Search for ‘career criminal’ who escaped custody, carjacked victim ends in arrest: Pct. 4
Just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the Precinct 4 Special Operations unit said it took James Willis, 35, into custody with help from the U.S. Marshal's Office.
Man chasing woman down street with car fatally strikes bystander on Houston’s south side
HOUSTON – A woman died after authorities say a man who had been in an argument with a different woman chased her down the street with his vehicle, but lost control and struck the bystander. The incident happened in the 3500 block of Corder Street on Houston’s south side....
Neighbors say boat left on road is latest example of illegal dumping in Acres...
Neighbors told ABC13 it isn't unusual to see people use the area as a dumping ground, but this time, the trash included a boat blocking the right of way.
Fugitive In Worcester Barber Shop Shooting Busted Hiding Out In Houston
A 29-year-old man who had been wanted in connection with a 2019 shooting outside a Worcester barbershop was arrested in Houston and brought back to Massachusetts last Wednesday, authorities said. The arrest capped a multiyear search for a suspect who, investigators say, had been living out of state while outstanding...
Young Couple and Their 2 Kids Hit by Wrong-Way Driver After Leaving Holiday Party....
"Lizbeth and Diego’s world revolved around their children as was evident since their young family was inseparable," the victims' loved ones wrote in a fundraiser
Woman Killed After Chain-Reaction Crash Traps Pedestrian in Houston
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...
Steel Stack Horror On Clinton Drive Leaves Houston Worker Dead
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...
Houston’s richest residents, best suburbs, and more top city news in 2025
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...
High School Student, 16, Fatally Stabbed with Scissors Over a $21 Vape Pen: Prosecutors
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...
Mikki’s Café deals with break-in, car crash at two separate locations
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...

















