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A man pushing a cart was struck and killed early Sunday in the Cloverleaf area. Harris County deputies are searching for a white vehicle seen leaving the scene.
Shots were reported around 9:30 p.m. at a Parkes Street house party in north Houston; HPD logged multiple call slips as the gathering dispersed.
A man was shot Saturday on Houston’s northeast side in a possible road‑rage incident on North McCarty Street. Police are canvassing the area and searching for a suspect.
A Harris County deputy pursuit ended in a crash on Telge Road in Cypress. Two occupants of the vehicle were pronounced dead.
A pre-dawn crash on the I‑610 West Loop near San Felipe closed southbound lanes and left one person dead. Investigators remained on scene as crews cleared the road.
A woman in her late 70s was detained after her adult son was critically shot early Saturday at a home on Valencia Drive. Houston police say the shooting followed an argument and the investigation is ongoing.
Precinct 4 deputies joined Montgomery County in an active search Friday; K‑9 Mattress Mack and drone "Maverick" were deployed and residents were urged to avoid the area.
A Dallas-based American Airlines flight attendant who vanished during a Medellín layover was found dead Friday. Colombian officials say a medical examiner is determining the cause.
A woman in her 50s was killed and another woman hospitalized after a hit-and-run at West Little York and De Priest, and Houston police are searching for a black Chevrolet Tahoe.
A dog was found with severe, likely intentional injuries in a Baytown wooded area; Houston SPCA and Baytown police are investigating and asking for tips.
A Houston officer and his K-9 were treated after their patrol car flipped at Smith and Pease in downtown Houston. Both are expected to recover.
Relatives' concerns led deputies to a Rosharon job site where 70-year-old Ricardo Garza was found dead; investigators have named a suspect already jailed on an unrelated charge.
A 76-page Galveston police file surfaced after an open-records request, prompting a relative to push for answers 56 years after Mary Ellen Robinson's 1970 killing.
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