Fearing mass production of a plastic gun undetectable to metal detectors and uncontrolled by current gun laws, the U.S. Department of Defense ordered its blueprints removed from the Internet.
A Houston police officer is recovering after investigators say he was involved in a major accident on Highway 290 at Hollister Road in northwest Harris County.
The Star Trek shuttlecraft Galileo is landing in Houston to be displayed not far from NASA's Mission Control, which may have been able to help Mr. Spock all those years ago.
A dad said he and his 7-year-old daughter were hurt when they rode the log ride called the "Wild River" at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in March.
Many neighborhood pools will officially open for summer on Memorial Day, but before you dive in a newly released study by the CDC shows more than half of public pools have dangerous bacteria in the water.
Investigators have completed their scene investigation of the massive explosion at a fertilizer plant that killed 15 people and flattened part of West, Texas.
Concerns are at an all-time high for the safety and well-being of peacocks who call a former Houston landmark that’s about to be torn to the ground home.
Not getting enough sleep can cause memory problems, heart issues and leave you feeling sluggish the whole day; but, a new, all-natural product is promising to help you wake up and feel refreshed.
Deputies say a GPS tracking device in a stolen cell phone helped track down four men believed to be responsible for an armed robbery at an AT&T store in north Harris County.
At one of the city's busiest intersections, Houston Ave & Memorial Drive, sits a small cemetery, but this cemetery is a fake one, and it's meant to keep street people away.
Houston police said an HISD student was not hit by a car Wednesday morning while walking to school, but instead was in a car that was involved in a fender bender.
The National Transportation Safety Board wants states to institute tougher new recommendations for how much alcohol people can legally drink before they get behind the wheel.
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends states institute tougher new limits for how much alcohol people can legally drink before they get behind the wheel, and locals reacted differently to the recommendation.
Calling it a plan focused on Houston’s future, Mayor Annise Parker said Tuesday her 2014 budget proposal gets the City back on track after tough budget cuts two years in a row.
The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, In Texas, texting while driving is still legal.
Aldine ISD school officials are investigating after reports surfaced that one of the district's bus drivers suddenly dropped off a busload of students 10 miles away from the school.
The Brazos County Health Department and the Texas Department of State Health Services continue to actively investigate 10 cases of diarrheal illness, possibly caused by Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli.
A $13 million reclamation plant in Big Spring began Monday blending sewage that's treated to drinking-water standards with treated water from lakes, Colorado River Municipal Water.
Local 2 Investigates learns an Emergency Medical Technician arrested Friday on federal charges had been "let go" from the West EMS department just days after the explosion, according to state health officials.
Houston allergies are as much a part of our city as high school football and barbecue. We all have our tricks to avoid triggers. But, when Local 2 Chief Meteorologist Frank Billingsley says those pollen counts are sky high, nothing seems to work.
An attorney representing a West EMT arrested on federal charges of possession of a destructive device says his client intends to plead not guilty to the charges.
A volunteer paramedic in West, Texas, asked someone to store a box that contained what appeared to be a pipe bomb sometime after the explosion at the West Fertilizer Company, federal sources told Local 2 Investigates.
The mental state of a Texas man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people last month at a Houston-area college has improved but he continues to grapple with what his role was, his attorney said Friday.
A volunteer paramedic in West, Texas, asked someone to store a box that contained what appeared to be a pipe bomb nine days after the explosion at the West Fertilizer Company, Local 2 Investigates learns.
It was a stressful day for students, teachers, and administrators at Sterling High School in Baytown on Friday after the building lost power and rumors of a bomb threat spread throughout campus.
A 5-year-veteran of the Houston Police Department will receive a prestigious national award this weekend in Washington D.C. for his outstanding police work.
The final gun for passing legislation proposed by lawmakers in the Texas House sounded Friday, killing hundreds of bills, most of which never even made it to the floor for debate.
An infectious disease specialist is trying to determine if there's a link between two teenagers who died and a third who is in critical condition after they contracted similar flu-like symptoms.
Parents of elementary students in the Alvin ISD worry about their children's safety after a student on a bus was carrying a deactivated grenade on Wednesday.
The city of Houston's Department of Public Works and Engineering finished cleaning up a 496,000-gallon spill at a wastewater treatment facility in southeast Houston.
The Harris County Attorney's Office reaches an agreement with the owners of two Brays Oaks convenience stores to help fight crime happening near those businesses.
Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed for action on more ambitious efforts that face resistance from congressional Republicans. "We're poised for progress," he declared.
A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP executive charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil that was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
On Tuesday night, two black males wearing ski masks, one which was armed with a semiautomatic handgun, robbed the Radio Shack located at 11611 W. Airport Blvd. in Meadows Place.
