Owner and manager of Houston Jewelry Buyers were charged after court filings allege the shop sold counterfeit Rolex, Cartier and Louis Vuitton items valued at six figures.

Twenty-seven bricks of cocaine washed ashore on Galveston’s West End; police collected the packages and warned beachgoers not to touch suspicious items.

Surveillance video shows a black sedan strike another car in Houston; the driver was arrested and charged with felony failure to stop and render aid. The accused, a former U.S. attorney, posted bond after an arrest at her home.

Juan Manuel Yanez was sentenced to life after pleading guilty in the 2025 shooting death of Victoria Valadez in San Marcos. He must serve at least 30 years before parole.

Three Houston‑area suspects were arrested after a stolen vehicle flagged by a license‑plate reader crashed near I‑35 in Kyle; police say burglary tools were recovered.

A shooting in the 9300 block of Richmond Avenue left one person dead Wednesday; HPD homicide detectives are investigating.

A woman was found dead Monday at a Woodlyn Road home in northeast Houston; HPD homicide detectives are investigating and an autopsy is pending.

A man was shot outside a Baytown nursing home Tuesday; police arrested a suspect after a pursuit on I‑10 that ended in Chambers County. The victim is reported stable.

A Houston man prosecutors say executed a mechanic over a roughly $500 repair bill was sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty. The victim’s family says he begged for his life.

Surveillance video shows two armed suspects fleeing a NW Houston smoke shop with backpacks full of merchandise; police are asking for tips.

A superseding federal indictment unsealed this month expands charges against former Houston park ranger Joey Ellis, naming 12 alleged victims and new firearm counts. Authorities say the filing paints a pattern of extortion and sexual abuse in city parks.

Three men were shot at an Ashland Boulevard apartment complex in Channelview; injuries are reported as non-life-threatening and HCSO detectives are investigating.

A contractor at SpaceX’s Starbase died after a scaffold fall on May 15. OSHA has opened a federal investigation and the Starship V3 test window was delayed.