Voters in League City will decide whether or not Flock cameras will be allowed to be used within the city limits by the police department. That's following a unanimous vote during a meeting on Tuesday in League City....
Police can use the technology to see if a vehicle matching a desired license plate has passed any of the cameras in the past month, which helps police in their investigations, Harold Lee, League City Police Department captain, said....
A man was taken by federal immigration agents after reporting a crime that ultimately helped officers find a convicted felon.
At one point, heavy smoke could be seen coming from Ironman Scrap Metal in the city's southeast side. The cause of the fire remains under investigation....
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said a targeted, 4-day operation led to 23 arrests. Deputies also recovered thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise. The sheriff’s office Crime Reduction Unit said deputies worked with local retailers and loss-prevention teams from Aug. 4...
When seconds count during a school emergency, how quickly can a teacher get help? In Deer Park ISD, the answer is supposed to be just a few clicks. The district is already using wearable Raptor badges that allow staff to discreetly alert others during an emergency — whether it’s ...
A growing list of food recalls is raising questions for shoppers across Texas as health officials investigate outbreaks involving Cyclospora and Salmonella. Iceberg lettuce, eggs and jalapeños have all been linked to recent illnesses, prompting recalls and public health alerts in...
As Klein ISD students head back to class, the district is rolling out several behind-the-scenes safety upgrades designed to help campuses respond more quickly during an emergency. The changes include new emergency-access boxes, upgraded security cameras, updated campus maps and a...
A massive plume of smoke rose from a trash fire in southeast Houston on Tuesday morning.
Houston Police Department said its dive team and homicide detectives were called to the scene after a body was found in a retention pond.
North Korea on Wednesday performed its second ballistic missile test in less than a week, its neighbors said, a likely protest of the upcoming South Korea-U.S. military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said a ballistic mi...
A Houston nonprofit with deep ties to Colombia is mobilizing resources to help families and communities impacted by the powerful earthquake that struck the country this week. Conviventia has launched a Colombia Earthquake Emergency Response fund, giving people in the Houston area...
The Baytown Police Department says missing 71-year-old Elias Moreno Perez has been found and is safe with his family. Perez went missing on Monday afternoon....
Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office arrested a man after a reported disturbance on Spring Shadows Drive in the Harvest Bend area of northwest Harris County. Investigators say the suspect, Oscar Vasquez, ran from the scene before deputies arrived. then was spotted in a ne...
A South Florida woman on the FBI's list of “Most Wanted Fraudsters" for her alleged role in a $32 million scheme tied to COVID-19 funds was arrested in Jamaica and brought back to the United States....
Actor and comedian Tiffany Haddish avoided additional jail time Tuesday when she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor alcohol-related driving charge that stemmed from her 2022 arrest in Georgia after someone called 911 about a driver asleep at the wheel at a traffic light. Other charg...
The Los Angeles Angels fired pitching coach Mike Maddux and two of his assistants on Tuesday after interim general manager John Mozeliak determined the team wasn't making sufficient use of the technology and analytics available to its pitchers. Mozeliak also fired bullpen coach D...
Containment of the Bufford Creek Fire in Stephens County has reached 90% as the wildfire's footprint adjusted slightly to 3,025 acres, state forestry officials said....
Climber Jacob Whisenant, 30, has died in a climbing accident at California’s Sierra Nevada last week.
Kevin Tippit, who faces a charge of aggravated assault by a public servant, was fired after the June 1 shooting death of 18-year-old college student John Mendoza Jr....
Chrysler is recalling nearly 50,000 vehicles over a seat belt defect that could increase the risk of injury in a crash.
A man remains hospitalized more than a year after suffering catastrophic health complications that his attorneys allege were caused by contaminated raw oysters....
Severe weather cut power to more than half a million people in the Chicago area and northwestern Indiana as perilous thunderstorms and tornadoes pummeled the region Tuesday, causing widespread damage and bringing lightning that injured people at an Ohio prison. Tornado warning si...
A body was found in a retention pond near Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Tuesday morning. SKY 2 aerials show emergency crews at the pond, located near 11920 Astoria Blvd. The identity of the person has not been released. KPRC 2 is working to learn more information about the ...
Tyler Boebert, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's oldest son, has been arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, according to the Garfield County Sheriff's Office....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $1.7 million worth of cocaine hidden inside an SUV at the Del Rio Port of Entry earlier this month, federal authorities announced....
A woman was arrested after allegedly leaving two young children, including a toddler in a heavily soiled diaper, home alone without adult supervision while she traveled to Mexico....
According to the Houston Police Department, someone spotted the victim's body in a grassy area by the south bank of the Addicks Reservoir near the North Eldridge bridge a little after 6 p.m....
Houston police were called to the scene of a body found in a retention pond near a hospital in southeast Houston.
The fire was reported shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Goodyear Drive and State Highway 225, according to an active incident log posted online by the Houston Fire Department....
Authorities are in the Cleveland-area on Tuesday morning investigating a deadly fire involving children.
