3 killed in National Guard helicopter crash in Texas
Three people were killed when a helicopter went down in La Grulla, Texas.
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Three people were killed when a helicopter went down in La Grulla, Texas.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire is the largest recorded in Texas history.
There are several fires, and the biggest has grown to more than 1,300 square miles.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties. People who live in areas near the wildfires were told to be ready to pack up and leave at a moment's notice.
Houston-area student Darryl George was suing his school district after being suspended because of his hair length. A judge ruled limiting hair length doesn't violate the state's new Crown Act.
The driver died in the crash and at least 10 others were hurt – including two children.
A young child is in critical condition, and the suspected shooter, a woman in her 30s, was shot and killed.
Beyoncé announced she's dropping a new album, minutes after starring in a clue-laden Verizon commercial about "breaking the internet" aired shortly after the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show.
Police said a woman in her 30s entered the Lakewood Church with a child and started firing. She was shot and killed by responding deputies.
Some 50 Indiana guardsmen will arrive in Texas in mid-March and spend 10 months there.
Members of the Indiana National Guard will be sent to Texas to help with security along the southern U.S. border. The announcement came just days after Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb traveled to the border to meet with other governors.
"We can't get inside his head. We just don't have any clue as to why he did what he did," Joliet Police Chief Bill Evans said.
Although suspect Romeo Nance shot and killed himself in Texas after the murders of eight people, the investigation continues. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
After eight people were murdered at three sites over two days, suspect Romeo Nance shot and killed himself after a confrontation with authorities in Texas. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Police still do not have a motive for the grisly murders, which they say happened Sunday. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The suspect in the shootings, 23-year-old Romeo Nance, later shot and killed himself upon being confronted by authorities in Natalia, Texas. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
It is believed that Romeo Nance, 23, died by suicide with a handgun after a confrontation with Texas law enforcement, according to Joliet police.
Romeo Nance had been wanted by police after seven people were found shot dead in Joliet, and another man had been shot and killed the day before nearby. On Monday night, Nance was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Texas.
A new justice department report highlights serious failures by law enforcement in the 2022 mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead.
The Justice Department's report points to "cascading failures" by the police chief and other law enforcement responding to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 4, 2022.
A Texas veteran has his service dog to thank for his life. "Mattie Mae" jumped into action after flames raced through his home.
Operation Lone Star was initiated two years ago to draw attention to the failure of the federal government to come up with policies to stem the flow of migrants across the southern border.
"Governor Abbott is determined to continue to sow seeds of chaos," Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana, who helped coordinate efforts on the ground at the Rockford airport, said local officials were notified Saturday afternoon that the flight of migrants was coming.
Two Democratic mayors said there's been a lack of coordination from the governor of Texas.
