Pearland City Council awarded $289,500 in PEDC funds to hire TBG Partners to design the Grand Link festival street — the first implementation step of the Old Town plan.

Police say burglars are using ladders to reach unprotected second‑story windows across Houston. Experts urge storing ladders and adding glass‑break sensors and cameras.

Strong winds tore the roof off the Park at Sutton Hill apartments on MLK Blvd, displacing at least 78 people and prompting Red Cross and city crews to respond.

Partly cloudy and breezy Sunday with gusts up to 25 mph and patchy fog. Temperatures climb into the 80s midweek, with small‑craft caution in effect this morning.

Dense morning fog may slow the commute. Scattered storms this evening could bring gusts up to 30 mph.

Harris County deputies responded to a crash on Pinechester Drive early Saturday; the driver suffered a gunshot wound and later died. CSI and homicide detectives are on scene.

A 15-year-old was shot outside a home in northeast Houston and is hospitalized in stable condition after suspects drove off in a white pickup.

HPD deployed K9 and support units to the 2500 block of Lazy Hollow as officers searched for additional evading suspects; one person is in custody.

A reported armed robbery on the Northwest Freeway near Cypress Mill left deputies searching and motorists warned to avoid the area. No injuries were reported.

A USDA inspection found a camel kicked a guest at Champion Forest’s Christmas show and flagged the animal exhibitor for a critical safety lapse. PETA is urging the church to stop using live animals.

A Southwest Houston family's backyard was flooded with raw sewage for weeks while the city installed a temporary bypass and scheduled a main replacement.

A seven-block stretch of Main Street will be rebuilt as a tree-lined, pedestrian promenade with patios, shade and public art timed for the 2026 World Cup.

Two people were found shot to death inside a downtown Houston apartment after neighbors reported blood; police recovered a gun and homicide detectives are investigating.