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July 17, 2023

First Amendment group sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over state's TikTok ban

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials have been sued by a First Amendment group over the state's TikTok ban on official devices.

July 17, 2023

Austin mayor blocks state police help for understaffed PD in move that caves to 'defund' activists: critics

Austin, Texas, Mayor Kirk Watson is being accused of putting politics over public safety for suspending a partnership with state police that had resulted in crime going down.

July 17, 2023

Oklahoma driver stops truck, tackles suspect running from officers in downtown Tulsa

An Oklahoma man driving his pickup truck in downtown Tulsa exited his vehicle and tackled a suspect involved in a foot pursuit, and Tulsa police captured it on camera.

July 16, 2023

Husband of Texas woman found dead in lake wore ankle monitor: police

Texas police say in an affidavit that the husband of a woman whose corpse was found in a black suitcase in a lake was wearing an ankle monitor.

July 16, 2023

WWII veteran's remains sent to Texas for burial 80 years after his death

The remains of 2nd Lt. David Murrell Lewis, a Texan who died during World War II after his aircraft crashed in Romania during Operation Tidal Wave, will be buried Sunday.

July 16, 2023

I-70 serial killer’s lone survivor played dead to save her life: ‘This was not my day to be taken’

The unsolved cases of the I-70 serial killer is being examined in a true-crime docuseries titled "People Magazine Investigates." Vicki Webb is the only known survivor.

July 15, 2023

Texas amateur bomb maker pleads guilty to child porn, weapon charges

Texas resident Noah Robert Calderon, 22, pled guilty to child pornography and weapons charges. He was originally investigated for detonating homemade bombs, the Justice Department said.

July 15, 2023

Benefactor pulls six figure donation from Arizona State University, citing ‘left-wing hostility and activism’

A benefactor for Arizona State University announced he was pulling his $400,000 pledge, citing "left-wing hostility and activism" at the school as the reason.

July 15, 2023

Rural travel destinations where you can unplug and have fun this summer

In need of a vacation filled with breathtaking views, plenty of nature and unique activities? One of these countryside destinations may be worth the visit.

July 15, 2023

Arizona woman murdered by her live-in lover after years of fraud, daughter says: 'Everything was a lie'

Loretta Bowersock, a Tempe, Arizona, businesswoman, went missing in 2004. It wouldn't be until 2006 when her remains were found in the desert, thanks to clues from a psychic.