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HOUSTON – The family of the 3-year-old child killed in a hit-and-run crash in West Houston on Saturday night has identified him as Mohammad Yahya Hasanzai. The crash happened around 10:40 p.m. on Ocee St. near Pagewood Lane. Houston Police said a driver of a red Toyota pickup truck...

Investigators said the driver allegedly ran a red light with no headlights on

The City of Houston’s official holiday celebration is facing unexpected controversy — and it has nothing to do with the lights or the fireworks. While many residents are gearing up for the annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade featuring Christian singer Danny Gokey, country artist Payton Howie, and Houston’s own soul...

The University of Houston is investigating an alleged hate attack.

A detention officer at a Conroe ICE facility pleaded guilty to using excessive force against a migrant detainee.

The Houston City Council voted (14-1) to move forward with purchasing a former shelter at 419 Emancipation Avenue for $16 million, a step in the city’s plan to expand its homelessness response network. The project, dubbed the “Super Hub,” is being hailed as Houston’s first centralized “front door” to...

Federal authorities arrested over 120 illegal immigrant drivers in Houston last week as part of a larger investigation into a loophole in Texas that allegedly allows individuals without legal immigration status to register vehicles. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carried out the arrests in a single...

The system should have been ready for HPD to utilize in late 2024, but was pushed back to early 2025. Now, Eyewitness News is being told it will maybe be ready in late 2026.

Cars began lining up at 6 a.m. Saturday for a special distribution for SNAP beneficiaries and federal workers impacted by the government shutdown. With her two dogs Luna and Mekito in tow, Itzel Perez waited in her car for roughly three hours Saturday morning at a Houston Food Bank distribution site for SNAP...

😢 Someone threatened to shoot me… just because I got into their yard. Hi, I’m Bitsy. I didn’t mean any harm, I was just lost and scared. Instead of kindness, someone pointed a gun. That’s how my story almost ended…. The shelter saved me, and...