Two Arrested After 72-Year-Old Woman Killed in Northeast Houston Shooting

Texas Herald News 1/27 5:58A Amalia Weigandt

HOUSTON, TX Houston police have arrested two suspects in connection with a deadly shooting that left a 72-year-old woman dead and two others wounded early Monday morning. Officers were called to a residence at 4018 Lockwood Drive in the Kashmere...

Texas Rangers Investigating Death of Harris County Jail Inmate After Medical Emergency

Texas Herald News 1/27 5:53A Amalia Weigandt

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas A 56-year-old inmate housed in the Harris County Jail has died following a medical emergency, according to authorities. Anthony Delarosa was pronounced deceased at HCA Clear Lake Hospital at 11:35 a.m. on Saturday, January...

Deputy Rescues Puppy Found Crying Inside Locked Suitcase In East Harris County

Texas Herald News 1/27 5:51A Amalia Weigandt

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas A Harris County deputy rescued a puppy Monday after responding to a report of a suspicious package and discovering the animal locked inside a suitcase. On January 26, District 3 Deputy K. Moore with the Harris County...

Man Arrested Assaulting Two Elderly Victims In Far North Houston

Texas Herald News 1/26 4:51A Amalia Weigandt

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office arrested a man after responding to a disturbance call that led to the discovery of an alleged assault involving two elderly victims in a far North Houston neighborhood. The...

Suspect wounded in Midtown shooting now charged with murder after victim identified

Texas Herald News 1/18 7:44A Amalia Weigandt

HOUSTON, TX Houston police have charged a wounded suspect with murder following a fatal shooting in the city’s Midtown area earlier this month. Officers with the Houston Police Department were dispatched around 9:05 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2026,...

Arrest made in 2020 northwest Houston shooting after five-year investigation

Texas Herald News 1/18 7:38A Amalia Weigandt

HOUSTON, TX Houston police have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man at an apartment complex in northwest Houston more than five years after the crime. Chandler Lusk, 25, is charged with murder in the 178th Criminal District Court in...

Suspect Arrested in Christmas Day Beltway 8 Shooting Fueled by Mistaken Identity

Texas Herald News 1/18 7:19A Amalia Weigandt

HOUSTON, TX Houston police have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a man early Christmas morning along West Sam Houston Parkway South. Jonathan Ross Mata, 39, has been charged with murder in the 496th Criminal District...

Deceased Identified in Fifth Ward Officer-Involved Shooting

Texas Herald News 1/18 6:48A Amalia Weigandt

HOUSTON, TX Houston police are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred Sunday afternoon in the city’s Fifth Ward. According to the Houston Police Department, the incident happened around 2:20 p.m. on January 11, 2026, in the...

Sugar Land Physician’s License Suspended After Performing Surgery While Intoxicated

Texas Herald News 1/18 6:38A Amalia Weigandt

SUGAR LAND, TX The Texas Medical Board has temporarily suspended the Texas medical license of Azul Shiraz Jaffer, M.D., after determining that his continued practice of medicine poses an ongoing threat to public welfare. According to the Board, a...

Fishing Forecast

The Post Newspaper of Galveston County 1/17 8:13A Brandon Williams

Bolivar: FAIR. 60 degrees. Anglers are still catching plenty of redfish but fewer trout in the surf, jetty, bay-side canals and east bay using finger mullet and mud minnows. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp. Trinity Bay: GOOD....

Three-Alarm Fire Erupts in Vacant North Houston Church Buildings

Texas Herald News 1/13 6:05A Amalia Weigandt

HOUSTON, TX Houston Fire Department crews responded Monday afternoon to a large structure fire at a group of former church buildings near I-45 and Parker Road in north Houston. The fire quickly escalated to a three-alarm blaze due to the...

Harris County Parolee Facing Life in Prison After Phone Evidence Triggers New Child Porn Charges

Texas Herald News 1/7 7:28A Amalia Weigandt

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas A Channelview man already held on a staggering $5 million bond is facing new, severe felony charges after a forensic search of his mobile phone uncovered evidence of child exploitation. Harris County Constable Precinct One...

15-Year-Old Fires Gun from Sedan After Side Mirror Struck, Truck Driver Wounded

Texas Herald News 1/7 6:15A Amalia Weigandt

HOUSTON, TX Harris County deputies responded Wednesday morning, January 7th, to a shooting along the feeder road at 11570 E. Sam Houston Parkway North near Garrett Road. Preliminary findings from Sheriff Ed Gonzalez indicate that an 18-wheeler and...

Juvenile Killed in Minibike Crash During Traffic Stop Attempt in Harris County

Texas Herald News 1/7 4:44A Amalia Weigandt

A juvenile male was killed in a crash involving a minibike and an SUV on Wallisville Road in unincorporated Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2026, in the...

Police Investigate Fatal Hit-and-Run on Broadway Street in Houston

Texas Herald News 1/7 4:43A Amalia Weigandt

Houston police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred in the 2900 block of Broadway Street. The crash happened at about 6:05 p.m. on Friday, January 2. The victim has been identified as Lazaro Noa Garcia, 73. According to HPD...