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As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he’s digging into the country’s political past to cite one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes. During a campaign stop Wednesday in Gaston...
A family is heartbroken after 34-year-old Victor Thomas Gonzalez was murdered in north Harris County. Investigators say he was robbed at gunpoint, called 911 and then was shot while following the suspects....
In opening the Buffalo Bills' new stadium, rookie coach Joe Brady was more interested in seeing his team put on a clinic rather than a show. Turns out, Brady got to see both in a 41-31 victory over the Detroit Lions on Thursday night in the Bills' first regular-season game at Hig...
Police say a private contractor was performing work at a home when the ground beneath a crane gave way, causing the crane to overturn and collapse onto two homes....
An arrest has been made after Friendswood police say another Friendswood resident has fallen victim to a gold scam.
Images show the traffic mess created by a crash involving a variety of vehicles off of I-10 in Baytown on Thursday afternoon.
An SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus , killing two riders, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged her with murder. It was a tragedy compounded by the subsequent fatal crash...
Houston police have arrested two suspects and are searching for others after an overnight break-in at a West Houston card shop left the business with thousands of dollars in stolen Pokémon inventory and heavy property damage....
The ban, which was reportedly requested by the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office, is in response to prolonged dry conditions in parts of unincorporated Harris County, officials said....
The move comes amid privacy concerns and growing public mistrust of Flock cameras nationwide. Most recently, two Houston-area communities suspended their use of Flock Safety cameras in response to resident concerns....
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For 90 days, outdoor fires other than the ones allowed could lead to fines and/or charges.
Texas defensive assistant coach Johnny Nansen was arrested on a DWI charge, and Steve Sarkisian said his return to the sideline has not yet been determined....
An F-16 fighter jet from Texas crashed in rural Michigan during a routine training exercise on Thursday, and the pilot ejected safely, a military spokesman said....
The driver of an SUV who slammed into a Los Angeles bus will face murder charges, the district attorney said Thursday.
An F-16 pilot safely ejected before the fighter jet crashed Thursday in rural Michigan, sending plumes of smoke into the sky and triggering temporary evacuations for nearby residents after police said hazardous chemicals spilled from the wreckage. Sgt. Derek Gutierrez, a public a...
Officials said the DPS helicopter and other agencies conducted an early-morning search near Yale Street just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday.
Houston SWAT and Houston Police were reportedly serving a warrant at a business in the Webster area.
On a yearslong hunt for thousands of U.S. silver coins squirreled away in Norway, police investigating a money laundering case finally got a lucky break: A tip about a van swerving on a highway outside Oslo last year. When officers pulled the vehicle over for inspection, in Baeru...
The ambulance dispatch station where Heydi Fernandez waited for calls as an emergency medical technician didn't have a private place to pump breast milk when she returned to work three months after giving birth to her son. So she expressed her milk sitting at a dining table when ...
Castro made an initial appearance on the federal charges in Texas earlier this month, and was released ahead of his scheduled federal court appearance in the Twin Cities on Friday....
Texas crews achieve 100% containment on the historic 90,000-acre Ross Fire while battling active blazes including the 8,761-acre Dry River Fire in Sutton County....
Minnesota officials on Thursday dropped their lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott to force the extradition of Christian Castro, a day after arresting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. The dismissal capped a Minnesota-Texas fight that landed in cour...
Alvin PD said a daycare employee left the 5-year-old in a locked van after the child was picked up from school. Police estimate the child was in the van alone for 30 to 45 minutes....
A new synthetic opioid that San Francisco officials say is more powerful than fentanyl is circulating on the city's black market.
A mother and social media influencer said she was targeted by a phone scam in which callers claimed to be from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office.
A man was hospitalized after being shot during a drive-by shooting at a bowling alley on Wednesday night, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office. Deputies responded to AMF Diamond Lanes in the 200 block of North Forest Boulevard after receiving reports of gu...
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. HOUSTON — As executive director of the Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, Barbie Brash...
South African police said Thursday a ninth woman’s body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg, and said it could be linked to a series of killings they are investigating. All nine bodies were found in the Ekurhuleni municipality over the last two months, raising con...
Experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab . They also accuse Iran’s theocratic government of carry...
Buckingham Palace has forcefully denied a claim by the brother of the late Princess Diana that King Charles III said she his ex-wife would soon be forgotten after her death. In a new book, Charles Spencer recounts the traumatic days after Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris ...
Los Angeles has been viewed from above by news helicopters for nearly seven decades. When there was a wildfire, a mudslide or O.J. Simpson fleeing the police across its ribbons of highway, an “eye in the sky” tracked it and advised millions how to keep out of harm's way. On Tuesd...
