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The Houston police officer who was fired after posting a racially charged and profanity-laced video on social media was involved in dozens of misdemeanor and felony cases, according to a review by ABC13....
The family of 76-year-old Martha Avila, killed when a Tesla crashed into their Katy-area home, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla and the driver.The lawsuit, filed Monday in Harris County, comes just days after the June 19 crash that killed Martha Avila and left her...
A lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Tesla was at least partially responsible when one of their cars slammed into a west Harris County home and killed a 76-year-old woman....
For the first time since a massive fire tore through a Houston recycling facility, the managing director of Mammoth Metal Recycling is speaking publicly.Managing Director, Prateek Desai, told KPRC 2 News Reporter Corley Peel that the company is making sure this doesn’t happen aga...
A judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ordering an end to a practice that took hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office last year.The Trump administration's reversal of long-standing policy against arrests at immig...
Tesla is facing a new wrongful death lawsuit in Texas after a crash that allegedly involved the company's Autopilot system left a 76-year-old grandmother dead inside her family's home....
As investigators work to determine what caused a Tesla Model 3 to crash into a Katy-area home, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila, both local experts and federal agencies are taking a closer look at the evidence....
According to court records, a child under 14 complained in Oct. 2025 that the former HPD officer sexually assaulted her. Since then, his attorney said the officer has been on leave and cooperating with investigators....
Texas Fourth of July fireworks sales officially kick off this Wednesday, June 24, but fire officials warn that even simple sparklers pose a serious burn risk for kids....
Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller has pleaded not guilty to a pair of misdemeanor drug charges after he was arrested on a charge of possessing psilocybin mushrooms.Miller was arrested June 6 in eastern Idaho, according to court records, and pleaded not guilty to possession ...
A man arrested last year for moving into a southeast Houston home that was the scene of a homicide and claiming to have a lease agreement is the same man connected to another high-profile crime scene — the Heights home where Lee Gilley allegedly strangled his pregnant wife, Chris...
As investigators work to determine what caused the massive fire at a Southeast Houston recycling facility, FOX 26 is taking a closer look at the company behind the property. Public records reviewed by FOX 26 show a previous tax lawsuit involving Mammoth Metal Recycling Houston La...
The Harris County Sheriff's Office says that investigators have found no evidence of a mechanical malfunction in the deadly Tesla crash that killed a grandmother inside a Katy home last week....
Deputies say that 20-year-old Dejon Fortune was charged with felony intoxication manslaughter and he was booked into the Fort Bend County Jail.
A 28-year-old Maryland man arriving from Iceland was arrested after law enforcement allegedly found child sexual abuse and bestiality images on his phone....
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says investigators have found no evidence of a mechanical malfunction in the Tesla involved in a deadly crash that left a 76-year-old Katy woman dead after a vehicle slammed into her home last Friday.HCSO provided KPRC 2’s Bryce Newberry with th...
A Tesla drove through the wall of a home in Texas, killing a woman inside. The company says autopilot was overridden.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that six people have been arrested for damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the iconic Washington, D.C. site increasingly becomes a flashpoint over the president’s $14-million-plus rehabilitation project gone awry.In a social media...
Corpus Christi got welcome news Tuesday when the city’s projected water emergency was delayed to September 2027 after recent rains boosted some of the region’s reservoirs. The city was initially bracing for a Level 1 emergency — the point when water demand is projected to be six ...
A 7-year-old North Texas boy has been nominated for a rare police commendation after his quick thinking and bravery saved his unresponsive 1-year-old brother from a backyard swimming pool, authorities said....
Investigators said a woman shot two others before turning the gun on herself.
A demonstrator who shot and wounded a police officer during a protest outside a Texas immigration center last July 4 was sentenced to 100 years in federal prison Tuesday, while other protesters accused of having links to antifa were given multiple decades in federal prison.Benjam...
A Tesla official says a driver who claimed to be using autopilot when his car slammed into a Katy home actually overrode self-driving by pressing on the accelerator. The NTSB is still investigating the deadly crash....
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government’s power over green card holders accused of crimes. The 6-3 decision centers around an immigration officers’ 2012 decision to put lawful permanent resident Muk Choi Lau...
Ukraine said Tuesday its forces struck a railway bridge, a power plant and other key infrastructure targets in Crimea as Kyiv’s military seeks to isolate the vital Russian-held peninsula in the latest stage of the 4-year-old war.The drone attacks added to the woes on the Black Se...
A major crash involving a truck and 18-wheeler has shut down all I-45 North Freeway northbound lanes before Cypresswood on Tuesday morning, authorities said....
Good morning, Houston.☀️We told you about the fire that’s burning in the city’s East End yesterday... well, it’s still burning this morning. The fire, which is at a recycling facility located near the intersection of Manchester and Kellogg Street, started on Monday around 2 p.m.A...
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.
