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

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

‘It looked more like a war zone’ | 3 motorcyclists killed injured after being hit head on by suspected drunk driver

The drivers of the motorcycles, Cortney Cortez, 25, Cody Cortez, 34, and Daniel Cortez Jr., 57, were all pronounced dead at the scene. KERR COUNTY, Texas — Three motorcyclists are dead and a passenger critically injured in Kerr County, after DPS officials say a suspected drunk driver hit them head-on. Officials says 25-year-old Jeremy Wasson … Read more