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Walt Disney Elementary focuses on recovery after tornado as deadly storm claims four lives across the South

30Dec

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Headlines, Texas

Walt Disney Elementary focuses on recovery after tornado as deadly storm claims four lives across the South

ALVIN, TX – Recovery efforts are underway at Walt Disney Elementary School in Brazoria County after a tornado caused significant damage to the campus during a devastating weekend storm that left four people dead across the South. https://youtu.be/64yIC-2x58E Located near Mustang Road off Highway 35, the school suffered severe roof damage when one of six confirmed tornadoes in Texas struck the area Saturday. The National Weather Service classified the tornado as an EF2, with sustained winds of at least 111 mph, making it one of the strongest storms in the region. “While this news breaks our hearts, we are incredibly thankful that all children and staff were safe and not on campus during the storm,” district officials with Alvin ISD Education Foundation said in a post. “As we work...

TikTok to seek Supreme Court injunction after federal court upholds ban

6Dec

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Business, Headlines

TikTok to seek Supreme Court injunction after federal court upholds ban

TikTok has announced plans to seek an injunction against the federal court’s ruling upholding a law banning the platform, calling the decision unconstitutional. According to an email from Kim Farrell, Global Head of Creators, the platform strongly disagrees with the court’s decision and intends to prevent the ban from taking effect until the U.S. Supreme Court has an opportunity to review the matter. The company argues that the ban violates the First Amendment rights of its 170 million American users. Farrell expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will uphold the constitutional right to free speech, citing its historical record of protecting such freedoms. “We will continue to fight for our community and are confident we will build a safe, secure, and innovative platform,” F...

Texas man and two others arrested after locking 6-year-old in Washateria Dryer over bag of chips

12Nov

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Crime, Headlines, Safety, U.S.

Texas man and two others arrested after locking 6-year-old in Washateria Dryer over bag of chips

On November 11, 2024, deputies with Constable Mark Herman's Office responded to a distressing call at the Hi Tek Washateria in the 13000 block of Kuykendahl Road, where a six-year-old child was reportedly locked inside a clothing dryer. Upon arrival, deputies located the visibly shaken and crying child. Constable deputies moved to detain suspects on scene, leading to a foot chase when a male suspect attempted to evade. During the pursuit, a woman blocked a deputy by pushing him. She was detained and identified as Life Ford. The male suspect, Haven Duncan, was apprehended on site and found carrying a loaded firearm. Following a search perimeter, deputies located and identified the evading suspect as Jaqory Gill. The investigation revealed that the child was under the care of Ford,...

Confirmed: Trump is now facing 34 felony charges

4Apr

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Headlines

Confirmed: Trump is now facing 34 felony charges

An indictment has been unsealed against former President Trump in New York, charging him with felony counts of falsifying business records in connection to an alleged hush money scheme. You can read it in its entirety below: Donald-J.-Trump-SOFDownload Donald-J.-Trump-IndictmentDownload

Puppy goes missing after Houston Uber driver claims it bit him and ran off

22Jul

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Headlines, Houston, Texas

Puppy goes missing after Houston Uber driver claims it bit him and ran off

Rebecca Bridges of Houston Dog Mom took to Facebook Friday afternoon expressing frustration over a lost puppy named Lola. In the post she claims that Lola, a black staff/pitty mix that is just four months old, was placed in an Uber on Friday morning around 8 a.m. Lola was supposed to show up at the Pearland Canine Resource Center, a veterinary clinic in Pearland, TX. Lola never made it. Instead, Rebecca claims that the Uber driver panicked after he pulled over at a Travel Center, (TA Express) off 288, and Almeda Genoa to clean the kennel. As he was cleaning it, Lola bit him and ran off, the driver claimed to be Rebecca's friend, the one who requested the ride. He drove around for a couple of hours, and according to Rebecca, the Uber app showed him stopping two blocks away from...

