The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by hitting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Persian Gulf.The strikes came hours after U.S. President Donald ...
Deputies say that an electrical current surged through the home's wiring, prompting a small fire in the attic and electrocuting the homeowner's son while he was using a computer....
The suspect, identified as Michael Driver, allegedly told police he was involved in a fight, and during that fight, he took out a gun and fired it, wounding the 45-year-old victim, records state....
The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office has confirmed a vehicle stolen by a domestic violence suspect on Sunday was the car shot at by Houston police on Monday....
Authorities announced charges against the leader of an Indian criminal group on Tuesday in connection with the political assassination of a prominent Sikh leader in Canada — a high-profile killing that strained the diplomatic relationship between Canada and India at the time.The ...
Houston leaders and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) are calling for an independent investigation after an ICE agent fatally shot an undocumented immigrant during an attempted arrest Tuesday in east Houston.Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who was in...
A Houston-area youth pastor has been arrested and accused of child exploitation, according to Montgomery County Precinct 3 officials. Houston-area youth pastor arrested, charged 20-year-old Noel Walker of Conroe was arrested and charged with five counts of possession of child po....
In a match with few fireworks, the Swiss were patient against the Colombians and their enthusiastic fans. After a scoreless draw, Ruben Vargas converted the decisive penalty and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals, beating Colombia 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday.Swi...
Brittany Armstrong was charged with involuntary manslaughter after illegal fireworks started a fire that killed Cashmere Elijah Parker in Dunn, North Carolina....
A 52-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in east Houston by an ICE agent during what the agency called a “targeted enforcement operation.” They were trying to arrest Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. RELATED: Mexico to req...
Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died by suicide in November 2025 after a high-speed chase with police, had early stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain abnormality linked to repeated head trauma, his family announced Tuesday.The Boston Universi...
Houston criminal defense attorney Michael Stuart Driver has been charged with murder in connection with the June 27 shooting death of 45-year-old Jesse Reyes.According to the Houston Police Department, officers responded to a shooting on June 27 and were flagged down by Driver, w...
An investigation is underway after skeletal remains were found Monday afternoon in a vacant field in north Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.The discovery was made around 4:35 p.m. at 1003 Greens Road.HPD homicide detectives and investigators with the Harris Cou...
The fireworks set off across Los Angeles were so bright, astronauts spotted them from space.
A Houston lawyer was arrested and charged with murder for the shooting death of a man in University Place. Michael Stuart Driver, 46, has been accused of shooting and killing 48-year-old Jesse Reyes at a home on Vassar Street on June 27. Court document reveals new details A......
Harris County officials are investigating after a crash between two vehicles killed one of the drivers north of Houston. Deadly crash kills 1 Sheriff Ed Gonzalez reports deputies were called to T.C. Jester Boulevard and Sablechase Drive for a deadly crash around 4 a.m. Acco......
According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, a red Toyota was headed northbound on TC Jester when the driver allegedly ran a red light and hit a white RAV4....
Authorities said the man had a dispute with the property manager and threatened maintenance workers with a firearm.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday for fallen Montgomery County Deputy Erika Serrato. Deputy Serrato, a six-year ...
A Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputy, Erika Serrato, was struck and killed last month while investigating a suspected DWI crash along I-45, authorities said....
A suspect was wounded after being shot by police officers in the Highland Village area on Monday night, according to the Houston Police Department.
The whale struck the boat in the New York, New Jersey port area on Saturday afternoon.
When Sgt. Tyler Cottonware woke up before dawn that morning, he expected a busy day.The City of Kerrville Police sergeant had plans to work the Fourth of July festivities. He knew it had rained overnight. He knew flooding was possible.What he didn’t know was that within hours he ...
An AMBER Alert that was issued for a 12-year-old girl who disappeared Monday evening in Montgomery County has been canceled after she was found safe.Fort Bend County attorney files legal action challenging Daniel Wong’s authority to serve as county judgeThe Montgomery County Sher...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that the United States should be in control of Greenland rather than NATO ally Denmark, renewing tensions in Europe even as the trans-Atlantic military alliance was announcing billions in arms deals at a summit in an attempt to appease t...
A man was taken into custody after authorities say he stole a private ambulance with a medic inside Monday afternoon in northwest Harris County. Harris County crime: Suspect in custody after allegedly stealing private ambulance with medic inside According to Harris County Precinc...
Law enforcement is responding to a shooting involving a police officer Monday night, according to the Houston Police Department.The incident was reported around 8 p.m. in the 4100 block of Westheimer Road,Police said the suspect was shot by an officer and is in unknown condition....
Houston police are on the scene following an officer-involved shooting in the Highland Village area. Highland Village shooting: Suspect struck in officer-involved shooting Officials said the shooting occurred near Drexl Drive and Westheimer around 7:15 p.m. Houston police......
A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said.The attack was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which a fi...
Two Flock cameras were found cut in half and spray-painted at Washington Avenue and Westcott in Houston. However, it's a mystery who is behind the vandalism....
Jason Grindstaff, 45, turned himself in on Friday following a grand jury indictment and Texas Rangers investigation, according to city officials.
A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent "sniper pad" on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors sought to convince a state judge they have enough evidence to put a Utah man on trial for murder....
Family, friends, fellow law enforcement officers and members of the community gathered on Tuesday morning to honor the life of fallen Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy Erika Serrato, who was killed while directing traffic on Interstate 45 on June 28.Deputy killed while helping a...