Local 2 Investigates checks the safety of limousines in Houston after a fiery crash killed five people inside a stretch limo in California over the weekend.
Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling's more than 24-year prison sentence for his role in the once mighty energy giant's collapse could be trimmed by as many as 10 years if a federal judge approves an agreement reached Wednesday between prosecutors and defense attorneys.
A mother researched gunshot wounds on WebMD.com before taking her 14-year-old son to the hospital after he had been shot and she may be facing charges, police say.
Dereon Tayronne Kelley, 22, of Bryan, has been ordered to prison following his convictions on all counts for communicating a bomb threat to an academic institution, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced Wednesday.
A San Antonio man condemned for the 2005 slaying of a pregnant Lubbock woman whose body was stuffed inside a piece of luggage found at the Lubbock city landfill has lost an appeal at Texas' highest criminal court.
The state's highest criminal appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling rejecting an appeal for a Fort Worth man sent to death row for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son eight years ago.
A Fort Bend Circuit Court judge sentences a 47-year-old man to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing a couple in a drunk driving crash.
State health officials have raised mercury concerns in advising some people not to eat or to limit consumption of certain fish caught off the Texas coast.
"It was something that I knew it wasn't a piece of mail. I know that," says a mailman who found an explosive inside a mailbox at an apartment in Galveston.
No one was injured when an Aldine Independent School District bus crashed into a steel fence outside a home in northeast Harris County on Tuesday afternoon.
A Texas search and rescue organization involved in the search for 2-year-old Caylee Anthony says her mother Casey owes it more than $100,000 in expenses.
A death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow drug dealer outside of a Waco convenience store 10 years ago was scheduled to die Tuesday by injection.
The Texas House has narrowly approved and sent to the Senate a bill cutting taxes on chewing tobacco by more than 30 percent but raising the price of some smaller brands of cigarettes.
Mayor Annise Parker takes part in Houston Registry Week, a week-long campaign aimed at getting 2,500 of the city's chronic homeless off the streets by 2016.
Jurors have begun deliberating the fate of a Houston man convicted of capital murder for a bystander's death during a shooting rampage last year outside a Texas courthouse.
A school board in South Texas has decided not to spend $1 million to install the largest high school stadium scoreboard screen in Texas and possibly the country.
Government officials have changed the hours of a disaster recovery center in a Central Texas town where a fertilizer plant explosion left 14 people dead.
Federal investigators said they pinpointed the source of a deadly explosion that killed 15 people, injured dozens more, and destroyed homes in the central Texas town of West.
A Houston man files a lawsuit against Latin pop star Paulina Rubio after he said the singer attacked him and took his camera following a flight from Miami to Houston.
The University Interscholastic League deputy director says it's always okay to praise God in response to reports of a track and field athlete being disqualified because he did just that.
Jurors in the trial of a Houston man convicted of capital murder for a slaying during a shooting spree last year outside a Texas courthouse are listening to recorded jailhouse conversations in which he discusses demons going after his mother and warning relatives of anarchy breaking out in the U.S.
A 93-year-old man who was deported from the U.S. for lying about his Nazi past was arrested by German authorities Monday on allegations he served as an Auschwitz death camp guard, Stuttgart prosecutors said.
Houston's real estate market is booming right now. Local 2 finds where buyers are in fierce competition, and sellers are closing the deal in record time.
The arrest of a teacher who missed jury duty to be with a student cancer survivor outraged people in Montgomery County this week. But the judge responsible for the arrest spoke to Local 2 exclusively.
The gunman who shot himself at Bush Intercontinental Airport Thursday attempted to destroy computers and hard drives, then left them in a downtown Houston hotel room, according to police.
Authorities said a 5-year-old Kentucky boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister with a rifle that is marketed for kids, pink for girls, blue for boys.
He's considered a rising star in the Republican Party and a standout in the U.S. Senate, but a national report that Ted Cruz will run for president is provoking mixed reaction from Houston voters.
Using an odd mix of Forbes and DateMySchool's stats, BuzzFeed rates U.S. colleges on how sexy and smart their student body is. U of H came in almost last.
A 6th grader at Nottingham Middle School in Dayton is being treated for a dislocated tailbone and severe bruising. Dalton Day's parents said his injuries are the result of being hit with a paddle at school.
Baytown Police release surveillance video of a smash and grab robbery at the San Jacinto Mall, showing an armed suspect threatening employees with a gun while two others stuffed jewelry into bags.
The bomb attacks in Boston taught us that America's enemies are poised to strike at any time. Experts say it's not so simple to spot a possible terrorist.
Family members of a 28-year-old man who was murdered last November believe they know who killed their loved one, and they believe it is connected to a friend of theirs that was murdered ten months earlier.
