A Lubbock man is under arrest in connection with the death of a small child inside a backpack. Trevor Rowe was charged with capital murder yesterday. Rowe is accused of putting ten-month-old Marion Jester Montoya into a backpack inside his vehicle and leaving her there on Tuesday. Police say Rowe, who was dating the mother […]
Court sides with UT in Confederate statue removal
January 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
A lawsuit against the University of Texas for the removal of several Confederate statues is now dismissed. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday agreed with a lower court that had found the Texas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans lacked standing to sue the school over the removal. The organization had […]
Castro ‘proud’ of presidential run
January 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Julian Castro says he’s proud of his presidential run. The former San Antonio mayor pulled the plug last week after struggling for months with single-digit poll numbers. In the early candidate debates, Castro supported decriminalization of illegal border crossings. He failed to qualify for the two most recent debates. Castro hasn’t yet said whether he’ll […]
Cowboys’ Garrett won’t return for 2020 season
January 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Jason Garrett is out as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Owner Jerry Jones released a statement on Sunday thanking Garrett for more than 20 years of service as a player, assistant coach and head coach. His contract expires January 14th. Garrett went 85-and-67 during his tenure in Dallas, but had just two playoff wins […]
Cruz says House hasn’t proved its case for impeaching President Trump
December 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Texas Senator Ted Cruz says the case to impeach President Trump hasn’t been proved. The Republican spoke Thursday morning on Fox and Friends and mocked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for saying she would wait until the Senate sets its rules for the trial before sending over the articles of impeachment, suggesting she wait until election […]
One dead in Texas from Listeria outbreak linked to hard-boiled eggs
December 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of a listeria outbreak involving store-bought hard-boiled eggs. Seven people in five states have gotten food poisoning so far, and one in Texas has died. The CDC didn’t indicate where the Texas death took place. The agency says the hard-boiled eggs were sold in plastic containers […]
Grudge Match
December 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By: Stephen Hardy-Delaney Kamaru Usman puts Colby Covington to rest. The champ and the former interim champ, the consensus two best welterweights on the planet went toe-to-toe in a nail-biter in which we saw two elite wrestlers go punch for punch, kick for kick with no attempted takedowns. It was a fight fan’s dream rather […]
Travel warnings issued for parts of Mexico, including Tamaulipas
December 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The State Department is urging Americans to avoid traveling to certain parts of Mexico during the holidays due to violence and criminal activity. The warning issued Tuesday includes the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which borders the Rio Grande Valley. The State Department says crime and kidnapping are reasons to avoid traveling to the area. The […]
Dallas County reports third flu death of season
December 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Dallas County health officials are reporting the county’s third flu death of the 2019-2020 season. Health and Human Services says the patient was a 79-year-old Irving resident who had pre-existing medical conditions. Dr. Philip Huang says the county is seeing its earliest level of this much flu activity in the past ten years. The health […]
TTU Police arrest and identify the suspect in campus sexual assault case
December 19, 2019 by 1 Comment
A suspect has been arrested in the sexual assault that happened on campus on Dec. 8, 2019, Texas Tech Police officials have said. Police say the assault on the Texas Tech campus happened around 1 a.m. on the west side of the Coleman residence hall. The student said she was approached by a Hispanic male […]
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