Harris County News

On Monday in the 410th District Court the trial began for a Splendora woman charged with capital murder, in the 2007 shooting death of a Magnolia man whose body was found burned in northeast Harris County.

A pastor from Crosby has been accused of sexually abusing two boys who attended his church's school, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.

Friendswood Police, serving a probation violation warrant, found a quantity of narcotics and steroids in the violator's home.

A northeast Harris County man has been arrested after he apparently killed his wife and stuffed her in a closet at the couple's home in far east Harris County late Monday night, authorities said.

Originally published July 7, 2009 at 6:26 a.m., updated July 7, 2009 at 7:31 a.m. HOUSTON a ' Harris County Commissioner Jerry Eversole has been fined $75,000 by the Texas Ethics Commission over how he spent campaign funds.

An 18-year-old woman whose bloody body was found in a closet of her family's suburban Houston home died of a stab wound to the neck, the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office says.

An off-duty Atascocita firefighter Sunday morning discovered a house on fire in northeast Harris County.

HOUSTON, Texas - Wedding plans are tragically halted when a man set to get married today is instead killed in a fiery collision.

A suburban Houston man returned home from work to find his 18-year-old daughter dead in her closet.

Andres Nava Madonado , 41, second from left, and Xiomara Mendez Rosales, 36, right, have been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of HPD officer Henry Canales. Share Share Resources FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Public visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Grace Community Church, 14505 Gulf Freeway.

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Police issued a search warrant at the home of a gunman who fatally shot an Houston police officer last week before being gunned down during an undercover sting, authorities said Saturday.

Beginning Friday night, officials in Harris County will be targeting drunk drivers in high-incident "hot spots." The effort is part of back-to-back No Refusal DWI enforcement operations.

The ban on certain fireworks in Harris County has been extended. It's now in effect until 7 a.m. on July 6. The ban includes rockets and missiles with fins only.

Two suspects are charged with capital murder in the killing of an undercover officer during a shootout that also claimed the alleged gunman's life.

A man accused of a 26-year-old Houston murder that stemmed from an argument between drug dealers finally will face charges after authorities in south Florida spotted him blowing leaves at a car dealership.

June 23, 2009 Crime Stoppers and Investigators with the Harris County Sheriff's Office are seeking the public's assistance in locating Raymond Ellison.

Gov. Rick Perry on Saturday defended his veto of a bill that would have required a waiting period before former Harris County employees could lobby the county, saying a "piecemeal" approach to Texas ethics law isn't good public policy.

Circumstances are eerily similar in two separate accidents where drivers were killed when their vehicles left the roadway and crashed into ditches.

Harris County Sheriff's deputies are looking for two men who allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl while she walked her dog on her street, KPRC Local 2 reported.