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  • 1 month ago | fox26houston.com | Sally MacDonald

    A Houston mom is on a mission to raise awareness about rip currents after her son drowned in one two months shy of his high school graduation in 2019. Kiwana Denson started the Je'Sani Smith Foundation to educate the public and save lives. Mother spreads rip current awareness The backstory: Je'Sani Smith had just turned 18 years old and was about to graduate high school when he drowned in a rip current off Padre Island back in 2019.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Sally MacDonald

    The Brief18-year-old Je'Sani Smith drowned in a rip current off Padre Island back in 2019. His mother, Kiwana Denson, started the Je'Sani Smith Foundation to educate the public and save lives. A new billboard campaign reminds people to "check the flags" before getting in the water. HOUSTON - A Houston mom is on a mission to raise awareness about rip currents after her son drowned in one two months shy of his high school graduation in 2019.

  • 1 month ago | fox26houston.com | Sally MacDonald

    The Department of Homeland Security operated what it called the first charter flight for undocumented immigrants to self-deport. The flight left Houston on Monday bound for Honduras and Colombia. President Trump created "Project Homecoming" to give those in the United States illegally a choice. By the numbers: DHS says 64 participants chose to self-deport back to their home countries on the inaugural flight. Thirty-eight arrived in Honduras and 26 landed in Colombia.

  • 1 month ago | fox26houston.com | Sally MacDonald

    Eyanna,11, and Cheryl, 10, were the cutest fish in the sea when we met them at the Downtown Aquarium. The two sisters have been in foster care since 2019 and are looking for a family to adopt them together.   "They are just adorable little girls. They love to do cheerleading," said Ashley Garner, Depelchin Children's Center. Meet Eyanna and Cheryl What we know: The girls are only 14 months apart and currently living in the same foster home. Eyanna is very curious and loves to learn anything.

  • 2 months ago | fox26houston.com | Sally MacDonald

    It's a box first responders hope doesn't have to be used, but they also recognize it's a resource that could be life-saving. The first "Safe Haven Baby Box" in the Greater Houston-area has been installed in The Woodlands at fire station #6 for any parent in crisis. Safe Haven Box in Houston-are Since 2017, 58 infants have been safely and legally surrendered in a Baby Box. The National Safe Haven Crisis line has assisted with more than 150 handoff surrenders.

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Claire Goodman

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Sally MacDonald
Sally MacDonald @SallyMacFox26
12 Jun 25

THIS JUST IN:Jimmie Ward’s fiancé alleges the Texans star assaulted, strangled, and threatened her. “At the victim's request, an Emergency Protective Order was also filed to ensure her immediate safety and provide ongoing protection” per the Montgomery County SO. #hounews #texans https://t.co/oDhskdT9sq

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12 Jun 25

RT @Fox26Mike: Flood (FA) Advisory has been issued for Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, Liberty, Chambers, Montgomery until 6/12 10:45AM Stay s…

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12 Jun 25

#BREAKING from San Antonio: Three deaths being blamed on the weather. Two people reportedly died in rising water. #Weather #txwx

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BREAKING NEWS: 3 people dead, 2 swept away by flood waters following accident on Northeast Side. https://t.co/UAm0ZZQGPs https://t.co/e23hQwiQrs