Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska State Patrol officials have defended their state-funded mission to the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas, arguing that they answered a call for help from fellow law enforcement officers amid a surge in illegal border crossings. Patrol officials described the situation in Del Rio, Texas, as a humanitarian crisis, and said many…… MORE
Nobel Prize Winner Dies
Austin (AP) – Physicist Steven Weinberg, the 1979 winner of the Nobel prize in physics with two other scientists for their work unlocking mysteries of tiny particles, has died at 88. Spokesperson Christine Sinatra at the University of Texas at Austin says Weinberg died at a hospital in Austin. He had taught at the University…… MORE
Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 105. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.… MORE
Minor May Be Charged With Arlington Murders
Arlington-WBAP/KLIF – Arlington Police indicate they are likely to charge a juvenile with murder after release from an area hospital. Police say they found two teenaged boys with gunshots when they arrived to a call for help on Clearwater Drive Friday afternoon. Both teens died of their injuries. A third teenaged boy who was shot…… MORE
More Charges Brought Against murder Suspect
Levelland, Texas (AP) – Federal prosecutors say the suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a SWAT officer in a small West Texas city during a standoff last week has been charged with a federal crime. Omar Soto-Chavira was charged Friday with assaulting a federal officer who responded to the scene. Prosecutors say the 22…… MORE