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A sheriff's deputy was shot and killed while making a traffic stop Friday near Houston, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU reports. Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, 42, was described as "a trailblazer" because he was the first Sikh deputy of the Harris County Sheriff's Office when he joined the force 10 years ago. He was pronounced dead at Memorial Hermann Hospital after the 12:45 p.m. shooting in a residential cul-de-sac.Dhaliwal had stopped a vehicle with two people inside when one of the occupants was able to leave the vehicle, approach the deputy from behind and shoot him at least twice — "basically just shot him in a very ruthless, cold-blooded way," said Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.Dhaliwal's dashboard camera captured video showing Dhaliwal speaking with the driver in what appeared to be a conversational tone with "no combat, no arguing," Sheriff's Major Mike Lee said. The driver's door was opened at one point, and Dhaliwal shut it as the driver remained in the vehicle. When … [Read more...] about Slain Harris County, Texas sheriff’s deputy was first Sikh officer

By Samantha Ketterer Updated 10:48 am CDT, Monday, July 30, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 Crew members work on towing a damaged car after driver died in an overnight crash on U.S. Highway 90 near Uvalde Road on Monday, July 30, 2018, in Houston. Crew members work on towing a damaged car after driver died in an overnight crash on U.S. Highway 90 near Uvalde Road on Monday, July 30, 2018, in Houston. Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle Image 2 of 5 A man died after he crashed his car into a ditch on Highway 90 in northeast Harris County on … [Read more...] about Man dies after car flips into ditch in NE Harris County

By Joy Sewing Updated 4:17 pm CDT, Friday, July 27, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Harris County Animal Shelter Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 Christmas In July (Harris County Animal Shelter) Christmas In July (Harris County Animal Shelter) Photo: Harris County Animal Shelter Image 2 of 5 Christmas In July (Harris County Animal Shelter) Christmas In July (Harris County Animal Shelter) Photo: Harris County Animal Shelter Image 3 of 5 Christmas In July (Harris County Animal Shelter) Christmas In July (Harris County Animal Shelter) … [Read more...] about Harris County pet adoptions just $20 through Sunday

Zach Despart Updated 8:00 pm CDT, Monday, July 30, 2018 Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 A Lake Houston debris removal barge heading back to the landing after collecting debris for about an hour on Friday, July 6, 2018, in Huffman.  The removal started in May and is a part of the overall Hurricane Harvey debris mitigation. less A Lake Houston debris removal barge heading back to the landing after collecting debris for about an hour on Friday, July 6, 2018, in Huffman.  The removal started in May and is a part of the overall ... more Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle Harris County to hire debris removal companies for future storms 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday plans to approve a $7.1 million contract to hire two … [Read more...] about Harris County to hire debris removal companies for future storms

Updated 1:31 pm CDT, Tuesday, July 31, 2018 Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Houston Chronicle Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Early voting starts Aug. 8 on the proposed $2.5 billion Harris County flood bond. Early voting starts Aug. 8 on the proposed $2.5 billion Harris County flood bond. Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Houston Chronicle Harris County announces early voting plan for $2.5B flood bond 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Harris County will have 25 balloting locations during the first week of early voting for the $2.5 billion flood control bond election, and almost twice that for the second week, the Harris County Clerk's office said Tuesday. Roughly 700 voting locations will be open on the Aug. 25 election day, a date chosen to coincide with the one-year anniversary of Hurricane … [Read more...] about Harris County announces early voting plan for $2.5B flood bond