Federal judge rules against Catholic woman who claims Aspirus fired her because of her religious beliefs

21Jul

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Headlines, Wisconsin

Federal judge rules against Catholic woman who claims Aspirus fired her because of her religious beliefs

A federal judge in Wisconsin dismissed a woman’s claims that she was discriminated against by her employer after she lost her job for refusal of getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The employer also gave her a chance to get tested bi-weekly in lieu of getting a vaccine in order to come back to work, but she refused, quoting her religion as an exemption to both the vaccine and testing. COVID-19 Testing Center In court documents filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, the woman, Jo Anne Egelkrout was working at the time for Aspirus, Inc., a non-profit healthcare organization with a network of hospitals and clinics. Egelkrout was an “Insurance Enrollment Coordinator” for the organization. The court documents further stated that in...

An appeals court ruled in favor of a man with a history of domestic abuse stating he can rightfully own a rifle or shotgun

13Jul

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Headlines, Houston

An appeals court ruled in favor of a man with a history of domestic abuse stating he can rightfully own a rifle or shotgun

New York City resident, Alex Taveras applied for a gun license and was denied because of a domestic abuse case in 2011. He was asking specifically for a rifle or shotgun license in order to protect himself at his residence in the Bronx in 2018. The officers who were in charge of reviewing his application found the domestic abuse case on his record from 2011 and subsequently denied him a license, citing the domestic abuse case and arrest from seven years prior. The problem though was that the alleged victim of the 2011 domestic abuse case and arrest ultimately dropped the protective order issued against Alex Taveras and the charges were eventually dismissed. Alex Taveras decided to then bring the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York stating th...

Bomb Squad called to Hobby Airport after a K-9 alerted TSA to a suspicious piece of luggage

8Jul

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Headlines, Houston

Bomb Squad called to Hobby Airport after a K-9 alerted TSA to a suspicious piece of luggage

Hobby Airport, in South Houston, was placed on lockdown after a TSA dog that was on a routine patrol alerted authorities to a piece of luggage according to Megan Howard, the Tactical Operations Division Commander for the Houston Police Department in a press statement. The incident occurred at about 9 a.m. on Friday, July 8, 2022. According to Commander Howard, TSA followed protocols and alerted the Houston Police Department which then sent out the bomb squad to investigate. Houston Airport was also notified and worked to block off the area where the piece of luggage was while redirecting passengers to another part of the airport in order to reroute passengers. Some customers did miss their flights after the lobby was closed while bomb techs worked to determine what was inside this piece...

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners sue the town of Superior in Colorado for allegedly infringing on Second Amendment rights

7Jul

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Headlines, Houston

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners sue the town of Superior in Colorado for allegedly infringing on Second Amendment rights

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (RMGO), a group of far-right gun owners decided to sue the town of Colorado and filed a complaint to block bans on assault weapons and to protect their right to carry firearms in public in federal court on Thursday, July 7, 2022. Colorado passed a law in 2021 after a deadly shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, CO, to give more power to local governments for gun regulation. The town Superior used this law to hold a vote to ban all assault weapons in June of 2022 through a city ordinance. The ordinance passed and went into effect on July 1, 2022. RMGO claims that it conflicts with their Second Amended rights to bear arms in public. In the complaint, RMGO alleges that "millions of law-abiding citizens own and use" assault weapons that the ordinance specificall...

Former cop who killed George Floyd, Derek Chauvin gets a 21-year sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights

7Jul

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Headlines, Houston

Former cop who killed George Floyd, Derek Chauvin gets a 21-year sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights

The former Minneapolis cop who killed George Floyd has now received an additional 21-year sentence in federal court. This is in addition to charges of manslaughter and murder Chauvin was convicted last June and will be served separately. The plea agreement called for Chauvin to receive a sentence of 20 to 25 years for the killing of Floyd. Chauvin killed Floyd after he used his knee to pin him to the pavement in front of a Minneapolis corner store for at least eight minutes and forty-six seconds as Floyd pleaded that he could not breathe and eventually lost consciousness. Chauvin, continued to pin him down, even as onlookers and paramedics pointed out that he was unconscious. Eric Nelson, Chauvin's attorney argued that Chauvin was remorseful but Chauvin did not offer an apology to Fl...