This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigatePolice found two people dead at a Katy home late Saturday after responding to a report of a shooting.Both people — believed to be an estranged husband and wife — were dead by the time police arrived around 10:40 p.m. to the 5900 block of Rose Bush Trail in Katy, Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Jessica Reyes said.Police are investigating the shooting as a possible murder-suicide, Reyes said.A child was home at the time of the shooting but was not hurt, she continued. The couple was not identified.nicole.hensley@chron.com…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigatePolice found two people dead at a Katy home late Saturday after responding to a report of a shooting.Both people — believed to be an estranged husband and wife — were dead by the time police arrived around 10:40 p.m. to the 5900 block of Rose Bush Trail in Katy, Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Jessica Reyes said.Police are investigating the shooting as a possible murder-suicide, Reyes said.A child was home at the time of the shooting but was not hurt, she continued. The couple was not identified.nicole.hensley@chron.comWW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateHouston leaders are calling for another two-week shutdown as dozens of Army personnel are set to arrive Monday to help fight a virus that continues to set record hospitalizations and deaths in the Texas Medical Center.Mayor Sylvester Turner said it’s time for the city of Houston to “step back,” as regional cases rose to 63,864 on Sunday — up 1,596 from the day before. There have been 646 deaths in the Houston area. Positive results are coming back for about 16 percent of Texas test-takers.“Let’s look at the numbers, look at the...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateHouston leaders are calling for another two-week shutdown as dozens of Army personnel are set to arrive Monday to help fight a virus that continues to set record hospitalizations and deaths in the Texas Medical Center.Mayor Sylvester Turner said it’s time for the city of Houston to “step back,” as regional cases rose to 63,864 on Sunday — up 1,596 from the day before. There have been 646 deaths in the Houston area. Positive results are coming back for about 16 percent of Texas test-takers.“Let’s look at the numbers, look at the...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA single-engine plane bound for Sugar Land crashed into a tree outside a west Harris County home early Tuesday with at least two people onboard, according to authorities.The aircraft lost power at an altitude of about 7,000 feet and careened into a yard in the 15700 block of Boulder Oaks Drive, near Bear Creek Pioneers Park around 1:45 a.m., police said. Two of the passengers — both men — were taken to a hospital, one with serious injuries.Both men are expected to survive.More from Nicole HensleyThe pilot was headed to Sugar Land...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA single-engine plane bound for Sugar Land crashed into a tree outside a west Harris County home early Tuesday with at least two people onboard, according to authorities.The aircraft lost power at an altitude of about 7,000 feet and careened into a yard in the 15700 block of Boulder Oaks Drive, near Bear Creek Pioneers Park around 1:45 a.m., police said. Two of the passengers — both men — were taken to a hospital, one with serious injuries.Both men are expected to survive.More from Nicole HensleyThe pilot was headed to Sugar Land...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFriends of Joseph Olguin lit candles, signed a basketball and left cans of beer behind an Irvington Boulevard business on Monday, two days after his body was found shot and burned next to a dumpster.The pavement was still scorched from the fire Saturday and blood stained the Moore Street driveway leading up to dumpster.Olguin, 24, was the father to a 3-year-old girl and her name was tattooed on his arm, friends said.“(He was) just trying to do right for his daughter,” Justin Martinez said.Olguin’s brother, Hector, spent much of...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFriends of Joseph Olguin lit candles, signed a basketball and left cans of beer behind an Irvington Boulevard business on Monday, two days after his body was found shot and burned next to a dumpster.The pavement was still scorched from the fire Saturday and blood stained the Moore Street driveway leading up to dumpster.Olguin, 24, was the father to a 3-year-old girl and her name was tattooed on his arm, friends said.“(He was) just trying to do right for his daughter,” Justin Martinez said.Olguin’s brother, Hector, spent much of...WW…

Jason Knox was often behind the wheel of his eye-catching Oilers-blue police cruiser — a 1996 Chevrolet Caprice that he patched up from scraps and drove around Houston.But the tactical helicopter was what he called “the best office ever.”For years, Knox, a Houston police officer, trained his eyes on the force’s Air and Marine Division. In January 2019, he finally landed the job and said goodbye to the Public Affairs Division.Late Friday night, Knox posted a picture of the Caprice next to a modern police SUV on his Instagram, “VintageHPD.” He called his ride the “old mid 90s livery” —...…Jason Knox was often behind the wheel of his eye-catching Oilers-blue police cruiser — a 1996 Chevrolet Caprice that he patched up from scraps and drove around Houston.But the tactical helicopter was what he called “the best office ever.”For years, Knox, a Houston police officer, trained his eyes on the force’s Air and Marine Division. In January 2019, he finally landed the job and said goodbye to the Public Affairs Division.Late Friday night, Knox posted a picture of the Caprice next to a modern police SUV on his Instagram, “VintageHPD.” He called his ride the “old mid 90s livery” —...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateCONROE -- The woman in the courtroom said shame filled her life in the years that followed the sexual abuse of Manuel La Rosa-Lopez, the Catholic priest whose crimes stained her childhood and those of others at a Montgomery County parish.She shared the tearful reflection Wednesday as the Houston-area cleric was sentenced to 10 years in prison in exchange for pleading guilty to two counts of indecency with a child. The woman’s 2018 complaint to law enforcement resulted in priest’s arrest and conviction for abuse that spanned from...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateCONROE -- The woman in the courtroom said shame filled her life in the years that followed the sexual abuse of Manuel La Rosa-Lopez, the Catholic priest whose crimes stained her childhood and those of others at a Montgomery County parish.She shared the tearful reflection Wednesday as the Houston-area cleric was sentenced to 10 years in prison in exchange for pleading guilty to two counts of indecency with a child. The woman’s 2018 complaint to law enforcement resulted in priest’s arrest and conviction for abuse that spanned from...WW…

