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Gov. Greg Abbott Appears With Embattled House Speaker Dade Phelan For First Time In Heated Primary Season

Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan appeared together Tuesday at a public event for the first time since the beginning of the heated primary election cycle where Phelan has been targeted by a powerful group of Republicans who have managed to push him into a primary runoff. The pair sat beside each other at a brief event […]

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Man Sentenced For Stealing $2.6 Million Worth Of Food Stamps Across North Texas Stores, Officials Say

“These defendants callously preyed on the needy, disabled, and elderly. My heart breaks for them,” said U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton. DALLAS — A man who admitted to defrauding thousands of people via a scam involving food stamps has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, federal prosecutors say. James Peabody, 34, pleaded guilty in August

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30-Year-Old Shot Dead Her Grandmother After A Little Argument In Houston; Turns Herself In From Guilt

Houston, TX: A woman from Texas was taken into custody following her purported confession to authorities regarding the shooting death of her grandmother in Houston. The 30-year-old Kelsie Miles was arrested and charged with murder on Sunday by the Dallas Police Department. She is said to have murdered her 80-year-old grandmother, Betty Lou Hearn at

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Pedestrian Killed On Highway 101 In San Jose; Driver Jailed On DUI Charges

A woman was arrested Tuesday night in connection with a fatal DUI collision with a pedestrian on northbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol. At about 9:15 p.m., CHP officers responded to a call about the collision north of McKee Road and discovered that 25-year-old San Jose resident Justine

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Prehistoric Sloth Bone Found By Children In The Santa Cruz Mountains

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A group of students discovered something that’s never been found in Santa Cruz County before. A fossil of the Jefferson’s Ground Sloth, an animal that paleontologists had no idea was in this area of the state until a few curious kids unearthed it. “They were building a dam, looking for crawdads,”

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South Bay Insurance Agent Accused Of Falsely Claiming Clients Were Students, Charged With Fraud

SAN JOSE – A former Farmers Insurance agent in San Jose has been charged with fraud for allegedly submitting false information about clients to get them lower rates and bonuses for himself, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Thomas Truong, 61, allegedly submitted fake University of California, Berkeley college diplomas, fake report

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Sunnyvale Motorcyclist Killed In Lawrence Expressway, Arques Ave Crash

Sunnyvale, CA – According to CBS Bay Area News, on the morning of Sunday, March 17, 2024, a motorcyclist lost his life in a collision with another vehicle. The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety reports that, around 6:50 AM at the intersection of Lawrence Expressway and Arques Avenue the northbound motorcyclist was attempting a left turn

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Campbell Man Shot, Killed In Standoff With Police

( KRON ) — A domestic violence suspect was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Campbell following a standoff with police, according to the Campbell Police Department. Just before 3 a.m., Campbell PD dispatch received a text-to-9-1-1 from a victim reporting a potential domestic violence incident. Officers responded to a location on the 1800 block of South

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Possible Change Coming To The Columbia County Commission With May Election Ahead

The May election ballot for Columbia County will not only feature a sheriff’s office jail levy and a levy supporting the Columbia 911 Communications District, it will also include a race for Position 1 on the Columbia County Board of Commissioners, a seat currently held by Margaret Magruder. Brian Brust, Alex Tardif and Magruder will

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