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DWI suspected in East Texas after-school injury crash
Police near Galveston reported a drunk driving accident at a school bus stop injured two girls and their grandfather. A 61-year-old Kountze man is being held on more than $800,000 bond for the hit-and-run car accident in Silsbee. Investigators say the grandfather and the girls, a first-grader and a fourth-grader, were crossing FM 418,… Read More »
Five people injured in Texas plane crash
All five people — a pilot and four passengers — aboard a Cessna 401-A were hurt when the plane crashed during a failed landing in east Texas. Initial investigative reports indicate that the aviation accident may have been caused by weather conditions or mechanical difficulties. The twin-engine aircraft went down as it touched the… Read More »
Ex-Baptist minister charged with sex abuse of 3 teen relatives
A former Texas minister was arrested recently at his home in Jim Wells County and charged with the alleged sexual abuse of three teenage relatives. The sexual assaults were first reported by an 18-year-old woman who told police she was molested by the church leader in 2009. County sheriff’s deputies interviewed the 58-year-old ex-pastor,… Read More »
Investigation to take months in fatal bus accident
Driver fatigue is a factor being considered by officials investigating a Texas bus accident. The crash killed a college student and injured more than one dozen others on a school-sponsored trip. Texas Department of Public Safety officials and state police reported the 24-seat commercial vehicle was fully outfitted with seat belts. Only the driver,… Read More »
Texas teenager admits involvement in fatal car accident
Vehicular manslaughter charges have been filed against a Texas teenager accused of causing a fatal car accident and fleeing from the scene. Police say the teenager surrendered to authorities the day following the accident and admitted to driving the car that killed a student from Texas Southern University. Until the suspect turned himself in… Read More »
Federal judge sentences Texas man to 50 years for child porn
A 23-year-old will spend most of the rest of his life behind bars for convictions on child sexual abuse charges. The undercover investigation into the alleged child pornographer’s case began last year in Dallas and transferred to the FBI in Houston, after it was found the suspect resided there. Federal agents discovered the pornographer… Read More »
One woman, twin brothers killed in crash
Three people, including twin brothers, died in a Monday morning single-vehicle crash in Arlington. An Arlington police officer discovered the car accident along Southeast Green Oaks Boulevard during a routine patrol at about 3 a.m. The officer saw an unusual glimmer of light along the road in front of Ferguson Junior High School. A… Read More »
Minister and wife charged with molesting girls
A Harrison County minister and his wife have been arrested for the sexual abuse of two girls. The 49-year-old former county deputy and his wife, a 33-year-old ex-deputy clerk, were charged with child indecency for acts against an 11 and 14-year-old. The stories of alleged sexual abuse began with the oldest girl’s revelation of… Read More »
Dallas business owner and wife survive Reno air disaster
The president of Cain Food Industries and his wife are home in Dallas, recovering from injuries they received in a plane crash at a Reno air field. The couple was part of a crowd of spectators, standing close enough to the aviation disaster to receive shrapnel injuries from the crash of a P-51 Mustang…. Read More »
Wrong-way driver charged with fatal Texas car accident
A Texas woman has been accused of causing a recent fatal car accident. The female driver is charged with driving the wrong way on State Highway 71 in Austin, Texas, for up to two miles before tragically ending the life of one man and injuring another. Police have brought intoxication manslaughter and assault charges… Read More »
