A steady drumbeat of alarming headlines, war overseas, and violence in the community is leaving many people feeling anxious, on edge and exhausted.

A Houston 18-year-old is facing a felony charge after authorities say he and two accomplices were seen carrying a handgun near a Houston ISD high school earlier this month.

A gruesome discovery under a Houston freeway has left a family searching for answers after a man was found hanging and on fire, in what police are investigating as a potential homicide.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that in the tumultuous political climate marked by this year’s assassination of a conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah and a Democratic legislator in Minnesota, younger adults are much less worried about political violence than older adults.

We are learning new details in a deadly shooting that a prosecutor says started over a noise compliant.

Shooting outside a Galveston bar leaves a 24-year-old woman in serious condition.

Authorities have a Texas mother behind bars after an investigation revealed she helped her son plot a terror attack against his middle school by buying him ammunition and tactical gear.

An Instagram post by the Council of American Islamic Relations alleges a violent attack against 3 Afghan girls, that has since gone viral, but Houston ISD said the details they shared "do not match the facts of the investigation."

Domestic violence is the second most filed crime in Harris County. The District Attorney's office now has a new bureau dedicated solely to these type of crimes.

Police said two men got into a fight at the gas station, which carried into the parking lot until one of them pulled out a gun and shot the other before leaving him to die.

Houston experienced a violent weekend, with five shootings reported across the city since Saturday night.

An emergency room nurse was violently beaten in the drive-thru of a Houston Whataburger over the weekend.

Multiple Houston area schools were forced to either go into lockdown or secure mode due to threats or violence on campuses Wednesday.

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has opened an investigation after a veteran of the U.S. Army was hospitalized from being sucker punched at a Sugar Land bar.

Justices ruled that the federal government did not violate a Texas man’s Second Amendment rights when barring him from possessing firearms.

The family of as man shot and killed while working at the Houston Farmers Market is opening up about the loss of their loved one.

A 12-year-old boy is facing charges after he allegedly stabbed a 59-year-old woman inside of her NW Harris County home on Saturday.

A family from northwest Houston believes their story may save a life after they say their loved one survived a violent robbery during a date with a woman he met online.

Houston Police say murders, robberies, assaults, and shootings are all down this year, but jugging cases are on the rise in the city.

A Houston area man says he ended up in the Intensive Care Unit after being jumped and robbed while biking on the Columbia Tap trail, and now, his family members are sending a warning to others.

A Texas lawmaker introduced an amendment that would have revived a proposal to raise the minimum age to buy certain semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 before it was ultimately withdrawn.

The rate of firearm-related deaths in Texas has reached a level not seen since the 1990s. Texas lawmakers have approved more than 100 bills that loosened gun restrictions since 2000.

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order setting the path to sanction individuals involved in the recent violence in Sudan that’s left hundreds dead and thrown the African nation into chaos.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is urging Texans to avoid traveling to Mexico during spring break, and beyond, due to the ongoing violence throughout that country.

Host Khambrel Marshall sits down with Rachel Fischer, a registered nurse who is also a survivor of human trafficking. She opens up to discuss her experience and what we can do to stop it.

The 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier’s murder prompted nationwide outrage and calls to reform the way the military addresses sexual violence within its ranks.

U.S. District Judge David Counts signed another opinion Thursday that cited a lack of historical record on laws relating to domestic violence to justify disarming abusers. Advocates fear the ruling will put more victims in harm’s way.

On Sunday, Crimestoppers of Houston held its annual National Day of Remembrance event to honor the hundreds of Houstonians whose lives were taken by an act of violence.

See how North Texas synagogues have adapted their security measures after a record-breaking year of recorded antisemitic acts nationwide in 2021 and an incident close to home early this year.

Mayor Sylvester Turner and other local leaders across Houston spoke at a Violence Prevention Conference hosted at NRG Center Tuesday, saying despite the high rate of crime, Houston is not the “murder capital” of the United States.

The Houston city council will vote on whether to approve spending for future gun buyback programs despite research showing it’s ineffective at curbing crime.

Family and friends gathered Saturday to hold a balloon release for 11-year-old Darius “DJ” Dugas.

BRUTAL ATTACK: Disturbing video shows what witnesses say was a ruthless beatdown of an 8th-grade middle school student right after she got off the bus. Witnesses say a mother, along with her two daughters were the ones responsible for the attack.

It was a terrible week for the law enforcement community last week as two officers were killed in the line of duty and several others were shot by a suspect who was on the run.

Federal prosecutors described Henry “Michael” Williams as being a felon who was not allowed to possess a firearm. He confirmed that he sold the weapon to the synagogue suspect in South Dallas, authorities said.

Attacks on houses of worship like the 2017 Sutherland Springs shooting have prompted many religious groups to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and countless hours to bolster security.

One person was killed and another was injured during a shooting outside a Whataburger restaurant in northwest Houston Tuesday afternoon, Houston police said.

The funeral for slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been briefly interrupted by nearby gunfire and tear gas as well as agitated supporters that caused U.S. and U.N. officials to leave before his widow spoke publicly for the first time since the attack.

Demonstrations in Cap-Haitien have turned violent as gunshots rang out while supporters of slain President Jovenel Moïse blocked some roads and demanded justice while threatening to disrupt his upcoming funeral.

CYPRESS, Texas – The Rhodd family is distraught and going through an emotional rollercoaster after 20-year-old Sierra Rhodd was killed by gunfire as she slept in bed. Sunday night Sierra was killed. “She was the heart of our family, I don’t know what we are going to do without her. The Rhodd family believes the attackers were targeting Sierra’s 15-year-old brother. Several condolences have been left by the Rhodd family home.

Uber released its highly-anticipated safety report on Thursday revealing, among other details, that it received 5,981 reports of sexual assault in 2017 and 2018. In its report, Uber repeatedly attempted to contextualize the number of sexual assaults as a percentage of total rides, saying from the start that 99.9% of rides occur without incident. It also contextualized its incidents of sexual assault and homicide by citing national rates. The report included information on the reporting party and the accused party and claimed riders account for 45% of the accused parties of sexual assault incidents. Lyft has also said it will release a safety report by the end of the year.