A late‑night three‑alarm blaze at the Pont Alba apartments in Bellaire displaced residents and hospitalized a firefighter. Multiple departments and the Red Cross responded while investigators probe the cause.

A League City shoplifting report snowballed into a multijurisdictional probe that yielded more than $400,000 in recovered goods and one arrest.

Harris County deputies say an adult man was found dead on Duran Canyon Lane; investigators say a rolling disturbance and related crash may be involved.

An Orion Car Care owner says years of flooding on W. Bellfort have caused roughly $350K in damage and left him covering about $150K out of pocket. City work hasn’t stopped the ponding.

NASA is recruiting four paid volunteers to spend about a year in linked simulators at Johnson Space Center to test Moon and Mars mission living. The program starts no earlier than August 2027 and applications are open.

Deputies with Harris County Precinct 4 arrested Johnathan Green after a brief Tollway pursuit; police say he was a convicted felon found with a firearm.

A jury convicted a Houston man Friday in the 2024 I‑10 crash that killed a Precinct 5 deputy and her 8‑year‑old daughter. Sentencing has not been set.

A new Partnership analysis and the local PIT count show Houston with about five people experiencing homelessness per 10,000 residents; officials call it progress while advocates urge caution.

Austin’s Bread Boat is bringing its khachapuri and Georgian wine list to Richmond Avenue this fall, with a Sept. 1 soft open and Oct. 1 grand opening. The new outpost will be the brand’s first outside Austin.

A Harris County Sheriff's Office sergeant was arrested in Fort Bend County and faces multiple charges, officials say.

A woman in her 60s was found dead inside a dumpster behind a strip mall on Aldine Mail Route Road; Harris County investigators are reviewing surveillance and seeking tips.

A Tomball Parkway traffic stop ended with deputies seizing a loaded handgun and suspected narcotics, the Precinct 4 constable says.

Stafford-based Matrix Metals agreed to pay $1.18M to settle allegations it improperly obtained a Second Draw PPP loan. The deal follows a qui tam complaint and an SDTX investigation with the SBA.