A murder charge has been filed against a man accused of fatally shooting a woman at a southwest Houston apartment complex last week, according to the Houston Police Department.Michael D. Franklin, 46, has been charged with murder in the 179th State District Court in connection wi...
Millions of people across France woke up drenched in sweat on Tuesday after another night of scorching heat, with most of the population exposed to extreme and exceptional temperatures.Temperatures will remain exceptionally high around the clock as the national weather service, M...
A shooting at a library in Northern California left two people dead and an 18-year-old suspect under arrest, police said Tuesday.Chico Police Chief Billy Aldridge said gunshots and screams could be heard on a 911 call Monday evening from the Chico branch of the Butte County Libra...
Residents watched a massive fire burn for hours Tuesday at a metal recycling facility, raising concerns about air quality as thick black smoke billowed over the neighborhood....
A massive fire tore through a large pile of trash — mostly tires — at Mammoth Metal Recycling in Houston’s East End, sending a plume of smoke visible for miles across the city.Before the fire broke out Monday, a Houston Fire Department source told KPRC 2 News the company had been...
Dash camera video shows the moments leading up to a 210 Freeway crash involving a jackknifed semi-truck in Irwindale, CA.
While officials said air monitoring showed no chemicals during the fire, residents in Texas City said these events have become a familiar part of life....
The family of 76-year-old Martha Avila, who was killed after a Tesla crashed into their Katy home Friday night, says they are now trying to rebuild their lives while mourning the woman they say held their family together.Meanwhile, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrati...
A Katy-area family is grieving the loss of their beloved grandmother after a Tesla crashed into their home Friday night, killing 71-year-old Martha Avila....
Millions of honeybees escaped into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer carrying about 400 hives tipped over, officials said.
Two more people in Missouri and Washington state have been arrested in connection with what authorities say was a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump's UFC cage-fighting show at the White House earlier this month. Law enforcement officials disrupted the plan a few day...
After 13 Investigates shared a list of cases linked to the former Houston police officer who posted racist videos on social media, the DA's Office is now issuing Brady notices in those cases....
Galveston County is home to 22 refineries and chemical plants. The level of emergency preparedness varies widely.
The Houston Fire Department is responding to a building fire near the intersection of Kellogg and Manchester streets, according to an active incident report by the City of Houston....
A Coast Guard helicopter crashed in Alaska Monday, and all four crew members were injured. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed near Harbor Mountain in Sitka, but no deaths were reported. Rescuers arrived around 11 a.m. about an hour after the crash and rushed all four crew membe...
A large plume of smoke billowed out of a massive tire fire in Second Ward on Monday afternoon.
The Houston Fire Department is responding to a reported warehouse fire in the East End area of the city.The fire was reported near the intersection of Manchester and Kellogg Street.HFD says the warehouse itself is not burning, but a large pile of trash on the property is. The smo...
There is a massive plume of smoke rising in the sky in southeast Houston.
A woman was sent to a hospital after being stabbed at a METRO light rail platform on Monday afternoon, according to METRO police.
Martha Avila, 76, was in a Katy home when it was struck by a Tesla driver who told authorities the vehicle was in autopilot mode.
According to Houston police, witnesses stated that the woman and the suspect were in a physical fight at the housing complex before he shot the woman, killing her, and fled the scene....
National Guard service members and U.S. Park Police were patrolling the deck around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday, as Donald Trump's administration faces a self-imposed deadline to fix a botched renovation and cleaning efforts ahead of the nation's 250th annivers...
Houston police have identified a man who is accused of killing a woman and also shooting himself last week.
Thousands of bottles of blood pressure medication distributed in the United States have been recalled, according to an FDA alert.
A mother was arrested and charged after leaving a 4-year-old alone in a hot vehicle at a Costco, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office said.
A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when police fired into a moving vehicle said Monday they want authorities to release video showing whether officers were in danger of being struck when one of them opened fire.The shooting has sparked outrage in the small cit...
According to the Harris County District Attorney's Office, Edgar Villegas is charged with aggravated assault of a police officer after shooting two Precinct 4 deputy constables....
A San Francisco, or SF, passenger recounted being stuck inside a self-driving Waymo car through a construction zone and being followed by police.
A man accused of opening fire on Harris County Pct. 4 constable deputies has been charged.
Hot, humid weather is a regular part of life in Houston—and during stretches of extreme heat, it can quickly become a health risk. The City of Houston Office of Emergency Management points out the region is heavily affected by the urban heat island effect, which can make temperat...
Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician known for viral stunts, alt-pop tracks like “Alien Boy” and “Life Goes On,” and his unconventional style, died in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro on June 14. He was 32.Representatives for Tree directed The Associated Press to an o...
