Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has been the subject of local controversy this week after becoming involved in a public back-and-forth with officials from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Hours after Houston police announced that a suspect had been arrested and charged in a murder earlier this week, KPRC 2 News confirmed that the suspect had actually been released on bond hours before the murder charge was filed.

A person was killed after being shot near an apartment complex in Northwest Houston.

A fast-moving storm swept through a northwest Harris County neighborhood Monday afternoon, causing significant damage but no reported injuries.

An investigation is underway after a man was found dead and another was left injured following a burglary at an apartment complex in the River Oaks, according to the Houston Police Department.

Houston Public Works confirmed with KPRC 2 that they are investigating the water main leak, but have not shared details as to how it happened.

To break down the unique and complicated legal situation posed by this incident, KPRC 2’s Bryce Newberry spoke with Ed McClees, a former Harris County prosecutor. Here’s how their conversation went:

Authorities are piecing together what led up to a deadly shooting where two people were found in a southwest Houston park.

A car crash resulted from a chase involving two drivers firing guns at each other.

Houston Fire Department first responders are at Brays Bayou where a man is believed to have fallen into the water.

Crime scene tape was seen surrounding a home in Clear Lake after a search warrant led investigators to the body of a man on Tuesday afternoon.

A missing teen girl has been recovered and a wanted man was taken into custody after an hours long SWAT standoff at a north Houston motel Friday afternoon, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

KPRC 2 is working to get more details as Sky 2 hovers above Sweeny High School, where there's heavy law enforcement presence.

Tragic news comes from southwest Houston, where a child has been hit by a driver and killed.

One person was killed, and at least two people were injured in a shooting at a home in northwest Houston.

After 10 days on the run, Eric Latroy Brown, accused of raping a UH student at knifepoint and was mistakenly released 24 hours after he was put behind bars was recaptured by METRO police.

It's unfortunately a part of driving in Houston, so here's what you should know if/when your car hits a pothole.

A plane has crashed at an intersection in the Victoria area.

Investigators with the Houston Police Department’s Special Victim’s Division announced that they have arrested a suspect connected to two of the apartment break-ins and sexual assaults in the West Gulf Bank Rd. area over the past three months.

A 23-year-old father, who was driving to take family photos with his 5-month-old daughter, was shot to death while the baby was inside the vehicle in the Alief area of southwest Houston, according to family at the scene.

A once-respected head of a boy's basketball coach and two assistant principals are at the center of helping hundreds of teachers slip through the cracks and teach at various local schools in exchange for money.

Troy Cothran with the Houston Association of Realtors goes over some common red flags.

The 2-month program aims to educate community about federal law enforcement

Harvard Elementary School is Houston’s oldest school and celebrated its 125th birthday last September, but despite that proud distinction, parents tell KPRC 2 the school’s 126th year is off to a hot and miserable start.

A Houston man has been arrested in connection to the car burglaries that occurred in Pearland early Wednesday morning.

Harris County Real Property Records show several properties deeded to Helen Yancy, who has now been named a defendant in a lawsuit against Houston-based Surrogacy Escrow Account Management, or SEAM, owned by Dominique Side.

A five-acre tract of undeveloped property in northeast Houston, covered in trees and overgrown vegetation, has been thrust into the middle of a worldwide surrogacy escrow company theft scandal after what an attorney calls a “forged” transfer of the property deed.

David Lee Pettus, who has been sued several times in Harris and Fort Bend counties over the alleged theft, had also been under investigation by the State Bar of Texas with a trial set for this fall, according to multiple accusers.

Firefighters tell KPRC 2 reporter Bryce Newberry the blaze may have been caused by a possible electrical fire that tore through four units of the flea market.

FBI Houston is seeking to identify those who believe they were victimized by a Houston-based company.

A surrogacy scheme is affecting people desperate to be parents across the United States and it’s all tied to Houston-based Surrogacy Escrow Account Management, LLC, or SEAM, which a Harris County lawsuit accuses of stealing more than $10 million.

It's unfortunately a part of driving in Houston, so here's what you should know if/when your car hits a pothole.

Jaico’s body was found Saturday evening by first responders. She was discovered wedged deep in a pool pipe at the DoubleTree by Hilton Houston Brookhollow, located at Northwest Freeway and Pinemont Drive.

Three people died in a shooting at a house on Sunday in west Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Hours after a woman who went viral on social media was supposed to turn herself in to Houston police on Thursday, the alleged victim who she claimed assaulted her with a brick outside a nightclub is speaking only to KPRC 2 in an exclusive interview.

Car crash victims who expected to get help from a Houston-area personal injury attorney told KPRC 2 Reporter Bryce Newberry that they’ve been ghosted and scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars.

A high school principal in Sugar Land was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge.

The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a woman who is accused of hitting, robbing and pepper spraying a rideshare driver near a fast-food restaurant on the Gulf Freeway.

Needville Little League will have a rematch with the California team on Saturday for the U.S. Championship game at the Little League World Series.

KPRC 2 reporter Bryce Newberry traveled to Williamsport to follow Needville’s path through the Little League World Series.

KPRC 2′s reporter Bryce Newberry joined a panel of professionals on Crime Stories with Nancy Grace to discuss the high-profiled case of Sarah Hartsfield, who is accused of killing her fifth husband.

A severe thunderstorm which formed over the eastern part of Harris County Friday pummeled areas near and just east of downtown with hail.

These are the anchors and reporters who joined Houston's home for news in 2021.

Saturday was the first time Dreah Marie rode her bike through the MUD 155 Parks and Trails system in Northwest Harris County.

The Pearland Little Leaguers were so close to securing the World Series this year but were unfortunately defeated Thursday night.

Four men are dead after a shooting took place at a north Harris County apartment complex Saturday night, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.

Houston’s Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department released a statement Friday after KPRC 2’s Bryce Newberry reached out for comment concerning a club called Babylon that promised “exotic animals in cages” for its debut on July 1 in Midtown Houston.

KPRC 2 is welcoming a new reporter to the family. Bryce Newberry has made the move from Austin to Houston and has already hit the ground running.