NORTHEAST HOUSTON

At least one person died Sunday after a vehicle drove off of a bridge and plunged into a bayou in northeast Houston, police said.

Houston police have learned the identity of a man whose skeletal remains were found inside an abandoned building in the northeast side of town in late April.

Houston police are investigating after two men killed each other in a shootout in northeast Houston on Friday. The victims are identified as Anthony Craig Galentine, 60, and Joshay Craig Baldwin, 40.

Two suspects are in custody, but another remains on the run, after leading deputies on a chase, which ended in northeast Houston Monday afternoon.

Houston police need help to identify a suspect who they said robbed a man outside a convenience store in northeast Houston back in January.

Authorities are searching for a 13-year-old boy whose been missing since his birthday a month ago.

The majority of the drainage systems in Northeast Houston are open drain ditches, which residents say get repeatedly clogged with trash, overgrowth, and debris, making them less effective.

It’s been years since Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some parts of Houston in August of 2017. Thousands of people are still waiting for assistance to repair their homes and now officials say there might not be enough funds to help everybody who applied.

Question: What’s going on with the unsafe construction in northeast Houston?

Houston police SWAT officers and hostage negotiators are headed to the scene in northeast Houston for a barricaded person after what police believe to be an assault incident.

Residents in one northeast Houston community are fed up with litterbugs using their neighborhood as an illegal dumping ground.

During an interview on Houston Matters Tuesday, the sheriff touched on bail reform, the increase in violent crime and driving incidents during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Houston police are investigating a shooting that happened on the Eastex Freeway near Jensen late Wednesday night.

The county is struggling to fund part of a sweeping $5 billion improvement plan.

The recently opened Shotwell Garden could feed up to 400 families in underserved communities according to nonprofit Target Hunger.

The water outages are just one example of how many in the nation's fourth-largest city are still recovering from the ice storm. Houston Public Media talked with Keith Downey, who leads a neighborhood civic group in Kashmere Gardens, a historically Black community in Northeast Houston, about what recovery looks like there. What does Kashmere Gardens look and feel like right now, two weeks past this latest disaster? So would you say the pipe situation, the water situation, would you say that’s the biggest need right now in current Kashmere Gardens? They need water, yes.

The city's public works department is trying to figure out exactly how many places don’t have running water. The water outages are just one example of how many in the nation's fourth-largest city are still recovering from the ice storm. Houston Public Media talked with Keith Downey, who leads a neighborhood civic group in Kashmere Gardens, a historically Black community in Northeast Houston, about what recovery looks like there. So would you say the water situation is the biggest need right now in Kashmere Gardens? They need water, yes.

A state investigation revealed another cancer cluster in Northeast Houston last month, but the news only confirmed what residents already knew. It's like the whole street died from cancer,” Edwards said. Residents have filed multiple lawsuits against Union Pacific, and negotiations over managing the waste are ongoing with state environmental officials. Shortly after the report was publicized, Mayor Sylvester Turner issued a statement requesting that Union Pacific fulfill these demands. The Houston Health Department's most recent sampling of locations above the groundwater plume took place late last year.

HOUSTON – The Chapa family is asking for the public’s help in locating the person involved in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of 27-year-old Jessica Chapa. “Right here, this face every day when I came home is not going to be there no more that’s what I’m going to miss,” said Jessica’s father Juvenal Chapa. Jessica was driving a green jeep when a Gold pickup traveling northbound struck her vehicle as she was headed westbound. “He hit her and he left, left her there for dead,” said Juvenal. “I’m asking for the citizens of Houston in the northeast community here to help somebody saw something, somebody knows something.”Anyone with information, in this case, is urged to call the Houston Police Department Hit and Run Unit at 713-247-4072.

KPRC 2 Investigates went undercover to see inside the culture, cars and controversy of illegal street racing in Houston. WATCH: Man gets 12 years in prison for street racing crash that killed pastor and wifeAnd it keeps happening. Recent Street Racing CrashesHere’s a look at some alleged street racing crashes in the Houston-area over the last six months. October 2020Motorcyclist killed after falling from interchange, reportedly racing vehicle on freewayMontgomery CountyMontgomery County doesn’t experience as much street racing as Harris County. NHRA Member TracksNHRA Member Track Directory MEMBER TRACKS Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 Division 6 Division 7Houston Motorsports ParkFriday, Nov. 27.

