Dallas, TX

Columbus, OH

Texas State

Huntsville, TX

CBS DFW

A Texas man who admitted that he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot the 18-year-old girlfriend of his drug dealer was set to be executed on Wednesday — what would have been the victim's 41st birthday.The remains of Bridget Townsend weren't found until October 2002, nearly two years after she vanished, when Ramiro Gonzales, having received two life sentences for kidnapping and raping another woman, led authorities to the spot in Southwest Texas where he left her body.His execution by lethal injection was planned for Wednesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville.Patricia Townsend, the victim's mother, told USA Today...

Texas inmate set to be executed on teen victim's birthday

UPI News

Texas executed convicted murderer Ramiro Gonzales by lethal injection Wednesday night after he apologized to his victim's family, saying "I owe all of you my life."

Texas executes convicted murderer Ramiro Gonzales after apology to victim's family

Austin, TX

ABC News

Travis County District Attorney José Garza is calling to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of Daniel Perry, convicted for shooting a Black Lives Matter protester.

Texas DA seeks to overturn pardon of man convicted of fatally shooting protester

USA TODAY

Gonzales was convicted of the rape and murder of 18-year-old Bridget Townsend, who was just getting her start in life.

'I'm sorry': Texas executes Ramiro Gonzales on birthday of 18-year-old he raped and killed

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Arlington, TX

ARLINGTON — Police uncovered at least 19 additional deaths that may be connected to an Arlington businesswoman already charged with endangerment earlier this year.Regla "Su" Becquer, who operated an illegal home-based healthcare company, is now at the center of a much larger investigation. Arlington police have been investigating Becquer for months and her unlicensed company, "Love & Caring for People LLC," which operated community living homes."After everything we've learned, I think it's clear to say she did not love or care for anyone," said Lt. Kimberly Harris of Arlington police.Authorities learned that her company, which claimed to provide supervised personal care for adults...

One murder charge, but at least 19 other clients of Arlington businesswoman dead: "It's very disturbing"

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Shine My Crown

A Texas caregiver, Regla “Su” Becquer, who owns unlicensed assisted living homes, has been arrested and charged with murder following the death…
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Caregiver Charged With Murder, Probed For 20 Deaths In Unlicensed Assisted Living Homes

An American man was executed Wednesday in Texas for the 2001 murder of a woman. Gonzales' attorney had appealed for a stay on his execution to the US Supreme Court, but it was rejected on Wednesday. 

US death row inmate executed in Texas

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Georgia State

Crowley, TX

LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. — A family member in Georgia has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a Crowley ISD Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor.The family member was arrested more than 1,000 miles away in Valdosta, Ga. Saturday morning, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.Investigators believe the family member shot and killed 54-year-old Master Sergeant Gene Bass in the front yard of a home along Chesapeake Bay Dr. Friday afternoon. Detectives said the suspect drove up to the residence and fired multiple shots before fleeing the scene in a vehicle.Crowley ISD said Bass worked with cadets from every Crowley ISD middle school and high school campus, describing him as a "beloved" and "treasured" member of their family.  "This is an incredibly sad time for all of us, especially those who knew MSGT Bass as an instructor and friend," reads a statement from the school district. "He was an outstanding educator and colleague, and he touched the lives of countless students and staff."The family member has not yet been identified nor has a motive.This is a developing story.


Family member arrested after Crowley ISD JROTC instructor fatally shot

Colorado State

Corpus Christi, TX

In the early morning of March 4, 2024, Caleb Harris, a 21-year-old Texas A&M student, was hanging out at an apartment complex in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harris played video games with four other men that night, ordered Uber Eats around 2:30 a.m., and then took a walk. He was never seen again.

What happened to Caleb Harris in Corpus Christi, Texas?

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

The Mirror US

A 13-year-old boy was paralyzed after he dived into a pool headfirst to escape a wasp - and his SJ's spinal cord had been so severely damaged that he would lose the use of his legs and arms.

Texas boy, 13, paralyzed in freak accident at community pool after chased by wasp and begged for mom

Law & Crime

In a tangled criminal case, a Texas woman pleaded guilty to helping her murderer wife hide the body of a slain young woman, who had gotten entangled with the couple’s “boy toy.”. The wife, Nina Marano, 52, accepted the plea deal for tampering with evidence on Wednesday, Dallas...

Killer’s wife pleads guilty to helping hide body of young woman who had met wrong ‘boy toy’

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

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Houston, TX

Tom Handy

Before things could settle down over the Houston killing of a 12-year-old by a migrant, two other killings happened in North Texas. On Wednesday, June 26, a migrant who entered the country illegally was arrested for killing two employees at an Irving Chick-fil-A. Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta was identified as the shooter by his wife who witnessed the shooting and is an employee of the restaurant.

Illegal Immigrant Kills 2 Chick-fil-A Employees in North Texas

Irving, TX

Mesquite, TX

Duncanville, TX

Balch Springs, TX

Hutchins, TX

Lancaster, TX

Garland, TX

NewsBreak

Families of Methodist Dallas workers killed in 2022 shooting sue gunman, hospital and parole board

The families of two hospital workers killed at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in a 2022 shooting have filed two separate lawsuits seeking to hold accountable the...

Families of Methodist Dallas workers killed in 2022 shooting sue gunman, hospital and parole board

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