Inside CenterPoint’s linemen training program, the utility’s most aggressive hiring spree in decades
CenterPoint Energy has already hired more than 260 lineworkers this year and is committed to hiring nearly 800 total by 2030.
Viral light guru HTown Frankie opens holiday display at Discovery Green with a soundtrack...
Frankie To-ong, aka HTown Frankie, is bringing his viral animated light experience to Discovery Green for a new holiday installation.
Driver crashes into Southwest Houston bayou after causing crash, officials say
HOUSTON - A driver was reportedly arrested after an incident that ended with his vehicle in a body of water in southwest Houston. The incident was reported just before 7 a.m. on South Post Oak Boulevard and West Fuqua Street. Authorities say a driver was found sleeping in a vehicle...
Houston Police Expose Identity Theft Scheme at Unlicensed Funeral Home During Service
Houston police interrupted a funeral service at an unlicensed funeral home in the Third Ward while executing a search warrant. The Community Funeral Home on Wheeler Avenue was being investigated for allegedly using the personal information of deceased individuals for fraud. The funeral home's license had been revoked...
Migrants Found In Hidden Compartments In Hay Loads
Fayette County deputies stopped a truck on I-10 and found 12 migrants hidden inside fake hay bales, part of a human smuggling operation out of Houston.
Seeking a Final Resting Place: A Houston Dilemma
A recent social media post has sparked a discussion about the best places to spread ashes in Houston, particularly in the west Houston area. The original poster was seeking advice after their mother passed away without leaving instructions on where to place her ashes. The cost of a columbarium in a west Houston...
Autistic Teen Reunited with Family After Unwarranted 50-day Federal Custody in Houston
After nearly 50 days apart, 15-year-old Emmanuel Gonzalez-Garcia was finally reunited with his family after being held in federal custody. Emmanuel, who is autistic and sometimes non-verbal, was mistakenly classified as an "unaccompanied minor" and even underwent emergency surgery to remove his appendix while in...
HPD officer stabbed in the head while responding to mental health call in Downtown...
According to police, officers were responding to a mental health crisis call when the officer was stabbed at 300 Milam Street. Another responding officer shot the suspect, who died at the scene.
Arizona man busted at casino with ‘boats’ of fentanyl pills
A federal grand jury has indicted an Arizona man who allegedly tried to sell 10 “boats” of fentanyl pills at a New Mexico casino.
TxDOT Reminds Drivers: It’s the law to slow down or move over for first...
HOUSTON (CW39) – The Texas Department of Transportation is reminding drivers about an important – and often overlooked – safety law: you must move over or slow down for first responders and roadside workers. In a new message shared on Facebook, TxDOT highlighted how essential these crews are to keeping Texas roads...

