A rat made an appearance during one restaurant's recent inspection and another restaurant is under the microscope after a customer got sick. Here are the complaints and inspections keeping health inspectors busy in this week's Restaurant Report Card.
Police are looking for three men who they believe were involved in a fatal beating and burning of a man in the 1300 block of Witte Road in West Houston on Sunday morning.
As thousands gathered to remember the 12 firefighters and first responders who lost their lives in the West Plant explosion, a procession of their brothers and sisters in uniform paid tribute.
Only weeks after Houston police warned Memorial Park visitors to be on high alert for criminals breaking into vehicles, four more vehicles have been broken into.
This weekend, parents will have the opportunity to see the multitude of options when it comes to picking the next Houston Independent School District school for their child.
It's a big day for Local 2 News Anchor Dominique Sachse and her husband Nick Florescu. They're launching a new business venture aimed at expectant mothers and it's going to benefit a great cause.
Documents obtained by Local 2 Investigates are providing a clearer picture as to when students on the Lone Star College System's Cy-Fair campus were alerted to a man attacking students during an April 9 incident.
The White House Rose Garden arrived in North Texas on Wednesday. For former first lady Laura Bush, it's one of the highlights of the new George W. Bush Library and Museum.
As federal and state investigators continued their search for a cause to the deadly explosion in the town of West, Local 2 Investigates obtained documents highlighting what some described as a "regulatory gumbo" when it comes to government oversight of facilities similar to the West Fertilizer Comp…
An ad running on Houston radio claims that the Independent School District is using the almost $2 billion in bond money to award contracts to out of town companies.
Houston police use emergency road flares to alert drivers to hazards on the road. Now, there is mounting evidence these pyrotechnics may pose a hidden danger to officers, possibly because of how they're being stored in the trunks of police cruisers.
Investigators with the Harris County Sheriff's Office said the driver of a red pick up truck was likely speeding when he lost control, jumped a curb and slammed into a man who was putting air in his tires.
A Houston man accused of killing a 79-year-old woman during a shooting spree outside a Southeast Texas courthouse has pleaded not guilty as his capital murder trial gets under way.
Commercial airline flights started backing up and delayed some travelers Monday, a day after air traffic controllers started going on furlough because of government spending cuts.
Chrissy Amphlett, the raunchy lead singer of the Australian rock band Divinyls whose hit "I Touch Myself" brought her international fame in the early 1990s, died at her home in New York City on Sunday.
A Texas husband and wife are counting their blessings after both survived the Boston bombings. But that's not all, one of them then witnessed the deadly plant explosion in West, Texas.
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended their search Sunday for four boaters, who went missing after their ship sank about 115 miles off the coast of Galveston.
The Houston Fire Department responded to a report of a car on fire early Sunday morning. Once firefighters arrived, they noticed the driver of the car was no where to be found.
They were the first running into battle flames at the West fertilizer plant. With the explosion, firefighters who took those brave steps didn't make it out alive.
Many of you are asking how you can help the victims of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas. We have compiled this list of places collecting donations. We will update it as we receive more information about what is needed.
Friday night inside Minute Maid Park, there was a visible increased police presence. It was the first game since Monday's bombing at the Boston marathon.
The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration recently fined the company $5,200 dollars for what government regulators said were a lack of safety labels on some tanks and transporting chemicals without a proper safety plan.
They were the first running into battle flames at the West fertilizer plant. With the explosion, firefighters who took those brave steps didn't make it out alive.
A one-time Houston resident who graduated from Elsik High School in 2003 is one of many first responders still unaccounted for after Wednesday's plant explosion.
When the plant fire and explosion shook the small town of West, Texas, volunteer firefighters jumped into action. But how prepared are volunteer fire squads when a tragedy like this takes place?
Exactly 66 years ago this week, what remains the nation's worst industrial disaster occurred just southeast of Houston when a series of explosions rocked the huge waterfront petrochemical complex at Texas City.
A former justice of the peace has been charged with murder in the slayings of a North Texas district attorney and his assistant who prosecuted him for theft.
University of Houston Police Chief Ceaser Moore announced the arrests of three men in connection to two unrelated crimes that recently occurred on campus.
Authorities say they've received at least one report of looting in the aftermath of the catastrophic fertilizer plant explosion that's killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160.
While the impact of a deadly plant explosion in central Texas draws national attention, rescue crews continue searching through the rubble in the town of West.
An explosion Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant near Waco sent flames shooting high into the night sky, leaving the factory a smoldering ruin, causing major damage at nearby buildings and injuring at least 100 people.
The nation is breathing a collective sigh of relief after investigators arrested a suspect for allegedly mailing letters with suspected ricin poison to President Obama and other elected officials.
As events continue to unfold in Boston, more and more children and teens are hearing the horrible details and wondering like many of us, how and why this could happen.
