LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Two postal contractors in West Texas have been charged with stealing thousands of pieces of mail worth more than $4 million. Federal prosecutors say Joe Roy Rivas III and Jessica Lynn Solomon were indicted after federal agents seized more than 8,000 pieces found in the Lubbock contractors’ possession. Prosecutors say it…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) Texas voters gave resounding thumbs up to all eight changes to the Texas Constitution. Two of the propositions are pandemic-related including Prop 3 which bans governmental restrictions on religious services during a pandemic; and,Prop 6 which allows nursing home residents to designate an essential caregiver who can not be denied visitation during a…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The trial is delayed for a former Fort Worth police officer who was charged with murder after shooting a Black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door in 2019. Aaron Dean’s trial had been set to begin Nov. 16,…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – The Atlanta Braves have won their first World Series championship since 1995, hammering the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6. Jorge Soler hit his third home run of the Series, and Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson also connected. Max Fried threw six dominant innings in the signature pitching performance of the Series.…… MORE
(AP)- U.S. health officials gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 — doses just a third of the amount given to teens and adults. But the Centers for Disease Control…… MORE