FOX 26 News Brief for Wednesday, September 5, 2018

A woman is lucky to be alive after a pole went through her car and into her passenger seat. She was driving along the North Freeway at FM 1960 in north Houston, when an 18-wheeler in front of her hit a lead pipe on the road.

A newborn baby is in state custody after he was dropped off at a Houston fire station early this morning. The little boy still had his umbilical cord attached.

Edna McWhorter, a mother of three, was shot and killed Saturday, after she was seen arguing with 38-year-old Jerry Wayne Greer outside a Channelview nightclub. Greer is charged with her murder and is still on the loose.

Texas Equusearch is looking for a brother and sister who have been missing for more than a week. Dina Escobar disappeared a week ago when she went looking for her brother Rogelio Escobar, who had vanished two days before.

Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall last night, slamming into shore just west of the Mississippi - Alabama border.

University of Houston President Dr. Renu Khator adopted a stray dog that had become a bit of an internet celebrity after wandering around campus.