Study's authors recommend Houston police increase use of technology, hire more officers and work with the community to reduce ...

Students at the University of Houston have created a petition demanding improved campus security after a student was ...

Violent crime in Houston increased in 2024 after a multiyear decline, according to information released by the Houston Police ...

The family of a Houston man said they are still searching for answers after the 29-year-old suddenly died last month in a Louisiana hospital while awaiting his Harris County trial. Erik Carlson ...

One person died after an alleged verbal altercation that escalated into a shooting in southeast Houston, police officials said. The shooting took place around 3:10 p.m. and one person was ...

Officers with the Houston Police Department shot a 17-year-old boy outside a southeast Houston apartment complex Saturday, ...

Authorities returned fire. Peter Warren is a general assignment reporter for the Houston Chronicle's breaking news team. Before joining the Chronicle, Peter lived in Dallas, where he covered the ...

Prior to joining the Houston Chronicle, Gonzales worked as a night cops reporter at The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C., and later as a copy editor. He has also worked as a courthouse reporter ...

Here are four ongoing cases the Houston Chronicle is tracking this year Last year, former Houston Police Department officer Gerald Goines was convicted of murder and sentenced to 60 years prison ...

Prosecutors in Fort Bend County have identified two cases, including a robbery, that could be affected by evidence that was destroyed in Missouri City’s evidence room, officials confirmed Friday.

A Harris County bomb squad worked worked to investigate suspicious item found at Doss Park Saturday afternoon. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said a bomb squad was dispatched to 2500 Frick ...