, June 15, 2019 Photo: Houston Chronicle Authorities are investigating the death of a man who reportedly drowned while retrieving a crab trap in Seabrook early Saturday morning. Authorities are investigating the death of a man who reportedly... A man reportedly drowned while retrieving a crab trap in Seabrook early Saturday morning, authorities said. Seabrook police were called at 3 a.m. to the 1300 block of Main Street. Investigators reported that a man and his adult son went crabbing when the father went to retrieve a trap and was taken by a strong current. BREAKING NEWS | ALERTS Find out first: Get breaking news sent directly to your inbox. The son told police that he tried to pull his father from the water but was unable to do so. Authorities recovered the man's body off the 1500 block of Todville Road at 11:05 a.m. Saturday. The man's name has not … [Read more...] about Police: Man drowns in crabbing accident in Seabrook
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Baptist pastor accused of molesting teenage relative
By Nicole Hensley Updated 4:52 pm CDT, Saturday, June 15, 2019 Former Grace Family Baptist Church pastor Stephen Bratton, 43, was arrested Friday and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child. Former Grace Family Baptist Church pastor Stephen Bratton, 43, was arrested Friday and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child. Photo: Harris County Sheriff's Office Photo: Harris County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close Image 1 of 23 Former Grace Family Baptist Church pastor Stephen Bratton, 43, was arrested Friday and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child. Former Grace Family Baptist Church pastor Stephen Bratton, 43, was arrested Friday and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child. … [Read more...] about Baptist pastor accused of molesting teenage relative
Southbound I-69 lane closing at Loop 610 starting Monday
By R.A. Schuetz Published 11:34 am CDT, Sunday, June 16, 2019 Traffic at southbound I-69 near Loop 610 is about to get a little tighter. An inside lane will be closed between Newcastle Drive and South Rice Avenue from 5 a.m. Monday, June 17, until further notice. OUT OF CONTROL: Houston is 'ground zero' for drunken and drugged driving The closure will allow the Texas Department of Transportation to work on the interchange between I-69 and Loop 610, a project that is expected to take until 2023, though the contractor, Williams Brothers Construction, can make $10.2 million in incentives for finishing parts early. The total cost of the project is $259 million. The interchange project will create two-lane ramps between the freeways in all directions, add shoulders, reconstruct the main lanes of Loop 610 and make other design changes officials say will help traffic flow through the area. Includes previous reporting by Dug Begley. … [Read more...] about Southbound I-69 lane closing at Loop 610 starting Monday
1 killed in shooting outside of Alief restaurant
By R.A. Schuetz Published 10:35 am CDT, Sunday, June 16, 2019 A 40-year-old man was killed by multiple gunshots outside of an Alief restaurant Sunday morning. A witness said Cruz Osmar Rubio-Reyes got involved in a fight around 3:20 a.m. at the rear parking area of Costa Del Sol Restaurant at Bissonnet Street and Cook Road, according to Houston Police. The witness intervened and the man Rubio-Reyes was fighting, who has not been apprehended, got into a white Jeep Wrangler with two other men, drove toward Rubio-Reyes and shot him multiple times before fleeing the scene. The suspects were described as Hispanic males in their 30s. Rubio-Reyes was transported to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, where he died of his injuries. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers, an anonymous tip line that offers cash rewards, at (713) 222-TIPS. … [Read more...] about 1 killed in shooting outside of Alief restaurant
As SBC vows to change, survivors ‘devastated’ by past failures
By Robert Downen and John Tedesco Published 11:39 am CDT, Saturday, June 15, 2019 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Did her trauma just not matter? It’s a question Jules Woodson ponders constantly. It’s been two decades since the youth pastor of her Southern Baptist church in The Woodlands sexually assaulted her on a remote road, and 14 months since Woodson finally decided to confront Andy Savage, who by then was pastoring a Tennessee megachurch. Savage has resigned, as have other officials who said they failed to call police after Woodson told them about the assault. This week, Woodson paid her way to Birmingham to demand that leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention adopt sweeping reforms to oust predators from their pulpits and spare others from the trauma of sexual abuse. The pastor of her former congregation, StoneBridge Church in The Woodlands, remains in the pulpit, and Woodson said he has never apologized for not calling law enforcement or consoling her. … [Read more...] about As SBC vows to change, survivors ‘devastated’ by past failures