Yearly Archives: 2019

Woman Who Claimed Sutherland Springs Attack Was a Hoax Deemed Competent for Trial

Woman Who Claimed Sutherland Springs Attack Was a Hoax Deemed Competent for Trial

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A woman who confronted the pastor of a Texas church where more than two dozen worshipers were gunned down and claimed the attack was staged has been deemed competent to stand trial. The San Antonio Express-News reports that mental health experts determined 57-year-old Jodie Marie Mann, of San Marcos, is ready…MORE

Hot and Humid, Isolated PM Storms

Hurricane Dorian reorganizing over open water today.  Could intensify in the Bahamas Friday.  Potentially a major Category 3 Hurricane Sun-Mon as it nears Florida.   Today, PtCldy, Humid, Isolated showers and storms 96 (102) / 78, winds S5-10 Friday, PtCldy, Humid, Isolated showers and storms, 95 / 79 Saturday, PtCldy, Slight chance isolated storms, 94 /…MORE

Richardson ISD, Others Cracking Down On Student Vaping

Richardson ISD, Others Cracking Down On Student Vaping

RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) — Some North Texas school districts say they’ve been cracking down hard on vaping. In Richardson, school officials say between last year and just a few days into this school year, they’ve confiscated more than 200 e-cigarettes and disciplined more than 110 students. Thirty of those students have been expelled for vaping…MORE

Actor Matthew McConaughey Takes On New Role At UT Austin

Actor Matthew McConaughey Takes On New Role At UT Austin

(CNN) – This fall, award winning actor Matthew McConaughey will take on a new role: professor at the University of Texas at Austin.  McConaughey, who graduated from UT in 1993, will be a “professor of practice” at the Moody College of Communication as faculty in the Department of Radio-Television-Film, according to a university news release. McConaughey has been…MORE

El Paso Defendant’s Claims Raise Questions Over Gun Imports

El Paso Defendant’s Claims Raise Questions Over Gun Imports

The gunman accused of killing 22 people in El Paso, Texas, told police that the AK-style rifle used in the attack came from Romania and that he ordered his ammunition online from Russia. The claims raised a series of questions about how the suspect acquired his weapons and what the laws are that govern firearms…MORE