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Rising drone incursions at the U.S.-Mexico border is growing security concern

2 months ago | click2houston.com | Robert Arnold |Jason Nguyen |Adrian Montes |Bill Carruthers

Published: January 27, 2025 at 3:19 PMTags: Investigates, U.S. Border, border, Texas Border, U.S. Border PatrolSign up for our NewslettersPublished: January 27, 2025 at 3:19 PMTags: Investigates, U.S. Border, border, Texas Border, U.S. Border PatrolHOUSTON, Texas – As 1,500 troops head to the Southern border and President Donald Trump designates drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, KPRC 2 Investigates looks at the security risk of drone incursions along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Is more money the solution to Harris County’s jury duty problem?

Jan 16, 2025 | click2houston.com | Joel Eisenbaum |Jason Nguyen |Andrea Slaydon |Bill Carruthers

Published: January 16, 2025 at 10:23 PMTags: criminal justice, justice, courts, crime, Money, InvestigatesSign up for our NewslettersPublished: January 16, 2025 at 10:23 PMTags: criminal justice, justice, courts, crime, Money, InvestigatesHOUSTON – To combat the ongoing problem of low jury duty participation, Harris County has introduced a significant increase in pay for jurors. The initiative aims to boost attendance and, ultimately, ensure a fairer and more representative justice system.
The Evidence Room, Episode 38 - The Texas Killing Fields, Part 3

Oct 9, 2024 | click2houston.com | Robert Arnold |Jason Nguyen |Andrea Slaydon |Bill Carruthers

HOUSTON – In 1985, 29 year old Ellen Rae Beason’s body was found near the Galveston causeway. But it wasn’t until 2014 that someone was finally convicted for her death. Even though her body was found in Galveston County, Benson’s case is connected to the ‘Killing Fields’ murders in League City because of the prime suspect. Beason was last seen with Clyde Edwin Hedrick at the Texas Moon bar in July 1984. She went to the bar with her friend, Candy Giffords.
The Evidence Room, Episode 36 - The Killing Fields

Sep 25, 2024 | click2houston.com | Robert Arnold |Jason Nguyen |Adrian Montes |Bill Carruthers

Published: September 25, 2024 at 9:23 PMTags: The Evidence Room, The Killing Fields, Tim MillerPublished: September 25, 2024 at 9:23 PMTags: The Evidence Room, The Killing Fields, Tim MillerBetween 1984 and 1991 the bodies of four women were found in an abandoned oil field at the end of Calder Rd. in League City, Tx. The murders of Heide Villareal Fye, Laura Miller, Audrey Cook and Donna Prudhomme have never been solved.
Burying power lines is costly, difficult process in Houston. Here’s why

May 23, 2024 | click2houston.com | Robert Arnold |Jason Nguyen |Bill Carruthers

Published: May 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM Updated: May 24, 2024 at 5:29 PM Tags: CenterPoint, transmission lines, distribution lines, power outage, bury, underground, Houston, weather Published: May 23, 2024 at 7:00 PMUpdated: May 24, 2024 at 5:29 PM Tags: CenterPoint, transmission lines, distribution lines, power outage, bury, underground, Houston, weather HOUSTON – When a May 16 storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of Houston area residents, many asked if more of our electrical lines...
The Evidence Room, Episode 30 -The Long Hallway

Feb 21, 2024 | click2houston.com | Robert Arnold |Bill Carruthers |Adrian Montes |Jon Hill

Houston – On May 18, 2018, a student at Santa Fe High School walked onto campus and attacked his classmates and teachers. According to police, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, then 17, walked onto campus wearing a trenchcoat and carrying a shotgun, revolver and homemade bombs. The shooting began at 7:32 a.m., and by the time Pagourtzis was in custody at 8:02 a.m., eight students and two teachers were murdered. More than a dozen others were injured.
The Evidence Room, Episode 28 - Nurse 32

Nov 1, 2023 | click2houston.com | Robert Arnold |Jason Nguyen |Bill Carruthers

Published: November 1, 2023, 7:11 PMPublished: November 1, 2023, 7:11 PMA serial killer of babies was nearly released from prison. A years’ long effort by the mothers who lost their infants kept her behind bars. ‘The Evidence Room’ unearths the case against the highly skilled nurse Genene Jones. Petti Coats Wiese couldn’t fathom how anyone could harm a child. For years she told anyone who would listen of her daughter Chelsea’s tragic story.
The Evidence Room, Episode 22 -- The Serial Killings of Acres Homes

Jul 19, 2023 | click2houston.com | Robert Arnold |Bill Carruthers |Adrian Montes |Jon Hill

Houston – It was believed that a serial killer prowled the streets violently raping and killing women in the Acres Homes neighborhood in 2006. People were terrified, never knowing who was attacking these women. Then came the stunning realization that three predators treated the neighborhood as their hunting ground, never knowing of each other until they were caught. “We had no idea it would be multiple people,” said Houston Police Detective Darcus Shorten.
The Two Sides of Sarah: Chambers County woman accused of murdering husband Joseph Hartsfield

May 18, 2023 | click2houston.com | Bryce Newberry |Bill Carruthers |Ana Lastra

Sign up for our NewslettersChambers County – When 48-year-old Sarah Hartsfield was indicted for murdering her fifth husband in February, stories from across the country about the mother of four’s past started surfacing and unraveling a twisted web. From her little brother’s bizarre death in 1990 to a murder plot she allegedly concocted, and even the fatal shooting of a fiancée, KPRC 2 has been uncovering more about Hartsfield every step of the way.