NEWTON, Mississippi — A suspect in the March shooting deaths of three people, including a Fort Hood soldier, was arrested Friday in Mississippi, according to police in Texas. Officers with the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested the suspected man, identified as Barnard Lnell Morrow, in Newton, Killeen police said in a statement. Morrow,
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UPDATE: State troopers on Friday said two teenage girls from California died when the SUV they were riding in rear-ended a semi-truck along I-10 about six miles west of Sierra Blanca. The victims were identified as 16-year-old Sophia Aslanian and 19-year-old Emma Aslanian, both of Los Angeles. Their father, 43-year-old Robert Aslanian, was hospitalized at
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New satellite images are giving a glimpse at the destruction that Hurricane Laura has waged across Louisiana. Hurricane Laura roared through southwestern Louisiana early Thursday morning, killing six and leaving behind a wide path of destruction. CNN has obtained new satellite images from Maxar Technologies that are showing just how destructive the storm was. At
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CAMERON PARISH, Louisiana — One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast with wind and rain Thursday as Laura roared ashore in Louisiana near the Texas border, killing four people including a teenage girl and triggering a chemical fire. The powerful storm struck land as a Category 4 near
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CISCO, Texas — A woman kidnapped in El Paso by alleged sex traffickers managed to escape when she jumped from an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rig in the north Texas community of Cisco, police said Thursday. The woman was found Wednesday night at a Flying J truck stop along Interstate 20 suffering serious injuries from the jump,
Continue Reading JUSTIN, Texas — Yaser Abdel Said, one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, has been “taken into custody without incident today in Justin, TX,” according to a news release from the FBI Dallas Field Office. Said was placed on the list in December 2014 for the 2008 homicide of his daughters Amina and Sarah.
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EL PASO, Texas — Hurricane Laura is expected to hit parts of Texas and Louisiana Thursday as a category 4 hurricane with the possibility of it upgrading to a category 5. Hundreds of Red Cross volunteers were headed that way to help on Wednesday night, including one El Paso man. RELATED CONTENT: LIVE coverage –
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Houston police early Wednesday fatally shot a man who opened fire on a car carrying three civilians and at a patrol vehicle, the police chief said. Chief Art Acevedo described the incident, which occurred about 4:30 a.m. in the Hyde Park section, as an active shooter situation. The male suspect shot about
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HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — Two separate, but nearby, semi-truck crashes backed up traffic for miles along Interstate-10 westbound in Hudspeth County on Tuesday evening – with the second incident turning deadly and killing a New Mexico man. The first crash happened around 5 p.m. near mile marker 95 and involved a tractor-trailer rig that jackknifed.
Continue Reading TEMPLE, Texas — A body believed to be that of a missing Fort Hood soldier has been found. Officials are awaiting forensic confirmation but police said that identification found on the body indicate it is that of Sgt. Elder Fernandes. “At this initial stage of the investigation, there is no indication of foul play,” police
Continue Reading GALVESTON, Texas — In the largest U.S. evacuation of the pandemic, more than half a million people were ordered to flee the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam Texas and Louisiana with ferocious winds, heavy flooding and the power to push seawater miles inland. More than
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported 2,754 new coronavirus cases and another 25 deaths on Monday, and for the first time since June had less than 5,000 people hospitalized with Covid-19 disease. A total of 4,907 Texans were listed as being in the hospital for the coronavirus as of Monday — which is 1,303 less than a week ago. They occupy 9% of the
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AUSTIN, Texas — Approximately 347,700 Texans currently receiving unemployment benefits do not qualify for the additional $300 weekly payments issued by the Trump administration, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. Some people do not qualify because they did not indicate on their unemployment filings that they lost work because of the coronavirus pandemic, said Cisco Gamez, spokesperson
Continue Reading CORSICANA, Texas — Police took three teenage girls into custody after they were caught on video drinking from two separate juice bottles at a central Texas Walmart store and then returning the bottles to the shelf. The incident was reported late Sunday night, according to ABC affiliate KLTV. The bottles were removed from store shelves,
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has ordered a leadership shake-up at the Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home in northeast El Paso, hours after an El Paso Matters report raised questions about the Covid-19 death of a World War II veteran at the nursing home. “Over the past several months, we
