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Man gets life for razor attack on Texas barber
A man who claimed self-defense has been sentenced to life in prison for grabbing a razor and slitting the throat of an East Texas barber during a robbery. Jurors in Nacogdoches (na-kuh-DOH'-chihs) earlier convicted Timothy Blanton of Garrison of aggravated robbery. The attack last July at a barber shop in ...
Winning numbers drawn in 'All or Nothing Morning' game
The winning numbers in Thursday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Morning" game were: 02-04-05-07-08-09-12-13-15-18-21-22 (two, four, five, seven, eight, nine, twelve, thirteen, fifteen, eighteen, twenty-one, twenty-two)
Federal indictment in real estate investment scam
A 52-year-old Houston man who portrayed himself as a pastor running a religious-themed investment program is charged with 24 counts of fraud for what federal prosecutors say was a real estate scheme that cost a Mississippi woman $650,000. U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson says Samuel Ray Palasota has surrendered to authorities ...
McQuaid: Panel to study UCI-Armstrong 'collusion'
Cycling federation president Pat McQuaid says an independent panel will examine the allegations that the UCI was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping. McQuaid tells The Associated Press that senior UCI and World Anti-Doping Agency officials will meet in Russia next week to discuss potential appointments to a three-member expert panel. ...
Burning railroad bridge collapses in Central Texas
A 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas has fallen after catching fire in a dramatic collapse captured on cellphone video. Lometa (loh-MEE'-tuh) Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Jamie Smart said Thursday that nobody was hurt in the blaze in rural Lampasas (lam-PA'-sis) County. Smart shot the video Sunday showing the ...
Texas lawyer gets prison for mail, medical fraud
An East Texas lawyer convicted in a mail and medical fraud scheme has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. A federal judge in Tyler on Wednesday also ordered 55-year-old Steven Rushing of Longview to repay more than $929,000. Rushing in February pleaded guilty to mail fraud. Investigators ...
Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane landed early Thursday at Dallas-Fort ...
Texan could get life term, $5M fine over meth ring
A North Texas man faces up to life in prison and a $5 million fine for his role in running a methamphetamine ring. Federal prosecutors in Fort Worth on Wednesday announced Jermaine Duane Irvin was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The 41-year-old Arlington man has ...
Man pleads guilty to stabbing Border Patrol dog
A man from Guatemala has pleaded guilty in Texas to illegally crossing the U.S. border and stabbing a Border Patrol dog. Prosecutors in McAllen say 19-year-old Luis Gilberto Cruz-Solis faces up to a year in prison when he's sentenced next month. Cruz-Solis on Wednesday pleaded guilty to willfully and maliciously ...
Ex-DA testifies in own defense in bribery trial
A former South Texas district attorney charged with helping a crooked judge is testifying in his own defense. Former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos (vee-yah-LOH'-bohs) is to continue his testimony on Thursday. He was called to testify Wednesday after federal prosecutors rested in his corruption trial. He told a ...
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