For the first time, judges can deny bail to people suspected of violent crimes

A Houston woman has been arrested and charged after children were found malnourished and living in “unsafe conditions.”

A 58-year-old Houston woman has been charged, two weeks after authorities uncovered an active rooster-fighting ring behind a north Houston business.

Houston Police are at an Alief apartment complex after they say a woman was shot by her boyfriend during an argument.

Parents and students from Ross S. Sterling High School are voicing frustration over how the campus handled a stabbing in a classroom that left 16-year-old Andrew Meismer dead.

Federal prosecutors in Houston are taking aim at the top leadership of Tren de Aragua, a violent Venezuelan gang the U.S. government now labels a foreign terrorist organization.

The student who is in police custody after being charged in a fatal stabbing at Ross S. Sterling High School has been identified.

KPRC 2 has learned Judge William Waggoner was also disciplined in the military for DUI.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says it happened in the 2000 block of Edendale Circle.

Authorities recovered images of evidence from the affair, including matching tattoos, an engagement ring, numerous phone calls, and life insurance activity.

The owner of Fuzzy’s Pizza in the Katy area is speaking out after Hanukkah decorations outside the restaurant were vandalized just one day after it hosted a celebration for the holiday.

A Spring daycare worker has been arrested and charged with endangering a child.

A student at a high school in Baytown was hospitalized after being stabbed during an alleged fight on campus.

The man said a witch that he met in Mexico made him commit the abuse, and also hacked into his phone and watched child porn.

The teen was found inside of a vehicle that has rolled into a ditch after the shooting.

While fentanyl has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the U.S., advocates emphasize that death is not the only tragic outcome. Survivors often face permanent, life-altering brain damage.

Spring ISD said patrols will be increased on their bus routes and around their campuses.

A Houston man accused of an aggravated robbery and carjacking was taken into custody Tuesday morning following a lengthy police pursuit that spanned multiple parts of the city.

Spring ISD said patrols will be increased on their bus routes and around their campuses.

Parents are demanding answers after Pasadena police confirmed an investigation into alleged sexual assault at a local child care center.

Officers believe the suspect was having a mental episode when he stabbed the officer.

A Harris County grand jury has indicted Baytown Police Officer Michael Hightower for the October crash that killed two children of a Harris County Sheriff's deputy.

The Houston Police Officers’ Union posted a tribute message to former KPRC 2 News reporter Jake Reiner after the passing of his parents.

Deputies and Spring ISD Police are investigating after a suspect stopped a school bus near Birnam Wood Blvd in Spring and threatened the driver and students with a weapon.

Harris County deputies found a man fatally shot inside a vehicle that rolled into a ditch on Salter Drive Sunday night. The investigation is ongoing.

Three people were injured in a possible shootout in Southwest Houston.

A man was in custody after police said he was driving drunk and ran over a pedestrian in the Baytown area.

Houston police are investigating a deadly incident involving a recovered body that officials believe was the girlfriend of a Honduran national. The man remains in the Harris County Jail with an ICE hold.

The shooting happened at a complex in the 2100 block of Holly Hall Street.

The Conroe Municipal Court Judge is back on the bench after being arrested and charged for driving under the influence.

Houston Police say one person is dead after being hit by a vehicle in southwest Houston Thursday evening.

A thief posing as a patient is targeting Houston clinics, faking a “feminine emergency” to slip away with wallets and rack up thousands in charges.

A man from Houston has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison after admitting to coercing and exploiting a minor.

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 46-year-old attorney Jeffrey Limmer, who fatally shot at a McDonald’s along the West Interstate 10 service road in May of 2024.

FBI Houston is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect dubbed the “Cougar Campus Crook” who robbed a TDECU bank on the University of Houston campus on October 28

At a news conference the Cobos Law Firm, advocates and victims shared their stories and called attention to what they say was a pattern of ignored warning signs within military medicine.

