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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.

December 28, 2023

Texas police rip apart truck's cab to apprehend impaired driver after highway chase

Texas police were led on a highway chase by a tractor-trailer driver on Wednesday. The incident shut down the road for hours, according to law enforcement.

December 25, 2023

Houston man struck by stray bullet Christmas morning while riding in a car

A stray bullet hit a male passenger in the shoulder early Christmas morning as he was on the way to festivities in Houston, according to police.

December 24, 2023

Santa trades sleigh for jet in NASA video

NASA's Johnson Space Center recently had Santa go for a ride in a T-38 jet ahead of delivering gifts to boys and girls across the world Christmas Eve.

December 15, 2023

'Hero' Texas teen drove friends to safety after being shot in heart during road-rage incident

Texas teenager Louise Jean Wilson and her friends were driving through Houston to Galveston to watch the sunrise when she was fatally shot.

December 13, 2023

Houston robbery suspect dressed like Michael Jackson sought for Subway heist

A robbery suspect dressed similar to Michael Jackson is being sought by Houston police for a June robbery at a Subway sandwich shop, authorities said Wednesday.