Brittney Griner sends letter to President Biden pleading for his help

Houston Chron.com 7/4 5:06P By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball

Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.”...

Sketch photo released of suspect who shot, killed person, injured another during 2 separate...

Click 2 Houston 7/4 1:04P Brittany Taylor

A sketch photo has been released of a suspect involved in a deadly robbery from Feb. 18 in midtown Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. Police needs the public help to take the suspect responsible for a capital murder and...

Investigation underway after person found dead and handcuffed inside vehicle in SE Houston, police...

Click 2 Houston 7/4 11:08A Brittany Taylor

An investigation is underway after a person was found dead and handcuffed inside a vehicle Monday morning in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. The discovery was made around 10:48 a.m. in the 3800 block of Alice...

Firework safety tips and regulations you should know ahead of July Fourth weekend

Click 2 Houston 7/4 10:18A Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli

Fourth of July is upon us, which means many people across the greater Houston area will be celebrating the holiday weekend with fireworks. Before you get to the fun, there’s a few things to keep in mind about safety. Officials provided the...

Some Texans are struggling to get in the Fourth of July spirit

Houston Chron.com 7/4 9:05A Jorge A. Vela, Laredo morning Ti

With the revocation of Roe v. Wade—pretty much putting abortion on the chopping block in Texas and many states around the country—and other policy changes that are affecting the communities of women, LGBTQIA+ and even migrants, many locals have...

Kaitlin Armstrong's yoga obsession helped bust her in Costa Rica, US Marshals say

Houston Chron.com 7/4 8:19A Katie Dowd, Andrew Chamings

According to Marshals, Kaitlin Armstrong's habit of taking yoga classes is part of what got her caught.

Pena hits winning homer, Astros strike out 20 to sweep Angels

cw39.com 7/3 6:27P The Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Mike Trout watched as a low sinker grazed the outside corner of the strike zone in the third inning Sunday, rung up once again in a weekend filled with strikeouts. Before trudging back to the dugout he made a face that seemed to...

2 teenagers killed, 1 man wounded in Houston-area shooting

cw39.com 7/3 6:17P The Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say two teenagers were killed and one man was injured in a shooting at Houston-area apartment complex. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Twitter early Saturday that deputies responded to reports of a shooting in...

North Texas shooter kills 2, wounds 3 cops, takes own life

Houston Chron.com 7/3 2:32P

A gunman killed two people and wounded four others, including three police officers, before taking his own life in a home in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, police said Sunday.

Biden proposal would allow offshore drilling up to 11 sales

Houston Chron.com 7/3 10:52A By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and MATTHE

The proposal brought immediate backlash from both environmentalists, who accused Biden of betraying the climate cause, and oil industry officials and allies, who said it would do little to help counter high energy prices.

10 rescued sea turtles released off of Cape Cod

Fort Bend Herald (News) 7/3 4:35A AP

Ten endangered sea turtles rescued from cold waters last year have been returned to the waters off New England. The New England Aquarium says it released the animals last week on Cape Cod. The turtles were all found washed ashore…

Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo resigns from City Council

Houston Chron.com 7/2 2:09P

Arredondo has been on administrative leave from his school district position since June 22.

Texas Supreme Court green lights enforcement of 1920s abortion laws

Houston Chron.com 7/2 12:31P Michael Murney

The high court’s order comes after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged a Houston judge’s temporary restraining order, which blocked Texas prosecutors from immediately charging abortion providers based on state statutes from 1925.

Texas' border mission grows, but crossings are at the highest in two decades

Houston Chron.com 7/2 9:34A By PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Pre

"For them, America is not a choice. It’s the only option they have."

Report: Russia hints at prisoner exchange swapping Brittney Griner for notorious Russian arms...

Houston Chron.com 7/1 3:53P Ariana Garcia

A lawyer for convicted arms dealer and former Soviet military officer Viktor Bout told the New York Times that Griner is unlikely to return stateside without his client's release.