Houston will hit 100 degrees Wednesday as the heat index climbs near 107. Storm chances increase Thursday night and Friday, but the weekend remains hot.

Detectives are working the 5500 block of North Freeway case with help from a Crime Stoppers cash reward for tips.

Judge Mark Allen cites extreme drought and growing wildfires as violators risk fines under the new Jasper County order.

Emmanuel Menchaca spent 17 days in intensive care after being shot three times outside his Houston home. His neighbor now faces nine years in prison.

A 2-year-old and a 12-year-old rode along as police chased a stolen Tahoe at 110 mph across northeast Houston before it slammed into a barrier.

Life Flight responded to the East Harris County crash as deputies diverted westbound traffic off US-90 at Lindstrom Road.

Emery/Weiner grad Mandy Stein's Neema International now supports over 250 children and families in Tanzania's Uru village.

A median Sugar Land home could pay $96 more a year, while a lone council vote signals dissent over the hike.

Rep. Al Green's new resolution names Houston construction worker Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, killed by ICE in July with no drugs found in his van.

Jose Acosta, 19, died a day after gunmen robbed him and his 15-year-old brother at gunpoint on Corder Street.

Felton Joseph was struck from behind on an unlit Wallisville Road shoulder and left to die, HCSO says.

Deputies detained a possible suspect after a woman was shot in the 3500 block of Brimwood Drive. Her condition has not been released.

Maximiano Torres traveled to meet who he thought was a child, deputies say. He now sits in jail on an $80,000 bond and an ICE detainer.