Houston Controller Chris Hollins investigates Mayor John Whitmire’s $127K advisor
Houston Controller Chris Hollins has launched a formal investigation into a $127,000 mayoral advisor who records show badged into work only 13 times in two…
Jersey Shore beach town unleashes extreme tactics to bury viral teen mayhem for Memorial Day weekend
Mayor Tommy Vaz says officials have already stopped six unsanctioned events and will prosecute offenders' parents.
Amber Alert issued for missing San Antonio 10-year-old
The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued an Amber Alert for a missing 10-year-old in San Antonio.
Body found off Galveston coast during coast guard training
Coast guardsmen from the Houston Air Station were training in the area when the body was found Saturday morning.
Garden Grove chemical threat: 40,000 evacuated as overheated tank faces explosion or leak
An unmitigatable overheated chemical tank containing toxic methyl methacrylate at GKN Aerospace has forced the evacuation of 40,000 residents in Garden Grove, Westminster, Stanton, and Anaheim.
6.0 earthquake shakes Hawaii’s Big Island
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii’s Big Island late Friday night, shaking communities across the island’s western side and triggering several aftershock.
Pedestrian hit, killed by tractor-trailer on North Freeway
Authorities said a pedestrian was killed while attempting to cross the North Freeway early Saturday morning.
Houston police investigate shooting outside corner grocery store
Houston police are investigating after a man was found shot outside a corner store Friday night.
Chicago-area boy had planned school shooting, had gun, ammunition, police say
A suburban boy had planned to commit a school shooting and had a gun, ammunition and knives before being hospitalized on Friday, police say.
1 dead, 1 injured in Houston apartment shooting
Houston police are searching for the person responsible for a Friday night shooting that left one man dead and another injured.
Former Border Patrol agent in Texas pleads guilty to defrauding taxpayers
A former U.S. Border Patrol agent stationed in Texas has pleaded guilty to defrauding taxpayers.