Firefighters responded to a scrap metal fire Tuesday morning at Ironman Metals, a recycling plant located at 1919 Goodyear Drive near Highway 225, according to the Houston Fire Department. The fire was reported around 6:45 a.m. At its peak, 26 units and around 60 personnel were o...
California Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, along with seven other U.S. senators, are calling on online trading platforms to stop offering betting markets tied to wildfires, arguing that the practice profits from disaster and could create harmful incentives....
A deadly wildfire in western Canada that has forced some 20,000 people to flee grew overnight even without strong winds, challenging efforts to contain it and fully assess the damage, authorities said Tuesday. One hundred firefighters from Mexico have joined the effort, bringing ...
Two children have died following a fire at an RV in Liberty County Tuesday morning, authorities said. Firefighters with the Cleveland Fire Department and deputies with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office responded to the fire around 5:30 a.m. at an RV near County Road 3189 and Hi...
A decomposed body was found near the Addicks Reservoir just north of Katy Freeway on Monday evening, according to the Houston Police Department.
Tracy McClain remembers clearly the first time her son was arrested and charged with a crime because she was the one who placed the 911 call. She told dispatchers that her son JohnRobert Holmes III, 21 at the time, was at risk of hurting himself, hoping that he would get the help...
Houston police are investigating after a bicyclist reported finding a decomposed body Monday evening in west Houston. According to Houston Police Department Lt. Horelica, the bicyclist called 911 around 6:10 p.m. Aug. 10 after discovering the body in the vicinity of the 1400 bloc...
Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while U.S. forces fired on a ship they said was trying to break a blockade of Iran's ports. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the...
Firefighters in western Libya battled on Tuesday to extinguish a massive fire caused by a drone strike on an oil facility the day before, when their town on the Mediterranean coast came under a wave of drone attacks targeting key oil installations. Drone strikes continued on Tues...
A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad and his brother in absentia for murder, torture and crimes against humanity committed before and during the country's 14-year civil war that left about half a million people dead. The verdicts by a court in Damascu...
The meeting in the Oval Office between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a diplomatic car crash. “Your country is in big trouble. You’re not winning,” Trump said, dressing down Zelenskyy in front of the world’s media. “You don't have the ...
Five of the seven defendants are charged with violent crimes. In about the last month, we've found a total of 10 defendants who skip bond after being found competent to stand trial and are nowhere to be found. It makes us wonder how many more are out there....
Just before noon, TranStar cameras showed the crash had blocked all but one lane, leaving a single lane for traffic to get by.
A woman is expected to be OK after she was shot, allegedly by a 15-year-old, in Atascocita, according to Precinct 4.
A new report outlines how much of your taxpayer money is going just into overtime for Houston's police and fire departments.
The Fulshear Police Department is stepping up education and enforcement surrounding e-motos, e-bikes and e-scooters as the devices continue to grow in popularity, particularly among younger riders....
A former Pasadena police sergeant who was the subject of an internal investigation has surrendered his Texas law enforcement license as part of an agreement with authorities, according to the Pasadena Police Department. The department told KPRC 2 that former Sgt. Michael Palitz s...
Investigators said the 79-year-old victim was withdrawing cash from an ATM in Pearland when the susepct assaulted him and stole his wallet and the cash he had withdrawn....
Due to his previous employment at The Galloway School, police believe the suspect may have assaulted other children.
The man accused of beating his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter is being held on a $1 million bond as court documents reveal the toddler “is not expected to survive.” Gerardo Gonzalez, 29, was arrested Friday after taking the unresponsive girl to a Spring gas station on Cypresswo...
A man identified in court records as a Navy veteran is accused of running over two valet workers outside the new 1111 cocktail bar on Westheimer Road after not being allowed into the VIP area, according to records. Ademola Adejobi, 49, was arrested just after 3 a.m. Saturday on t...
The cameras are meant to help police departments locate and arrest suspects involved in crime, however, residents around Harris and Galveston counties have expressed privacy concerns, especially in light of a Pasadena police sergeant resigning after allegedly using Flock cameras ...
The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi , where two other people have been found hanging from trees in less than a year. Police have not indicated whether they consider the 29-year-old...
Police identified the woman, whose body was found partially burned last month, as 33-year-old Yvonne Lopez.
Kiara Bowling, who was critically wounded in an Oakland, California crash involving young boys is fighting for her life, her family said.
Multiple northbound lanes of Highway 288 are blocked at Holmes Road after an accident involving a heavy truck. Houston Transtar cameras show the accident. Only one lane is getting by at this time. Prepare for delays if in the area....
"Somebody Knows Something" host Kara Chamberlain uses her experience as a former law enforcement officer and a crime survivor to amplify cold cases.
A man has been charged after a deadly shooting at a Houston bus stop last month, police say.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms have developed across parts of Southeast Texas late Monday morning. Rain chances will continue to increase through the day before dropping after 5 p.m. Track it all on our live radar: Check the latest weather alerts Check real-time traffic cond...
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