League City detective arrested for driving while intoxicated with child in car

Scott Aldridge, who is employed with the League City Police Department as a detective, has been accused of driving while intoxicated with a child passenger.

Shooting in South Dallas leaves 1-year-old dead, college student injured

Dallas police said a 1-year-old was fatally shot and his 20-year-old uncle was shot multiple times early Sunday morning in South Dallas.

Texas City mother left for dead after her 3 children were murdered tells her side of the story

Only on FOX 26, a Texas City mother speaks out for the first time since she survived a vicious attack by her then-boyfriend. It was during that attack that he killed her three children last year. 

Man accused of using racial slurs, threatening men with machete in possible hate crime

A man has been arrested for what prosecutors are calling a hate crime. He is accused of swinging a machete at a group of Hispanic men, then trying to run them over.

Police searching for suspect who shot and killed grandmother inside her home

A church community is coming together to comfort each other after 78-year-old Owena McHenry was killed inside her home in southeast Houston.

Botham Jean's family to appeal ruling dismissing Dallas from wrongful death lawsuit

Lawyers representing the family of Botham Jean have filed a notice of appeal with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans after a federal judge removed the city of Dallas from their civil rights lawsuit.

'Affluenza Teen' Ethan Couch arrested after testing positive for THC

Ethan Couch, who used an 'affluenza' defense in a fatal drunk driving crash, was arrested Thursday and booked into the Tarrant County jail for probation violation.

Judge denies request to keep North Texas baby on life support

A judge on Thursday denied the extension of a restraining order keeping a North Texas baby on life support at Cook Children’s Medical Center.

Houston mother killed inside home that was shot at hours before

A mother was shot and killed at a southeast Houston home where another shooting had been reported the morning before. Police believe the same shooter may have returned.

Investigators believe Houston nurse was killed by celebratory gunfire

The Harris County Sheriff's Office says a woman who was shot and killed during a New Year's celebration may have been struck by celebratory gunfire.

New charge for man accused of stabbing his great-grandparents

Lucian Adrian Johnston, 20, was already charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is now facing a charge of possessing a prohibited weapon in a correctional facility.

White Settlement church gunman’s ex-wife: ‘I’m so sorry’

The ex-wife of the man who killed two people at a White Settlement church before being shot dead by security said she feels terrible about what he did.

LULAC loses iconic civil rights leader Benny Martinez at 85

Benny Martinez's daughter, Loretta Martinez Williams, said he died peacefully of natural causes in Olmito, Texas, following a long bout with several illnesses. He was 85.

Father killed in robbery at apartment while girlfriend, kids were home

The Harris County Sheriff's Office says a man was shot and killed during a home invasion robbery at a northwest Harris County apartment while his girlfriend and two kids were home.

Rapper Cashout Ace still in critical condition after being shot in head

Rapper Cashout Ace, whose real name is Miguel Guajardo, was one of nine people hit by gunfire when his music video shoot was ambushed Friday night, deputies said.

Pastor arrested for molesting 11-year-old girl when she was 8 or 9: Court documents

The victim, who was eight or nine years old at the time, said Cruz would take her to his office and sit her on his lap or on top of his desk and touch her private parts. She said it happened about four times, expressing that the abuse made her feel "scared and angry."

Gunman who killed 2 during White Settlement church service identified

Keith Kinnunen, 43, had been arrested multiple times in North Texas and other states. He was known to church leaders after he visited West Freeway Church of Christ several times.

Boy, 12, recounts saving great grandparents from being stabbed to death

The Harris County Sheriff's Office says Lucian Johnston was driving with his 12-year-old half brother, 92-year-old great grandmother and 72-year-old great grandparent on Dec. 29. Johnston's great grandmother suggested he seek a psychological evaluation just before the attack, court documents say.