Jesse Thomas Raines faces a mandatory 15-year minimum after an encrypted chat app blunder led investigators to his Willis home.

Three officers dove into the water on a welfare check that turned into a rescue. Autistic kids face a 90% drowning risk when they wander, experts warn.

Christopher Flores disappeared in 2021 after helping investigate another Houston man's vanishing — then his own apartment burned.

A downed school zone sign and waist-high weeds near Stevenson Middle School have one resident fighting a months-long jurisdictional maze.

Jahml McDonald allegedly sold brightly colored fentanyl pills disguised as party drugs steps from Blocker Middle School.

The woman ran to her boyfriend's home for safety after the attack on Eagle Street. Police are still searching for the gunman.

Ryne Cooper's widow and two sons are seeking damages after a GoFundMe raised over $144,000 for funeral costs.

A Missouri City man let a counterfeit tax refund check hit his business account, prosecutors say, kicking off a $1M fraud case.

Houston police searched a field behind the southeast Houston campus as students returned for the new school year.

A sexual assault suspect is holed up near Garden Lake Drive as SWAT and federal marshals surround a Bear Branch Village home.

A Houston officer spotted smoke from across the street, but the RV was already engulfed by the time he reached it.

HPD says a fight with an employee during a July theft on North Shepherd Drive triggered felony robbery charges. A $5,000 reward awaits tipsters.

The recent West Brook High grad called relatives to say he'd been shot before collapsing near his car, staff say.