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October 6, 2022

Austin city council member slams 'egregious error' of golf course hosting adult entertainment club's tourney

An Austin city council member criticized a golf course for hosting an adult entertainment club's tournament at the same time as a high school golf practice this week.

October 6, 2022

Dem-led border city outpaces GOP effort of sending migrants to NYC, Chicago

El Paso, a Texas city controlled by Democrats, is sending more illegal immigrants to New York and Chicago than Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has received backlash for doing so.

October 6, 2022

Oklahoma Bureau of Investigations to determine if man who was fatally shot by police was armed

An Oklahoma man who was allegedly threatening police was fatally shot on Wednesday. Investigators are looking into if the man was armed when he was shot.

October 6, 2022

Austin mayor tweets second apology for sleeping during officer's funeral

Steve Adler, the mayor of Austin, Texas, issued another apology on Wednesday evening for appearing to sleep during a fallen officer's funeral earlier this week.

October 6, 2022

Several injured after New Mexico school bus rolls over

A New Mexico school bus carrying students from Mountain View Middle School went into a ditch and rolled over. Several people were injured and taken to hospitals.

October 6, 2022

Texas executes inmate John Henry Ramirez who fought prayer, touch rules

38 year-old John Henry Ramirez was executed through legal injection on Wednesday after being convicted of killing 46-year old Pablo Castro in 2004.

October 6, 2022

New Mexico leads US with highest rate of congenital syphilis

New Mexico is requiring medical providers to test pregnant women multiple times for syphilis, as the state ranks the highest in the U.S. for congenital syphilis cases.

October 6, 2022

Texas police department takes a car-salesman approach in viral recruitment video

The Fort Worth Police Department in Texas released a car-salesman parody recruitment video that went viral online — learn more about this fun, light-hearted video.

October 6, 2022

Adams accuses Abbott of undermining Black mayor-led cities by busing migrants to NYC, DC and Chicago

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was undermining economies of cities run by Black mayors by busing migrants to Chicago, Washington, D.C., and the Big Apple.

October 6, 2022

Arizona hiker missing for nearly a week after leaving cellphone at campground; search efforts continue

Jeffrey Stambaugh, 63, of Tucson, Arizona, went missing nearly a week ago after leaving his cellphone charging at the Yavapai Campground, authorities said.