74-year-old woman, 2-year-old child die after drowning at Harris County pond

A 74-year-old woman died and a 2-year-old child was hospitalized after they were pulled from a neighborhood pond in northeast Harris County, authorities said.

Fireworks stands rebound after holiday thefts, urge others to stay vigilant

Boom Shack's owner is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to a conviction and says he's continued to pass along tips to investigators.

Missouri mother of 5 killed while buying slushies with children, police say

A Missouri mother of five was fatally shot while buying slushies with two of her young children after gunfire erupted outside a BP gas station.

Court says Satanism evidence was allowed in Texas death penalty case

A federal appeals court upheld a Texas death row inmate's sentence, finding that state courts did not unreasonably allow evidence of his affiliation with Satanism because it was relevant to “future dangerousness.”

$3.7M worth of cocaine seized from cucumber truck at Texas border, according to CBP

CBP officers in South Texas seized over $3.7 million worth of cocaine hidden inside a commercial shipment of cucumbers, triggering a federal criminal investigation.

Shots fired outside Houston funeral service | Houston Live and Local
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Police were looking for a shooting victim on Friday after an altercation reportedly led to a shootout outside a church in Houston's Sunnyside area. A Houston Police lieutenant provided information at the scene.

Mother, children killed in suspected murder-suicide | Houston Live and Local
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A mother and her two children are dead after a reported murder-suicide at a hotel in Houston's Braeswood area. FOX 26's Jillian Hartmann shares the details provided as of Friday afternoon.

FULL: Houston police update on murder-suicide involving mother, 2 kids
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Houston Police Lieutenant Crowson gave more information on an apparent murder-suicide at a hotel in Braeswood involving a mother and her two kids.