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Michael Brown, 22, died after being ejected from a Jeep in a Port Aransas crash following a viral video. Authorities say the Jeep's driver was arrested for DWI.
Police found a driver dead after a crash on the 12400 block of Woodforest Boulevard; the vehicle was riddled with bullet holes, investigators say.
A mother and her 9-month-old were hospitalized after their sedan was struck on I-10 east at the San Jacinto River; the infant was reported critical but stable, deputies said.
An HPD officer suffered minor injuries after a shooting in the 1400 block of Amarillo Street; police say the case is under active investigation.
Fraudsters are calling Harris County residents, posing as deputies and demanding immediate payments, the constable's office warns. Officials say hang up, don’t send money and report suspicious calls.
A federal jury in Houston convicted Tyler John Jordan of possessing a machine gun in the March 16, 2025 Katy McDonald’s shooting that killed a 61‑year‑old. Sentencing is set for June 25.
Houston police say an adult male was shot in southeast Houston and taken to HFD Station 46. Detectives were on scene at the 3900 block of Corder Street.
Houston police say one suspect is in custody and a gun was recovered after shots were fired at a store clerk near 9500 Woodfair Drive; a second suspect remains at large.
Constable Precinct 4 arrested Terry Benton after an NCMEC CyberTip led investigators to files traced to a Lazy Meadows Drive home. He faces three counts and is held on $150,000 bond.
Deputies responded Thursday to a reported shooting in the 10900 block of West Sam Houston Parkway North. One man was hospitalized in serious condition.
Harris County homicide detectives are investigating after a man was found dead inside a home on Lundwood Lane. The sheriff’s office posted an update on X.
A 64-year-old man was arrested and charged with capital murder in the 1990 Lovers' Lane killings, a major break in a decades-old Houston cold case.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Union Pacific train near the Washington Corridor early Thursday. Houston police are investigating at the scene of Cohn and Allen streets.
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