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August 2, 2023

Medicaid scam that left many Native Americans homeless declared public state of emergency by Blackfeet tribe

The Blackfeet Nation of Montana has declared a public health state of emergency due to a Medicaid scam that left an unknown number of Native Americans homeless.

August 1, 2023

Arizona tour bus collision at Grand Canyon West kills 1, 50 injured

Authorities say one person has died and more than 50 others were injured in a rollover involving a tour bus in northern Arizona.

August 1, 2023

New Mexico dad and son charged after 14-year-old fatally shoots 13-year-old girl with dad's gun: Police

New Mexico State Police say that a father and juvenile son are being charged after a 13-year-old girl was shot dead on July 28 in Questa.

August 1, 2023

Houston man ticketed for feeding homeless found 'not guilty,' pursuing lawsuit in federal court

Phillip Picone, the first of dozens to challenge a ticket for feeding the hungry outside the Houston Public Library in violation of local law, has been declared "not guilty" by a jury.

August 1, 2023

Mom of missing Arizona girl found safe in Montana says family has been 'harassed'

The mother of a teen found safe in Montana after disappearing from her home in 2019 asked the public in a Facebook video to stop harassing her family.

August 1, 2023

8 charged in migrant smuggling plot, shootout that led FBI to Houston

Eight more people have been charged federally in connection with the March abduction of a group of migrants, which ended with a suspect being fatally shot by the FBI at a Houston hotel.

August 1, 2023

Texas grandmother sentenced to 5 years in jail after kidnapping grandkids from Cicis pizza joint

Texas grandmother Jame Burns pleaded guilty to third-degree felony kidnapping after whisking her two granddaughters away from a Cicis pizza restaurant and triggering an Amber Alert.

August 1, 2023

Houston man found 'not guilty' after being ticketed for volunteering to help feed the homeless

A Houston man ticketed for volunteering to help feed the homeless downtown has been declared 'not guilty’ by a jury. CREDIT: (FOX 26 Houston).

August 1, 2023

Texas man found guilty of murdering pregnant girlfriend sentenced to life in prison

Simeon Bonilla-Rubio was found guilty of murdering his pregnant 19-year-old girlfriend Cassity Hinojosa in April 2021. Bonilla-Rubio left her in a crashed car, police say.

August 1, 2023

Oklahoma gov. signs 'Women's Bill of Rights' into law to protect girls from 'out of control gender ideology'

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, R., and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines joined 'The Faulkner Focus' Tuesday to discuss the role of the 'Women's Bill of Rights' just signed into law.