We are learning more about at least one of the devices used in the Boston bombings. A lid from a pressure cooker was discovered on top of a nearby roof, showing the power of the blast.
Authorities have announced that the wife of a former judge is being charged with murder for the slayings of a North Texas district attorney, his wife and an assistant prosecutor.
Investigators in Massachusetts are making a push to gather as much home video and cell phone photographs as possible from runners and spectators. The hope is that someone captured a clue as to the identity of the person who planted and detonated the bombs near the finish line of the Boston marathon…
American Airlines planes throughout the country were grounded for several hours Tuesday after a nationwide network outage completely shut down the company's reservations system.
This weekend, thousands of cyclists will pedal 182 miles from Houston to Austin in the largest fundraising event of it's kind for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Events like the Astros, Dynamo and Skeeters games will draw large crowds in the coming days, while thousands of people will pack downtown this weekend for the International Festival. Tonight, we've learned security changes will be in place for these events.
Investigators release home surveillance video that is believed to show a kidnapping suspect's vehicle driving through the neighborhood where the crime occurred.
The Boston marathon attracts more than a half million spectators and 20,000 runners every year from all over the world. Many of those runners are from Houston.
Authorities investigating the district attorney murder plot in Kaufman County are questioning a former Justice of the Peace as a person of interest, sources told Dallas NBC affiliate KXAS.
Two shrimpers, Earl Branch and Cliff Dunn, were rescued by two Good Samaritans after the U.S. Coast Guard says the men's shrimp boat caught fire just north of the South Galveston Jetty.
Before you invest and start your spring landscaping, you may want to think twice about the type of plants and trees you choose for your garden or yard.
A Baytown man who worked as a gymnastics coach with young children is facing charges after police say he was caught on camera viciously beating a puppy.
Local 2 Investigates obtains a recently released report that shows Houston is owed more than half-a-billion dollars in unpaid fees the city will likely never collect.
Humble ISD school officials believe a picture posted on Facebook is what started a rumor about a loose lion in one Northeast Harris County neighborhood.
Houston Can Academy was placed on lockdown Thursday after a spokesperson for the school says a staff member noticed suspicious activity in the parking lot and called police.
A charter bus crash that killed two people and hospitalized about three dozen on a Texas highway in Irving recalled other charter bus crashes where passengers were not wearing seat belts.
At least two people were killed and about three dozen were hospitalized after a charter bus careened off a Texas highway and flipped onto its side Thursday, drawing a large emergency response as rescue crews struggled to reach victims inside, authorities said.
The trial of a man accused of murdering the mother of his children on Christmas Eve 2009 by beating her after setting fire to her home continued Wednesday.
A mental health expert talks about what may have led stabbing suspect Dylan Quick to use a razor-utility knife to attack people at random at Lone Star College Cy-Fair.
Police hope two sketches will help them get tips about the men who kidnapped a woman, forced her to withdraw cash from ATMs and then sexually assaulted her.
Dylan Quick, the suspect, in the Lone Star College stabbings, was the subject of a missing persons report in January 2011, Local 2 Investigates has learned.
A Houston egg roll factory, under fire for filthy conditions, can resume operations at its factory, but cannot continue production of one of its specialties.
Four students worked together to stop a man suspected of stabbing more than a dozen people at Lone Star College's Cy-Fair campus despite all the confusion.
A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a college campus had fantasies about stabbing people to death since he was in elementary school, Harris County sheriff's deputies said.
Dylan Quick has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault after a mass stabbing at Lone Star College's Cy-Fair campus. The school recently profiled him and his nearly 10-year long presence on campus.
An alert student is being called a hero after chasing and tackling the man suspected of stabbing more than a dozen students at Lone Star College's Cy-Fair campus, holding him until police arrived.
Prom season is just around the corner and with the big dance comes a big price tag. There is one store in Houston where you can find fancy dresses for less.
Fourteen people were injured, many of them stabbed, at a northwest Harris County college, according to paramedics. The suspect has been charged with aggravated assault.
A family in north Houston is demanding further action after a teacher was accused of tapping their daughter and other students on their heads to get their attention.
Following a second attack on a Lone Star College system campus students were again questioning whether the school's security alert system functioned properly.
A Texas convict with a lengthy criminal history was executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a man and raping the slain man's fiancee during a home break-in more than 22 years ago.
Authorities in rural North Mississippi arrested close to a dozen Houston area men in connection with one of the largest illegal dog fighting operations in U.S. history.
A lawyer from Austin, Texas, is hoping to buy the rights to Casey Anthony's life story. The mother who was acquitted in the murder of her two year old daughter is reportedly bankrupt.
A recently released statewide assessment of gangs highlights a changing dynamic in how traditionally rival gangs are now working together to turn a profit.
