Texas April 25, 2023 Texas man gets 3 years for $1.5M online romance scam targeting seniors Fola Alabi, 52, of Richmond, Texas, was sentenced to over three years in jail for his role in a million-dollar online romance scam that targeted women in their seventies and eighties.
Texas April 18, 2023 Texas teen charged with kidnapping migrants, holding them captive for several days Demarcus Celestine was charged with kidnapping and holding migrants hostage. FBI agents rescued the migrants in a confrontation that ended with the fatal shooting of another suspect.
Houston and Galveston April 11, 2023 Houston teacher charged with human smuggling as sheriff warns cartels paying 'thousands' of Americans Kinney County, Texas Sheriff Brad Coe says smuggling arrests in his jurisdiction have skyrocketed since 2021 under the Biden administration's "open border policies."
Texas April 10, 2023 Empty tank cars derail at Texas railyard, no injuries reported Three empty tank cars derailed at Kendleton, Texas' Kansas City Southern railyard, but reportedly remained upright, according to the company.
Missing Persons March 30, 2023 Missing Arkansas man found alive on Texas beach 1.5 years after disappearance An Arkansas man who disappeared from his home in October 2021 turned up on a beach in Texas earlier this month when Galveston authorities called his family.
Robbery - Theft March 30, 2023 Video shows 3 men break into Texas apartment, steal $4,000 French bulldog Video shared by Houston Police Department shows three men breaking into an apartment before taking off with a French bulldog valued at $4,000. Houston PD hopes sharing the video helps catch the suspects.
VIDEO March 30, 2023 $4,000 French Bulldog stolen during Texas home invasion Authorities need your help identifying three men caught on video breaking into a home and stealing a dog worth thousands of dollars in west Houston.
Houston and Galveston March 29, 2023 Houston woman says squatters changed locks, took over her home with a phony lease A Houston woman says that several squatters have moved into her rental home claiming that they have a legal right to be there and the cops have said they can't help.
US March 29, 2023 Armed grandma stops robber in his tracks when his gun jams while robbing her food truck Keshondra Howard Turner, 53, shot and killed a man with her legally owned gun after he tried to rob her southwest Houston soul food truck at gunpoint on Tuesday.
Texas March 28, 2023 Texas study finds thousands of pounds of 'forever chemicals' have been injected into oil and gas wells A study by Physicians for Social Responsibility found that 43,000 pounds of PFAS "forever chemicals" have been used in the hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells in Texas since 2013.
Texas March 23, 2023 Explosion erupts at Texas chemical plant in suburban Houston, one person injured A chemical plant in Texas exploded causing a massive fire near Houston. Officials briefly shut down nearby roads as the fire was being extinguished.