HOUSTON, Texas – In southeast Harris County, the Mounts family thought they were moving into their dream home in Deer Park. But as you’ll see in the video, they discovered something unexpected – a mysterious bottle left behind by the home’s previous owner, a college professor.

HOUSTON — A Houston mom said the man who allegedly stalked and beat her daughter is on the run. On Sept. 29, the victim, 31-year-old Javoni, was dropped off by a rideshare at her apartment on Lockfield Road in northwest Houston. Meanwhile, the victim is left with severe injuries,...

HOUSTON, Texas – The Jack Yates High School assistant principal who participated in the million-dollar teacher-certification scheme appeared in court Monday night after Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced her arrest. Roberts, who has since been charged with two cases of engaging in organized criminal activity, did not...

The suspect and the officer he shot both testified in a Houston courtroom on Wednesday.

A 16-year-old was charged with capital murder for the shooting that killed another teen boy and a man at a Spring Branch park.The Houston Police Department said the 16-year-old suspect's identity and booking photos are not releasable.The video is from a previous report.On Sept. 12, police said they were called to Bauer Pocket Park and found a 16-year-old Deric Ward lying facedown at the base of a playground slide and 24-year-old Jaquez Moore dead just outside the park with a gun near his body.A man told ABC13 that he saw a gunman walking away from the park in the immediate...

The accused kidnapper shot at officers two separate times, police said.

Clifton Skillern, 17, was arrested Monday and charged after police say he was caught with a handgun with an extended magazine.

SEABROOK, Texas – Dawayland Earnest Hurst, 22, has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including homicide, in connection with the murder of Mary Jayne Collins. He’s accused of getting into a relationship with Collins, abusing and then killing her to avenge his brother’s death. Court records show the father of Collins’ children killed Hurst’s brother four years ago.

A man is wanted by authorities for shooting and injuring a tow truck driver who was conducting a repossession of a car in Houston's East End earlier this month.

A Texas woman who had been on the run, has been arrested after shooting a former boyfriend in front of the Bellaire Police Department. The Bellaire Police Department placed a notice on its Facebook page regarding the events that transpired on Oct. 11. The suspect, identified as Choima Agurd, by AL.com, followed some people in a Ford truck while driving a Mercedes SUV at around 2:30 a.m. that morning. Her former boyfriend was in the vehicle she was trailing. Police confirmed that the driver of the truck went to the police station in hopes of avoiding a confrontation with Agurd. Yet, she ended up circling the Ford and firing several bullets into the front passenger side as two Bellaire police officers were waiting for the truck to arrive.

Two women were run over and killed in separate crashes overnight across the Houston area.The driver in one of the crashes didn't stop to help, according to Houston police.In southeast Houston, police said a woman was walking across the feeder road in the 3500 block of the I-45 Gulf Freeway when she was hit and killed.The driver who hit her kept going, HPD said.Investigators did not initially have a suspect vehicle description because they said they did not have video footage and no witnesses had come forward.In northwest Houston, a woman was attempting to cross Hempstead Road near Perimeter Park Drive when she was run over and killed, according to HPD.Police said the driver, who did not show any signs of intoxication, stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police.

Two out of the three men who were seen on camera stealing mail from a Houston-area apartment complex are in police custody just days after the situation went public. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service shared the following statement announcing the update:. “As of this afternoon, with the help of the...

GRIMES COUNTY, Texas — The Grimes County Sheriff's Office arrested a man after a high-speed chase on Tuesday, Oct. 29, per report. On Tuesday, a Grimes County Sheriff's Office deputy pulled over James Leo Harvey, a Plantersville resident, for expired registration at 3:30 p.m., according to the Sheriff's Office. Harvey refused to exit his Toyota RAV 4 when asked to do so. Instead, he accelerated at 100 MPH away from the officer onto Texas State Highway 249, the office said.

The DEA said it is a mixture of several different substances and that, "every batch is different, and a person does not know how their body will react to it each time."

An 18-wheeler crash slowed down drivers along the IH-69 Southwest Freeway for several hours on Wednesday.The incident was reported at about 9:30 a.m. and blocked multiple northbound lanes along the freeway at Weslayan.It's unclear what led to the collision, but TranStar cameras showed the heavy truck crashed into a concrete barrier near the HOV lane, and some traffic was getting by.As of 2 p.m., crews were still working to clear the crash, and three lanes remain closed. Those lanes have since been reopened, and the scene has been cleared.ABC13 has real-time traffic data to help you navigate Houston's roads and avoid traffic delays.Sign up for traffic alerts that are sent straight to your phone through our ABC13 app. Manage your notifications from the settings tab.Live traffic map

Last year's fatal stabbing case at 1320 Federal Road has come closer to closure as all three suspects tied to the May 4, 2023, incident have now been charged. One of the suspects, 18-year-old Jason Urbina, faces murder charges in the 232nd State District Court, with his booking photo released by authorities. According to a news release cited by the City of Houston, two other male suspects, both minors at the time, were also implicated in the crime.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A man was arrested after authorities say his 5-year-old stepdaughter found a gun and accidentally shot herself at a home in northwest Harris County overnight Sunday. It happened in the 8400 block of Parasol Lane, near Fairbanks North Houston Road. The girl was taken to...

If you are from Texas you know that driving down our highways is a sport. I was on the highways often working at Sysco Foods as a Marketing Associate. This was when I discovered what it was like to drive on a highway in Texas. Everyone used the speed limit as a suggestion and I would constantly see people getting pulled over for speeding. Since then I wondered about the most outrageous speeding tickets state troopers have had to write.

Houston police said a man was pronounced dead at an area hospital after being shot on Bingle Road just off the Northwest Freeway on Tuesday.

Here is a reminder never leave your child in the car unattended! A mother in Houston had her car stolen with her child inside back in April. Luckily, the mother was able to track her car down using the LoJack GPS system and flagged down police. Click2houston.com, reports that officers found the car and tried to pull the driver over, but they kept on going and a chase ensued.