Man charged in connection with "Texas Killing Fields" deaths
Prosecutors have charged a man allegedly connected to two deaths tied to the "Texas Killing Fields," a site where dozens of bodies have been found since the 1970s.
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Prosecutors have charged a man allegedly connected to two deaths tied to the "Texas Killing Fields," a site where dozens of bodies have been found since the 1970s.
A small Mexican navy plane on a medical mission crashed Monday near Galveston, Texas, killing at least six people.
The event celebrated Juneteenth at the historic Reedy Chapel AME Church in Galveston, Texas.
Police did not say how many packages were found, or what they were worth.
Millions of Texans are still without power after Beryl, which entered south of Houston as a Category 1 storm, devastated parts of the coast and flooded homes in the region. CBS News' Janet Shamlian reports.
Hurricane Beryl made its third landfall in as many days Monday morning, this time in Texas. The storm system struck the Lone Star State as a Category 1 hurricane around 4 a.m. and was downgraded to a tropical storm roughly five hours later. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has the latest from Galveston.
Beryl made landfall just south of Houston, Texas, as a Category 1 hurricane before weakening into a tropical storm Monday. CBS News Dallas chief meteorologist Scott Padgett breaks down the forecast for North Texas and CBS News San Francisco meteorologist Zoe Mintz has more on what's ahead for Beryl. Also, CBS news' Omar Villafranca and Janet Shamlian report from Galveston and Sugar Land, cities battered by the storm.
Alberto weakened into a tropical depression Thursday morning after bringing heavy rains to parts of Mexico and flooding Texas shores. CBS News' Dave Malkoff spoke to tourists stranded in floodwaters as new weather systems loom nearby.
CBS News' Carter Evans has the latest on a massive fire in New Mexico that is forcing quick evacuations for many near Ruidoso and an update on California crews battling the Post Fire in Los Angeles County. CBS News Chicago's Marissa Perlman is following the heat wave spreading across the U.S., and CBS News' Dave Malkoff tracks the potential tropical storm that could slam Texas.
The barge was carrying vacuum gas oil, which has been linked to skin cancer and lung issues and is considered "environmentally toxic."
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to the oil spill, and will determine its extent and initiate "containment and cleanup processes."