Crime and Public Safety

North Freeway crash: Mother, 10-year-old son killed; 4 others injured

A wrong-way driver crash on North Freeway killed a mother and her 10-year-old son, and injured a pregnant woman near Downtown Houston. Houston police are investigating.

March 24, 2025 7:11am CDT

Aldine Westfield crash: 1 dead after near head-on collision, 4 hospitalized

Harris County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly crash in north Houston in which a husband, wife, and two kids were injured.

March 24, 2025 6:16am CDT

Houston police investigating deadly dog attack

Police are investigating a deadly dog attack in Northeast Houston on Sunday night.

March 23, 2025 10:10pm CDT

Houston shooting: 1 killed, 1 injured on Briar Forest Drive

A shooting at a west Houston gas station on Briar Forest Drive left one person dead and another in the hospital.

March 23, 2025 3:32pm CDT

Shooting at Houston bar leaves four in critical condition

A shooting outside Latina's Sports Bar injures six people and leaves four in critical condition in West Houston.

March 23, 2025 11:39am CDT

Sauce Walka shot: Houston rapper reportedly among 2 wounded in Memphis

Houston rapper Sauce Walka was injured and another man was killed in a shooting in Downtown Memphis on Saturday, TMZ reports.

March 23, 2025 11:35am CDT

South Houston after-hours club shooting leaves one dead

A male was found dead in a parking lot of a South Houston after-hours club. Police say a fight led to the fatal shooting.

March 23, 2025 9:38am CDT

Jessica Aber, former US attorney, found dead at home in Virginia

Former U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber, 43, was described by DOJ colleagues as “irreplaceable as a human being."

March 23, 2025 7:57am CDT

Fire sparks backstage at Walt Disney World's EPCOT, officials say

Disney leaders said a fire broke out backstage at EPCOT's France Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. Authorities said no one was injured in the fire, and it has now been extinguished.

March 22, 2025 8:30pm CDT

New Mexico mass shooting: 3 killed, 15 injured

Police in New Mexico said gunfire erupted during an unsanctioned car show at a park Friday night, killing three people and hurting 15 others.

March 22, 2025 12:33pm CDT

Montgomery County: Ex-church children's choir instructor accused of sexual assault of a child

A former children’s choir instructor at a Montgomery County church is facing a charge of sexual assault of a child, and the sheriff’s office is urging any potential victims to come forward.

March 22, 2025 12:32pm CDT

California woman strangled to death while on overnight prison visit with quadruple murder convict husband

Stephanie Dowells was strangled during an conjugal visit with her husband David Brinson, who was convicted of killing four men in 1993. Brinson has not been charged with his wife's murder.

March 22, 2025 11:40am CDT

Fort Bend County chase ends in Harris County crash at Hardy Toll Road, Little York

A chase that began in Fort Bend County ended in a crash in Harris County that sent the driver to the hospital, authorities say.

March 22, 2025 11:38am CDT

Suspect in Katy McDonald's shooting should have already been in prison, records show

Antoine Ridge was arrested for the shooting death of a bystander outside a McDonald's in Katy. According to court records, Ridge has ties to criminal cases in Harris County and in Florida

March 21, 2025 10:41pm CDT

Houston shooting: Two men shot, one killed on Harwin Drive, police say

A man has died and another was critically injured after an exchange of gunfire in Houston's Sharpstown area, according to police.

March 21, 2025 8:54pm CDT

Galveston: Missing 16-year-old last seen Saturday night

Have you seen him? Officials say 16-year-old Luis was in Galveston from out of state. He went missing last Saturday.

March 21, 2025 7:51pm CDT