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January 19, 2023

Pictures show empty, partially open casket thrown in north Houston ditch: 'I feel violated'

Residents in northeast Houston woke up to a strange discovery Sunday morning: an empty, partially open casket thrown in a ditch with no cemeteries or funeral homes in sight.

January 18, 2023

Texas DPS encounter 'drone incursions,' recover make-shift ladders used to scale wall

Texas Department of Public Safety shared a video on Twitter Wednesday showing a Mexican-operated drone incursion and the deterring of smugglers on a raft.

January 18, 2023

Texas border agents led on high-speed chase through red light after illegal immigrants bail from vehicle

A Texas state trooper was led on a high-speed chase after three illegal immigrants were seen bailing out of a vehicle, following a routine traffic stop.

January 18, 2023

NM Gov. Grisham calls for new gun control laws, citing recent politically motivated drive-by shootings

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has proposed new gun control laws, including the ban on assault-style weapons, after four lawmakers were recently targeted in Albuquerque.

January 18, 2023

Texas woman threatened to expose boyfriend who lied about being married before she disappeared: report

A Texas man accused of kidnapping allegedly lied to his girlfriend, missing Kayla Kelley, about his name and marital status before she threatened to expose their affair.

January 18, 2023

Oklahoma AG looks to slow lethal injection schedule

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond requested the Sooner State's Court of Criminal Appeals set executions 60 days apart, halving the current standard of them being 30 apart.

January 18, 2023

AZ Gov. Hobbs announces new directors for Department of Corrections, Public Safety

Gov. Hobbs announced that Deputy Commissioner Ryan Thornell will take over Arizona’s Department of Corrections while Police Chief Jeffrey Glover will lead the Department of Safety

January 18, 2023

Repeat offender accused of beating woman gets $1 bond: report

A District Court judge in Harris County, Texas, set the bond for a man convicted of eight previous felonies at $1 after he was recently charged with beating a woman.

January 18, 2023

1 dead, 2 injured in AZ road-rage shooting incident

An argument broke out near an Arizona intersection between a group of motorcyclists and someone riding a passenger vehicle, leading to a shooting that killed one person.

January 18, 2023

Texas Gov. Abbott enters 3rd term with vow for safer schools

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott used his third inaugural address Tuesday to push for safer classrooms and improved mental health infrastructure.