Houston police are searching for a man accused of walking into his mother's home and shooting her godson to death early Thursday morning.

A man is dead after a shooting at a Houston park on Tuesday night, and investigators with the Houston Police Department believe the shooting may have stemmed from an attempted robbery.

Houston Police investigate the mysterious death of a 5-year-old girl after she was taken to the hospital with leg pain.

Michael "5000" Watts, a Houston hip-hop icon and the founder of Swishahouse record label, has died, his family announced in a statement on Friday.

Thirty-one dead bodies have been pulled from bayous this year in Harris County, according to a new report from the county medical examiner's office. That is fewer than in 2024, but still significantly higher than the several years before. The Harris County ...

Alarmed Houston residents are raising questions about safety again after three people were found dead in Buffalo and Brays bayous in the days leading up to Christmas. Houstonians on social media and other people across the country say they want more ...

A Houston family has filed a federal lawsuit claiming Harris County jail staff ignored the declining mental and physical health of 39-year-old Kristopher McGregor while in custody, leading to his death.

A Houston family is grieving after learning their loved one was gunned down at an apartment complex in northwest Houston on Friday night.

A second man died in Harris County jail custody this month after experiencing a medical emergency, according to the sheriff's office. Anthony Delarosa, 56, died Saturday at HCA Clear Lake Hospital after being transferred there several days earlier.

People of all ages showed up in downtown Grand Rapids to protest United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement action. (Jan. 31, 2026)