VIDEO: Emergency vehicles stuck in Obama gridlock

Traffic on 3rd Avenue and 64 Street was at a complete standstill on Tuesday. Not only were drivers stuck in it, but so were first responders who were on their way to aid a person who needed assistance. The cause of it all: street closures for President Obama, who was in town for a fundraiser on 75th Street.

Students on school bus when it falls into ditch

Aldine Independent School District police are investigating a bus accident in north Harris County after the vehicle, with student on board, fell into a ditch.

Ride-sharing service for kids puts cops behind the wheel

As the popularity of ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft continue to rise, a new company is putting off-duty cops and former cops behind the wheel.

Stolen semi-truck driver in custody after chase across Inland Empire

Police are in pursuit of a reported stolen semi-truck in the Riverside area. The pursuit began around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Apple Valley. 

West Point cadet killed in car crash

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — A West Point football player from New York City died in a car accident hours after helping Army win its second straight game.

Volkswagen engineer pleads guilty to conspiracy count in emissions scandal

A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty Friday morning in Detroit to a conspiracy count in the emissions cheating scandal. He will be sentenced in January.

GM recalls 4M vehicles for air bag defect linked to 1 death

General Motors Co. is recalling about 4 million vehicles worldwide to fix an air bag software defect that has been linked to one death.

Nissan recalls 134K vehicles; fluid can leak and cause fires

Nissan is recalling about 134,000 cars and SUVs worldwide because brake fluid could leak and cause fires. In some cases, the company says people should park the vehicles outside until they are fixed.

One lane open but heavy traffic, 10 hours after truck flipped, spilled pennies

A tractor-trailer collided with a jersey barrier in an I-95 construction zone and spilled blank pennies all over the highway. Right now, I-95 northbound is closed in Delaware.

MMA fighter donates son's organs after baby killed by alleged drunk driver

It's impossible to walk in the shoes of MMA fighter Marcus Kowal and Mishel Eder. When they woke up today they knew they would be saying their good-byes to their son Liam. Though brain-dead from Saturday's accident from a suspected drunk driver he's been on life support. That's in order to protect his organs for donation. This was the day the parents would have doctors pull the...

Car crashes into school bus near Huntsville

A driver was injured on Wednesday afternoon after the car he was driving struck the rear of a Houston Independent School District bus on Interstate 45, slightly south of Huntsville.

14-year-old bicyclist struck by car dies

A 14-year-old boy was struck by a car on Big Break Road near Vintage Parkway in Oakley on Sunday night.

METRORail accident near TDECU Stadium

Shuttle buses are operating along the METRORail Purple Line in southeast Houston after a dump truck crashed into a light rail car on Martin Luther King Boulevard near Old Spanish Trail.

$45 million in Houston road improvements

Houston City Council has approved an agreement that will allow Harris County Precinct 1 to pay for additional street improvements worth millions of dollars within the Houston city limits by the end of 2016, a continuation of an arrangement Mayor Sylvester Turner negotiated with outgoing Commissioner Gene Locke in early 2016. The planned road projects are valued at $45 million.

2 dead in horrific NJ Transit bus crash

Two people were killed and at least 17 were injured Friday after a NJ Transit bus slammed into another bus at about 6 a.m. in downtown Newark.

Nurse describes surviving fall into Md. river while trying to help at highway crash

A shock trauma nurse fell about 70 feet off of a bridge Wednesday morning after she rushed in to help at a fiery crash that occurred on a highway in Maryland. She described her terrifying experience with FOX 5.

Out-of-control dump truck hits cars in San Gabriel Valley

Incredible video of an out of control dump truck.   The passenger in the car behind it started recording on his cell phone right after the truck sideswiped a car on Valley Boulevard in San Gabriel. Then it rear-ended another.

GM recalling nearly 368,000 SUVs to fix windshield wipers

General Motors is recalling nearly 368,000 vehicles to fix a defective part that could prevent the windshield wipers from working.

Attack on San Francisco cab driver caught on camera

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying four passengers who earlier this month attacked and robbed a city cab driver by Tasing him.

Mansfield ISD investigating if bus driver fell asleep on job

A Mansfield ISD bus driver is on leave while the district tries to determine if he fell asleep while driving students.