Houston police and school leaders responded to a reported threat at YES Prep Northline on Wednesday; dismissal was staggered and officers remained on campus while investigators probed the report.

A 42-year-old woman and her 69-year-old husband were stabbed outside an SE Houston apartment; a 40-year-old woman is in custody as police investigate.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans plans to strip Father Anthony Odiong's name from a Luling chapel as he faces felony sexual-assault and child-pornography charges in Texas.

Court filings say oil from old transformers at a McCarty Street steel yard leaked into nearby storm drains and onto HISD property. Prosecutors have filed felony charges as investigators press for cleanup.

Nine break‑ins at 8181 Med Center Apartments since March have left renters shaken and demanding better security.

A small single-engine plane came down near Conroe–North Houston Regional Airport on Wednesday; nearby trainees and airport crews reached the scene and all aboard were uninjured.

A longtime Port of Galveston security official was arrested and charged with two counts of indecency with a child after two adults reported past assaults.

A Houston entrepreneur admitted in federal court to moving stolen funds through a company called Akama Lifestyle. Sentencing is set for Sept. 15, 2026.

A mid‑April indictment accused ex‑Texas Lottery director Gary Grief of misusing the Lotto Texas drawing; prosecutors dismissed the charge days later. The filing renews scrutiny of the $95M play.

Copper wire was stolen from Kaminski Park on Mother's Day, knocking out power and forcing Highlands Little League to scramble for temporary lighting and repairs.

A man was killed early Tuesday after being struck on U.S. Highway 90 in the 12900 block; Houston police say the driver remained and showed no signs of impairment.

A Pasadena man was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to exchanging child sexual abuse material online; prosecutors say HSI and local deputies led the probe.

Harris County deputies say they found an adult woman dead at 905 Cypress Station Drive; CSI and homicide detectives are investigating. Authorities released few details.