The Harris County Sheriff's Office said a 3-year-old child was critically injured in what authorities believe was an unintentional shooting at a Channelview home.
After a fatal shooting Sunday night where one person was killed and two others were seriously hurt, the City of Galena Park is making changes to ensure safety in the area.
Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are responding to a reported shooting in the Katy area Thursday afternoon.
One man is dead, and two others are in critical condition after a shooting broke out at a basketball court in Galena Park Sunday night.
A 2-year-old child was hospitalized after being hit by a car in Channelview, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred on North Brentwood Drive, and the toddler was transported by local emergency services to the hospital in an unknown condition. The driver involved in the incident stayed at the scene as authorities responded.
Harris County officials will hold a press conference in Channelview to announce the demolition of a nuisance property due to safety concerns and multiple fires.
A man is dead after crashing his vehicle into a parked car and a residential garage in northwest Harris County, according to authorities.
The family of Kristopher McGregor, a former University of Houston football player who died in-custody at the Harris County jail last year, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the county.
Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved in a brief vehicle pursuit that ended with a crash involving a school bus carrying dozens of children, officials said.
A 25-year-old man named Julio Alberto Calero Ramirez died early Saturday after driving north in the southbound lanes of Tomball Parkway, colliding head-on with another vehicle, which then caught fire. The crash occurred near the 21600 block of Tomball Parkway, resulting in Ramirez's death and major injuries to the other driver, who was hospitalized. Quick actions by deputies and wrecker drivers prevented further harm by rescuing the injured driver, with three deputies sustaining minor injuries during the rescue.
An investigation is underway after a deputy shot a person Thursday afternoon in east Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
A Chick-fil-A along the Katy Freeway had to evacuate its customers after a man holding two bladed objects refused to climb down from the restaurant’s roof.
A Harris County K-9 is recovering after an encounter with a suspect during a chase, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Surveillance video showed the 18-year-old positioning his phone under the woman's dress before he was caught by her daughter.
2 other women were also arrested after authorities said they claimed to have rescued the girl from the two men, but instead abused her as well.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man they say fell off a jet ski in the Muleshoe Lake area of the San Jacinto River Tuesday.
A young man was shot and killed near an apartment complex in the North Houston neighborhood.
A Houston postal worker was killed after a pickup truck struck his mail vehicle Saturday morning. The driver, Jose Humberto Romero, was arrested for intoxication manslaughter under a new Texas law upgrading penalties for repeat DWI offenders.
A postal worker was killed in a crash with a pickup on Antoine Drive in north Harris County.
A woman was airlifted to a hospital Wednesday morning after officials said she was shot by her boyfriend in west Harris County moments before he turned the gun on himself.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said deputies and various partnering agencies were investigating the after hours bar on Veterans Memorial, which he described as a "hub for criminal activity."
A small aircraft crash at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport and ignited brushfires that fire crews are still working to contain.
Harris County leaders have finalized funding to raise salaries for deputies and constables, bringing their pay in line with Houston Police Department officers.
A man in Harris County, identified as Kenyon Levor Coleman, was arrested after allegedly firing at deputies during a suspected swatting incident in Humble.
Deputies said a 16-year-old was possibly shot, as were two other people in their 20s. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are still under investigation.
Deputies said a man in the crash died at the scene, while a woman was airlifted to a hospital, where investigators said she succumbed to her injuries.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says crime scene investigators and homicide detectives are en route to a home in the western part of the county after a man was shot and killed Tuesday evening.
Deputies said they found the woman at the end of a cul-de-sac, dead from at least two gunshot wounds but about nine shell casings were found near her body.
Investigators said the couple’s 16-year-old daughter called authorities after seeing her parents having a heated argument. Deputies later found them dead inside in an apparent murder-suicide.
An off-duty METRO police officer is recovering in the hospital after crashing his motorcycle while assisting in an escort on Wednesday afternoon.
Two individuals were critically injured in a stabbing incident at an apartment complex on Red Oak Drive in northwest Houston. Harris County deputies responded to the scene and transported the victims to a hospital. T
A 13-year-old boy in north Harris County has been charged with manslaughter after accidentally shooting and killing his 14-year-old brother with a rifle on July 4.
A woman is in critical condition after she was reportedly shot by her partner who then turned the gun on himself.
Investigators said a car flipped, caught fire, and pinned a person inside the vehicle. One of the occupants died, while another was able to be rescued, and a deputy suffered a minor burn trying to get them out.
According to a social media post by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a woman was attacked by dogs near the Mills Road and FM1960 Rd W and 249 on Saturday night.
With temperatures soaring to 100 degrees, questions arise about possible heat-related causes.
Authorities say a suspect has been shot by a Harris County deputy in northwest Harris County.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed with KPRC 2 that deputies were called to a home where a 2-year-old drowned in a pool and was unresponsive and not breathing.
A man was critically injured in a shooting following a dispute over loud music with a neighbor at an apartment complex in north Harris County.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said there is an unknown odor at an industrial site "causing some to experience headaches and nausea."
It's unclear how many people were in the plane when it crashed, but Harris Co. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said they were able to get out safely and were not harmed.
Deputies said the motorcyclist went over the ramp on Hwy 99 and died upon impact. The ramp was shut down as a result while authorities investigate the deadly crash.
Texans quarterback gives back with foundation at Back to School event partnering with Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, District Attorney Sean Teare, City Controller Chris Hollins, other community leaders
Investigators said the man shot at responding deputies when they first tried to speak with him, and SWAT officers arrived after he barricaded himself inside a home.
So far in 2025, as many as 12 inmates have died while in custody in Harris County Jail, surpassing the total number of 10 in all of 2024.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says two men were seen inside the Burger King on FM 1960 near the North Freeway. At least one of the men was detained, but another remains barricaded inside. HCSO's SWAT team has been deployed to the scene.
A Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s truck was struck Tuesday morning by a stolen car, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez has asked residents to do their part to keep Harris County safe in light of a National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Looking for a job? The Sheriff's Office will be interviewing job seekers this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as they look to hire 189 detention officers and 10 communications officers.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Gulf Coast Criminal Investigators Association, has launched Operation Blitz.
”You will not get compassion, you won’t get a second chance if you commit this crime, because I have been on too many scenes where people lose their lives because of this," DA Sean Teare said during a news conference.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez is raising concerns about a critical pay disparity affecting deputies and constables, which he plans to address in a media briefing with Sgt. Jose Lopez.
Houston began the month with police shooting a man who they say led them on a chase in a stolen SUV. The next day, Mayor John Whitmire announced a five-year contract agreement with the police officers’ union.
A man who was involved in a police pursuit in the Katy area has been rushed to a hospital after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A woman is dead and two children were rushed to the hospital after being pulled from a submerged vehicle in a causeway in Channelview, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
It's unclear if anyone has been hit by the gunfire, but deputies said the gunman may have since barricaded himself in the apartment.
A pedestrian is dead and two officers were hospitalized overnight Sunday after blocking the crash site in north Harris County where it happened.
The Grimes County Sheriff’s Office is currently on the lookout for an inmate who escaped from Cypress Creek Behavioral Hospital.
"Because the mother turned off the Wi-Fi, all three grabbed kitchen knives and chased her throughout the house and into the street, attempting to stab her," Harris Co. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a post on X.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of three officers to suicide within a week.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said two groups of people met up in northwest Harris County to buy a gun when during the sale, gunfire was exchanged "in what appears to be a robbery."
Two people have been taken to hospitals after a fight between two groups of people erupted in gunfire near Katy Sunday.