Katy ISD board votes to terminate employment of high school teacher accused of owning child porn
The Katy ISD Board of Trustees voted to terminate the employment of a Tompkins High School teacher who was arrested and is accused of owning child pornography as well as taking candid photos of children and students.
Lyft driver sues company for $1M after being abducted, sexually assaulted by armed rider with long criminal history
A Houston area woman has filed a lawsuit against Lyft after she was held at gunpoint, kidnapped and sexually assaulted by a rider while working for the company, according to the lawsuit.
Man arrested for allegedly assaulting neighbor over her barking dogs in north Harris County
Authorities say Husam Alkahtani banged on his neighbor’s door and when she opened it, authorities say he “forced his way in.” From there, deputy constables said the 33-year-old started yelling at her about her dogs barking before assaulting her.
Houston woman who killed friend, kidnapped her newborn baby given 40-year prison sentence
Prosecutors say Erika Miranda-Alvarez was pregnant around the same time as her friend, Carolina Flores, but after she suffered a miscarriage, killed her friend and kidnapped her baby to try and raise it as her own.
Chase suspect who escaped officers weeks before captured after jumping fences, dodging gunfire by HPD officer
A fleeing suspect who kept Houston police officers on their toes Monday morning has been captured after going on a string of crime sprees this month, according to the Houston Police Department
‘They bamboozled a lot of people’: Unlicensed boarding home director wanted after woman suffers severe infection
A senior citizen who was found living in deplorable conditions at an unpermitted boarding home in southwest Houston is now safe at a new nursing home in Dallas, but her experience in Houston has left a mark that hasn’t gone away.
General counsel for Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo accused of online solicitation of minor
The general counsel for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has been arrested Tuesday after being accused of engaging in sexual activity with a minor online, according to investigators with Constable Alan Rosen’s Office.
2 children arrested, 2 on the run, 1 dead after leading Houston PD on chase with stolen car
Houston police say there were a total of five people in the stolen car between 12 - 13 years old. One of them was found in the backseat and died at the hospital, two were arrested but two others are still on the run.