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February 6, 2024

Texas mother saves 2 of her children from house fire, but dies inside with infant son

Giovanna Cabrera got her six-year-old daughter and nine-year-old son out of her burning home and went back in to rescue her one-year-old son. She and the baby did not make it out.

February 2, 2024

Cleanup continues after fire-suppression foam leak at Houston's Bush Airport

Cleanup work entered its second day Friday at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport following a malfunction that released large amounts of fire-suppression foam from a hangar.

January 23, 2024

Police arrest Houston murder suspect accused of shooting man who was cooking for the homeless

A suspect has been arrested and charged a year and a half after a Houston man was shot to death while cooking food for the homeless, according to Houston Police.

January 22, 2024

Parents of Texas teen killed in road-rage shooting share message with wanted gunman

Houston police have released a new sketch of the suspect in 17-year-old Louise Jean Wilson's December murder. Wilson was shot to death in a road-rage incident on I-45.

January 18, 2024

Officer warns teens they 'can get shot' if they participate in trend causing 'distress for residents'

Police in Texas have been receiving reports of a "viral Door Knock challenge." Some homeowners have even shared videos of teenagers caught in the act.

January 16, 2024

More than 1,000 frozen bats rescued from arctic blast in Houston

Houston wildlife rescue teams are working diligently to rescue thousands of frozen bats from the arctic temperatures that are needed to help keep insects from damaging crops.

January 13, 2024

Starving two-year-old girl bound in duct tape found by maintenance workers: police

Three people face charges after two maintenance workers on call to repair a dishwasher discovered a two-year-old child who was malnourished and bound with duct tape.

January 3, 2024

Houston grand jury declines to charge man who shot and killed robber inside taqueria

A grand jury has decided not to file charges against a Texas man who shot and killed a robber he believed to be armed in a Houston taqueria last year.

January 3, 2024

Texas mom of 3 brutally murdered by husband on Christmas Day while children were home: police

A Houston mother was killed on Christmas Day in what police are calling an apparent murder-suicide. Fannie Uresti was shot by her husband after she planned to divorce him.

December 31, 2023

Houston man with Alzheimer’s brutally beaten, robbed in parking lot

A man suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's was beaten and assaulted after exiting his vehicle in the parking lot of La Michoacana Meat Market in North Houston last week.