Texans can now apply for a handgun license through new state website

The Texas Department of Public Safety launched RSD Connect Thursday. The system replaces the state's previous handgun licensing platform and allows users to apply for a license to carry and check the status of the application.

Ex-Dallas officer Amber Guyger granted parole 7 years after murder of Botham Jean

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was granted parole after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence for the 2018 murder of her neighbor, Botham Jean, after mistakenly entering his apartment.

Harris County deputy shooting suspect captured after manhunt

A reported family disturbance led to the suspect reportedly shooting a deputy and stealing the deputy's patrol vehicle.

Christa Pike in critical condition after failed execution attempt in Tennessee

Christa Pike's attorneys said Thursday that she's still alive after surviving Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal ​injection late Wednesday.

Rick Ross arrested on battery charge in Miami

Rapper Rick Ross was arrested Thursday morning in Miami Beach in connection to an alleged domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend, according to police.

Arlington police release bodycam video from fatal officer-involved shooting

Arlington police released body camera video and provided updates on a deadly officer-involved shooting of a 56-year-old man armed with a knife on West Lovers Lane.

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Arlington Police Chief Al Jones gave an update and released body camera video of a deadly shooting that involved four police officers. The man who was killed was reportedly suicidal and lunged at officers with a large know. Plus, the chief shared more information about the overnight arrest of an Arlington man who allegedly confessed to stabbing his two young boys, leaving a 5-year-old dead and a 2-year-old hospitalized.

Police clarify kratom warning after Ole Miss student deaths: What they're saying

Police investigating the deaths of two Ole Miss students are calling on state lawmakers to ban synthetic opioid compounds, and to distinguish them from “traditional botanical kratom.”

'The fraud ran deep': Texas oil theft ring bust results in 3 federal indictments

Three company executives at Vallee Oil and Gas are now facing federal charges related to their involvement in an oil-theft ring that was operating out of West Texas, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday. 

Suspect in planned attack on Texas State Capitol now in federal custody: DPS

Law enforcement officials have arrested a Bexar County man for his part in a planned violent attack on the Texas State Capitol, says Texas DPS.

Catholic priests abused nearly 1,000 children at 3 dioceses in Massachusetts: report

A new report from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office found that 275 Catholic priests sexually abused at least 944 children across three dioceses in Massachusetts.

911 calls, report reveal new details in UGA student's 8th-floor fall

A 21-year-old University of Georgia student is recovering after surviving an eight-floor fall through a window screen at an Athens apartment building Saturday.

Tennessee unable to carry out Christa Gail Pike execution, witnesses say

Tennessee was not able to carry out the planned execution of a woman convicted in the 1995 killing of a classmate, according to media witnesses.

Austin ICE shooting: Bond denied for man shot by ICE agent; he's now in federal criminal custody

The man who was shot by an ICE agent in North Austin appeared in federal court on Wednesday. 28-year-old Wilber Garces Perez was charged with assaulting, resisting, interfering with, and impeding a federal officer.

Christian authors accused in child abuse case
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Two popular Christian authors have been arrested in North Texas after being accused in a child abuse investigation. Heather and Seth Day were arrested last week in Keene, about 30 miles south of Fort Worth.

200 counterfeit Cartier watches worth $28 million seized in Chicago

Two hundred counterfeit Cartier watches that could have each commanded, on average, six-digit prices were seized at O’Hare International Airport.

South Carolina mom accused of knife attack on young children; 6-year-old may lose arm: sheriff's office

A South Carolina boy’s call to his grandmother saying he was hungry led authorities to a home where investigators say his mother had stabbed him and his younger sibling dozens of times, leaving both children with severe injuries.