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Four students were transported to the hospital Monday morning after their school bus crashed head-on into an 18 wheeler, according to Waller Independent School District.

The Texas Department of Transportation Houston District is proposing to widen FM 1488 from BU 290 to Joseph Road in Waller and Harris counties.

A 43-year-old Waller man has been charged with willfully injuring or committing a depredation against property of the United States, the U.S. Attorney Office announced.

Klein Collins coach Adrian Mitchell took a chance last season playing several sophomores in key roles. It paid off with a district title in 2021 and now the Tigers are hungry for more.

Make a foray to this farm and pluck your own peaches

VYPE was on hand to catch some of the softball action between Lake Creek and Waller. Lake Creek checks in the series undefeated on the season and ranked as the number one team in Class 5A while Waller won the District 19-5A title.

Two players on the team were airlifted to a Houston hospital after the crash.

A student who was doing the tandem jump with the instructor was seriously injured.

Christopher Waller joined the central bank’s Board of Governors last December and quickly got ahead of the monetary-policy curve.

KPRC 2 has learned that a special prosecutor has been named after after six cyclists were struck by a teenager driving pick-up truck in Waller County.

One person is dead after a single-car crash in the Waller area.

To help alleviate some of that expense for diverse communities, rising PGA Tour star Cameron Champ donated $40,000 to the Prairie View A&M University golf program. Champ played college golf at Texas A&M and is one of the few black golfers on the PGA Tour. He was tasked with bringing the Prairie View A&M golf team back to prominence after a near 40-year conference championship drought. “I want to be the first myself.”COVID-19 holdJennings has a young team, and many of his golfers have yet to see college competition due to COVID-19 cancellations. Jennings said there’s a lot of work to do with his young team, while Latham believes the Panthers have the talent to place well in the SWAC.

A special vaccine pre-registration for residents 75 and older in Austin, Burleson, Fayette, Grimes, Waller, and Washington counties is now closed. The goal was to set as many appointments for Tuesday, Feb. 9, as possible. Those not scheduled for Tuesday will remain on the registration list for the next allotment of vaccines. There will be three attempts to reach each registration. Once submitted, those who pre-registered will be contacted by an agent, in the order the form was received, to complete your registration and set an appointment time as vaccines become available.

Waller ISD is still working to develop its reopening plans for the upcoming school year with the safety of its students and staff in mind. The district plans to offer instruction in both face-to-face and virtual formats. Heres what to know so far:CalendarThe first day of school is scheduled for August 24, 2020. Measures underway or being consideredWaller ISD has not yet announced social distancing and safety protocols it plans to implement in its schools for the upcoming year. Instruction methods offeredWaller ISD is planning to offer full time in-person and online learning 5-days a week for all students.

Tornado Warning issued for Harris, Montgomery and Waller countiesThe National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning in effect for northwestern Harris, eastern Waller, and southwestern Montgomery counties until 5 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning in effect for northwestern Harris, eastern Waller, and southwestern Montgomery counties until 5 p.m. Photo: NWS Photo: NWS Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Tornado Warning issued for Harris, Montgomery and Waller counties 1 / 1 Back to GalleryThe National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning in effect for northwestern Harris, eastern Waller, and southwestern Montgomery counties until 5 p.m.A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was spotted near Hockley, 9 miles west of Tomball at 4:40 p.m. If severe weather threatens in your area, please take cover now. NWS officials warn residents to move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a building, if you spot a tornado. Please stay vigilant to changing weather conditions.

The public is invited to attend local meetings covering water quality issues affecting the Cypress Creek watershed spanning Harris and Waller counties. These will be two of the first public meetings to discuss the development of a watershed protection program with the Cypress Creek Watershed Partnership. According to officials, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has reported Cypress Creek failed to meet state water quality standards for contact recreation, with elevated levels of fecal waste being the primary area of concern. The TCEQ and the Houston-Galveston Area Council will hold two public meetings with the same agenda on Tuesday, July 23:1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Barbara Bush Branch Library, 6817 Cypresswood Drive, SpringWaterways are impacted by everything that happens on the land that drains to them, H-GAC Senior Planner Justin Bower said in a press release. This locally led project seeks to empower stakeholders in the watershed to identify and pursue voluntary solutions to the water quality issues confronting their communities.For more information, visit www.cypresspartnership.com.

WALLER, Texas - A 12-year-old girl is brain dead after a major car accident in northwest Harris County near Waller late last week. According to authorities, the accident happened around 4:40 a.m. Friday on Knebel Road near Stokes Road. A 12-year-old girl who was in the truck was ejected and was found submerged in water, deputies said. According to authorities, two victims -- a 15-year-old female front seat center passenger and a 15-year-old male right front seat passenger -- also had to be transported via LifeFlight. The driver and the back left passenger, who was a 21-year-old man, was driving to Memorial Hermann in The Woodlands.

Five people were injured in a major car accident in northwest Harris County near Waller. Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.

12-year-old in critical condition after being ejected from pickup during crash near WallerHarris County Sheriff's Office deputies work the scene of a single-car crash in which a 12-year-old girl was ejected from a pickup on Friday morning, July 5. Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies work the scene of a single-car crash in which a 12-year-old girl was ejected from a pickup on Friday morning, July 5. Photo: OnScene TV Photo: OnScene TV Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close 12-year-old in critical condition after being ejected from pickup during crash near Waller 1 / 14 Back to GalleryA 12-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition Friday morning after she was ejected from a pickup that crashed near Waller, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. The crash was reported around 4:15 a.m. at the intersection of Knebel and Stokes, roughly 3 miles north of Waller. Deputies said the driver was traveling eastbound down Knebel and failed to stop at a stop sign at Stokes.

A Waller woman said she was kicked out of a Cypress restaurant because of her race, but the restaurants manager said race had nothing to do with it.

A Waller woman said she was kicked out of a Cypress restaurant because of her race, but the restaurants manager said race had nothing to do with it.