Indonesian rescuers were searching for possible missing passengers Monday after rescuing 229 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day in waters off the main island of Java, leaving at least five people dead. The Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry was traveling from Indonesia’s ...
Five water-dropping planes and another five helicopters took off at first light Monday to help hundreds of firefighters battling a major wildfire west of Athens, Greece, a day after a midair collision between two firefighting helicopters killed two crew members. The collision lai...
After an opening week of wrenching testimony and a jury trip to the home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, her murder trial resumed Monday with more testimony about the killings in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023. Monday's witnesses are expected to include p...
A mother speaking to ABC13 reported that she had previously informed HCSO about threats to her family. On Sunday, bullets were fired at her home, leaving her worried about what might happen next....
A family is still searching for answers nearly six months after Michael Shannon was killed in a hit-and-run crash in northwest Harris County. Sunday would've been Michael's 20th birthday....
Officials say the motorcyclist struck a vehicle as the vehicle was making a turn.
One agency says a person exited safely. Another says a person was killed in the crash.
19-year-old Jaylon Fox was found fatally shot on Easter Sunday 2025. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for answers.
Photos shared by officials at the scene showed a vehicle with its wheels up in the retention pond off the Grand Parkway. Officials said the driver was able to exit the vehicle safely....
Authorities say about 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state....
According to officials, Leonard Baker had been involved in thefts in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Louisiana. He was arrested after a slow speed chase....
Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur is being treated for non-life threatening injuries after a car accident in Toledo on Sunday morning, her office said Sunday. Kaptur, 80, was a passenger in a vehicle headed to a church service “when the car she was traveling in was struck,” the statement fr...
Police say the exes were arguing Saturday night, and the man allegedly ended up shooting his ex's new boyfriend.
A suicide bomber targeted protesters at an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, mostly civilians and police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others, officials said. The attack happened in Kabal, a town in Swat Valley in Khyb...
A driver going over 100 mph on Westpark Drive is dead after crashing into a pole on Sunday morning, police said.
Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and a further warehouse belonging to Russia’s e-commerce giant Wildberries , local officials said. Wildberries, Russia's largest online marketplace, is sometimes described as the coun...
Houston police are investigating after a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside a northwest Houston apartment complex early Sunday morning....
Houston police were called to an apartment complex in northwest Houston early Sunday after a report of gunfire. When officers arrived at Oakwood Gardens in the 5600 block of Antoine Drive around 1:20 a.m., they found a man dead outside. Investigators said the victim appeared to b...
Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to an apartment complex in northwest Houston Saturday night after neighbors reported hearing a gunshot. According to HCSO Sgt. Greg Pinkins, deputies with Precinct 4 arrived at Hacienda Bonita Apartments in the 14400 block of El...
An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire in waters off the main island of Java on Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and dozens missing as rescuers and passing vessels evacuated hundreds from the burning ship, officials said. The Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry was trav...
Europe’s wildfire crisis fractured along starkly different fronts Sunday: gale-force winds drove flames deeper into the Athens region and forced fresh evacuations, France guarded a still-burning scar four times the size of Paris against renewed spread, and Spain’s major fires fin...
A shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon left multiple people dead and others injured, police said. The shooter was among the dead, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said in a news conference. Police were still trying to determine th...
Police are responding to an active shooter incident near an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Texas authorities canceled a statewide AMBER Alert after two girls who were reported abducted in San Antonio were found.
A plane carrying European tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines crashed into a field Saturday outside the Peruvian city of Nazca, killing 13 people, local authorities said. Nazca's municipal government said the plane departed from the nearby city of Ica and was operated by Peruv...
Court documents said three people inside a stolen car fled from the vehicle when it crashed during a chase on Highway 6. According to investigators, one of those fleeing suspects was fatally struck by a pursuing officer....
A dangerous heat wave will bring record-breaking temperatures to parts of the Western U.S. this weekend, prompting warnings for people to stay inside and heightening wildfire risks in areas that already are dry or burning. A ridge of high pressure is holding heat close to the gro...
One man was shot in the side of the stomach, and the other was shot in the arm, HPD said in a late-night briefing. The search to find everyone involved is ongoing, police said....
Houston police said two men were injured after four people inside a vehicle drove up to them and started shooting.
Houston police are investigating a late-night shooting that left two men injured in the 6100 block of W. Tidwell Road. According to the Houston Police Department , officers were called to the scene around 10:20 p.m. Friday after reports of gunfire. Investigators said two men were...
Firefighters held a vast wildfire inside its perimeter in southwestern France on Saturday, allowing about 198,000 people to return home after what may have been the country’s largest peacetime evacuation , even as renewed fires forced thousands from their homes elsewhere in Franc...
