A caller says they watched someone drop off a body on Rampart Street. HPD confirms a death investigation is underway.

Coughing beachgoers and dead menhaden prompted state testing near Crystal Beach, with toxin patches now confirmed across Galveston Island.

Houston faces a Sunday Heat Advisory with a heat index near 109 and scattered afternoon storms. Another hot week is already lining up.

A heavy commercial vehicle was among four involved in the fatal westbound pileup, Houston TranStar says.

Harris County ESD 9 blames new stations and staffing for the gap, with a tax vote and budget adoption both looming this month.

A substitute driver held kindergartners on board after parents lacked required placards, turning a routine route into a two-hour scare.

Fiamo Pizza grates its own cheese and hand-makes dough at its new W. Main Street spot. A grand opening date is still up in the air.

HPD says Alexander Funes-Vasquez, 31, is still at large in the 2023 killing of Edward Josue Valladarez-Vargas, 21, at Summerstone Apartments.

The 30-year-old driver stayed at the scene and was questioned and released. Investigators are still reconstructing the crash.

The 5,100-square-foot spot inside GreenStreet is named after founder Tristan Simon's dog and skips a grand opening.

Houston police say a man flashed a taser during a shampoo heist on Walnut Bend Lane, turning a shoplifting case into a felony manhunt.

Heather Broussard, 45, faces a felony after police say she broke a kitten's neck during a struggle on Bigner Road.

A Fort Bend County school worker wired her life savings after callers spoofed the sheriff's office number and threatened arrest.