Classmates describe the warning signs of one of the teens arrested of allegedly planning a mass shooting on Pasadena Memorial High School's campus.

It’s the holiday season, and porch pirates are busy across Houston. While package theft isn’t new, it tends to spike this time of year.

Ramanan Pathmanathan, described as one of the most prolific child predators and sextortionists, was extradited to the U.S. and faces multiple federal charges, including exploitation of minors from Texas and other states.

A law enforcement pursuit of a driver in a silver Cadillac has come to an end in the Galleria-area.

Investigators with Harris County Constable Precinct 4 said deputies have recovered more $20,000 worth of stolen truck tailgates after authorities linked a notorious tailgate thief to more than 20 thefts across Harris County.

Harris County deputies apprehended two suspects after a high-speed pursuit on Mason Road

Deputies with Harris County Constable Precinct 4 are investigating a shooting that unfolded early Wednesday afternoon in the Spring area.

Patrick Xavier Clark, the man accused of killing Kirsnick Khari “Takeoff” Ball of the Grammy-nominated rap group Migos, appeared in a Houston courtroom Wednesday.

A person is reportedly in custody after being involved in a chase with Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies that ended in a car crash.

Memorial High School has been the site of multiple violent incidents over the past year.

A Houston City Councilman, pictured on social media with a nonprofit CEO now accused of fraud, tells KPRC 2 News his office is suspending engagement with the organization that feeds the homeless in downtown Houston.

A woman posing as a potential patient allegedly stole thousands of dollars in Christmas bonuses and personal items from a Houston eye care office.

The Montgomery County Pct. 2 Constable’s Office says a deputy shot a suspect at a park in Conroe Tuesday.

Houston police have revealed new details in the ongoing investigation into Unique Green, the owner of a funeral home that was raided during an active funeral service last month.

Investigators said the man would abuse the girls when their mother was asleep, incapacitated, or when he was supposed to be teaching them how to drive at 13 years old.

Houston ranks among the top Texas cities in many ways, but the state’s largest city recently earned a distinction that’s far from flattering: it led the state in stolen vehicles last month.

Authorities are actively searching for the suspect, and the relationship between the two remains unclear.

Rosemary Tucker, who operates the nonprofit “Hoodies 4 Healing” and has nearly 100,000 Facebook followers, was arrested last week after a months-long investigation by the Houston Police Department’s Major Offenders Division.

A Houston family is grieving 33-year-old Joseph “JoJo” Premeaux, a husband and father of three who was shot and killed at a Dallas baby shower, saying “he didn’t deserve this” and remembering him as a protector who “loved life” and “loved his kids and his wife.”

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 approaches Houston, so do the scammers.

A Houston-area outlet mall is looking for a man accused of some dirty deeds, done dirt cheap.

The trial began Monday morning for Anthony Martin Landry, 57, who is charged with murdering 46-year-old attorney Jeffrey Limmer in a shooting at a McDonald’s along the West Interstate 10 service road in May of 2024.

Two additional arrests have been made as part of a Montgomery County proactive investigation targeting human trafficking and child exploitation.

Two people have been arrested after police in Splendora said they entered a Whataburger restaurant and engaged in a fight with employees at the location, firing a gun in the process.

Early this morning, KPRC 2 was alerted to a bomb threat at Clear Creek High School in Galveston County.

Houston police say a driver has been charged after allegedly running over two women fighting in the street on Cullen Boulevard, then leaving the scene.

Clear Creek High School reportedly evacuated its students and faculty Friday morning after there was a bomb threat.

A serious crash involving multiple vehicles unfolded in Southeast Houston after a man reportedly fired shots and stole somebody’s car.

A Precinct 4 deputy constable is recovering after inhaling a white powder during a traffic stop in Atascocita. Deputies administered Narcan on scene before paramedics arrived. The driver faces DWI and additional charges pending lab results.

Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man found dead inside his taco truck on Dyna Drive late Thursday night. The suspects, described as two men in ski masks, were seen fleeing in a white sedan, and the motive is unknown as robbery is not suspected.

Houston police are investigating an officer-involved shooting on Antoine Drive after a suspect fired at officers during a traffic stop

A fight between a married couple at a northeast Harris County mobile home park sent both a man and woman to the hospital Wednesday.

If you’ve ever considered buying a dashcam for your car, maybe this is your sign!

Fort Bend County District Attorney Brian M. Middleton says the county’s first-ever case under the Lisa Torry Smith Act has ended with a maximum probation sentence and jail time for the driver involved.

An Aldine Independent School District agriculture science teacher worked in a classroom for more than two years despite active warrants for his arrest on charges of sexually assaulting a teen boy.

An undercover operation led to the arrest of a woman on prostitution charges at a massage parlor in Spring.

Houston police have released a video months after a man was pepper-sprayed and then hit by a car, hoping someone will recognize the vehicle, the Houston Police Department says.

A volunteer youth pastor at a Houston-area church was arrested on child sex abuse material charges.

Alokozay, an Afghan national, was taken into federal custody after allegedly making violent threats during a video call, which was shared on social media.

A small church in Sunnyside is reeling after thieves broke in, stealing thousands of dollars in equipment and forcing the cancellation of Sunday service at The Living Rock Community Center.

A Brazoria County mother is facing several felony charges after deputies say she fled a shoplifting stop with her three children in the car, injuring a deputy and leading officers on a chase that ended in a crash Saturday night.

A Houston Police Department K-9 is recovering after being choked to the point of unconsciousness, according to court records, by a man who was homeless and refused to leave an apartment unit near NRG Park.

Three Houston men have been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man at a West Houston apartment complex two years ago.

A Houston man has been arrested in connection with a murder that had remained unsolved since 2017.

The homeowner was also shot during the break-in.

Three suspects approached a security camera holding up a backpack, which Bellaire Police Department told KPRC 2 News likely contained a Wi-Fi jammer device.

An elderly Houston man with dementia was brutally beaten and robbed outside a pawn shop after the attacker mistakenly thought he was trying to break into his car. Nearly two years later, a judge sentenced the suspect Trayvion Lockridge to 15 years in prison.

A 44-year-old man is accused of killing another man by striking him in the head with a television before dumping his body at a nearby bus stop.

Two students were robbed at gunpoint last night near West Lot 2 on Rice University’s campus, according to the Rice University Police Department.

An iPhone Crash Alert led deputies to a gruesome discovery at a Brazoria County home Saturday night.

An investigation is underway after a Houston police officer opened fire on an armed robbery suspect in north Houston Monday morning.

Deputies said they found the ring behind a business that was advertising for tacos and drinks.

Two teens were shot at a large block party in Sunnyside.

The Harris County Pct. 4 Constable’s Office says a man has died and another man has been taken to a hospital after a shooting in the north part of Harris County Friday.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrests 38-year-old Jonathan Cranfill on a child sexual assault charge

One person was injured in a Friday shooting outside a southeast Houston liquor store as police search for the second person involved, HPD says.

A suspect in a family disturbance died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after officers found him at a highway underpass on Houston’s northside.

Man killed and a woman hospitalized in a southwest Houston parking lot shooting early Friday morning; police are investigating and searching for a suspect.

On one of the year’s most notorious nights for drunk driving, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable deputies hit the streets Wednesday night, working to prevent tragedy before the Thanksgiving holiday.

A search is underway for the suspects

Deputies said two people were shot and one other person was injured during the shooting.

HCSO is searching for a sexual assault suspect known as “Cowboy,” who frequents FM 1960 nightclubs in north Harris County. Deputies released a sketch.

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving, known nationally as “Blackout Wednesday,” has earned a grim reputation as the drunkest day of the year on roads around the country.

Houston police officers are on the scene of the deadly shooting at an apartment complex on Westheimer near Kirkwood.