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A motorcyclist was killed in a bizarre hit-and-run incident after colliding with equipment allegedly stolen from a nearby construction site, HPD says.

Top stories and weather updates from the Houston area including a fire burning at a decommissioned electrical plant near San Leon, a shooting that injured a teen, and the latest on SNAP benefits.

HOUSTON, TX – A suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a man at 9400 Concourse around 4:35 a.m. on October 15, 2016 has been taken into custody. According to the Houston Police Department, 26-year-old Keven Xavier Rios is charged with capital murder in the 487th Criminal District Court. The victim was identified as...

HOUSTON - A teen was found shot in southeast Houston on Saturday night. Police were called to an apartment complex in the 5000 block of Sunflower Street, near Bellfort Avenue and Coffee Street, and found a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound to his thigh. According to police, a friend had...

BACLIFF, Texas — Firefighters from multiple crews continue to fight a fire at a decommissioned power plant along Highway 146 in the Bacliff area. According to the Texas City Fire Department, the fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. at the old PH Robinson Power Plant on Highway 146 near 29th Street and Avenue J. Fire...

A citizen's vehicle turning left collided with a police vehicle responding to a call, which then crashed into an apartment complex on Gessner Road.

HOUSTON, Texas – Two men have been arrested after deputies say they repeatedly raped a 12-year-old girl. Felix Bustillo Diaz, 49, from Honduras and Jose Gerber Rivera, 45, from El Salvador, are accused of raping Diaz’s niece after illegally smuggling her into the country. Authorities said the child was left alone in...

HOUSTON — After weeks of residents contacting KHOU 11 about illegal dumping and unreliable heavy-trash pickup, District I Council Member Joaquin Martinez is offering one of the clearest explanations yet of why Houston's system has struggled for years, and what he says is finally changing. On Friday, KHOU 11's...

Houston police have charged Edwin Leonel Caal Gill, 41, with murder. The charge is related to the fatal shooting of Gerardo Villalobos Salgado, 50, at 3107 Blalock Road. The incident happened around 4 p.m. on November 7, 2025. Caal Gill is not in custody. Authorities have released a previous booking photo of him.

Houston, TX – A 33-year-old Navy veteran has admitted to fatally beating a disabled man during a late-night encounter in north Houston, telling investigators that he loses control when he drinks alone. The case, which surfaced in a detailed report and supported by a probable cause affidavit, reveals a violent...