Aerial mosquito spraying begins in Fort Bend County on Monday evening as part of an emergency response to the overwhelming mosquito population, county officials said....
The wreck reportedly involved three vehicles, including one that overturned on the freeway.
Joey Santore, known for the "Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't" YouTube channel, says his appreciation for nature solidified when he noticed plants growing in sidewalk cracks....
Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) is alerting more than 3 million people who have purchased Texas hunting or fishing licenses that their personal information may have been exposed in a cybersecurity incident tied to the outside company that runs the state’s license sales system.TPW...
The sheriff's office confirmed one person had died in the wreck on Mason Road at Katy Briar Lane on Monday morning.
France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering under a grueling heat wave that combines daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and sleep-robbing sweaty nights.The national weather service, Meteo France, said that most of the...
Two young students opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said.The suspects, aged 14 and 15, were armed with one pistol each. They were arrested. The suspects and the victims were student...
Police are searching for a suspect who fled after fatally shooting a young man following a physical altercation outside a Southwest Houston convenience store on Sunday evening....
Newly obtained video shared with ABC13 by the victim's family shows the moments before a Tesla crashed into a Katy-area home, killing a 76-year-old woman inside....
A woman has been arrested after deputies say she left her 4-year-old daughter unattended inside a parked vehicle while shopping at a Costco in northwest Harris County.According to Harris County Precinct 4, deputies responded to the Costco located in the 26900 block of the Northwe...
A Pasadena Police Department vehicle responding to a major crash was involved in a second collision Sunday afternoon near Beltway 8, authorities said.The incident happened around 2:59 p.m. on southbound Red Bluff Road approaching Beltway 8.Footage from the scene was shared on Fac...
Federal officials warn visitors that taking paint chips, debris or other materials from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during cleanup of an algae bloom could lead to felony charges....
An explosion tore through Qatar's key natural gas export terminal Sunday night as workers tried to resume operations after Iran bombed it during the war, causing a fire that killed at least 13 people and hurt dozens more.The blast at the Ras Laffan industrial area could cause fur...
Neighbors of a 76-year-old Katy woman are devastated after her sudden death Friday night when a Tesla slammed into her family’s home.New surveillance video shared with KPRC 2 News shows the Tesla Model 3 seconds before the crash, speeding down Rose Hollow Lane before hitting a cu...
A homicide investigation is underway after a deadly shooting in southwest Houston on Sunday evening.According to Houston Police Department, officers were dispatched to a shooting call around 6:52 p.m. in the area of Braesmont Drive and Birdwood Road.Authorities confirmed one pers...
Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.The Iron Fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected Saturday and had blackened 3...
A spate of shootings in Chicago has led to at least 38 injuries and seven deaths since Friday evening, police say, prompting President Donald Trump to renew his call for a military intervention in the nation's third-largest city.“Why isn’t Governor Pritzker calling me for help. I...
The shelter-in-place order for Texas City was lifted on Sunday morning after the reported plant fire was extinguished, city officials said.
The fire was reported Sunday morning at the Marathon Refinery.
A shelter-in-place order has been lifted for parts of Texas City after a reported fire at a Marathon Petroleum oil refinery, according to the Texas City Police Department.Authorities issued the shelter-in-place for areas around 14th Street to 34th Street, but have since sounded t...
Houston police said a woman told officers that her male partner strangled her before the man barricaded himself alone inside a Kingwood apartment.
Discovery Green Park closed early on Saturday night under police watch, one week after 100 Houston police units responded to what they described as a "teen takeover."...
A 51-year-old Connecticut man fell to his death from an upper deck of Madison Square Garden during a concert on Saturday night, police said.Officers responding to a 911 call around 9:51 p.m. found the man unconscious and unresponsive with injuries indicating a fall from an “eleva...
Thunderstorms prompted an FAA alert affecting flights to and from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston Saturday morning, including a ground stop for some inbound traffic.The FAA issued a ground stop from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. CDT (June 21) for departures to IAH bec...
Houston police are investigating a major crash that happened around 2:17 a.m. Sunday on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 (East Freeway) between Waco Street and Lockwood Drive.Witnesses told investigators a blue Ford SUV was speeding along the nearby service road when the driv...
A woman was killed in a crash late Saturday night along the Eastex Freeway in Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.Investigators said the collision happened around 8:54 p.m. near 14835 Eastex Fwy. Preliminary information indicates the driver of a vehicle was leavin...
Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula.Gov. Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head o Crimea, said that overnight Ukrainian strikes killed four people and wounded 28...
A founder of Ubisoft, the global gaming company behind Assassin's Creed, has been killed in a plane crash in western France.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared an emergency Saturday to ensure the city gets the resources it needs to fight a large warehouse fire that has sent large plumes of smoke into the air. “The city and county have opened spaces for families seeking relief from the smoke, and we ...
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