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This Is Not Your Typical Winter Storm Coming

Ice, sleet, and snow, with the added bonus of bitter cold temperatures will slam much of the US

(Newser) - In meteorologist-speak, the winter storm now shaping up to wallop a good chunk of the US this weekend will likely be "unusually impactful." That's the term used by Alex Lamers of the Weather Prediction Center to the New York Times , and it suggests things might get particularly...

Former Uvalde Officer Acquitted for His Response to Shooting

Adrian Gonzalez was the first of 2 officers to be tried

(Newser) - A former Uvalde police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duties to confront the gunman at Robb Elementary during the critical first minutes of one of the deadliest school shootings in US history, the AP reports. Jurors deliberated for more than seven hours before finding...

Texas Executed a Black Man With an Alibi. Now, Contrition

Dallas County resolution seeks symbolic justice in racially charged 1956 case

(Newser) - Texas' Dallas County is poised to say out loud what many Black residents have believed for decades: that the state executed an innocent man in 1956. In a special meeting Wednesday, county commissioners are expected to hear evidence and vote on a symbolic resolution clearing Tommy Lee Walker, a 21-year-old...

Measles 'Eliminated' in US? Maybe Not for Much Longer

Experts to decide whether we'll keep designation amid yearlong outbreaks, lapse in vaccinations

(Newser) - America's measles problem is back in the spotlight, and this time it could cost the country a public health milestone it's held for a quarter century. Over the past year, more than 2,200 people across 45 states have been sickened by measles—the highest tally in more...

Man's Death in ICE Custody Raises New Questions

Medical examiner staffer cites possible homicide in Texas; feds say Cuban migrant tried to kill himself

(Newser) - US immigration authorities say a Cuban detainee tried to kill himself at a Texas detention camp. A staffer at the local medical examiner's office who spoke to his daughter, however, suggests the death may be ruled a homicide. In a recorded call shared with the Washington Post , an employee...

Uvalde Teacher Saw 'the Fire Come Out of the Gun'

Jury hears testimony in trial of school officer

(Newser) - A teacher who survived the 2022 shooting in a Robb Elementary school classroom in Uvalde, Texas, told a jury Monday that the attack began with a "black shadow" with a gun walking inside and that he prayed for the attack to be over after being shot along with his...

Worker at Hilton Hotel Fired After ICE Warning

Gia's post and subsequent firing in Dallas spark boycott calls and threats

(Newser) - A valet worker at a Hilton hotel in Dallas says she lost her job after posting a TikTok video warning that federal immigration agents were staying in the building. The 20-year-old, who identifies herself only as Gia for safety reasons, filmed a short video Wednesday at the Hilton Anatole showing...

Lawsuit: Texas Went After Teachers for Charlie Kirk Comments

AFT arm says state investigations violated teachers' First Amendment rights

(Newser) - A major Texas teachers union is taking the state to federal court over how officials responded to educators' online remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk after he was killed in September. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Austin, the state arm of the American Federation of Teachers says the Texas...

Uvalde Cop's Trial Paused After Witness Shifts Key Testimony

Adrian Gonzales' defense team broaches possibility of mistrial after ex-teacher changes story

(Newser) - Jurors in Uvalde were abruptly sent home on Tuesday after a former teacher's account of what she saw during the 2022 Robb Elementary massacre suddenly shifted on the stand, reports Fox News . Ex-school police officer Adrian Gonzales is on trial on 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment, accused...

Uvalde Officer Faces Trial Over Delayed Response

Adrian Gonzales faces 29 counts of abandoning, endangering children in Texas mass shooting

(Newser) - More than three years after a gunman stormed Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, the first criminal trial tied to the police response is getting underway, as families brace for yet another painful chapter. Jury selection began Monday in Corpus Christi in the case of Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde police...