HOUSTON – An investigation is underway after a burned body was found outside a warehouse Saturday morning in northeast Houston, police said. The discovery was made at 6:27 a.m. in the 4800 block of Moore Street. Houston firefighters went out to the location to put out a trash fire and found the man’s body in the dumpster, Houston police said. The medical examiner has to determine whether the victim died of gunshot wounds or from the fire, police said. The scene is under investigation.

HOUSTON – Houston police are investigating after a juvenile was left injured in a shooting in southeast Houston Monday evening, according to HPD. The shooting was reported around 6:49 p.m. in the 12000 block of Martin Luther King at Park Houston Apartments. The juvenile was alert and talking while being taken to a nearby hospital. No arrests have been reported. The cause of the shooting is unknown.

For Luella Davis, her northeast Houston home is very meaningful. “His name is Alfred James Davis,” Davis still says with a smile. It just so happens, Brian Irving, Luella's neighbor, a stranger turned friend, became Orsborn's light. So impacted by Irving's work, Orsborn knew what she had to do. Let’s get this house built,” Brian Irving said.

HOUSTON – A suspect was killed Tuesday in an officer-involved shooting in northeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. HPD Chief Art Acevedo said there were reports of the man trying to jump in front of vehicles. Police said about two minutes later, the officer alerted that shots had been fired after the suspect refused to comply. Acevedo said when the suspect tried to charge at the officers again, officers discharged additional rounds, striking the man. Officer’s body cam will be reviewed as internal affairs investigate the officer-involved shooting, Acevedo said.

HOUSTON – Houston police were involved in a chase Thursday afternoon in northeast Houston, officials said. The chase ended in a northeast Houston neighborhood. The cause of the chase is unknown. This is a developing story.

HOUSTON – Thursday Update: A pet owner whose SUV was stolen with her two dogs in it was reunited with both the car and her pups Thursday. Margaret Gonzalez said the vehicle was found wrecked at an apartment complex and someone found the dogs nearby and had been caring for them. Peanut and RJ were reunited with Gonzalez Thursday and she shared the video with KPRC 2. A short time later another person leaves the vehicle and makes the block before coming back to steal Gonzalez’ SUV. Gonzales said while she wants to find her SUV more than anything all she wants is her dogs back.

HOUSTON – Houston police say a 10-month-old baby girl was found safe after the truck she was in was stolen from a gas station in northeast Houston Friday morning. Car theft caught on cameraSurveillance footage from the gas station shows a dark SUV pull up behind the pickup truck that was parked at a pump. A man in a blue hoodie got out of the SUV and walked casually around the pickup truck, peeking inside the windows. At that moment a woman can be seen running toward the pickup truck, trying to stop him. The suspect in the pickup truck and the SUV are seen speeding away and the woman stops another pickup truck, gets in and appear to follow the suspect.

HOUSTON - A motorcyclist died after colliding with a tow truck in Northeast Houston on Saturday morning, Houston police said. Houston police are investigating whether speed was a factor in the crash. The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. on Jensen Drive near Eastex Freeway. Police said the two truck was trying to pull a car from a ditch when a motorcycle failed to stop and hit the tow truck. Investigators say the motorcyclist died at the scene.

All week long13 Year Anniversary Menu at Alicias Mexican Grilleis celebrating 13 years in Houston with a 13-day, off-menu anniversary feature at all five locations. Featured items include hatch guacamole, bacon-wrapped hatch cream cheese poppers, hatch marinated meats, seafood hatch stuffed mushrooms and hatch pepper kolache, to name a few. Guests are invited to join the grand opening party and enjoy free tacos, drinks and entertainment from 5 to 8 p.m.Grand Opening at One Fifth Houston Gulf CoastOne Fifth Houston, 1658 Westheimer, opens its fourth concept, One Fifth Houston Gulf Coast, this week (with brunch service to begin in September. The new market will accept SNAP benefits (formerly known as food stamps), increasing food access for communities in need. Guests can enjoy dishes from Spam musubi and Dr Pepper ribs to teriyaki wings and pretzel Jell-O.