Two Houston Fire Department vehicles crashed into METRORail trains just this month, and after requesting state records, ABC13 is learning who has been found at fault....
Two months after being arrested, the ICE agent charged with shooting a man in the Minneapolis area remains behind bars in Texas. Greg Abbott has not authorized his extradition to Minnesota to stand trial....
Sophie Cunningham says she's unconcerned that the rallies against transgender participation in women's sports that have accompanied the Indiana's Fever's recent games are a distraction for the WNBA team. Cunningham made the comments before the Fever's game Friday night against th...
A fire that broke out on the roof of Methodist Hospital's Centennial Tower was caused by a piece of equipment, hospital officials said.
The Houston Fire Department is on the scene after a fire has been reported at Centennial Tower at Houston Methodist in the Medical Center.
The fire department received a call about a 2-alarm fire near the intersection of Fannin Street and University Boulevard shortly after 5 p.m. Friday.
Emergency and fire crews responded to Centennial Tower in the Texas Medical Center after Houston Methodist says a piece of equipment on the roof of the building caught on fire Friday. The fire was reported at 6565 Fannin St. SKY 2 video showed black smoke billowing from the roof ...
If you live in an apartment, the City of Houston wants to make sure the building you call home is not putting you at risk. Houston City Council recently approved a new High-Risk Apartment Inspection Program aimed at properties with a history of repeated health, safety, and fire c...
Cycling is becoming increasingly deadly in Texas, according to new data from the Texas Department of Transportation, which shows 79 cyclists died in crashes in 2024 and 90 died in 2025....
A nationwide fireworks recall is warning consumers to stop using a popular firework rocket after officials said it could explode before reaching its intended height....
The family of Ibrahim Abousway is demanding full, unedited video footage from Houston Police following a fatal July 1 chase off Highway 6.
An elderly man is dead following an auto-pedestrian crash in Houston on Friday morning, officials said.
Get ready, Houston! The roar of giant engines and gravity-defying stunts are heading to the Toyota Center as Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-N-Fire rolls into town for an action-packed weekend on August 1st and 2nd. Designed for fans of all ages, this larger-than-life live e...
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on Friday defended her decision to oust the city's police chief as the “right decision at the right time,” but she declined to explain why. The leadership change came as police continue searching for people involved in a fatal, gang-related shootout at ...
An investigation is underway after a pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot Friday morning in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. The incident was reported around 11 a.m. in the 9800 block of South Kirkwood Road. Police said th...
Phillip Serf is accused in four assault cases, but police believe there may be more victims.
Police in a small East Texas city say a parked car may have made the difference between a frightening crash and an unimaginable tragedy. The incident happened on Highway 69 in the City of Huntington, which is just east of Lufkin. Harris County deputies investigating apparent murd...
A man was taken into custody after allegedly punching the worker, thinking she was taking photos of him to post on social media, according to court documents....
A military jet crashed near Miramar Marine Corps Air Base in San Diego Friday, prompting a response from emergency crews at Miramar Air Base.
Phillip Cerf, 62, has been charged with four counts of aggravated sexual assault for alleged crimes committed between 1996 and 2016.
Houston police are asking the public to come forward after investigators arrested a 62-year-old man they say is connected to multiple sexual assault cases spanning nearly two decades. Authorities announced Friday that Philip Cerf, 62, has been charged in two sexual assault cases....
A national emergency has been declared in Ceuta, a Spanish territory on the tip of Africa, after some 60,000 migrants from Morocco crossed the border over the past several weeks....
Thousands of heated blankets and throws have been recalled after over two fires and multiple burn or electrical shock injuries.
A strengthening El Nino has already broken records for intensity at its early stages, and it likely will spark even more wild weather worldwide as it grows, “adding fuel to a planet already on fire,” United Nations officials warned Friday. A key area of the Pacific Ocean used to ...
Tony Romo has been put on leave from his role at CBS Sports, the network said in a statement on Friday.
Authorities said Phillip Cerf has been accused of several sex crimes since 1997 and was identified after officials' DNA confirmation this year.
Over 100,000 Galanz retro-style refrigerators have been pulled from stores, and the products were sold at Home Depot and Amazon, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission....
Carrying out this week's agreement for Gaza on the disarmament of the Palestinian group Hamas, Israel’s withdrawal and the transition to a civilian body to run the war-ravaged region will be a major test for the international body established by U.S. President Donald Trump to ove...
The hand warmers, sold at Walmart and Amazon, were recalled after thousands of reports of the product overheating, resulting in more than a dozen fires, hundreds of injuries and one death....
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