Indie-alternative rock band "Vortxz" is back from a highly successful West Coast tour. They performed their song 'My Love' for us in Studio B. But first, we sat down with the Houston-based band to chat about how they are thriving on the local and national music scene.

A loose monkey is now in BARC custody after Houston police officers discovered the animal underneath a truck in southeast Houston on Monday evening.

An 8-year-old girl is in critical condition after a crash in southeast Houston on Sunday night.

One person was taken to the hospital after a house fire in southeast Houston Tuesday morning.

Investigators were working to determine what led to the shooting of a 16-year-old near a basketball court in the southeast side of town Monday, according to Houston police.

The Houston Area Urban League Young Professionals, in partnership with the Ascend Cares Foundation and Habitat for Humanity, delivered 30 window units for seniors in southeast Houston.

Fire crews are responding to a two-alarm fire Saturday night in southeast Houston, officials said.

Police are searching for a person of interest in connection to the death of two women in southeast Houston on June 12.

A crime scene photo released by Houston police on social media on Jan. 22, 2021. HOUSTON – A 17-year-old was shot and killed Friday in southeast Houston, police said on social media. The shooting happened in the 11400 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard about 3:35 p.m. He was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

HOUSTON – A high-speed chase ended in a fiery explosion after the fleeing driver struck a power pole in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. Police say the suspect was wanted on a felony family violence charge and caught wind that he was under surveillance by police. Officials say the suspect was a passenger in a blue Toyota Tundra when he kicked the driver out of the car near 3801 Old Spanish Trail and Scott Street. He drove away, initiative a police chase, officials say. First, police say they initiated a pursuit intervention technique (PIT) maneuver but the chase continued for a short time until it ended near West Alabama Street and Live Oak Street.

HOUSTON – A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was shot Tuesday night during a drive-by at a family park in southeast Houston, police said. The shooting was reported around 7:30 p.m. at Ingrando Park along Keller Street. Houston police said a white Jeep drive by the park and someone inside fired several shots. Police said one of the bullets struck the teen in the leg. Anyone with information is asked to call the Houston Police Department.

HOUSTON – A man is in custody after police said he shot and killed a man and kidnapped the victim’s girlfriend. Neighbors said that Posey, the victim and victim’s girlfriend all know each other. “At that moment right there, that’s when I called 911.”Smith said the woman kept shouting at the man while he dragged her saying, “Why you did it?”“She just kept saying, ‘Why you did it?’ That’s all she kept saying,” Smith said. Officers said Posey was taken into custody and charged with capital murder, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Authorities are still working to determine the relationship between the victim, his girlfriend and the other man, and what may have led up to the shooting.

HOUSTON – The American Red Cross is helping families Tuesday night after a fire damaged several homes in southeast Houston. The Houston Fire Department responded to the fire just before 6 p.m. near Avenue C and 76th Street. “She heard a boom in the back garage apartment,” HFD Chief Rochas said of the adult female survivor. When we turned the corner, we saw the column of smoke.”A fire captain was transported for observation for heat exhaustion, Rochas said. About a dozen people were displaced and five homes and apartment homes were damaged or destroyed.