HPD is awaiting autopsy results after a 5-year-old girl died following transport from 500 West Medical Center Boulevard.

CenterPoint Energy increases its workforce to about 3,300 in response to an impending winter storm in the Greater Houston area, to manage potential power outages and damage.

Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar and his assistant are indicted for using their positions to start a fraudulent disinfecting business, misappropriating office resources for personal gain.

Sydney Marquez — who disappeared in Houston last month — was arrested Jan. 16 near Conroe and is charged with burglary of habitation. Her family continues to raise concerns about her mental health.

Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen has filed permits for a new 5,864‑sq‑ft restaurant at Texas Heritage Marketplace in West Katy, with construction slated to start in April and finish by Christmas 2026.

Houston anticipates the season's coldest weather, with dense fog followed by a sharp drop in temperatures and a strong arctic front bringing potential thunderstorms and freezing rain.

The FAA says George Bush Intercontinental is the first U.S. airport to get upgraded surface‑movement radars to help controllers spot runway conflicts. The hardware will feed ASDE‑X and support a larger ATC modernization push.

An 11-year-old student from Magnolia ISD died after a medical emergency on a school bus, with efforts to save them unsuccessful; no foul play is suspected.

Two men are charged with capital murder after a fatal shooting during a robbery at a Houston business, resulting in the death of Yaddua Barraza Hernandez.

Houston nonprofit Medical Bridges loaded two 40‑foot containers of tested hospital equipment and shipped them through Port Houston to Romania and into Ukraine. The group says the delivery will support frontline hospitals.

The Juicy Crab has listed a Pasadena address at 4002 Spencer Highway and a comp report shows a lease starting in March, with a likely spring opening. The chain’s Cajun boil combos are expected at the new site.

A 35-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash involving a BMW X3 on Gessner Road, Houston. The accident occurred at 2:00 a.m. when the car hit a light pole.

A woman was arrested in Harris County for DWI and assaulting an officer after a noise complaint led to her discovery in a car with signs of intoxication.