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In a Houston courtroom on Thursday, the surviving brothers of an 8-year-old boy, whose decomposed body was discovered in October 2021, recounted their experiences living with their mother’s alleged abusive partner. Brian Coulter, 34, stands trial for capital murder, accused of fatally beating Kendrick Lee. Kendrick’s skeletal remains were found nearly a year after his presumed death. During the trial, …

Lakesha Woods Williams, a 29-year-old mother from west Houston, was arrested for allegedly leaving her 8-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter alone at home while she went on a cruise. She faces charges of abandoning a child with intent to return. Neighbors in her luxury high-rise apartment building raised concerns when they witnessed Williams leaving with luggage on April 4 and …

A concerning report emerged on Thursday linking a highly regarded surgeon at Memorial Hermann hospital in Houston to allegations of misconduct, resulting in the abrupt suspension of the hospital’s liver and kidney transplant program. The New York Times revealed that hospital authorities are investigating whether the doctor tampered with a government database to wrongly disqualify some patients from receiving new …

Mei Wolfe, 48, appeared in court for the first time early Saturday morning following allegations of fatally shooting her nephew during a confrontation in northwest Harris County, according to official documents. Wolfe is charged with murder after deputies reported that a longstanding dispute with her nephew culminated in her shooting him inside her residence on Thursday night. The incident occurred …

Authorities in Houston, Texas, are seeking to identify the individual responsible for shooting a teenager and a man on Friday evening in southeast Houston. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. in the 8500 block of Broadway. According to Lt. Riley of the Houston Police Department (HPD), the man and the 16-year-old were traveling in an unspecified direction when an assailant …

On Friday night, outside the Harris County Jail, a group of protesters clashed with authorities, demanding the release of three individuals arrested earlier during a demonstration in southwest Houston. Witnesses reported seeing demonstrators chanting and waving the Palestinian flag, expressing their discontent over what they perceived as unjustified arrests fueled by Islamophobia. According to the Houston Police Department, a sizable …

On March 27, the city of Houston passed an ordinance authorizing the sale and purchase of 62,500 square feet of land situated at 2209 Emancipation Ave., Houston, near the Historic Third Ward. The land is set to be sold to The National Housing Partnership Foundation for redevelopment purposes. The NHP Foundation is a nonprofit real estate organization committed to preserving …

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation following the discovery of a man’s body in a parking lot adjacent to a vehicle in east Harris County on Friday. Deputies were called to an apartment complex in the 8700 block of Parkway Forest Drive around 10 p.m. after receiving a report of a man down. The man was …

Police in Houston, Texas, are currently probing a series of robberies reported over the past year, suspected to have been orchestrated to facilitate the acquisition of U-visas by the alleged victims. The discovery of this purported scheme unfolded following an incident on January 27, where Rasshuud Scott was fatally shot by a bystander while reportedly robbing a couple at a …

An investigation has been launched following the discovery of a body in a parking lot of a southwest Houston apartment complex on Saturday morning. Police reported that surveillance footage captured a dark gray Ford F-150 striking the victim, backing up over them, and then running over them again. Alex Bozarjian was provided with surveillance video by a neighbor, revealing the …