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June 29, 2023

Over a thousand Arizona evacuees return home as firefighters contain brush fire

Evacuation orders for a suburb near Phoenix, Arizona, have been lifted. The residents of Scottsdale are now able to return home as firefighters have contained 30% of a brush fire.

June 29, 2023

Texas appeals court denies new trial for longtime death row inmate Rodney Reed

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has denied a new trial request from Rodney Reed, a death row inmate. Supporters of Reed believe there is evidence to back his innocence claims.

June 29, 2023

Arizona county elections director who said she wasn’t protected from political attacks resigns

Geraldine Roll has resigned as the elections director of Pinal County, Arizona. Roll claimed that she was subjected to ridicule, intimidation, and attacks.

June 28, 2023

Texas man given life sentence for secretly recording 23 women, including teenager

Texas resident Darius Bradford was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of secretly filming 23 women, including the 15-year-old daughter of his ex-girlfriend.

June 28, 2023

Texas DPS arrests Venezuelan illegal immigrants who trespassed on private property, refused to leave

Texas Department of Public Safety officers recently encountered a group of more than 100 illegal immigrants from Venezuela and arrested dozens who refused to leave a private property.

June 28, 2023

Texas' record-breaking heat among hottest in the world, blamed for more than a dozen deaths

Texas has been walloped by a brutal heat wave this week, making it among the hottest places in the world, including regions of the Middle East and Africa.

June 28, 2023

Arizona man accused of secretly filming another man in mall bathroom stall

Tempe resident Jonathan Roy Jackson was arrested for allegedly recording a man inside a mall restroom. Jackson reportedly told investigators that he has a sexual fetish.

June 28, 2023

Allen, Texas, police officer seen neutralizing mass shooter in dramatic bodycam video: 'Got him down'

Texas police released body camera video from the May 6 Allen Premium Outlets mall shooting in which nine people were killed, including the shooter.

June 28, 2023

Armed Texas couple gets in gunfight with armed robbers at gas station, suspect shot

An armed couple got into a gunfight with armed robbers at a Houston gas station, injuring one suspect. The husband and wife were not injured.

June 28, 2023

Another body found in Austin lake following fears of a serial killer

A fifth man has been found dead in Austin Texas' Lady Bird Lake in the past six months, according to police in the Texas capital, amid fears of a serial killer.