A large flare was visible near Bay Area Boulevard as crews responded; La Porte officials say no action is required while crews assess the scene.

Two Houston men received long federal sentences after prosecutors linked them to a multi‑state pharmacy burglary ring that stole tens of thousands of prescription pills.

A man entered Zwink Elementary’s front office with a holstered handgun and was arrested the next evening; Klein ISD says the Harris County DA has accepted felony charges. No injuries were reported.

A federal complaint filed Thursday alleges Wyndham and several Houston-area motels knowingly profited from the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old in 2022.

Cameron County Commissioner Joey Lopez was arrested on a DWI charge after a late-night crash in Brownsville; he was released on bond and faces a May 26 runoff.

Texas Southern removed Dr. Kevin Granger’s No. 10 banner as the university moves to end his employment amid an active civil lawsuit. The empty rafters put a public face on a months‑long personnel review.

Three new drone docking stations expand Friendswood's aerial coverage to more than 90%, and the department says deployments are already rising during testing.

Houston homicide detectives found a decomposed man inside an apartment on Dunlap Street; investigators spotted what appear to be stab wounds and an autopsy is pending.

A bomb scare in Crosby’s Newport neighborhood forced evacuations Wednesday night; deputies later arrested a homeowner on suspicion of making a false report.

A civilian-model taser was found aboard a Southwest flight at Hobby Airport, prompting passengers to be re-screened and delaying Flight 28 by roughly two and a half hours.

A Houston man was charged March 12 in the death of Angela Marisol Diaz. Her remains were found near Johnson Space Center in March 2025 and police continue to investigate.

An abandoned commercial building on Jensen Drive burned Tuesday night; crews contained the blaze and no injuries were reported.

One person was shot and taken to an area hospital after a shooting on Fondren Road near Harwin; a woman was detained at the scene, police say.