East Texas student faces multiple charges for spoofing incident that threatened teacher over grades

Hopkins County investigators traced the threat to Missouri – linking it to three students who met through a gaming app, including a a Como-Pickton student. COMO, Texas — An East Texas student and two, about 500 miles away, from Missouri, are accused of using spoofing to threaten a local middle teacher. Como-Pickton CISD says a … Read more

OFFICIALS: Student captured after spoofing East Texas teacher, threatening to shoot them over grades

COMO, Texas — The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office says a student has been taken into custody following a spoofing incident which targeted an East Texas teacher. Como-Pickton CISD says a person called a teacher Friday from a spoofed number and threatened to shoot her if she didn’t change the caller’s grade. “The student suspect has … Read more

Oregon man dies in Galveston after being pulled from water in non-swimming zone, beach patrol says

An Oregon man drowned at Galveston Beach, marking the first fatality of the year. GALVESTON, Texas — An Oregon man died hours after his body was pulled from the water in Galveston Saturday afternoon, according to Lt. Austin Kirwin with Galveston Island Beach Patrol. It happened at 39th Street and Seawall Boulevard. According to Kirwin, … Read more