Precinct 4 deputies say they seized an unserialized "ghost" firearm and suspected marijuana during a suspicious-vehicle stop in the 5000 block of Treaschwig Road.

Cloudy, muggy Monday with highs near 88°F. Stormy rounds and localized flooding risk arrive midweek.

The Alabama‑Coushatta Tribe will open a 24‑hour temporary casino with about 300 electronic bingo machines in Leggett this summer while it builds a full‑scale Naskila resort.

Warm, muggy Sunday in Houston with gusty southeast winds and a high rip current risk for Gulf beaches.

Members of Houston’s Jewish community asked a judge to add Sunday hours to the District C runoff, arguing Saturday’s 7 a.m.–7 p.m. window conflicts with Shabbat. The filing requests at least five extra hours on Sunday, May 17.

A 27-year-old was booked on aggravated-assault charges after surveillance video showed him strike a neighbor with a truck at a Channelview RV park.

A SWAT team responded to a Coleburn Drive home Friday after a wanted man barricaded himself while deputies served a felony warrant. Authorities asked neighbors to avoid the area.

A near‑16,000‑sq‑ft River Oaks estate was recorded sold on April 29; the transfer is the largest publicly visible Houston residential sale in over a year. The closing price remains undisclosed but the home had been relisted at $21.5M.

Harris County deputies say a hit-and-run driver in north Harris County was arrested after deputies found a loaded handgun and an assault rifle in his vehicle. The suspect was booked and faces weapon and hit‑and‑run charges.

Precinct 4 deputies pursued an evading vehicle near the 26800 block of Tomball Parkway; the driver refused to stop and traveled west on FM 2920 while investigators worked the scene.

A 43-year-old Houston man died after his tractor-trailer veered off U.S. 287 near mile marker 322 and rolled, state troopers say.

Slapperz On Second has filed plans to open at 209 S Second St in Flagler Beach; state records show a new SLAPPERZ LLC, but menu and opening date are still unannounced.

Batters & Brunch is building a 3,983‑sq‑ft outpost in The Groves in Humble, with construction begun in April and an expected finish in mid‑December 2026. The menu promises mimosas and pancakes.