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A woman has been arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter following a fatal car crash that resulted in the death of her father. She appeared in court late Saturday night. Deputies responded to the scene of the crash in the 36000 block of Hempstead Road at around 11 p.m. on Friday. Shelley Buttram, 51, was identified as the driver of a Mazda Miata and was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. She has been charged with intoxication manslaughter, with her bond set at $50,000. Buttram was making a U-turn or turning into a driveway on Hempstead Road when her vehicle was struck by a BMW. Her 85-year-old father, who was a passenger in the Mazda, sustained injuries in the crash and tragically passed away en route to the hospital. Following the incident, Buttram was arres...

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, January 6, 2024 - A tragic accident occurred on E. Wallisville Road in Harris County, Texas, at approximately 6:26 PM, resulting in the death of an unidentified male motorcyclist. The individual was riding a white 2016 Yamaha dirt bike westbound in the number one lane of the 4200 block of E. Wallisville Road. An off-duty Liberty County Precinct 4 Deputy Constable, in a privately owned vehicle equipped with emergency lights and siren, was pursuing the motorcyclist, who may have been exceeding the speed limit. At the same time, a driver in a blue 2001 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling eastbound, towing a flatbed trailer and preparing to turn left onto Haney Road. As the driver was completing this left turn, the motorcyclist entered the intersection and collided with th...

HOUSTON - Authorities are currently investigating a fatal incident involving a METRORail train that occurred on Monday, resulting in one death. The event took place at 4:35 p.m. on Fulton Street, as confirmed by Houston METRO officials. Details surrounding the cause of the person's death remain uncertain, and the victim has not been identified by the police.

HOUSTON - A fatal shooting incident occurred at 5600 Maxwell in Houston at 1 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2024, initially reported as a robbery that escalated into a shooting. An adult male, estimated to be in his late twenties or thirties, was found deceased at the scene. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was believed to be possibly armed. Witness accounts described a scenario where a male and female, returning from a meal in a truck, were involved in the incident. The male, who went up to his apartment, left the female in the truck. During his absence, two armed individuals, one male (possibly the deceased) and one possibly female, approached the female in the truck and forcibly pulled her out at gunpoint. The male from the apartment, upon hearing the commotion and identified as a frien...

HOUSTON - A shooting incident occurred at the intersection of Broadway and Morley in Houston at around 10 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2024, resulting in one person injured. The victim, an adult male in his early twenties, was shot in the arm and side while seated in his vehicle, a sedan, at a traffic light. The assailant, believed to be a male, was in a black sedan that pulled up alongside the victim's car. Shots were fired from this vehicle, with bullets penetrating the windows and doors of the victim's car. After being shot, the victim managed to drive himself to a nearby apartment complex to seek help. He is expected to recover from his injuries. As of now, the suspect remains unidentified, and the motive behind the shooting is still unclear.

HARRIS COUNTY, TX - One man is dead and his daughter is now being charged with intoxiciated manslaughter following a fatal accident on Hempstead Hwy last night. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on X the crash involved a Mazda Miata driven by 51-year-old Shelley Buttram, with her 85-year-old father as the passenger. The accident occurred when Buttram, allegedly making an unsafe left turn possibly to execute a U-turn or to enter a private driveway, crossed into the path of an oncoming BMW. The collision resulted in the BMW striking the Mazda, causing fatal injuries to Buttram's father. He tragically died en route to the hospital. Sheriff Gonzalez also noted that Buttram was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. Consequently, she has been charged ...

HOUSTON - A shooting incident occurred at 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2024, at 7700 Bateswood in Houston, leaving an adult male in his mid-thirties injured with gunshot wounds. The victim, who was shot once in the stomach and twice in the leg, is currently undergoing surgery and is expected to survive. The shooter, identified as the ex-husband of a woman now married to the victim, was reportedly involved in a family dispute leading up to the incident. The couple has four children, aged between 17 and 10 years. According to reports, a 12-year-old girl, one of the children, wrote a note to her mother alleging sexual abuse by her stepfather, who is the current husband of the shooter's ex-wife. Upon learning of these allegations, the mother immediately took her daughter from her biological father's...

HOUSTON - A fatal shooting occurred at 215 Sunnyside Street in North Houston at 9 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2024. An adult male victim was found deceased at the scene with gunshot wounds to his upper extremities and torso. The Houston Police Department reported that when officers arrived, they found the deceased with a knife in his hand. It remains unclear whether the victim was involved in a struggle prior to the shooting. Witnesses, who were in a parked car nearby, heard gunshots and then saw the man lying down. They also reported observing an SUV and a small car leaving the scene immediately after the shots were fired. The potential involvement of these vehicles in the incident is currently being investigated by the authorities. The Houston Police Department is conducting a thorough investigat...

LEAGUE CITY, TX - According to police, a fatal traffic accident involving a wrong-way driver occurred on IH-45 at FM-646, Southbound, at 3:21 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2024. The crash involved a Toyota sedan and a Volkswagen sedan. The Toyota, engulfed in flames following the collision, had two occupants: a female driver and a male passenger. The male passenger was pronounced deceased at the scene. The female driver was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The Volkswagen sedan had a single occupant who was also pronounced deceased at the scene. All three individuals involved in the accident were adults. Preliminary reports indicate that the Toyota was driving the wrong way, heading northbound in the southbound lanes, which led to the collision. Following the accident, the southbound ma...