Teen McDonald's employee killed in stabbing in Cypress, teen suspect detained

One teenager is dead and another in custody after Harris County officials were called about a stabbing at a McDonald's restaurant in northwest Harris County.

Houston weather: Monitoring Hurricane Isaias, sunny pattern to continue

Our nice weather pattern holds with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 90s. Morning lows in the upper 60s and low 70s continue.

Isaias becomes Atlantic’s first hurricane of 2026

Hurricane Isaias has formed in the Gulf as of Wednesday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center. 

Afghan national pleads guilty to online suicide bomb threat in Fort Worth

A 32-year-old Afghan national living in Fort Worth pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 6, to transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce after threatening to carry out a suicide attack.

UH student arrested after alleged catfishing scheme, leaking intimate video

An 18-year-old University of Houston student is facing felony charges after investigators say he spent months catfishing a peer online, obtaining explicit media, and leaking it to the victim’s friends.

Search intensifies for missing Texas mother after Louisiana crash; family offers $20K reward

A desperate search is underway for a 22-year-old Texas mother from Katy who disappeared following a car crash in Louisiana. Her family is now offering a $20,000 reward for her safe return.

Suspect charged with capital murder appears in court following double shooting in Harris County

The man accused of shooting and killing two people in North Harris County earlier this week made his first court appearance Wednesday morning, where a judge ordered him held without bond.

New Lee Gilley case: Parents of Christa Gilley file civil lawsuit

The parents of Christa Gilley, the pregnant woman allegedly killed by Lee Gilley, have filed a civil lawsuit against Lee Gilley.

Man jailed for smuggling 188 illegal migrants into US; judge says it’s ‘a wonder nobody died'

A Honduran national who was illegally living in Houston has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his role in smuggling close to 200 illegal immigrants into the U.S., the Department of Justice said. 

Texas man found guilty of smuggling migrants in cattle trailer behind hay bales

A 28-year-old Corpus Christi man was convicted of transporting people who were in the country illegally after authorities found eight migrants hidden behind hay bales in a cattle trailer, according to federal prosecutors on Wednesday.