Person found shot to death at southeast Houston park, HPD says
A person is dead after a shooting in southeast Houston on Thursday afternoon, according to the Houston Police Department.
Houston’s newest arcade is coming to an old grocery store
Former Houston grocery store could become giant arcade
Houston man sentenced to 10 years for $17 million fraud scheme
HOUSTON, Texas — A 40-year-old man from suburban Houston has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in defrauding victims of over $17 million, according to Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck. Christopher Knight Lopez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on February 19. U.S. District...
Texas prison contraband bust | Nine arrested, officials detail drone smuggling scheme
Nine people, including a woman from Orange, have been arrested in connection with what investigators describe as a large-scale contraband smuggling operation targeting a Texas prison unit. According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Office of Inspector General, the suspects are accused of using several methods — including drones...
The IRRESISTIBLE Texas BBQ Experience Everyone Craves in Houston, Texas
Houston has plenty of BBQ, but The Pit Room – Museum District is the spot locals actually carve time out of their week for. From the oak smoke drifting across Richmond Ave to trays loaded with juicy meats, it hooks you before you even see the menu. People come...
Houston City Council approves $50M housing, community development plan
The Houston City Council approved its 2026 Annual Action Plan, amounting to $50 million in grant funds. It is a document submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as Houston’s formal application for federal formula grants. The city conducted community meetings and once they were concluded,...
State Backs Off Kingwood Floodplain Mega-Project, Neighbors Say “Not Good Enough”
State land officials are backing away from a taxpayer-funded plan to turn thousands of acres of floodplain west of Kingwood into housing, but local leaders say the retreat raises almost as many questions as it answers. The sprawling tract sits where the San Jacinto West Fork, Spring Creek and Cypress Creek meet, an area hammered by Hurricane Harvey and later floods. Neighbors and...
Houston Power Architect Snaps Up Stone-Walled Bayou Woods Mansion
A towering new spec mansion tucked behind an eight-foot stone wall in Bayou Woods has landed a buyer, and he is not your average house hunter. A local architect has purchased the newly constructed estate at 9010 Memorial Drive, a roughly 12,145-square-foot spread with six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms on about an acre. The developer had been asking $10.5 million, and...
Person of interest sought in deadly shooting outside SE Houston club
HOUSTON - Police are looking to question a man about a deadly shooting that happened outside a southeast Houston club last month. Paradise City club shooting: Man sought for questioning. What we know:. Police shared on Wednesday that they are looking to question 21-year-old Rudy Gomez Jr. about the April...
Houston man accused of killing pregnant wife used fake name and passport to get...
HOUSTON — A Houston man awaiting trial on capital murder charges allegedly cut off his GPS ankle monitor and fled the country last week, only to be stopped at an Italian airport using a fake Belgian passport, according to federal court documents filed Monday. Lee Mongerson Gilley, who was...
