WACO, Texas — Mark Blitch, a Baylor University graduate and former film studies student, has made it to the final three in Doritos’ highly competitive “Crash the Super Bowl” contest. His ad, “Charades,” is now in the running to air during Super Bowl LIX, with the chance to win $1 million. As part of the … Read more
Members of the group Patriot Front were accused of pinning a black man against a light post and forcing him off the sidewalk after calling him a racial slur. BOSTON — A North Texas-based white supremacist group has been ordered to pay more than $27.5 million this week to a black man they are accused … Read more
Joe Exotic’s lawyer urges release, citing new evidence challenging his murder-for-hire conviction. DALLAS — Joe Maldonado-Passage, more widely known as “Joe Exotic,” is back in the spotlight as his attorney publicly called for his release, citing new evidence that challenges his 22-year federal prison sentence. Maldonado-Passage, a former Oklahoma zoo operator who gained worldwide fame … Read more
As a player used to playing every day, Marcus Semien finally relented to taking days off late last season. Will that benefit him in 2025? ARLINGTON, Texas — Marcus Semien’s grip on the reins at second base is as tight as ever for the Texas Rangers entering the 2025 season, but a little rest might … Read more
Devaughan Williams is accused of fatally shooting Kiara Smith in the early hours of Sept. 6, 2024. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Devaughan Williams was in court Thursday as prosecutors tried to have his bond revoked. Williams is charged with murder in the 2024 death of Kiara Allani Smith, which carries a bond of $750,000. He … Read more
Ori Mays was arrested on campus and was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. SAN MARCOS, Texas — A 19-year-old student at Texas State University was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault. The Texas State University Police Department sent out a campus-wide warning regarding the incident after it was reported on Tuesday. Ori … Read more
In June 2022, Homero Zamorano Jr. was arrested near a tractor-trailer carrying dozens of undocumented migrants dead or dying from heat exhaustion. SAN ANTONIO — The man accused of being behind the wheel of a semitruck left abandoned in San Antonio with dozens of dead and dying migrants inside has reportedly plead guilty. The plea … Read more