A Stafford business owner pleaded guilty to wire fraud, admitting to using false claims to obtain over $400,000 from COVID-19 federal relief programs.

A Houston resident was sentenced to 210 months for meth smuggling into the U.S. Ana Maria Pena-Gutierrez managed the operation, involving nearly 60 kilograms of drugs. She will also have five years of supervised release.

Cole Martin Millsap from Humble has been charged in relation to a fatal fentanyl overdose in Houston, with a potential minimum of 20 years prison if convicted.

A woman in Aransas Pass pleaded guilty to smuggling rare Dragon chicken eggs from Vietnam and Cambodia, facing up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old at a local apartment complex. The incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

Two men are arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping after a Houston shooting and abduction incident. A third, juvenile suspect is sought.

A 26-year-old armed suspect was fatally shot by police during a U.S. Marshal task force operation on Luthe Road after firing at officers. Officer S. Tharp, who fired the shot, was not injured.

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.