Lavillia Spry was found guilty of intoxication manslaughter for the 2022 hit-and-run that killed Sgt. Ramon Gutierrez while he was on motorcycle escort duty.

A Houston woman faces charges for illegal dentistry after a patient suffered severe pain from a botched root canal and had two molars removed. The patient paid $1,100 cash and lost feeling in part of her face.

Authorities closed nine Houston-area nightclubs for alleged human trafficking and promotion of prostitution in 'Operation Bad Traffic,' rescuing over 80 victims.

Joshua Owens of Houston was sentenced to 50 years for a 2008 murder and running a jail narcotics operation after a DNA match and seizing nearly $30,000 from his account.

A 1-year-old girl, Hannah Yonko, was pronounced dead after being found abandoned near the Galveston Seawall; her mother, Channel Yonko, is charged with capital murder.

Houston Police seek help to find a suspect of an armed robbery at a West Houston drug store on October 4; the male threatened an employee for cash before fleeing.

A major drug bust in north Houston led to the arrest of two Mexican nationals and the seizure of meth worth $2 million. The DEA and local law enforcement disrupted a meth lab in a residential area.

One suspect is arrested while another remains at large in the 2023 murder of Ron Valrie in Houston; Trezzenia Wilson is in custody with murder charges, while Darryl Farley is sought.

A man was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Marshal's Violent Offenders Task Force while serving a warrant in Harris County.

Prosecutors are seeking Judge Cornelio's recusal in Ronald Haskell's death row case after she arranged an unauthorized MRI for him. The motion is set for an October 29 hearing.

Three Houston residents were sentenced for a $29 million meth scheme; the lead organizer received a 144-month prison term, while his accomplices got 60 and 37 months.

Alex Daniel Guajardo received two life sentences plus 10 years for fatally stabbing his pregnant wife after his release from jail on a prior assault charge.

Abram Gonzalez, 25, was charged with murder and aggravated assault after a fatal shooting in Houston on West Little York Road, resulting in one death and one injured.