January 19, 2021 Houston woman Alexis Sharkey was strangled, officials say The Texas-based social media influencer who was found dead shortly after Thanksgiving along a Houston roadway was strangled to death, authorities announced Tuesday.
January 19, 2021 As California sees dangerous wind gusts, Hawaiian islands hit with flash flooding As strong gusts and warm temperatures once again elevate fire danger in COVID-19-ravaged Southern California this week, the Hawaiian islands have been placed under flash flood advisories.
January 19, 2021 Texas' Abbott rips vetting of National Guard: 'This is the most offensive thing I've ever heard' Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he finds it "offensive" that the FBI is vetting National Guard members, including those from his own state, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday.
January 18, 2021 Coronavirus surge increases strain on funeral homes: 'Our morgues are too full' The COVID-19 Pandemic continues to take its toll. A Los Angeles funeral home is turning away dozens of families a day, meanwhile, a Texas funeral home is up 300 percent in the last six months.
January 18, 2021 Capitol rioter threatened to shoot his children if they told FBI about DC trip, authorities say A Texas man with ties to a far-right militia participated in the deadly Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol and threatened to shoot his children if they turned him in to authorities, according to court documents.
January 18, 2021 Texas detective presents boy with new bicycle after his was destroyed by 'offender' A Texas detective presented a child with a new bicycle after police said his was destroyed by the subject of a case.
January 18, 2021 Texas man wrote his own obituary, offering poignant life lessons His life ended quickly, but he didn’t want his exit to be meaningless.
January 16, 2021 Family of man fatally shot by Texas officer push for his arrest Family members of a Black man fatally shot by a Killeen, Texas, police officer who was responding to a mental health call are calling for the officer to be arrested and charged for the shooting.
January 15, 2021 Abbott: Texas hit COVID vaccine milestone after 'key pivots' on eligibility, mass vaccination centers Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott joined "The Daily Briefing" Friday to discuss how the Lone Star State became the first in the country to administer one million doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
January 15, 2021 Killer of Amber Hagerman, who inspired Amber Alert system, still being sought 25 years later Authorities in Texas this week expressed renewed hope that new DNA technologies could lead them to solve the cold case murder of Amber Hagerman, the girl who inspired the Amber Alert system.
