Some teachers in Florida can carry guns inside classrooms now
As of October 1, some Florida teachers can carry firearms on campus. The measure is part of a controversial bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed in…
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Texas man shoots & kills intruder, goes back to bed – now he’s been charged with murder
A Dallas resident who fatally shot a backyard intruder and then went back to bed has been charged with murder, according to police. The homeowner,…
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Former Texas police officer found guilty of murdering neighbor in his own apartment
A white former Dallas police officer who said she fatally shot her unarmed, black neighbor after mistaking his apartment for her own was found guilty…
Continue Reading 58 crosses are back on the Las Vegas Strip on the anniversary of America’s deadliest modern shooting
Exactly two years ago, the country’s spate of deadly mass shootings took an unimaginable turn. A gunman fired 1,057 rounds into a crowd of…
Continue Reading Las Vegas massacre anniversary sparks debate on gun control
In the two years since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the federal government and states have tightened some gun regulations. But…
Continue Reading It’s finally here. October is National Pizza Month
The time has come to wrap yourself in the warm, gooey embrace of cheese, settle into a heavenly array of toppings, and chomp down on some comforting…
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Arizona man accused of killing son in attempted exorcism
Federal authorities in Arizona say a 6-year-old boy is dead after his father forced him to swallow hot water from a bathtub faucet as part of an…
Continue Reading A family pulled over while driving home from Disney World. They got carjacked
A drive home from the happiest place on Earth turned into a nightmare for one family. Jaime Sagona was driving her brother, her mother and her infant…
Continue Reading Florida’s ban on sanctuary cities begins today. It requires police officers to help ICE
Florida’s ban on sanctuary cities just went into effect. What will that mean in a state that demographers estimate is home to nearly 800,000…
Continue Reading Man severely burned after fall into thermal water at Old Faithful
A 48-year-old man suffered severe burns after falling into a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming late Sunday night, the National Park…
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I-10 near Geronimo now open after crews clear debris from truck hitting barrier
I-10 near Geronimo is now open after a semi-truck struck a barrier and knocked down a road sign Monday night. All lanes were closed in both…
Continue Reading Tuesday’s Google Doodle honors Herbert Kleber, a pioneer of addiction treatment
Before Dr. Herbert Kleber’s pioneering addiction research, substance abuse treatment was mostly ineffective. Now, he’s getting his Google…
Continue Reading A Texas man fatally shoots intruder and then goes back to bed
A Dallas resident who fatally shot a backyard intruder and then went back to bed has been charged with murder, according to police. The homeowner,…
Continue Reading A teen surprised his life-long best friend with a homecoming invitation. The whole school cheered
David Cowan and Saris Garcia, both high school students who have Down syndrome, have known each other for more than a decade. Last week, the two went…
Continue Reading In the Amber Guyger trial, the jury must decide whether she was reasonable to think Botham Jean posed a threat
Amber Guyger‘s defense team told jurors during closing arguments Monday that prosecutors are relying on “sexting and speculation”…
Continue Reading Twin 3-year-old girls found dead in hot vehicle in Georgia, authorities say
Twin 3-year-old girls in foster care were found dead Sunday in a hot vehicle in Georgia, according to a statement by the City of Hinesville. The…
Continue Reading Arizona man killed a 6-year-old boy trying to ‘cast the demon out,’ police say
An Arizona man forced hot water down a 6-year-old boy’s throat in an attempt to “cast the demon out” Thursday, police said in a…
Continue Reading R. Kelly’s lawyer is complaining that the singer can visit with only one of his girlfriends at a time
R. Kelly’s attorney filed a motion arguing for a release on bond in which he bemoaned the singer’s visitation privileges that allow him…
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Traffic blocked along I-10 West and Lee Trevino
An overnight road closure remains in place along I-10 West and Lee Trevino. A major delay is building in the area. Drivers need to take Gateway West…
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LISTEN: ‘Did you hear that?’ 20 calls to 911 preceded Dona Ana deputy’s shooting of man with gun
Twenty different 911 calls portrayed the fear and panic in a Doña Ana County neighborhood before a deputy responding shot and critically…
Continue Reading Nearly 1 million arrests have been made of children younger than 15 in the past 5 years, FBI statistics show
There have been 957,892 arrests among children younger than 15 in the past five years in the United States, FBI statistics show. The figure is based…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 1: Politics, Boris Johnson, Amber Guyger, college sports
Welcome to October and the start of baseball’s postseason, which kicks off tonight with the NL Wild Card game. Here’s what else you need…
Continue Reading Jurors can consider the so-called castle doctrine in the murder trial of ex-police officer Amber Guyger
Jurors will be allowed to consider the so-called castle doctrine in the murder case against former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who said she…
Continue Reading You can now be fined up to $250,000 if you call someone an ‘illegal alien’ in New York City
New York City has banned the term “illegal alien” when used “with intent to demean, humiliate or harass a person,” the city…
Continue Reading Electricity restored for over 3,000 in northeast El Paso who experienced weather-related outage
Over 3,000 El Paso Electric customers on the city’s northeast side were without power at one point Monday night due to an apparent…
Continue Reading A former Yahoo engineer pleaded guilty to hacking thousands of accounts
A former Yahoo employee pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Jose Monday to hacking thousands of Yahoo users’ accounts and searching for…
Continue Reading Father of three dies after being struck by lightning during a trail race
A man running a 50K race in Independence, Kansas, died after he was struck by lightning shortly before he finished the run. Thomas Stanley, 33, died…
Continue Reading NYPD officer killed in the Bronx died by friendly fire, police say
Police say the fatal shooting of a New York Police Department officer was the result of friendly fire. “This is a tragic case of friendly fire,…
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Man arrested in deadly drunk driving crash as El Paso corrections officer killed is laid to rest
El Paso Police said Monday they had arrested a man who was allegedly drunk when he was involved in a car crash that killed an El Paso County…
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Socorro ISD to hire 23 new police officers, assign them to all elementary schools
The Socorro Independent School District announced plans Monday to hire 23 new police officers in the coming months, with the goal of assigning them…
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