A retired Houston police officer was shot and killed Monday in Kerr County during an argument with a neighbor — a retired U.S. Customs officer, according to authorities.Mart Hanna, 68, who retired in 2003 from the Houston Police Department after 28 years, was shot to death around 3 p.m. in his Kerrville area neighborhood in the 500 block of Honor Drive, officials said. Police said they believe he had been arguing with Kenneth Brown, 71, another retired law enforcement official.The two men pulled guns during the fight and opened fire. Hanna was struck but Brown was not.Kerr County Sheriff...…A retired Houston police officer was shot and killed Monday in Kerr County during an argument with a neighbor — a retired U.S. Customs officer, according to authorities.Mart Hanna, 68, who retired in 2003 from the Houston Police Department after 28 years, was shot to death around 3 p.m. in his Kerrville area neighborhood in the 500 block of Honor Drive, officials said. Police said they believe he had been arguing with Kenneth Brown, 71, another retired law enforcement official.The two men pulled guns during the fight and opened fire. Hanna was struck but Brown was not.Kerr County Sheriff...WW…

Police are looking for a woman who tried running down a man with her car in west Houston after he confronted her for not picking up her dogs’ feces, according to court documents.The woman, identified in court records as Martha Garza-Melchor, often took her unleashed dogs to a vacant lot in the 9800 block of Clay Road, where neighbors of the Spring Branch North area told investigators her dogs would often relieve themselves.“She always has her dogs off of a leash, and never picks up after the dogs go to the bathroom,” a Houston police investigator cited as one of the neighbor’s...…Police are looking for a woman who tried running down a man with her car in west Houston after he confronted her for not picking up her dogs’ feces, according to court documents.The woman, identified in court records as Martha Garza-Melchor, often took her unleashed dogs to a vacant lot in the 9800 block of Clay Road, where neighbors of the Spring Branch North area told investigators her dogs would often relieve themselves.“She always has her dogs off of a leash, and never picks up after the dogs go to the bathroom,” a Houston police investigator cited as one of the neighbor’s...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA suspended Harris County civil judge who last year was indicted on federal wire fraud charges has been arrested in connection to an assault involving her estranged husband’s girlfriend at a Houston home, her lawyer said.Police took state District Judge Alexandra Smoots-Thomas into custody at her Rice Military home Wednesday morning, the lawyer continued, with authorities saying she was accused of firing a shotgun during an argument with a woman Monday night in the 14000 block of Jewel Meadow Drive. Smoots-Thomas, who lost her...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA suspended Harris County civil judge who last year was indicted on federal wire fraud charges has been arrested in connection to an assault involving her estranged husband’s girlfriend at a Houston home, her lawyer said.Police took state District Judge Alexandra Smoots-Thomas into custody at her Rice Military home Wednesday morning, the lawyer continued, with authorities saying she was accused of firing a shotgun during an argument with a woman Monday night in the 14000 block of Jewel Meadow Drive. Smoots-Thomas, who lost her...WW…

Perfectly coiffed hair, rosy lipstick and lace ball gowns was not how Sam Gorman knew his mother — now a 79-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease. But the young woman in the decades-old painting was surely her.After moving his mother to Austin, Gorman, found the unsigned painting of Cheri Gorman — a near-match to her high school senior photo taken in 1961 in Denver — stashed away at her Museum District home.He then parted ways with the portrait for a little cash at an estate sale and immediately regretted the decision. Now, he hopes whoever bought the priceless piece will give it back.“My...…Perfectly coiffed hair, rosy lipstick and lace ball gowns was not how Sam Gorman knew his mother — now a 79-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease. But the young woman in the decades-old painting was surely her.After moving his mother to Austin, Gorman, found the unsigned painting of Cheri Gorman — a near-match to her high school senior photo taken in 1961 in Denver — stashed away at her Museum District home.He then parted ways with the portrait for a little cash at an estate sale and immediately regretted the decision. Now, he hopes whoever bought the priceless piece will give it back.“My...WW…