Texas Executes Man In Torture, Drowning Of Ex-Roommate
"I'm not the one who killed Christina," Troy Clark said before being executed. "But, hey, whatever makes you happy."
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"I'm not the one who killed Christina," Troy Clark said before being executed. "But, hey, whatever makes you happy."
A Texas inmate who taunted a jury to sentence him to death is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening for torturing and drowning an East Texas woman in his bathtub.
Dallas police have arrested a man in connection to the shooting death of a pregnant woman Sunday night.
A group of women, bound by difficulties in life, met an eerily similar death: They were shot and left on rural Texas roadsides, allegedly by a Border Patrol agent.
Dozens gathered at a vigil Tuesday night to remember four slain women who investigators say were the victims of a U.S. Border Patrol supervisor.
A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor in Texas charged in the killings of four women knew the victims and targeted them for their vulnerability.
Roy Oliver was released from the Dallas County Jail and turned over to authorities at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice James "Jay" H. Byrd Unit in Huntsville, Texas early Monday morning.
A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor who confessed to killing four women and assaulting a fifth who managed to escape remained in jail Monday.
Court records say 29-year-old Clifton Wade entered the pleas Tuesday to two felony counts of assault on an officer and other crimes.
Jeremy Lamont Warren, 19, faces charges for the murder of Nequacia Jacobs that happened at 5710 Highland Hills Drive on February 24, 2018.
The U.S. Attorney of the District of Kansas said Eric Newman, 53, was charged with second-degree murder.
The U.S. military says it has determined that the shooting death of an American service member in Afghanistan was a insider attack.
Authorities say a South Carolina woman has been charged with murder after killing her husband by putting eye drops into his water for several days.
Rob Tibbetts, the father of slain college student Mollie Tibbetts, is calling on politicians to stop using his daughter to advance views "she believed were profoundly racist."
Experts say several factors seemed to stack up against former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver this week when, in an extremely rare outcome, he was convicted of murder.
"He can actually see life again after 15 years and that's not enough because Jordan can't see life again."
More than 10 hours of deliberation and there is still no verdict in the Roy Oliver murder trial.
Jurors deliberated for eight hours on Monday and around 8:00 p.m. decided to reconvene at 9:00 a.m.
Police have arrested a 64-year-old man in connection to his nephew's murder 37 years ago.
The father of Mollie Tibbetts asked hundreds of mourners to remember the 20-year-old by "celebrating something wonderful" rather than focusing on how she died.
Evidence indicated Amanda Hayes and her husband killed his ex-girlfriend in their Raleigh, North Carolina apartment, cut up her body, and then transported it in coolers to the home of Amanda Hayes sister in Richmond, Texas.
Trial testimony in the murder case against former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver is done.
News that a Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally has allegedly confessed to murdering an Iowa college student has thrust the case into the middle of the contentious immigration debate.
Investigators say a murder charge has been filed against a man who led them to remains believed to be the body of 20-year-old college student Mollie Tibbetts.
Odell and Charmaine Edwards slipped out of the courtroom. They didn't want to endure seeing and hearing, again, the moments before and after their son was shot and killed in front of his brothers.
After nearly half a century on the courts, a pillar of the Plano tennis community is stepping away.
A man in his 70s died trying to rescue his wife from a fire in their Dallas home on Monday afternoon, officials said.
A federal judge gave the Trump administration two weeks to submit a plan to either return a group of men previously held at a notorious Salvadoran prison to the U.S., or give them a hearing to contest allegations of gang membership.
Fort Worth confirmed the settlement of the claims against former officer Salazar. The city said, "We are glad the lawsuit is resolved."
A small Mexican navy plane on a medical mission crashed Monday near Galveston, Texas, killing at least five people.
After nearly half a century on the courts, a pillar of the Plano tennis community is stepping away.
A man in his 70s died trying to rescue his wife from a fire in their Dallas home on Monday afternoon, officials said.
A federal judge gave the Trump administration two weeks to submit a plan to either return a group of men previously held at a notorious Salvadoran prison to the U.S., or give them a hearing to contest allegations of gang membership.
Fort Worth confirmed the settlement of the claims against former officer Salazar. The city said, "We are glad the lawsuit is resolved."
A small Mexican navy plane on a medical mission crashed Monday near Galveston, Texas, killing at least five people.
Texas veterans could be at risk of losing the help they need to stay home.
A North Texas couple tracked their stolen airport luggage across Dallas using an AirTag — only to learn police couldn't act on the data alone.
Nearly every day, hundreds of thousands of Texas students board a school bus.
Outdoor sirens are meant to warn Texans of tornadoes and floods. This summer's deadly flooding in Kerr County exposed how vulnerable many communities are, with sirens broken, outdated or missing.
It took Azellia Thompkins nearly a year to watch the video of her attempted suicide in the Scurry County jail. Now, she's hoping others will watch it.
North Texas Commission President and CEO Chris Wallace and the new Executive Director of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, Todd Little, said they thought it was crucial to start conversations on the future of DART months ago. The cities of Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch, and Highland Park are considering leaving DART. They are discussing changing how much money they send to DART, the services they receive, and how the transit agency is governed. Timing is important because the citizen elections in the cities of Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch and Highland Park are in May, and the last day these cities can strike a deal and cancel the elections is March 18.
A federal judge gave the Trump administration two weeks to submit a plan to either return a group of men previously held at a notorious Salvadoran prison to the U.S., or give them a hearing to contest allegations of gang membership.
President Trump announced plans to build a new "Trump class" of battleships, part of the Pentagon's new "Golden Fleet."
The Justice Department is facing continued backlash over its partial releases of the Epstein files, with lawmakers and survivors denouncing the limited scope of the disclosures.
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the agency is pausing leases for five offshore wind farms "due to national security concerns."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a statewide ban on non-water additives, such as fluoride, in the public water system.
Last year, over 16 million vehicles drove on North Texas toll roads without paying, accumulating more than $69 million in unpaid tolls.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
It's the Christmas surprise that no one wants to unwrap: a heart attack, and it happens more often than you may realize.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
The holiday season can mean festive lights, shopping for your children's gifts, and more time using technology.
After years in the making, Texas Instruments' semiconductor factory in Sherman has officially begun production.
Smith and other Main Street businesses complained to Frisco about the impact on business.
Rodeo Dallas, a popular but controversial Deep Ellum nightclub, is getting back in the saddle. In Uptown.
"This is a Texas-sized investment in the future of our great state," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement.
American Airlines has announced plans to cut management and support roles, mainly at its headquarters in North Texas.
Jason Robertson scored his first goal in 10 career games against Toronto, the last team he had not scored against, and Jake Oettinger made 27 saves for his 16th win as the Dallas Stars beat the Maple Leafs 5-1 on Sunday night.
Trevon Diggs faces an uncertain future with the Dallas Cowboys after a two-month absence that started when he got a concussion in an accident at home.
Justin Herbert threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and the Los Angeles Chargers closed in on a playoff spot with a 34-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Tyrese Maxey scored 38 points, including seven during a key fourth-quarter stretch as the 76ers defeated the Mavericks 121-114.
Diggs is set to return ahead of Week 16, while fellow corner DaRon Bland was placed on season-ending injured reserve.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
