Harris County man allegedly set wife on fire, locked himself in garage on Desert Rose Lane

A man allegedly set his wife on fire and then locked himself inside the garage as the northwest Harris County home burned on Monday morning, authorities say. They were both found dead.

Houston man allegedly put genitals on restaurant food, had child pornography: court records

A Houston area man has been charged with five counts of child pornography after he was originally questioned for putting his genitals in restaurant food in downtown Houston.

Houston man murdered truck driver after he cashed $70 check

A Houston man was sentenced to prison for killing a truck driver in 2022 during an armed robbery after the driver cashed a check earlier that day.

Baytown credit card skimming: Second suspect appears in court

Accused credit card skimmer Rafael Rafaila faces multiple charges in Harris County after allegedly committing financial theft at multiple Baytown banks.

Houston crash at Chartres, McGowen leaves 2 hospitalized

Two drivers were taken to the hospital after their vehicles collided in an intersection in southeast Houston early Monday morning.

Harris County Deputy struck: Driver was talking on phone hands-free prior to deadly collision, authorities say

While trying to help at a crash scene, Harris County Deputy John Coddou was struck and killed by a driver who was on his phone hands-free and swerved into the median where Coddou was standing.

Harris County COVID contract scandal: Texas AG takes over Harris County bid-rigging case

The Texas Attorney General's Office has assumed jurisdiction over the alleged bid-rigging scandal concerning an $11 million contract awarded to Elevate Strategies for a COVID-19 vaccine outreach program, allegedly involving the Harris County Judge's office.