ROCKWALL, WBAP/KLIF – A 77 year old woman was treated and released after suffering injuries when she fell to the ground during a purse snatching inside the Walmart store on West Rusk Street Saturday, around dinnertime. Rockwall Police Sgt. Aron McGrew says the woman had just entered the Walmart store, followed by two male suspects…… MORE
MINERAL WELLS, WISE COUNTY – Department of Public Safety Trooper Ricky Hunter says wet roads and lack of a seat belt has claimed the life of 47 year old Maneuela H. Pedroza. In that same car, the driver, 20 year old Alexander Nieto was critically injured. Troopers say his vehicle began slipping on wet pavement…… MORE
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) – A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting a 19-year-old pregnant woman. The Beaumont Enterprise reports Corey Spencer admitted for the first time during Wednesday’s sentencing that he shot Kera Teel during the attempted car robbery two years ago. Spencer has been in and out of juvenile…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Law enforcement experts say a small Texas police department’s extended silence about an officer fatally shooting a 28-year-old man runs contrary to best practices and creates fertile ground for public mistrust. Temple police officer Carmen DeCruz shot Michael Dean in the head on Dec. 2. More than two weeks later, the public…… MORE
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Las Vegas authorities say six people are dead and 13 are injured following a fire Saturday morning in a three-story downtown apartment complex. The fire department earlier said that five of the injured were in critical condition and that some residents were hanging out of windows as firefighters arrived. The department…… MORE