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Actor Louis Gossett Jr. Dies at 87

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. Dies at 87

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. has died at the age of 87. Gossett was the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots.” He also received critical acclaim for his role in the Broadway production of “A Raisin in the Sun” along with…MORE

Truck Driver Admits to Using Drugs Before Bus Crash

Truck Driver Admits to Using Drugs Before Bus Crash

The truck driver who ran into a Texas school bus last week has admitted to investigators that he was on drugs at the time of the accident. Video footage shows 42-year-old Jerry Hernandez’s concrete truck veering into oncoming traffic and ramming into a Hays CISD school bus. The bus was bringing 44 pre-k students and…MORE

Attorney General Ken Paxton Has Opened an Investigation Into Spirit Aero Systems Holdings

Attorney General Ken Paxton Has Opened an Investigation Into Spirit Aero Systems Holdings

Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into Spirit Aero Systems Holdings. The company produces the fuselages for Boeing’s 737 jets. According to Paxton, manufacturing defects on certain models of the 737 have led to numerous concerning or dangerous incidents, some of which occurred in-air. Spirit Aero Systems is being instructed to produce a…MORE

DFW Area Drivers Safe On Bridges; Overpasses: TXDOT

DFW Area Drivers Safe On Bridges; Overpasses: TXDOT

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – As another bridge incident claiming lives hits the headlines, this time in Baltimore, WBAP/KLIF took a look at the condition of area bridges in the state, wondering how safe drivers are in their daily commutes. Of several bridges and overpasses in the DFW Metro area, the Dallas Morning News reports Texas…MORE