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Sanden George was sentenced to 45 years after pleading guilty to murder. HPD said George intended to run over his girlfriend with his car, but instead killed a Midtown nightclub manager.
The sheriff's office said the homeowner made the grisly discovery as they were returning home.
Texas authorities have issued a Silver Alert for Jack Mayberry, a missing 69-year-old Lockhart man with a cognitive impairment who was last seen late Saturday night.
Scott Baker and his service dog Mal’i reunited after a dayslong search in Jacksonville, Florida.
A South Texas man was arrested last week after authorities say they uncovered more than 900 images and videos of AI-generated child porn during an FBI raid of his home.
Police said the horses are expected to survive, but their injuries will likely prevent them from competing.
According to HPD, about 500 people were in the parking lot, and another 500 were inside Cowgirls Bikini Bar when someone fired a gun.
Houston police homicide detectives are investigating after a man, believed to be homeless, was found dead late Saturday night in the city's South Central area, authorities said.
"While officers were there, somebody from the crowd discharged a firearm. That discharge spooked the crowd, and everybody started running," HPD said.
The fate of Iran peace negotiations remains unknown as President Donald Trump has yet to announce publicly if the United States will agree to the current ceasefire deal on the table.
Authorities allege that the driver failed to slow for traffic approaching a work zone, triggering a chain-reaction crash that killed five people.
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A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding with a carload of homemade desserts for the celebration.
A nice dinner at home for a Baytown family turned into a fearful Friday night after bullets were fired into their home and car. The suspect was shot by police and was hospitalized.
James Ramirez, charged with felony kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend's 6-year-old daughter, was released on bond after an AMBER Alert led to her safe recovery.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said when deputies got to the scene, they found three people with gunshot wounds.
Bayron Pu pleaded guilty to invasive visual recording after a hidden camera was found in a Lupe Tortilla restroom.
The driver disconnected the horse trailer from the blazing truck and safely moved them away before the flames spread, Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman's Office said.
A 20-year-old man was killed after an altercation at a Humble-area house party with over 100 people in attendance ended in gunfire, according to HCSO.
Bayson Elias Pu pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a year in prison after being accused of hiding a camera in the restroom of a Lupe Tortilla restaurant in Houston earlier this year.
A Montgomery County man has been sentenced to 30 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after pleading guilty to Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Causing Serious Bodily Injury involving Family Violence. Lance Michael Campbell, 39, was sentenced by Judge...
On the afternoon of May 27, 2026, the Montgomery County Precinct 5 Constable administration became aware of allegations involving a Deputy sharing pictures of an arrestee and a picture of their driver’s license on social media for unknown reasons. The Precinct 5 Constable’s...
A suspect was injured after allegedly firing at an officer, prompting return fire, during a disturbance call in Baytown.
The sheriff's office said detectives learned that the teen and the man were in a dating relationship, and the shooting allegedly stemmed from an argument over infidelity.
The recall affects Honda and Acura models from 2016 through 2026 after regulators said a faulty seat sensor could cause air bags to deploy unexpectedly in a crash.
A wrongful death lawsuit alleges negligence by the pilot and others contributed to the 2025 plane crash that killed Greg Biffle, his wife, son and daughter.
A manhunt is underway in Virginia after a sheriff's deputy was killed and another was injured while responding to a welfare check request.
The Trump administration is rolling out a series of initiatives aimed at combatting Lyme disease and other illnesses that are spread by ticks.
Authorities said they located a missing 6-year-old girl and canceled an AMBER Alert issued Saturday morning.
"Over the past month, several months, we've had complaints coming in regarding illegal activity here at this club," said HPD Captain Jonathan French
School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, the investigation shows.
Officers executed a search warrant at La Toxica on the East Freeway around 1 a.m. where they found narcotics, illegal alcohol and tobacco and vape products that were not permitted.
An AMBER Alert has been canceled after authorities say the missing girl was found safe.
The USPS has proposed new rules that detail how the Trump administration intends to carry out its contested mail ballot executive order.
Tim Ream, 38, who appeared surprised by the selection, said being named captain of the U.S. men's national team was an honor that he wouldn't take for granted.
A British woman has been convicted of killing her 5-year-old stepdaughter nearly five decades after the child's death was ruled an accident.
Prosecutors say an ICE agent fired into a Minneapolis home occupied by four adults and two children, then falsely claimed he acted in self-defense. He was arrested Friday in Texas.
Journalists from The New York Times and San Antonio Express-News identified 2,600 instances of police using physical force on students.
The city is looking into emergency conservation measures as most options for additional water have been tapped or are years from completion.