VIDEO: Missing girl seen walking to black vehicle
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Surveillance video from nearby neighbors shows what appears to be 12-year-old E'minie Hughes walking towards a black vehicle before she is reported missing.

Galveston house fire leaves woman dead, arson investigation underway

Galveston home fire is being investigated as possible arson and homicide after woman dies at the hospital, officials report.

Houston murder: Three suspects charged with Capital Murder in attempted robbery shooting

The victim's uncle pulled out a weapon and exchanged gunfire with the suspects. The victim was shot multiple times by the suspects and pronounced dead by responding Houston Fire Department paramedics.

Supreme Court debates Texas case on bump stock ban
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The Supreme Court is currently deliberating on a Texas case that could determine the legality of bump stocks. The case, brought by a gun shop owner in Austin, seeks to decide whether a bump stock transforms a firearm into a machine gun, potentially violating federal law.

Texas executes convicted murderer after 20 behind bars
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In a somber event last night, the state of Texas carried out the execution of Ivan Cantu, a convicted murderer who had spent more than two decades behind bars. Cantu was sentenced to death in 2000 for the killing of his cousin and his cousin's fianc�e in Dallas.

Amber Alert for missing 12-year-old E'Minie Hughes from Missouri City
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A community is on high alert as a Regional Amber Alert persists for 12-year-old E'Minie (Emani) Hughes, who mysteriously disappeared from her home on Water-Chase Drive in Missouri City exactly one week ago. The distraught mother recounts that E'Minie was initially in her room with her little brother, but when she went to check on them later that night, the young girl had vanished without a trace

History-making "Smokehouse Creek Fire" engulfs parts of Texas
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A wildfire raging through the Texas Panhandle has etched its name in history, claiming the title of the largest in the state and the second-largest in U.S. records. Named "The Smokehouse Creek Fire," this monstrous blaze has expanded to nearly 1,700 square miles, scorching over one million acres, surpassing the dimensions of the entire state of Rhode Island.

Mother of toddler sentenced to 20 Years
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In a dramatic turn of events this afternoon, Sahara Ervin, the mother of two-year-old Maliyah found dead in Brays Bayou several years ago, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Pleading guilty to tampering with a corpse and injury to a child, Ervin's courtroom appearance revealed chilling details surrounding the tragic incident.

Maliyah Bass death: Mother Sahara Ervin sentenced to 20 years for role in toddler's death

The Houston Police Department responded to the report and issued an Amber Alert on August 22, 2020. Sadly, Maliyah's body was discovered in Brays Bayou the following day.

Sexual assault crisis center outraged by 4,000 uninvestigated cases
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The Houston Area Women's Center expresses profound outrage and issues a passionate outcry for change following the revelation that more than four thousand sexual assault cases since 2016 were never investigated by the Houston Police Department. Emily Whitehurst, leading the charge, labels this systemic failure as a "public health crisis" and emphasizes the need for game-changing reform to prevent future victimization and enhance the treatment of survivors by law enforcement.

Houston mother of missing 12-year-old speaks
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A Missouri City mother is waiting for her 12-year-old child to come home after a Regional Amber Alert was issued for E'Minie Hughes. FOX 26's Sherman Desselle spoke to the mother who says her daughter was last seen nearly a week ago.

'We The People Organize' calls for HPD Chief Troy Finner to resign amid scandal

A local group has called for HPD Chief Troy Finner to resign after he announced more than 250,000 criminal cases were suspended due to a "lack of personnel" code.

Harris County crime: Man accused of shooting his wife multiple times

Neri Flores, 42, finds himself in legal turmoil as aggravated assault charges loom over him for allegedly shooting his wife multiple times.

Fort Bend County crime: Rosharon man sentenced to 35 years behind bars for intoxication manslaughter

Josue Montes, a Rosharon resident, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to intoxication manslaughter, following a tragic drunk-driving incident that claimed the life of 19-year-old Yurvin Tejada in 2022.

Houston shooting: 18-year-old dies at hospital after being found in SUV

An 18-year-old is dead after reports of a shooting in north Houston and the SUV he was in was found in a ditch, Houston police say.

Rape survivors, advocates demand reform after HPD sexual assault case suspensions

Survivors of sexual assault and Houston Area Women's Center advocates are spoke out against barriers to justice and healing in the wake of recent revelations from the Houston Police Department.

Maliyah Bass: Mother's boyfriend pleads guilty in 2-year-old's death

Maliyah Bass's mother's boyfriend pleaded guilty in the the case of her death more than three years after the heartbreaking discovery of the two-year-old's lifeless body floating in Brays Bayou back in 2020.

Equipment thefts are increasing; impacting internet
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Houston police and other agencies are raising awareness about a growing trend of thieves targeting essential infrastructure items, including not only stolen copper wires but also fiberoptic cables