A 20-year-old man was killed late Sunday on the 13700 block of the Gulf Freeway service road after his pickup left the lane and struck a guardrail and light pole. HPD's Vehicular Crimes Division is investigating.

An overturned 18-wheeler closed SH-99 westbound at Cypress Rosehill on Monday as hazmat crews and LifeFlight responded.

An employee at the Five Below in Richmond barricaded himself inside the store early July 25 and surrendered after negotiations. He faces multiple aggravated-assault charges, authorities say.

A driver died early Sunday when their car struck a parked 18-wheeler on Dorsett Avenue near Pillot Street; the vehicle caught fire and HPD is investigating.

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.