CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The United Way of the Coastal Bend and Steel Dynamics teamed up to donate more than $400,000 to Welder Fire victims in Sinton on Friday. Steel Dynamics donated $200,000 as part of a dollar-for-dollar match agreement with The United Way of the Coastal Bend, which now has raised more than $200K. … Read more
Highland Park beat Liberty Hill 2-0 on Friday to claim its first state championship in program history. Then, hours later, the school forfeited the title. GEORGETOWN, Texas — Highland Park boys soccer won a state championship Friday night and then had to forfeit the title hours later. Highland Park self-reported to the UIL that they … Read more
“Two of the suspects we have, people have come forward and shared their story,” Chief Matt Antkowiak said. ARLINGTON, Texas — While investigating child sex abuse at an Arlington charter school, police say they’ve learned some disturbing history about two of their suspects. Newman International Academy (NIA) police told WFAA that they are getting help … Read more
Similar incidents have been reported in Round Rock and Hutto in recent weeks. LEANDER, Texas — An investigation is underway following a reported child abduction attempt in Leander on Friday afternoon. According to the Leander Police Department, the incident happened around 3 p.m. in the 1800 block of Artesian Springs Crossing. Police said a girl … Read more
Around 4:40 a.m., officers responded to an urgent welfare check call and found a man with serious injuries laying on the ground. AUSTIN, Texas — Police are investigating after a homicide in North Austin on Saturday morning. The incident happened on North Lamar Boulevard near Parmer Lane and Interstate 35. The Austin Police Department said … Read more
Old Tige made its way back to the Dallas Firefighter’s Museum Saturday drawn by a team of horses. DALLAS — The Dallas Firefighter’s Museum welcomed back a key piece of North Texas history Saturday. Old Tige — one of the first steam engine fire apparatuses in Dallas — is back on display at the East … Read more
Two people suffered severe burns to their extremities and smoke inhalation. GALVESTON, Texas — Firefighters in Galveston spent Saturday morning battling a two-home fire in one of the city’s most historic neighborhoods. The fire broke out just after 9 a.m. on 24th Street between Avenue M and Ursiline Street within the city’s Silk Stocking District … Read more