Five people were arrested in a Houston-area vehicle theft investigation allegedly involving fake VINs, reprogrammed key fobs and cars brought in from other states.

A 19-year-old is in critical condition after gunfire erupted from a group of young males near Houston’s south side. Police are searching for four suspects seen fleeing on video.

A Qatar football representative is being held in Galveston after a cruise from Mexico returned to port. Federal prosecutors allege child sexual abuse material was found on his phones.

A Harris County employee allegedly broke his neck after a gravity chair flipped at Children’s Museum Houston. The county is seeking less than $250,000 in damages.

Federal agents seized more than 600 pounds of meth in the Rio Grande Valley during a Homeland Security Task Force investigation involving five agencies.

A 22-year-old motorcyclist died after colliding with an SUV near Gessner Road and Beauregard Drive. The other driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

A firearm struggle at a Spring Burger King left one person shot in the leg and another facing an aggravated robbery charge.

A New Caney family is urgently searching for Maria Veronica Ortiz Estrada, who has been missing since July 20. Search crews are combing the area as relatives plead for sightings to be reported immediately.

A Houston driver died after police said the vehicle was traveling over 100 mph before striking a pole on Westpark Drive.

A white Chevrolet Colorado is being sought after an Atascocita hit-and-run near a fire hydrant. Investigators say the truck may have telling front-end damage.

A stabbing near Humble Westfield Road sent both the victim and suspect to hospitals. Deputies apprehended the suspect as the investigation continued.

A Houston man has 15 felony charges in 2026, while a North Side business owner says alleged vehicle and mailbox break-ins keep returning.

A two-alarm fire sent flames and smoke above Houston Methodist’s Texas Medical Center campus. Officials say roof equipment sparked the blaze, with no evacuations or injuries reported.