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Month: September 2024

Lost and found, but not in time: Family heartbroken after missing dog euthanized at North Texas shelter

By J.D. Miles Click here for updates on this story     DENTON COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — A head-scratching decision by a Denton animal shelter has elicited outrage across the country. There are a lot of questions and criticism on social media after the shelter’s staff euthanized a family dog shortly after he was brought in. “Just

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Oregon Highways 126 and 242 closed west of Sisters due to pair of wildfires on the Willamette National Forest

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two growing wildfires on the Willamette National Forest west of Sisters have now prompted the closures of both state Highways 126 and 242, the McKenzie Pass Highway, ODOT said Tuesday morning. Due to increasing activity on the nearly 150-acre Boulder Creek Fire burning east of Highway 126, crews closed Highway 126

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A Texas official gets probation for accidentally shooting his grandson at a wedding

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Texas county commissioner will spend one year on probation for accidentally shooting his grandson during a Nebraska wedding he was officiating. Michael Gardner, 63, of Odessa, Texas, was sentenced Monday for misdemeanor child abuse in the 2023 shooting. His grandson, then 12, survived the shoulder wound. The shooting happened when

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson accused of 2020 sexual assault in new lawsuit

By Ben Church and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been accused of sexual assault and battery which allegedly occurred in 2020, according to a civil lawsuit filed Monday by a woman in Harris County, Texas. In the lawsuit obtained by CNN, a woman identified as “Jane Doe” claims that Watson sexually assaulted her in her

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Kate’s soft-focus Insta-ready video marks a shift in how royals tell their story

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Public displays of affection on a royal video? My, how times have changed! When the Princess of Wales announced that she had completed chemotherapy treatment in a soft-focus, Insta-ready video, she ventured into realms not previously inhabited by Britain’s royal family, traditionally known for the stiff-upper-lip, “never complain, never explain”

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Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospects

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Tuesday to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for new voters as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown in three weeks, though the measure appeared likely to be voted down. Democrats overwhelmingly oppose the measure. Enough Republicans were also coming

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