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HPD and HFD responded to reports of an auto vs pedestrian. The call was upgraded after reports that a female pedestrian was trapped under a vehicle. responding units arrived to find a female down under a car, after a chain reaction crash. Female was transported to a local hospital where...

A routine loading job near downtown Houston turned deadly Monday morning when a stack of heavy steel beams suddenly shifted, fatally injuring a construction worker, authorities said. Firefighters arrived to find the worker trapped, pronounced him dead at the scene, and called in heavy-rescue crews to move the beams...

Editor’s note: As 2025 comes to a close, we're looking back at the stories that defined Houston this year. In our City Life section, readers will notice several of our local universities earned high praise from prestigious global and national publications. Houston's sprawling suburbs continued to skyrocket in...

A Texas high school senior is accused of fatally stabbing a younger classmate with scissors during a dispute over a vape pen that prosecutors say was worth about $21. Aundre Lebron Demond Matthews, 18, of Baytown, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 17, and charged with murder in connection with the death of Andrew...

HOUSTON - Mikki's Soul Food Café has unfortunately been handed the short end of the stick after incidents at two of their locations within days. On Saturday, their location on Blodgett in the Third Ward was broken into around 4 a.m. Surveillance video shows two thieves, using flashlights and...

A Houston plastic surgeon has been indicted for allegedly performing surgery while intoxicated, according to the Sugar Land Police Department. – A Houston plastic surgeon has been indicted for allegedly performing surgery while intoxicated, according to the Sugar Land Police Department. Azul Shirazali Jaffer, 50, is...

HOUSTON – A construction worker was killed Monday morning after heavy beams fell on him while being loaded onto a truck, Houston Fire Department officials said. The incident occurred at 11:39 a.m. in the 2900 block of Clinton Drive near Downtown, according to Senior Capt. Reyes with HFD. The...

A Houston man has died after being shot multiple times. The shooting happened at an apartment complex in the 14300 block of Ella Boulevard in Northwest Houston. The victim was found with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital by first responders, but succumbed to his injuries.

HOUSTON – It’s the kind of holiday chaos no business owner ever expects. Just days before Christmas, a car crashed straight through the dining room of Mikki’s Cafe while customers were inside. Then, before the week was over, burglars broke into another one of the restaurant’s locations.

A Houston man who is listed as homeless has been arrested for indecent exposure for the third time since September. Keannon Harper, 34, has been charged with a felony count of indecent exposure with two or more previous convictions. According to court records, Harper exposed himself in a public place...