Alleged drunk driver crashes into back of Houston police patrol cruiser

Officials say an unidentified driver, believed to be intoxicated, crashed into the back of an HPD patrol cruiser and detained as a result.

Houston-area colleges, universities offering an on-demand sexual assault hotline

A new partnership is taking on the pervasive issue of sexual assaults on Houston-area college campuses, bringing victims on-demand help and providing measures to prevent sexual assaults.

Protecting your packages from porch pirates
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More than 200 million Americans say they've had a package taken from them in just the past year, and thieves are apparently targeting Amazon packages significantly more than others. Here are some tips that may help you keep your goods out of the wrong hands.

Nearly 1,000 Facebook, Instagram accounts deactivated over COVID-19 misinformation

In total, Meta deleted 979 accounts, groups and pages across its platforms last month, most of which were found to belong to a sprawling network from China trying to spread COVID-19 misinformation.

Detective uses crime fighting tool to track down his birth mother

A Homicide detective in Montgomery County solved his own 37-year-old cold case where he was searching for his birth mom for more than 20 years.

Facebook owner Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK antitrust watchdog

The U.K.'s antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook's acquisition of Giphy and ordered the social network to sell off the GIF-sharing platform.

Black Friday shopping strategies to save the most money
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Black Friday could be a record-breaker in sales this year. FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan has some Smart Sense on what you should be on the lookout for.

Man charged with murdering his wife, 'making it look like she was killed by an intruder'

Christopher Collins, 41, is spending Thanksgiving behind bars after officials say shot his wife to death and "went to great lengths to make it look like she was killed by an intruder.” 

Man charged in deadly shooting of common-law wife while 5 kids at home

Authorities are searching for the man now charged in the deadly shooting of a woman in Spring. Her five children, who were at the home at the time of the shooting, are unharmed.

1-year-old baby shot during apparent drive-by in southwest Houston

The mother told police she was coming back from the store buying milk and heard several gunshots. When she got back, the mom said her baby was shot in the stomach.

Woman and child, 4, shot during apparent drive-by in SW Houston

Police say occupant(s) of a black Nissan drove by and began shooting. Three people including a 4-year-old child were injured.