Three Texas tax return preparers, including a business owner and two of his employees, have been sentenced to federal prison for a multi-year conspiracy that utilized fake deductions to secure fraudulent refunds, costing the U.S. government millions of dollars
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A fugitive out of Texas is in custody after Georgia deputies say they intercepted him trying to make a Greyhound bus connection in Atlanta.Nathan Cataldi, 42, was wanted on two charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (family violence), authorities say.On Thursday, officials with the Fu...
Health officials in Texas and across the country are urging families to practice safe meal-making practices as a summer stomach parasite continues to spread.The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reports that as of July 6, the state is seeing 48 cases of Cyclospora that match federa...
Charlie Kirk assassination suspect Tyler Robinson was back in court for the fourth day this week for his preliminary hearing where prosecutors played a video interview with Robinson's ex-roommate Lance Twiggs in open court for the first time. In the video, Twiggs said Robinson began "engraving b...
Beginning Tuesday, July 14 Source
Another triple-digit day:Wednesday reached 101° at DFW, and we're likely to reach 100° again Thursday and Friday. While it's hot, we're still well below record levels for July. Heat peaks before relief: Thursday through Saturday will be the hottest stretch, with the hottest temperatures w...
Former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban claims the team's new governor is shutting him out of major business decisions, including a proposal to move the team out of Downtown Dallas, a new court filing reveals.Cuban alleges Patrick Dumont has engaged in "adversarial business practices" i...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's dog, a golden retriever named Pancake and dubbed “the First Puppy of Texas," has died. She was 11 years old.
A 19-year-old online leader of a nihilistic extremist group was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison for a horrific campaign of racketeering and child sexual exploitation aimed at sowing social chaos.
Fifteen of the 45 immigration detention facilities holding 500 or more people hadn't been inspected in over 12 months as of late June, while five had no inspection on record, a CBS News analysis of inspection reports found. This follows a shift in Immigration and Customs Enforcement's policies fr...
A massive recall has pulled over 2.5 million bottles of a common prescription eye drop from store shelves due to the potential presence of a foreign substance.
Palm Beach International Airport in South Florida is now President Donald J. Trump International Airport.
Former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban admitted that he regrets selling the team to its new owners.In comments made on the "Intersections" podcast released Monday night, Cuban said that selling the team was the right decision for him at the time, but he "made a lot of mistakes in the p...
At least 29 states are now investigating potential cases of cyclosporiasis, the parasite known to cause "explosive diarrhea," as it continues to spread across the U.S.
An elementary school teacher for the Plano Independent School District has been arrested on a charge of continuous abuse of a child, according to a statement from the district. Plano Police Department Plano police said they arrested 64-year-...
Three Texas tax return preparers, including a business owner and two of his employees, have been sentenced to federal prison for a multi-year conspiracy that utilized fake deductions to secure fraudulent refunds, costing the U.S. government millions of dollars
The triple-digit heat continues into Friday, July 10, with temperatures falling by just a degree on Saturday. Saturday will be the best of the two weekend days to spend time outdoors, as a boundary approaches North Texas on Sunday, bringing North Texas scattered storm chances.
Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who became the oldest woman to travel to space, has died at 87. The city of Grapevine, Texas, where she lived, announced on Thursday that she died peacefully the evening before, surrounded by loved ones.Funk, who was born on Feb. 1, 1939, has been hailed as a barri...
Officers arrested 64-year-old Paul Campbell after a student reported inappropriate physical contact while at Brinker Elementary, where Campbell was a teacher. Plano PD said Campbell is being held in the Plano City Jail.
The family of Marisol Perez has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Atmos Energy. Perez and her 18-month-old son died in the explosion. Perez’s 10-year-old daughter, Vanessa, survived the blast.
Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who became the oldest woman to travel to space, has died at 87. The city of Grapevine, Texas, where she lived, announced that she died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones.
A Connecticut man is charged with allegedly sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter, as authorities continue investigating the girl's death.
Grapevine resident Wally Funk, a pioneer who broke barriers as one of the first female astronaut trainees and the oldest woman in space, has died at 87.
Arkansas authorities are searching for a 20-year-old woman and her 6-week-old daughter after the pair disappeared in June.
The Trump administration revealed new figures that show a drastic 7,100% spike in Medicare claims for skin substitutes in just six years.
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a convicted child sex offender from Honduras after he jumped from a freight train to evade law enforcement in South Texas, authorities announced Thursday.
A Fort Worth man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after a high-speed chase led law enforcement to find more 244 kilograms of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and firearms in his car, home, and local storage facility.
A 43-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for leading an international drug trafficking ring that smuggled more than 1,000 kilograms of methamphetamine into the United States.
The Irving Police Department is encouraging victims to come forward after a 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly photographing and recording women inside the restrooms and dressing rooms of several area businesses. Irving Police said that Markarious Jevonne Bates was arrested on June 26 and...
Court documents reveal police extracted nearly 300 recordings from the phone of 19-year-old Makarious Jevonne Bates following voyeurism arrests at TJ Maxx and Walmart.
Block, Inc. enters a $45 million settlement with 46 states over Cash App security failures, forcing major overhauls to customer support and fraud reporting.
Texas-based Blue Bell has launched a limited-edition Chocolate Lava Cake ice cream to celebrate National Ice Cream Month this July.
When residents call 911, they deserve a fire department that responds with professionalism, expertise, and compassion.
The Trump administration is taking steps to amend one of the longest-running U.S. foreign policy designations by removing Syria from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list.
A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he deliberately damaged the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a case his attorneys and other critics of the Trump administration have called politically motivated.
There is no doubt that David Wade Ruby is buried in the New Hope Cemetery in Cooke County. His actual location, on the other hand, isn't that exact."Basically, I was thinking there would be some sort of marker or something," Jimmy Hadley said.Hadley is Ruby's grandson. The 38-year-old believes he...
A 22-year-old student pilot safely landed a plane Saturday after her instructor jumped out of the aircraft and died mid-flight over Argentina.
United States military forces launched a new round of strikes against Iran on Thursday, with Iran responding by targeting U.S. allies in the region.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series."Hacks" earned 24 nominations in this year's race, topping the r...
American Airlines is moving one of its largest aircraft to North Texas in September so it can charter a flight for “America’s Team” to a major coastal city in South America. American, which operates its central hub at DFW International Airport, will use one of its 304-seat Boeing 777-300ER je...
The Loyd Park boat ramp at Joe Pool Lake reopened Thursday after the City of Grand Prairie temporarily closed boat ramps following a ruptured sewer main that caused a sewage spill over the weekend. Grand Prairie and Trinity River Authority began monitoring bacteria levels at Lynn Creek and Loy...
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