GOP Megadonor Teams With Environmentalist for $1B Deal

Their 2021 spat on Twitter led to friendship, and a deal to form Texas' second-largest state park

(Newser) - A long-ago spat on Twitter over dead birds has Texas on track to add one of the biggest state parks in its history. Back in 2021, Dallas Republican megadonor Doug Deason posted about wind turbines killing raptors, per the New York Times . Environmental advocate Luke Metzger jumped in to argue...

Body Found in Search for Missing Texas Teen
Body Found Confirmed
to Be Missing Texas Teen
UPDATED
Jan 1, 2026 5:37 AM CST

Body Found Confirmed to Be Missing Texas Teen

Body was in a field around 100 yards from Camila Mendoza Olmos' home

(Newser) - The body found just 100 yards from the home of a missing Texas college student has been identified as 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Wednesday. It cited the medical examiner as saying Mendoza Olmos died by suicide from a gunshot wound to the head....

Shaquille O'Neal Backs 7-Foot-3 Texan's Bid to Be Cop

NBA legend mentors Jordan Wilmore after near-miss on police exam

(Newser) - Standing 7-foot-3 with a badge in mind, Jordan Wilmore came up one point short on his Texas peace officer exam—but gained an unusually tall supporter. Wilmore, 24, is an aspiring officer in Kemah, Texas, who scored a 69 on the state test, missing the required 70. Instead of walking...

Cops Say Missing Texas Teen in 'Imminent Danger'
Dashcam Video Appears
to Show Missing Texas Teen
UPDATED
Dec 30, 2025 10:24 AM CST

Dashcam Video Appears to Show Missing Texas Teen

Camila Mendoza Olmos, 19, was last seen leaving her San Antonio home on Wednesday

(Newser) - A driver appears to have captured an image of a missing 19-year-old in Texas on the morning she disappeared, reports NBC News . The grainy dashcam clip released by the Bexas County Sheriff's Office shows someone walking along the road blocks from the home of Camila Mendoza Olmos about 7am...

Uber Drivers Often Stay on the Road Despite Accusations

Company has touted its technology as ensuring passenger safety

(Newser) - Uber's own data has long warned that drivers flagged for sexual misconduct are far more likely to commit serious assault, yet many of those drivers continue picking up passengers, a New York Times investigation finds. The report centers on cases in Pennsylvania, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Oklahoma in which...

Thieves Make a Giant Mess in Attempt to Steal ATM

They pull it out of a Texas store with an SUV

(Newser) - It probably went a lot easier in the planning stages, on paper. An early morning smash-and-grab at a 7-Eleven near Fort Worth, Texas, ended with a wrecked store and an abandoned ATM instead of a payday for the thieves, police say. Surveillance video released by the White Settlement Police Department...

Controller Lost Contact Before Medical Flight Crash in Texas

Mexican navy's plane was coming in too low, expert says

(Newser) - Air traffic controllers lost communication for about 10 minutes with a small Mexican navy plane carrying a young medical patient and seven others before it crashed off the Texas coast in thick fog, killing at least six people, Mexico's government said Tuesday. The plane was working with a nonprofit...

Holidays Bring Fresh Pain for Camp Mystic Families

Parents balance mourning lost daughters with caring for surviving children

(Newser) - Lainey Landry's stocking is hung, but she will never again pull it down. For the family of the 9-year-old, one of 27 girls and counselors who died in flash flooding at Texas's Camp Mystic this summer, Christmas is bringing a series of painful firsts without their beloved Lainey....

Trump May Let SpaceX Expand Into Wildlife Refuge

Critics warn Texas land swap could harm endangered species and a Civil War battlefield

(Newser) - The Trump administration is weighing a land swap that would hand SpaceX a sizable chunk of protected Texas coastline in the name of expansion and innovation. According to internal documents reviewed by the New York Times , federal officials are considering transferring 775 acres from the Lower Rio Grande Valley National...

Plane Carrying Child to Hospital Goes Down in Texas, Killing 5

Mexican Navy plane crashed in Galveston Bay amid heavy fog

(Newser) - A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said. Four of the people aboard were Navy officers and four were civilians, including a child,...

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