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January 19, 2024

Texas man killed by naked man who beat him to death with firewood he was delivering

Chrisantus Omondi, 27, is behind bars after he allegedly beat to death a 51-year-old man who was delivering firewood to a homeowner in Fort Worth, Texas.

January 13, 2024

Fort Worth Zoo welcomes 'surprise' lion cub: 'We've been keeping a secret'

A baby lion was born in Oct. 2023, the Fort Worth Zoo announced in a Facebook post on Jan. 11, 2024. The cub named Moja is the first born at the zoo since 2015.

January 10, 2024

Texas teen's 'on-again-off-again' boyfriend arrested, charged with her murder weeks after she gave birth

Police say the "on-again-off-again" boyfriend of Texas teen Ikea Imari Hood has been charged with her murder after she was killed in her home Sunday morning.

January 1, 2024

Dallas Zoo euthanized 15-year-old giraffe over injuries from 'unexpected fall'

The Dallas Zoo announced on social media that one of its giraffes, a 15-year-old named Ferrell, had to be euthanized following an unexpected fall.

December 19, 2023

Dallas County man gets 3 years for $1.2M online romance scam

Rotimi Oladimeji, 38, of Richardson, Texas, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for a romance scam that bilked a Missouri woman out of over $1 million.

December 17, 2023

Texas woman speaks out after finding opossum hiding in her Christmas tree: 'Don't know how it got in here'

A Texas woman has gone viral on TikTok after posting a video of the moment she found an opossum hiding in her Christmas tree. She was able to release the animal safely from her home.

December 14, 2023

Trans athlete wins girls' U14 dance competition, sparking both fury, praise; Riley Gaines weighs in

A firestorm has erupted online after a biological boy won a girls' under-14 Irish dance tournament in Texas recently, with Riley Gaines advocating for one of two competing petitions.

December 14, 2023

Texas woman found guilty in fatal stabbing of woman on vacation in Dallas

Lisa Dykes, a Texas woman who fled the country after cutting off her ankle monitor, has been found guilty of the murder of 23-year-old Marisela Botello-Valadez in 2020.

December 6, 2023

Air Force Reserve staff sergeant arrested on Jan. 6 Capitol riot charges

Staff Sgt. Kyle McMahan, 41, of Watauga, Texas, has been arrested on felony charges stemming from his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

December 5, 2023

Dallas truck driver rescued from vehicle hanging off bridge

A truck driver in Dallas was pulled to safety Monday after an accident left him trapped inside the vehicle as it dangled off a bridge.