Military veteran who killed Iraqi civilian is ordered jailed on Capitol riot charges
A military veteran who shot and killed a handcuffed civilian in Iraq nearly 20 years ago has been ordered jailed on charges that he used a metal baton to assault police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Ex-Army soldier charged in Capitol riot was convicted of manslaughter for killing Iraqi man in 2004
A former U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a handcuffed cow herder in Iraq has been arrested on charges that he attacked police officers with a baton during the U.S. Capitol riot three years ago.
Man gets life sentence for hitting acquaintance with pickup truck in front of Needville home after fight, killing him
A Fort Bend County jury sentenced a 30-year-old man to life in prison this week for running over another man in Needville in 2022, the Fort Bend County District Attorneyโs Office announced Thursday.
Man grazed by bullet; juvenile assaulted in โdisturbanceโ following youth football game in Fort Bend County
A man was taken to the hospital after what the Fort Bend County Sheriffโs Office is describing as a disturbance broke out in a crowd following a youth baseball game in the Richmond area Saturday.
โBig Chicken is taking over Texasโ: Shaquille OโNeal opens 2nd restaurant in Houston area
NBA legend Shaquille OโNeal celebrated the opening of his second Houston area restaurant Wednesday, with a line wrapped out the door filled with diners and fans waiting to greet Shaq and get a taste of his signature meals.
Woman sentenced to 50 years for abusing 12-year-old daughter who died after receiving โnumerousโ third-degree burns
A Sugar Land woman was sentenced to 50 years in prison for abusing her daughter, who died from sepsis after receiving third-degree burns, the Fort Bend County District Attorneyโs Office announced Wednesday.
Richmond man sentenced to nearly 5 years in Medicare home health fraud scheme, agrees to pay back $1.4M in restitution
A 47-year-old home health company owner has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for a $1.4 million Medicare home health fraud scheme, the United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
Photo of Lamar Consolidated ISD students forced to sit in bus aisles because of crowding causing stir
If youโre a parent, you know how hard it can be at times to get your kids to just sit down and have a seat. That problem is being amplified on Lamar Consolidated ISD school buses because there arenโt enough seats to go around. Some kids say theyโre forced to sit on the floor of the buses.
Did you know you can visit and explore the pub and neighborhood from โTed Lasso?โ
When I first started watching Apple TV+โs hit series โTed Lassoโ a few years ago, I just assumed that the football club that Jason Sudeikisโ character coaches (and the area it surrounds) was completely fictional. While the soccer (er, football) team AFC Richmond is totally fake, the small city of Richmond is totally real.
Altria invests $2.75B in rival startup NJOY after Juul exit
Days after exiting its stake in troubled electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs, Altria announced a $2.75 billion investment in electronic cigarette startup NJOY Holdings Inc. As part of the deal, tobacco company Altria Group Inc., which makes Marlboro cigarettes, will have full global ownership of NJOYโs e-vapor product portfolio, including pod-based e-vapor product NJOY ACE.
Richmond woman accused of working as โmoney muleโ in yearslong nationwide romance fraud scheme, feds say
A 38-year-old Richmond woman now faces charges after authorities allege she operated as a โmoney muleโ in a nationwide romance fraud scheme for several years, the United States Attorneyโs Office Southern District of Texas announced on Tuesday.
Suspect disguised as utility worker shoots man to death during robbery at Richmond business, police say
A search is underway for a suspect who was reportedly disguised as a utility worker shot a man to death during a robbery at a Richmond business on Tuesday, according to the Richmond Police Department.
Have you seen him? Search underway for 13-year-old with โmedical historyโ last seen in Richmond Sunday, FBCSO says
Fort Bend County Sheriffโs Office is asking for the publicโs help in finding a missing 13-year-old boy with a โmedical historyโ that was reportedly last seen in Richmond Sunday.
Fort Bend County man accused of receiving nearly $600K in student financial aid indicted in court for fraud, US attorney says
A Fort Bend County man is set to face a judge Monday after he was indicted for obtaining nearly $600,000 in financial aid funds at several Texas colleges, U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery said in a news release.
โNo one is above the lawโ: Former Missouri City pastor sentenced to 10 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault of child: DA
A former Missouri City pastor has been sentenced to prison after he pled guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child on June 14, according to the Fort Bend County District Attorneyโs Office.
GOP AGs push Visa, Mastercard, AmEx not to track gun sales
A group of Republican attorneys general are pushing the major payment networks _ Visa, Mastercard and American Express _ to drop their plans to start tracking sales at gun stores, arguing the plans could infringe on consumer privacy and push legal gun sales out of the mainstream financial network.
Brutal video: Man punched, kicked to ground by 3 suspects, including teen, during carjacking at west Houston apartment complex, HPD says
Surveillance video of a man being brutally jumped by three carjacking suspects at an apartment complex has been released in efforts to identify those involved, according to the Houston Police Department.
Fort Bend County judge, officials address ERCOTโS request to conserve electricity, put plan in place
Fort Bend County Judge KP George, along with Fort Bend County officials, held a news conference Monday to address Fort Bend County residents on the Electric Reliability Council Of Texasโ request for consumers to conserve energy.
Heat wave keeps Midwest and South in its sticky grip
People are flocking to pools, beaches and cooling centers in a swath of the Midwest and South spanning from northern Florida to the Great Lakes, as a heat wave pushed temperatures into the 90s and beyond and may have caused the deaths of at least two people in the Milwaukee area.