FOX 26 News Brief for August 23, 2018
The Baytown community is rallying behind a family who is searching for a killer. 84-year-old Sam Wingate was a Korean War veteran. He's been walking with his friend every morning for the last ten years. Last Wednesday, the two were walking along Pinehurst Drive when a car came up behind them and someone shot Wingate in the back.
Vice President Mike Pence visited the Johnson Space Center today. He promised that NASA will have the money to make several bold missions happen, including returning to the moon and putting an American on Mars.
According to Harris County deputies, Ashley George, the woman whose body was found in Clear Lake Park this April, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend. 49-year-old Darrell Burnside is charged with capital murder.
A new massive lagoon styled swimming pool opens in an Humble neighborhood in September. Tonight, Olympian Michael Phelps will be at the VIP grand opening party.