HOUSTON—A woman who was shot while driving crashed into a townhome near the Galleria early Monday. She died shortly after. Police said the woman was heading to her parents’ home near the intersection of Augusta and Sugar Hill around 12 a.m. when the shooting occurred. The victim then crashed into the garage of a nearby [...]

PASADENA – A driver accused of having a dirty windshield when his car struck an Arcadia teen in a crosswalk was sentenced Tuesday to one year in county jail, his attorney said. Bowen Du, 20, of Arcadia pleaded guilty in November to a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge involving the death of Alice Zhang, 16, and [...]

One case involves a double-fatality fire that prosecutors maintain was the result of cooking methamphetamine. Mark William Roberts, 46, is charged with four felonies – two counts of first-degree “felony murder” and single counts of first-degree arson and attempted manufacturing of a controlled dangerous substance. Jury selection for his trial began Monday in District Judge [...]

The New Year’s weekend here was one fraught with armed robbery. Two convenience stores on opposite sides of town reported robberies Friday. Employees at the newly built Dollar General store on McCartney Road on the East Side called police about 7 p.m. Friday after a young man wearing a hooded sweat shirt robbed the store [...]