Police and fire department officials attributed the excess overtime spending to an inadequate number of personnel and unexpected weather events.

While overtime spending often exceeds what's budgeted, some said during Wednesday's council meeting that they want tighter ...

A Houston police officer died over the weekend after crashing into a tree on Cypress Mills Place, KPRC 2 News has confirmed.

Southbound traffic on State Highway 288 near Southmore Boulevard ground to a halt after a fatal crash Thursday evening, with Houston police warning drivers to steer clear of the area while ...

Experts aren't yet sure what's behind Houston's decline in homicides, but it largely tracks with national trends.

Pictured is a Houston Police Department patrol vehicle. Twenty-eight years ago, 14-year-old Erica Garcia was lured away from a teen night club in Bellaire to the abandoned Alief General Hospital.

Police say a woman in her late 70s died after a gunfight with masked home invasion suspects, both of whom were wounded and ...