CRIME & SAFETY
2 dead, 2 hospitalized after crash near Hobby Airport in South Houston
HOUSTON – Authorities are piecing together what led up to a deadly crash near Hobby Airport Wednesday night, where two people were killed and two others were taken to a hospital. It happened on Galveston Rd., off Gulf Fwy near Hobby Airport a little after 8:15 p.m. when police...
Baby found dead in Atascocita home
A six-month-old baby was found dead at a home in Atascocita Thursday afternoon. When first responders got to the home, the baby wasn’t breathing and was pronounced dead. Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said his investigators are looking into what happened. According to officials at the scene,...
3 Harris County Jail guards indicted after inmate says he was beaten, left in coma
HOUSTON — Three Harris County Sheriff's Office detention officers have been indicted for assault with bodily injury after an inmate suffered a severe head injury in 2022. John Ziesemer, 56, Ezihuo Osiminibeke, 36, and Jimmy Poole, 47, were relieved of duty pending the outcome of an Internal Affairs investigation, HCSO said. They are no longer working in the jail.
Man arrested in deadly ambush of co-worker outside his home near Cypress, Harris County sheriff says
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A man was arrested in connection with the deadly ambush of a co-worker who was found shot to death in his driveway near the Cypress area earlier this month, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The victim was identified as Fidencio Romero, 50, the...
Crash shuts down Eastex Freeway headed north at Katy Freeway
HOUSTON — A crash completely shut down the Eastex Freeway headed north at the Katy Freeway on Saturday, according to Houston TranStar. TranStar verified the crash at 11:51 a.m. It's unclear how long the freeway will be closed or if there were any injuries. Houston traffic map. interactive traffic...
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