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Former fiancée of victim in murder, carjacking speaks out

Mar 22, 2016 12:06 AM EDT

Police say Philip Panzica was shot and his body dumped on Richmond.

Vigil held for teens killed in distracted driving crash

Mar 22, 2016 12:10 AM EDT

The weekend crash that killed three Houston teens and injured another was caused by distracted driving due to use of a cell phone.

3 arrested for robbing pharmacy, fleeing from police

Mar 21, 2016 11:59 PM EDT

Three men are in custody after police said they robbed a pharmacy in Rice Village.

HPD: Man accused of killing Houston gas station owner captured by US Marshals

Mar 21, 2016 07:12 PM EDT

Nadonte Pugh was arrested in Midland, Texas, Sunday night.

Houston Forecast: Chilly start to your Tuesday

Mar 22, 2016 12:12 AM EDT

Temperatures will warm back into the mid-70s Tuesday afternoon.

Photos go viral of dog tied to truck bed

Mar 21, 2016 06:48 PM EDT

HOUSTON - Photographs taken by a Houston area driver have so many people ticked off that

Marine makes patriotic tribute each night in Galveston

Mar 22, 2016 12:00 AM EDT

The sights and sounds on Galveston Island are punctuated these days by a patriotic tribute thanks to a Marine taking on one last mission.

Distracted driving on the rise among teenage drivers

Mar 21, 2016 07:31 PM EDT

Distracted drivers are blamed for about 5,000 deaths in the U.S. every year.

Local gospel singer turns self in to authorities

Mar 21, 2016 10:40 PM EDT

James Fortune was charged with assaulting his wife at their Stafford home.

Second Zika case confirmed in Fort Bend County

Mar 21, 2016 05:13 PM EDT

There have now been 14 Zika cases in the Greater Houston Area.

Good Samaritans rescue driver from burning car

Mar 21, 2016 06:14 PM EDT

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas

Bones found in SE Houston field still not identified

Mar 21, 2016 07:02 PM EDT

HOUSTON - The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office still has not said if human remains found in a field in southeast Houston are those of Jessica Cain.

Cuban roots run deep for famous Pearland restaurant

Mar 21, 2016 06:34 PM EDT

Central Texas BBQ on Broadway in Pearland is a local institution, the aroma of its smoked brisket and barbecue sandwiches wafting through the city now for the 47th year.

Man sentenced to prison for 35 years for killing dad

Mar 21, 2016 05:51 PM EDT

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - A man convicted of fatally shooting his father was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Shooting reported at W. Houston apartment complex

Mar 21, 2016 01:12 PM EDT

Houston police have responded to reports of a shooting not far from Westheimer Road on the west side.

Cubans in Houston monitor Obama's historic visit

Mar 21, 2016 01:08 AM EDT

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Man shot, killed in carjacking, two suspects arrested

Mar 21, 2016 05:14 PM EDT

HOUSTON - The Houston man who gained international attention for having sex while on a Las Vegas Ferris wheel in February

Reward offered for info on alleged home appliance thieves

Mar 21, 2016 05:30 PM EDT

Surveillance video shows the two suspects walking down the sidewalk near homes in the 2900 block of Lake Drive.

HPD: Wrong-way driver in custody after crash on 59

Mar 21, 2016 06:58 AM EDT

Houston police believe a man was intoxicated when he crashed into a wrecker while traveling the wrong direction on 59 the Southwest Freeway early Monday.