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Southwest Airlines’ Work Fatally Shot at Airport in El Paso

Southwest Airlines’ Work Fatally Shot at Airport in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Police continue investigating the death of a Southwest Airlines worker who was shot near an employee parking lot at the airport in El Paso.   Police say they were dispatched to the airport Friday night on an aggravated robbery call and when officers arrived, they found the body of the…MORE

Wisconsin: 5 Dead, Dozens Injured in After SUV Plows Into Holiday Parade

Wisconsin: 5 Dead, Dozens Injured in After SUV Plows Into Holiday Parade

Associated Press WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) – The city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, says at least 5 people are dead and more than 40 injured after an SUV sped through barricades and into a Christmas parade in the Milwaukee suburb. The city did not release any additional information about those who died. Police have said a “person…MORE

“Tiger King” Moved From TX To NC

“Tiger King” Moved From TX To NC

BUTNER, N.C. (AP) – A defense attorney says the former Oklahoma zookeeper known as “Tiger King” Joe Exotic has been transferred to a medical facility in North Carolina for federal inmates after a cancer diagnosis. Defense lawyer John Phillips says Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was taken from a federal medical center…MORE

Butterfly Researchers Need Info

Butterfly Researchers Need Info

Undated (AP) – Researchers are calling on the public to report monarch butterfly sightings in eight states including Texas. The scientists want to hear about sightings from December 1 to March 1 in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The observations should be reported at journeynorth.org. Researchers say the information…MORE

Supreme Court Could Rule On Texas Abortion Law Monday

Supreme Court Could Rule On Texas Abortion Law Monday

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The Supreme Court could rule as soon as Monday on the new Texas law that all but bans abortions after roughly six weeks. The court said on its website Friday that the justices plan to issue at least one opinion Monday. If so, that will be the first formal opinion of the…MORE