The grandfather of a man who was shot and killed by the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis over the weekend says he wants answers from law enforcement.Evaniel Johnson said he is waiting to see if video footage supports the police narrative that his 20-year-old grandson, Tyrin Jo...
A man was taken into custody after a private ambulance was stolen with a medic still inside Monday afternoon, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office.The incident was reported around 3 p.m. near the intersection of Bold River Road and Doss Landing Avenue in t...
Jordan “Tiny” Wilmore, a 7-foot-3 former basketball player whose journey to becoming a police officer has inspired many across Texas, will officially be sworn in as a Kemah police officer Tuesday afternoon.The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kemah City Hal...
Houston police said officers responded to a burglary at a home in Fourth Ward, with one suspect inside the home and the homeowners outside with police....
A toddler discovered in a backyard pool in a Phoenix suburb in February was declared dead before being found breathing hours later in a room that serves as the hospital morgue, according to recently released police records.Two Gilbert police officers saw possible signs of life mu...
A man accused of dumping a puppy in a locked trunk in a Channelview field has been arrested, authorities say. According to the Harris County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office, Deontwon Marquise Perry Jr., 21, is facing a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals. The incident happened in ...
A man is now charged after police say he attacked a woman inside a downtown Houston parking garage last week.According to the Houston Police Department, Sir Felix Stafford-Franklin II, 23, has been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and attempted sexual assault ...
Houston firefighters were called to a fire at an apartment complex in west Houston late Sunday night after reports of flames coming from a third-floor unit at 10901 Meadowglen Lane, according to the Houston Fire Department.HFD responded around 11 p.m. and encountered challenges g...
New court records show the suspect charged in the murder of a repairman found dead inside a vacant Houston-area home has a lengthy criminal history and was already out on bond in multiple cases when he was arrested.PREVIOUS: Man charged with murder after repairman found dead insi...
When the high-rise where Noel Márquez lived with his family crashed to the ground and burst into flames in Venezuela's twin earthquakes, Márquez, who happened to be at his girlfriend’s apartment, raced home and called out for his mother, grandparents and siblings. Only his 17-yea...
An off-duty sheriff's office K-9 has died after running from fireworks and getting hit by a vehicle.
A 26-year-old man is dead after a reported shooting at an apartment complex on Sunday morning, according to the Rosenberg Police Department.Police responded around 4:30 a.m. to the The Henry at Rosenberg Apartments, located at 3419 Fountains Drive. Authorities said they found the...
A Houston man accused of abandoning a puppy in a locked container in Channelview has been arrested after being sought for months, according to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office.Deontwon Marquise Perry Jr., 21, is charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals. Investig...
Harris County Constable Precinct 4 deputies are investigating a major crash near N. Grand Parkway West and the Tomball Parkway. Authorities say a child was injured in the wreck and was being evaluated by EMS at the scene.According to investigators, the crash may have unfolded aft...
Several residents in Houston's Westchase neighborhood are without a home on Monday after a massive fire broke out at an apartment overnight.
Two suspected drunk drivers were arrested after, authorities say, they plowed into Harris County Constable Precinct 5 patrol vehicles during a nighttime closure on the westbound Katy Freeway near Westgreen Boulevard.Deputies with Precinct 5’s Toll Road Division were already on sc...
The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal.Hamas did not say whether it planned to take the crucial step of disarmi...
A fire broke out at a Houston hotel room, leaving two people hospitalized and causing severe damage to dozens of units, according to Houston Fire Department officials. Hotel fire leaves 2 injured Deputy Chief Bryan Sky-Eagle reports a fire started in a hotel room on the first flo...
A suspect was arrested after they allegedly stole a vehicle with children inside in the Aldine-area, according to Harris County Sheriff's Office. Xavion Starks, 22, is charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and two counts of aggravated kidnapping. Car stolen with childr...
Fire crews said the person who was inside the room where the fire started is in critical condition with severe burns. A woman in the room just above that one is stable but has some burns and smoke inhalation, HFD said....
A Delta Air Lines flight and a firework reportedly came into contact in the sky above Chicago as the city celebrated the Fourth of July holiday.
A late-night fire broke out at a Westchase-area apartment complex on Sunday night, leaving several families without a home. Apartment fire on Meadowglen Lane Houston Fire Department Deputy Chief Bryan Sky-Eagle reports units were called to the scene around 11 p.m. to find heavy f...
Harris County Constable Precinct 4 says deputies arrested 25 suspected drunk drivers during an enhanced Fourth of July holiday weekend DWI enforcement initiative across Precinct 4.According to the constable’s office, the proactive operation was designed to create a strong law enf...
Three children are safe after a carjacking early Monday morning in the Aldine area, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responded to the incident in the 12200 block of Aldine Mail Route Road near Henry Road.Car fire spreads to northwest Houston laundromat, fo...
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A car fire spread to a northwest Houston laundromat Sunday night, forcing customers to evacuate as flames and thick smoke filled the area.The Houston Fire Department responded around 8 p.m. to the fire at a washeteria in the 200 block of West Tidwell Road near Yale Street.Gunfire...
Two people were hospitalized after an overnight fire at a hotel in south-central Houston, including one person who remains in critical condition.The Houston Fire Department responded just after midnight Monday to the Deluxe Inn in the 2600 block of Truxillo Street near Live Oak S...
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