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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Nearly 23 Years for Fatal Overdoses
A fentanyl dealer who admitted his involvement in at least three overdoses, two of them fatal, was sentenced to nearly 23 years in federal prison on Thursday. Rhett Barclay, 23, was indicted in September 2023 and pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S....
Yet another 4.3-magnitude quake rocks West Texas
DALLAS - West Texas felt another earthquake on Saturday afternoon. This one was a 4.3-magnitude quake. Like Friday’s, it was centered around the town of Hermleigh, west of Abilene. But that one was stronger, measuring as a 5.1 on the Richter scale. It was the sixth-strongest quake ever recorded...
Hunting and fishing licenses will soon go on sale for Texas outdoorsmen
New hunting and fishing licenses will go on sale Aug. 15. This is a good time to review your options and make sure you’re legal when the new ones kick in Sept. 1. You'll need a new hunting license for 2024-25, plus stamps or endorsements for archery, ducks and oversized redfish, plus a...
‘I take accountability’: CenterPoint Energy CEO testifies before Texas committee on Hurricane Beryl response
AUSTIN, Texas – As scrutiny and accountability remain at the forefront against CenterPoint Energy, the energy giant’s CEO testified before a special senate committee in Austin Monday morning for its response to Hurricane Beryl. KPRC 2 reporter Rilwan Balogun was in the room from Austin to share what...
An inmate’s body temp was 107.5 when he died. The state of Texas says heat did not kill him.
Have something you want us to investigate? Reach us at tips@kut.org. It was just before 11 p.m. when John Castillo’s cellmate alerted the guards. Castillo was passed out. His breathing was shallow. Prison staff rushed him to the medical unit, where they tried CPR and dosed him with epinephrine.
Killer Virus Now Spreading All Over Texas
As Texas is dealing with the scorching summer temperatures, but the extreme ultraviolet radiation is just the tip of the threat the outdoors brings in the Lone Star State during this time of year. We have grown accustomed to dealing with the presence of West Nile Virus over the past twenty years, but now a new viral threat is surging across Texas, and once again we have the world's most deadly animal to blame.
West Texas Convenience Store Plans To Open Location In East Texas
There's a gas station and convenience store brand that Texans, especially in West Texas cities like Amarillo and Lubbock swear by and for once, NO, we're not talking about "Buc-ee's". Of course in other areas of Texas, the "beaver" may reign supreme and is starting their trek towards global domination...
Two men detained in connection with 'deadly conduct' investigation near Alton, sheriff’s office says
Two men were detained in connection with what the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office described as a "deadly conduct" incident that hospitalized one person in rural Alton. Deputies with the sheriff’s office responded to a report of deadly conduct at the 1300 block of Kansas Street Sunday at around 5:20 p.m. where they found an unidentified Hispanic male with injuries to his leg, according to a news release.
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