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If you ever find yourself in front of daunting red and blue lights, be thankful they don’t belong to Houston’s top cop – like one Houston driver experienced Friday. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo was driving on the Hardy Toll Road when the driver of a Dodge Viper allegedly blew past him at 140 mph, the chief told Chron.com “It almost …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo and the Houston Police Union President Joe Gamaldi are at odds about the southern border and its crisis impacting crime in Houston. On Thursday, President Donald Trump continued his push to secure border funding in Texas. RELATED: Pres. Trump visits U.S.-Mexico border Trump wants $5.7 billion to build the wall …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — San Antonio police say they believe an 8-month-old boy reported as abducted is believed to be dead, and three members of his family have been charged in the case. Police Chief William McManus says the father, grandmother and cousin of King Jay Davila have been charged in the case of the missing baby. All are in …

DAVIS, California — The man suspected of shooting and killing a Davis Police officer has been found dead. Davis police say the person was found inside a home near 5th and Davis Streets. They died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. RELATED: Officer dies after being shot while responding to traffic collision in Davis Police say officer Natalie Corona, 22, was investigating …

Text messages exchanged between notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and his wife while he was on the run in 2012 surfaced Wednesday at his U.S. trial, evidence the FBI says it uncovered with the help of a cyber tech for the cartel who flipped on the kingpin. The tech, Christian Rodriguez, also testified how Guzman was obsessed …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect in a drive-by shooting that injured a 14-year-old girl has been arrested after a chase with deputies. Harris County Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested after someone saw the suspect’s pickup truck on TV and called in a tip. “That was the crucial part of putting that piece out,” said Thomas Gilliland with …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man who is hearing impaired died in an apartment fire after neighbors tried to rescue him. It happened off South Post Oak and Willowbend in southwest Houston overnight. Neighbors heard popping sounds and ran outside to see flames shooting through the kitchen window. In a frantic effort to save their neighbor, they grabbed fire extinguishers …

BROOKSHIRE, Texas (KTRK) — A case of apparent workplace violence is under investigation in Waller County, where deputies say an employee was stabbed to death. Deputies were called to Orizon Industries on FM 362 near Brookshire just after 8 p.m. Wednesday. Another person, a male employee, was also stabbed and flown to a hospital with serious injuries. We’re told the …

The homeless man at the center of a local GoFundMe scam that made national headlines has been arrested after authorities say he skipped out on his court date. A judge issued an arrest warrant for John Bobbitt Tuesday after he was a no-show at a required court appearance in Burlington County. The Philadelphia veteran was previously charged for the charity …

BROOKSHIRE, Texas (KTRK) — A case of apparent workplace violence is under investigation in Waller County, where deputies say an employee was stabbed to death. Deputies were called to Orizon Industries on FM 362 near Brookshire just after 8 p.m. Wednesday. Another person, a male employee, was also stabbed and flown to a hospital with serious injuries. We’re told the …