$500K bond for man accused of killing supervisor in Houston office building shooting

Houston police say Montavius Terrell Wright, 26, has been charged with murder for the deadly shooting of his supervisor at 20 Greenway Plaza on Wednesday. His bond was set at $500,000.

Teen killed in shooting in NW Houston, another teen hospitalized

Police say a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed and 15-year-old suspect was wounded when a drug transaction turned into a robbery in northwest Houston.

Houston woman charged with leaving her 3 children home alone for several hours

One mother is facing child abandonment charges after leaving her children home for several hours. 22-year-old Kelly Pete is charged with three counts of child abandonment.

Texas primary mail-in ballot rejections soar under new restrictions

The most rejections were around Houston, a Democratic stronghold, where Harris County elections officials reported that nearly 7,000 mail ballots — about 19% — were discarded. During the last midterm elections in 2018, Texas’ largest county only rejected 135 mail ballots.

Man stabbed to death at home in north Harris County

The Harris County Sheriff's Office says one person was detained following the deadly stabbing of a 32-year-old man at a home on Ambler Drive.

Houston police officer gets $100K bond for possession of child porn charges

A Houston police officer has been charged with possession of child pornography following a two-months-long investigation, which was sparked by Yahoo and Snapchat flagging images.

SWAT standoff ends at Shoreacres home

SWAT teams were at a home in the City of Shoreacres, where a person was reportedly barricaded.

Elected officials try to shift blame in violent crime from judges to bail bonding industry

Last week, Harris County Commissioners Court took aim at the bail bonding industry saying it was part of the reason for the rise in violent crime. Why? For not requiring defendants to pay 10% percent of the bond amount.

Young mother shares her cancer story with FOX 26, urges everyone to pay attention to symptoms

Stephanie Reetz started having symptoms at only 36 years old. Thanks to the HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake’s Rectal Cancer team, she is now back to her normal life after outpatient non-invasive surgery.

How law gave officers job back after shooting man dozens of times

After shooting Nicholas Chavez nearly two dozen times in 2020, four police officers have their jobs back. Each had been fired by then-Chief of Police, Art Acevedo, who claimed they were not justified in their lethal use of force. Turns out, he didn’t have what he needed to back it up.

Two UFC fighters dining in at River Oaks sushi restaurant, pin gunman down until police arrive

According to Houston police, customers helped take down a man who fired a shot into the ceiling at RA Sushi in Highland Village. Witnesses say two of the customers were MMA fighters.

Understanding why the Fed will raise interest rates to fight higher prices

The Fed is expected to raise interest rates for the first time in almost four years, hoping to get control of the highest inflation in decades. It may seem a contradiction, when everything's expensive, to make it more expensive to borrow money to pay for things. That's exactly how this problem is supposed to be fixed.