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Chief Noe Diaz said HPD plans to release the body camera footage. A UH Clear Lake criminology professor and former mental health officer said it'll be important for the public to see, and could be used to help officers handle future mental health calls.

HOUSTON — A League City man is facing a felony charge after investigators said he pretended to be a federal agent and threatened to deport a Houston massage therapist. Don Doolittle, 58, is charged with impersonating a public servant. What happened. According to authorities, on Nov. 20, Doolittle called...

A Houston man found himself in the Lee County Jail after being arrested on eight charges stemming from a wild run-in with local law enforcement. Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy Benjamin Eickenhorst was dispatched to the 2600 Block of Highway 290 just before 7:30am on Sunday morning. The Sheriff’s Office had received a...

On the night of November 25, 2025, residents of Houston, Texas, were treated to an unexpected spectacle in the sky. At approximately 9:35 P.M., a meteor streaked across the sky, moving rapidly from West to East, south of the city. The meteor was described as having a large tail of fire trailing behind it. The event...

Police said the store clerk was carrying a bag of money as he was closing up the store before he was shot and robbed.

Another chapter has unfolded in the ongoing legal fallout surrounding the now-shuttered Turkey Leg Hut restaurant and its co-founder, Lyndell “Lynn” Price. Federal prosecutors confirmed to Houston Public Media that one of the men accused of setting fire to a Houston bar tied to Price has pleaded guilty to conspiracy...

Councilmember Letitia Plummer says Houston police officers shouldn't be required to contact ICE during routine background checks.

The 10 highest-paid superintendents in Texas earned more than $400,000 last year. That number is even higher with other perks, like free drivers, cell phones and retirement bonuses.

HOUSTON — If your health insurance renewal letter brought some major sticker shock, you’re far from alone. Millions of Americans who rely on Affordable Care Act plans are bracing for dramatic premium hikes in 2026 -- and many families say they’re now being forced to make painful choices about their budgets and their...

HOUSTON – A Houston father waiting for a liver transplant says he used his savings to move into a house near the Texas Medical Center, then learned the person guiding him through the process had no authority over the property. The discovery left him with almost no money, no access to medication, and no clear place to...