Associated Press
Price At The Pump Down 3 Cents
COPPELL, Texas (AP) — Texas and nationwide retail gasoline prices have slipped 3 cents per gallon this week.
AAA Texas on Thursday reported the statewide average at the pump was $2.09 per gallon. Drivers across the U.S. are paying an average $2...
Texas Woman Pleads Guilty In Heroin Case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Oct. 13 sentencing date has been set for a Texas woman who pleaded guilty in New Orleans to conspiracy to distribute heroin.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite's (poh-LEET's) office said in a news release that 51-year-old Martha Quinones (KEE'-noh-ness) of Houston pleaded guilty Thursday...
Band Perry Postpone Concert After Man’s Threats
SELBYVILLE, Del. (AP) — Delaware police say they've arrested one of two men they say made threatening statements at a Delaware welcome center, prompting the postponement of a The Band Perry show.
Police announced in a statement Tuesday that 35-year-old Dzmitry Papou of Selbyville surrendered to authorities after learning of the case in local media...
Couple Arrested After Firing Shots At Fort Hood Soldiers
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) — Police say nearly two-dozen shots were fired at a group of soldiers from Fort Hood after they intervened in an argument at a New Braunfels park.
A police statement says the seven soldiers arrived at the park early Monday and saw a couple arguing...
Death Toll Now At 3 Following July 4th Shooting
HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a third person has died in a shooting near downtown Houston that happened as people gathered in a street to watch fireworks.
Investigators initially said two were killed and two were injured Monday night after an argument broke out between two groups of people...
Houston See’s Rise In Use Of Synthetic Cannabinoids
HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say they'll ramp up enforcement efforts at Houston parks and other "hot spots" after more than a dozen people were hospitalized after using a synthetic drug.
The Houston Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/297AgPy ) that authorities will create a 50-person police patrol division, transfer about 175 officers to patrol beats and take other measures to prevent drug use
12-Year-Old And Younger Sister Take Grandma’s Car On Joyride
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old girl took her grandmother's car for a joyride with her 7-year-old sister, striking other vehicles as she led police on a high-speed chase north of Houston.
The grandmother reported her car stolen Thursday...
Man Dies After Being Shot On City Sidewalk
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio police say a 23-year-old man has been fatally shot on a sidewalk in front of a gas station.
Police said the man was shot early Wednesday evening. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say they're looking for a vehicle that sped away after the shooting...
Cowtown’s Water Department Issues A Big ‘Whoops’
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Fort Worth Water Department says its workers inadvertently used a disinfectant they shouldn't have while trying to get rid of the odor caused by a sewage spill along a creek and killed about 3,200 fish.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality spokesman Brian McGovern told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (http://bit...
Smoldering Train Wreckage Slows Work Crews
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday's freight train crash in West Texas (all times local):
8:30 a.m.
The wreckage from a train collision continues to smolder as work crews prepare to remove a jumble of charred, twisted box cars strewn along tracks in the Texas Panhandle...