Georgia police are searching for a man who police say was "infatuated" with a rubber duck in a stranger's hot tub.
The Texas City Police Department has updated their policy concerning Flock cameras and automated license plate reader technology after identifying two instances of possible misuse. The policy updates come at the direction of Interim Chief James Patterson after the department cond...
FOX 26 is spotlighting Westfield Fire Chief Adrian Dillehay for Hispanic Heritage Month to highlight his impact on Northeast Harris County.
Three California men are in jail, police said, accused of trying to steal the life savings of a Friendswood man through an elaborate scheme.
A Houston-area man thought he had finally bought his dream car, a 2018 Camaro SS, only to learn four months later that the vehicle was stolen and allegedly sold through a Houston Police Department auction. Now the car has been impounded, the man is without transportation and auth...
The Baytown Police Department said goodbye to a K9 officer that had served with the department since 2019. K9 Dixie first came to the Baytown Police Department on November 16, 2019, at just 14 weeks old. “Donated to us by the Jimmy Ryce Foundation and coming from Bluegrass Bloodh...
When a child or teenager experiences a mental health crisis, a call for help can quickly turn into a police or hospital response. A new program at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD is working to provide families with another option. The center’s Youth Crisis Outreach Te...
Officials also shared a photo of the rollover, adding, "This crash involves a spilled load of sand." The road has since reopened.
Alvin police say a case where a 5-year-old child was left outside a day care in a locked van will be presented before a grand jury for consideration of criminal charges. The incident happened on Monday at approximately 5:45 p.m. when officers were summoned to a child endangerment...
Manchester United blew a two-goal lead to crash out of the English League Cup after a 3-2 loss to Brighton on Wednesday. Boos rang around Old Trafford at the final whistle as United fell to its third defeat of the season, and second in as many games following Sunday's loss to Man...
A man driving a stolen Tesla crashed onto a busy boardwalk at a San Diego beach, police say.
An investigation uncovered an exchange of money and communications between the police chief and a subordinate officer. The chief denied the allegations....
Austin police and emergency crews responded to a series of suspected overdoses early Wednesday morning in downtown Austin, with five people affected in an area around the 300 block of East 6th Street. Austin-Travis County EMS Capt. Stedman said multiple 911 calls began coming in ...
A major highway intersection in Fort Bend County is shut down after a heavy truck rollover crash. The crash happened at the intersection of SH 36 and FM 1489, between Rosenberg and Wallis. The intersection is completely closed as crews respond to the crash. Sky 2 Chopper captured...
HCSO said two men were operating a drone when it crashed in a wooded area. After finding it, one of them reportedly went back for a missing part but never returned....
The suspect who was arrested back in May for allegedly attacking a woman inside a Texas Medical Center Garage has officially been indicted by a grand jury....
The Alvin Police Department shared a release saying the incident happened on the morning of Sept. 10 in the 2300 block of Fairway Drive.
The third person who was killed after news helicopter crashed in LA has been identified as the investigation continues into what caused the aircraft to go down....
Several railroad crossings in Brookshire are blocked Wednesday after a damaged train car spilled gravel and damaged the tracks, officials said. The Waller County Office of Emergency Management was notified of the incident by the Brookshire Police Department. The damaged rail car ...
Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs. A Democratic congresswoman who is a trustee quickly sought an emergency court hearing to prevent what she called t...
Police said this is not a derailment, and crews are assessing the damage and clearing the area so drivers can continue.
Three people were charged by federal authorities in Los Angeles on Wednesday with stealing $12 million in federal and state homelessness aid to pay for real estate, luxury trips and vintage vehicles. It was the second such arrest of people on federal fraud charges in Southern Cal...
The Hydra Fire in Texas is a wildfire that started in Bosque County on Monday, south of the town of Meridian.
Police confirmed a body was found in a creek near an apartment complex in the Pecan Park neighborhood Wednesday morning.
A woman was arrested after allegedly meeting a man at a club in South Florida, going home with him and drugging him before stealing his nearly $100,000 Rolex watch, according to court records....
The Fulshear City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to fire Police Chief Kenny Seymour following a months-long investigation into allegations of misconduct, including an alleged inappropriate relationship with a department captain....
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A Houston man in his 40s was shot late Tuesday night after a routine trip to buy a soda turned dangerous. The incident happened around 10:20 p.m. on Sept. 15 near Liberty Road and Staples Street. According to Houston Police Department, the man had just left a nearby corner store ...
