The wreckage of what was once Richland Mall won’t be good for nothing. The former 930,000-square-foot structure, primarily concrete, is full of materials that can be recycled and repurposed, according to Forest Acres spokesperson Lynnsey Baker. “We plan to use about 30,00 tons of repurposed concrete (from the demolition) that will stay on site,” said […]
Two races for Richland County Council are contentious this primary. Tyra Little and Christa Williams, both new to county politics, are vying to represent District 3 as Democrats. In District 10, newcomer Democrat DeAnta Reese is challenging incumbent Cheryl English. Early results as of about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday have Little leading the District 3 race […]
North Richland Hills police were involved in a shooting at an apartment complex Tuesday afternoon. The Texas Municipal Police Association said in a post on X that the organization’s attorney Randall Moore was responding to the scene. No officers were injured, according to the post. The shooting was reported at the Haven NRH Apartments, at […]
The median home in Richland County listed for $229,500 in May, up 5% from the previous month’s $218,650, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to May 2023, the median home list price increased 34.1% from $169,900. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Richland County, not houses […]
A man was arrested on multiple charges Tuesday, about a week after a bank in Columbia was robbed, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Joshua Green, 21, was charged with two counts armed robbery and kidnapping, the sheriff’s department said Wednesday in a news release. Green was also charged with possession of a weapon […]
These marriage license applications were recorded in Richland County between May 20 and May 24: John Andrew Ballenger of Mansfield, 23, Star Tek, to Allison Louise Burtscher of Ashland, 22, Golden Poppy Sophia Elizabeth Rolon of Mansfield, 22, student, to Luke Christopher Jungeberg of Mansfield, 22, nurse aide Adam Isaac Binkley of Greenwich, 41, procurement […]
Washington State Patrol is looking for the driver of a semi truck after a potato sludge spill caused motorcycles to lose control and wreck in Richland on Thursday. WSP Trooper Chris Thorson said two separate motorcycle wrecks with injuries left traffic snarled on westbound Interstate 182 at the State Highway 240 exit, according to a […]
Four people were shot Tuesday night, and a juvenile was arrested, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. As of 9:20 p.m., none of the victims had died, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. At about 8 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 400 block of Fresh Water […]
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas – A fight between neighbors in a North Richland Hills neighborhood left one person dead. Police say they received a 911 Sunday around 3 p.m. about a shooting at a home in the 7500 block of Windhaven Road. Officers there found a 48-year-old man who had been shot in the front […]
Richland County Council is advancing a plan to close the juvenile wing of the county jail, a plan that’s apparently taken law enforcement officials by surprise as the county continues to try to improve a facility that is under state and federal scrutiny for understaffing, neglect and violence. The plan was approved by the Alvin […]
A pedestrian was hit by a train and killed Sunday, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. The incident happened in Irmo, the sheriff’s department told The State. At about noon, the CSX train company told deputies that it believed that a train had hit something on the tracks, the sheriff’s department said. Responding deputies […]
A pedestrian was hit by a train and killed Sunday, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. The incident happened in Irmo, the sheriff’s department told The State. Members of both the sheriff’s department and the Irmo Police Department responded to the scene that involved an CSX train. The train did not derail in the […]