The southbound lanes of the Eastex Freeway were shut down Tuesday morning after a wrong-way driver caused a crash. According to investigators, a man was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of US 59. Around 4 a.m., he slammed into another car head on. Both drivers were taken to Ben Taub hospital, where the man [...]
A SWAT standoff that resulted in an arrest ended Sunday around 1:25 p.m. The man, armed with a hatchet, had barricaded himself in his Third Ward apartment, jumped out the window, where police took him into custody. Houston police began receiving calls from neighbors, worried about a man seen carrying a hatchet around the neighborhood. [...]
One Houston man has been shot and killed after an ambush robbery in north Houston. The man and his wife were driving at about 9:30 p.m. last night. After stopping at the Turner and McGallion intersection, a car pulled up in front of them, police said. Two men jumped out of the second car and [...]
Following the killing of two New York City police officers this weekend, the Houston Police Department is investigating a threat allegedly made by a Houston-area man about killing more cops. The threat was posted on a Facebook page, saying the killings in New York were just the beginning. Neighbors of the man who allegedly posted [...]
Those of you craving Jack in the Box in West Houston will have to drive a little further now. Firefighters came to the 7600 block of Katy Freeway at about 9 p.m. last night to find flames shooting from the restaurant's roof. Firefighters believe the fire was electrical in nature, but they are continuing the [...]
A fire in southwest Houston has left eight families without homes this morning. Four units were destroyed and another four severely damaged in the fire, which started in a complex between Welch and Indiana streets. The first began around 6:30 p.m., when fire fighters arrived at the scene to find flames coming out the back [...]
A shooting in Harris County that involved a deputy has resulted in one death Tuesday morning. Two deputies responded to a suspicious persons call at 4:40 a.m. there was also a 911 call to the home next door. When they arrived at the scene, the deputies said a man came out from behind the fence [...]
The woman who police say caused a wreck that killed a deputy last month in Harris County is facing intoxication manslaughter charges. Kelly Ivey was originally charged with possession of a controlled substance after the wreck, which killed Harris County Deputy Jesse Valdez III. Valdez' car spun around and went into the ditch, where he [...]
YES Prep North Central, a private school in North Houston, is dealing with a dispute between their water company causing the school to frequently be without water. School director Michelle LaFlure says they have gone without water three days last week, and 30 times last school year. Her staff is often forced to manually flush [...]
Although methamphetamine has been on the streets for many years, a new form of the drug has police and Houston residents on high alert. The drug is now in liquid form, and easier to disguise and transport than ever before. The powder form of the drug is dissolved into a solution for transport, then later [...]