St. Elizabeth Place brings affordable housing to Houston’s Fifth Ward
In the heart of Houston’s historic Fifth Ward, a once-abandoned hospital has been reborn as a newly redeveloped apartment complex. City leaders, community stakeholders and residents recently gathered to celebrate the grand opening of St. Elizabeth Place Apartments. This adaptive reuse project fuses modern affordable...
Bodycam videos released of deadly Houston police shooting during Heights standoff
HOUSTON - Houston Police have released bodycam videos of a deadly standoff that happened early July in the Heights area. The videos are related to a SWAT scene that happened between July 8 and 9 at a home on West 13th Street, near North Durham Drive. PREVIOUS REPORT: Houston woman...
After-hours club raid at Underground Storage leads to arrests, drug seizure, and building closure
HOUSTON, TX – The Houston Police Department’s after-hours club task force conducted an operation around 2:30 a.m. Saturday at a club called Underground Storage, located at 101 East Little York. Police said the raid followed a crash involving an HPD sergeant and a patron leaving the club. HPD...
Minor injuries after vehicle goes through backyards, ends up in pool in Cypress: Pct....
Authorities said the crash happened near Louetta Road and that the vehicle left the roadway, crashing through the yards and damaging fences.
Senior Cyclist Fatally Stabbed on Houston Bike Trail, Police Seek Witnesses
A man in his 70s was fatally stabbed early this morning while biking to work in east Houston, confirm police reports. The Houston Police Department says the emergency response was initially triggered by the assumption that the man had been hit by a vehicle, but upon arrival, it became clear that the man had been...
HPD searching for suspect in stabbing death of 77-year-old man in Second Ward
HOUSTON (KIAH) — Police are searching for a suspect in a stabbing death of a 77-year-old man that happened early Thursday morning in Houston’s Second Ward. Police said that officers responded to a stabling incident at the 120 block of North Drennan Street just before 6 a.m. Thursday. They found a 77-year-old man with...
Man found dead in Houston cemetery from wound on his side
Funeral home workers found a man dead at a cemetery in Houston from a wound on his side Friday. Police are unsure whether the wound was caused by a gunshot or something else.
Exclusive: Houston man who fought jailers was assaulted and suffered cardiac arrest before death,...
Alexis Cardenas, 32, died July 8 after an alleged fight with detention officers who were escorting him out of jail.
3 managers, 2 bartenders arrested in after-hours club raid in north Houston
HOUSTON – Three managers and two bartenders were arrested in a raid at an after-hours club in north Houston Saturday morning. Houston Police Department’s After-Hours Club Task Force raided the club called Underground Storage on West Little York at 2:30 a.m. Police said they received complaints of illegal...
Commissioner Ramsey questions removing Hidalgo from office following chaotic meeting
After an explosive Commissioners Court meeting, marked by insults and raised voices, Commissioner Tom Ramsey is raising questions about whether Judge Hidalgo should be removed from office.