Continue Reading Growing up as a Sikh boy in South Texas, Simran Jeet Singh longed for books with characters who looked like him and his family. But each visit to a bookstore or library ended in disappointment. Fast forward about 30 years later, he went back to those same shelves in search of books that reflected his
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EL PASO, Texas — The former chair of the Republican Party in El Paso will represent the Sun City at the Republican National Convention this week. “It is outstanding for the city of El Paso to have a representative at the national convention to nominate our existing president,” said Adolpho Telles, who is on the
Continue Reading KILLEEN, Texas — An Army official indicated a soldier missing from Fort Hood in Texas had transferred units after reporting sexual abuse. Sgt. Elder Fernandes was reported missing last Wednesday. Killeen police say the 23-year-old hadn’t been seen since last Monday when his staff sergeant dropped him off at home. A Fort Hood public affairs officer
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Rangers are making history with three landmark promotions announced this week. After nearly 200 years, the Texas Department of Public Safety promoted their first female captains, Rangers Wende Wakeman and Melba Saenz. Ranger James Thomas was also promoted to the rank of captain, making him the first known Ranger in
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas surpassed 11,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday and reported more than 4,600 confirmed new cases, while the number of patients hospitalized because of the virus continued to fall. Texas earlier this week became just the fourth state to surpass 10,000 deaths, but the toll has rapidly mounted as the state has averaged about 200
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Unemployed Texans could begin receiving $300 in extra weekly jobless payments as soon as next week, a Texas Workforce Commission spokesperson said, after the state received federal approval Friday of funding that President Donald Trump announced in early August. “We are anticipating to try to have that ready by next week so
Continue Reading CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for four people after a dredging vessel hit a propane pipeline Friday in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Texas, officials said. The Coast Guard said in a news release that four missing crew members are missing. Six crew members were injured, Nueces
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EL PASO, Texas– For the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19, parents can now check the cases reported at their children’s childcare facilities. The development comes courtesy of the Department of Health and Human Services. In El Paso a total of 34 childcare centers have reported data, among them the YWCA. “They are entrusting
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COLORADO CITY, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for a missing toddler who authorities say is in grave or immediate danger. According to the Colorado City Police Department, 14-month-old Klay Guzman was taken by 28-year-old Matthew Guzman. The infant is 30 inches tall and weighs about 30 pounds. He has black hair
Continue Reading FORT HOOD, Texas — The U.S. Army is asking for the public’s help in finding 23-year-old Fort Hood soldier Elder Fernandes, according to a statement from Fort Hood in Texas. “The 1st Cavalry Division is actively attempting to locate Sgt. Elder Fernandes who has gone missing,” the statement said. “Our primary concern is for his
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PALO PINTO COUNTY, Texas — Authorities issued a statewide Amber Alert on Thursday for for two girls they say were abducted. ABC affiliate KTXS reported the pair, 13-year-old Natalie Hull and 11-year-old Sarah Hull, were last seen earlier in the day in Santo, a community west of Fort Worth in Palo Pinto County. According to
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Thursday joined the growing list of states that will pursue President Donald Trump’s plan to offer a stripped-down boost in unemployment benefits to millions of Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Texas will apply for federal grants allowing the state to increase unemployment checks by $300. An Associated
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will soon begin regularly releasing information on Covid-19 cases in public school among students and staff members, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told school superintendents Thursday afternoon. School districts will be required to report confirmed Covid-19 cases to the state within 24 hours. The Texas Education Agency and Department of State
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MONT BELVIEU, Texas — A Texas teenager, who was punished over the length of his dreadlocks, won’t have to cut his hair to return to school after a federal court blocked the district from enforcing its hair-length policy against him. U.S. District Court Judge George C. Hanks, Jr. issued a preliminary injunction this week that
Continue Reading AUSTIN, TEXAS — The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals fell below 6,000 Wednesday for the first time since June, but newly reported deaths topped 300 for the fourth time this month. In El Paso, hospitalizations rose slightly on Wednesday — increasing from 160 to 168, but still remained below its peak when hospital diversions were taking
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