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October 9, 2021

Texas toddler found alive in dense woods four days after going missing: 'Happiest of endings'

A 3-year-old boy who went missing in east Texas Wednesday was found alive and well around noon Saturday just five miles from his home, the Grimes County Sheriff's Office announced.

October 8, 2021

California oil pipeline leak: Mystery continues to swirl around cause

Investigators searching for the cause of an oil pipeline break off the Southern California coast have pointed to the possibility that a ship anchor dragged the line across the seabed and cracked it, but two videos released so far provide only tantalizing clues about what might have happened 100 feet (30 meters) below the ocean surface.

October 7, 2021

Houston influencer Alexis Sharkey's husband killed self as feds moved in to arrest him for murder: authorities

Thomas Sharkey, the embattled husband of Texas social media influencer Alexis Sharkey, fatally shot himself as law enforcement agents moved in to arrest him in connection with the woman’s murder, authorities announced. 

October 6, 2021

Husband of popular influencer Alexis Sharkey found dead with gunshot wound

The husband of a Texas influencer found strangled to death late last year was discovered in Florida early Wednesday morning with a fatal gunshot wound to the head, according to a local report. 

October 1, 2021

Shooting reported at Houston school, 'suspect' in custody, police say

Houston police have arrested a suspect in connection to an active shooting at a local school. 

October 1, 2021

Texas teen claims he was sleeping when he allegedly stabbed his twin sister to death, court records say

A Texas teenager accused of stabbing his twin sister to death Wednesday morning, claims he was dreaming during the attack, according to documents read in court Thursday.

September 26, 2021

4 Houston-area bicyclists hospitalized after struck by teen driver as alleged prank fails: report

Two Houston-area bicyclists had to be airlifted to a hospital and four others were injured Saturday morning after the group was struck by a pickup truck with a 16-year-old at the wheel who was allegedly attempting a prank, according to a report.

September 25, 2021

Houston man who allegedly killed teen in road rage incident after Astros game released from jail

A Texas man charged with killing a teenager in a road rage incident made bail Friday, according to the victim’s father.

September 21, 2021

Houston police union demands judge resign after officer killed by ‘habitual’ offender: ‘Blood on your hands'

Houston's police union is demanding a judge’s resignation following a shooting that left one officer dead and another sergeant critically wounded – arguing that the alleged gunmen who was also killed should have never have been let out of jail on a reduced bond given his violent criminal history.

September 15, 2021

Nicholas brings flooding to Gulf Coast states still recovering from Hurricane Ida

Nicholas, which made landfall in Texas on Tuesday as a hurricane, weakened to a tropical depression Wednesday as it shifted over southern Louisiana, bringing heavy rain and flooding to an already battered region.