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March 19, 2022

Brittney Griner access demanded from Russia by US State Dept.

The U.S. State Department on Friday demanded that it be granted access to detained WNBA player Brittney Griner, an American from Texas who is being detained in Russia. 

March 18, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war takes toll on American students in pen-pal program

Russia's war on Ukraine is taking its toll on many, and those connected to someone in Ukraine say it's been especially painful.

March 18, 2022

Houston crime victim's advocate calls on state Democrats to support tough bail policies amid crime surge

A Houston crime victims advocate renewed calls Friday for Texas Democrats to vote out felony bond reform legislation that some say has contributed to a spike in homicides in the state's largest city.

March 15, 2022

Texas bystanders trained in MMA take out man with gun in restaurant: 'We fight for a living'

Two bystanders who happened to be mixed martial arts fighters took down a man who fired a gun inside a RA Sushi in Houston Monday night.

March 11, 2022

Houston-bound United flight diverted over ‘mechanical issue’; ‘Everyone was terrified,’ passenger says

A Houston-bound United Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas on Friday after a possible fire that left passengers on the tarmac as first responders arrived, one passenger said.

March 3, 2022

Texas homeowner who ‘feared for his life’ fatally shot intruder, police say

A Houston homeowner shot and killed an intruder who had broken in early Thursday morning, police said.

February 23, 2022

Texas mall shooting leaves off-duty constable, suspect dead

An off-duty law enforcement officer was killed Wednesday while working a side job at a Houston shopping mall when a suspect grabbed his firearm and fatally shot him, authorities said. The suspect was later killed as well.

February 23, 2022

Houston police union sounds alarm on lack of manpower, slams local judges 'refusing to do their job'

Houston is among the major cities in America witnessing a spike in violent crime including over 700 open arrest warrants in Harris County for murder. Houston Police Officers' Union President Mark Griffith joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to address the lack of action from Harris County judges and officials as crime continues to rise in the Lone Star States' largest city.

February 18, 2022

Houston boy, 4, shot as children increasingly becoming victims of gun violence in city

A 4-year-old boy was shot in Houston on Friday as children in and around the city continue to be increasingly be victimized by gun violence.

February 17, 2022

2 men free on bond from Texas jails shot dead hours apart in separate police-involved shootings

Two men in Texas killed in separate police-involved shootings within 12 hours of each other were free from jail on bond.