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May 18, 2023

US metro areas beginning to grow once again following 2021 decline

The trend of people fleeing from urban areas either reversed or slowed in most of the popular cities in the country in 2022, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

May 15, 2023

1 dead in coastal Texas refinery fire

A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery on Texas' Galveston Bay has left at least one worker dead, according to the company. Its cause is under investigation.

May 11, 2023

Houston-area man charged with manslaughter after stray bullet kills sleeping neighbor

Darius Lewis of Humble, Texas, was arrested after neighbor Bethany Mefford was killed by a stray bullet when he fired off warning shots at a group of car burglars.

May 1, 2023

High schoolers allegedly gang up on assistant principal, 'pummel' her so hard she's rushed to hospital

An assistant principal at Westfield High School in Texas was rushed to a hospital after students allegedly attacked her while she was trying to break up a fight.

April 28, 2023

Texas man accused of leaving date, killing parking lot scammer, then returning to restaurant

Houston Police say Erick Aguirre, 29, fatally shot 46-year-old Elliot Nix, who falsely claimed to be a parking attendant and scammed Aguirre and his date out of $40.

April 27, 2023

Texas man took break from date to kill fake parking attendant over $40 scam, police say

Erick Aguirre, 29, is accused of leaving a dinner date to fatally shoot a fake parking lot attendant, then reportedly resuming the date.

April 25, 2023

Texas man gets 3 years for $1.5M online romance scam targeting seniors

Fola Alabi, 52, of Richmond, Texas, was sentenced to over three years in jail for his role in a million-dollar online romance scam that targeted women in their seventies and eighties.

April 18, 2023

Texas teen charged with kidnapping migrants, holding them captive for several days

Demarcus Celestine was charged with kidnapping and holding migrants hostage. FBI agents rescued the migrants in a confrontation that ended with the fatal shooting of another suspect.

April 11, 2023

Houston teacher charged with human smuggling as sheriff warns cartels paying 'thousands' of Americans

Kinney County, Texas Sheriff Brad Coe says smuggling arrests in his jurisdiction have skyrocketed since 2021 under the Biden administration's "open border policies."

April 10, 2023

Empty tank cars derail at Texas railyard, no injuries reported

Three empty tank cars derailed at Kendleton, Texas' Kansas City Southern railyard, but reportedly remained upright, according to the company.