'Affluenza' Mom Tonya Couch Bond Reduced To $75,000
Tarrant County Judge Wayne Salvant lowered the bail for 'affluenza' teen Tonya Couch from $1million to $75,000. It's rules-a-plenty if she bonds out.
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Tarrant County Judge Wayne Salvant lowered the bail for 'affluenza' teen Tonya Couch from $1million to $75,000. It's rules-a-plenty if she bonds out.
A court has ordered experts to assess Tonya Couch for a mental illness. The order includes assessing whether the mother of Ethan Couch is competent to stand trial for the charge of hindering apprehension of her son.
Tonya Couch, the mother of 'affluenza' teen Ethan Couch, is expected to arrive back in Texas on Thursday. She has been in police custody in Los Angeles since last week after being brought back into the U.S. from Mexico by authorities.
Mexican authorities are confirming it was a pizza delivery that ultimately blew the lid off of Ethan Couch and his mother's secret hide out in the heart of Puerta Vallarta.
It's the season of giving and there is a group in Fort Worth that does that as well as anyone. In our Welcome to Texas report, we highlight the Cowboy Santas Program that thanks to you is a non-profit that gets bigger and better ever every year.
The search is on for 'affluenza' teen Ethan Couch, who had received probation in 2013 after killing four people in a drunk driving crash. There is now a warrant out for Couch's arrest.
Fort Worth was selected by the Senate District Executive Committee (SDEC), the Texas Democratic Party's governing body.
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Now, Tarrant County Prosecutor Richard Alpert says his office is taking the allegations seriously and they are investigating.
Arlington Police Department is cracking down on impaired driving this holiday weekend.
Pedro Medina is on administrative leave. Stephen Schmidt retired in October.
Police in Granbury have confirmed three more charges against former Grapevine volleyball coach Damian Merrick.
The Tarrant County Fire Marshal's Office has lifted the burn ban in unincorporated areas of the county.
Two wastewater wells connected to a swarm of earthquakes will not have any changes to their permits.
Police say an ex-tenant of a Fort Worth apartment complex has been charged in the beating of an 89-year-old resident who later died
It's unclear how the man fell.
The Sheriff's Department will conduct an internal investigation.
Police believe he was the victim of a hit-and-run.
New numbers prove the problem of domestic violence is getting worse in Texas.
Several hospitals across North Texas will come together Tuesday to make a statement about safe infant sleeping.
The tweet chat is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6 at 10:00 a.m. spreading the message of #SafeSleep.
This was the third consecutive year the parade was held in downtown Fort Worth.
TCU head football coach Garry Patterson says two of the players who were arrested last week have been cleared to resume practice with the team.
If you live in Tarrant County and you need a passport, don't bother going to a county passport office.
A North Texas man is going to prison after being found guilty for the continued sexual abuse of a child under 14 years of age.
The event was delayed one hour due to rain, now starting at 10 a.m. at Rogers Square in Fort Worth.
Much of North Texas woke up to stormy weather on Friday, with a cluster of strong storms moving across the Metroplex since before 6 a.m.
Nancy Napoles denied the accusation and said she was willing to cooperate with authorities to clarify what happened.
Juneteenth will affect banking, mail service and financial markets, although retailers and restaurants are largely staying open.
Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
The event was delayed one hour due to rain, now starting at 10 a.m. at Rogers Square in Fort Worth.
Much of North Texas woke up to stormy weather on Friday, with a cluster of strong storms moving across the Metroplex since before 6 a.m.
Nancy Napoles denied the accusation and said she was willing to cooperate with authorities to clarify what happened.
Juneteenth will affect banking, mail service and financial markets, although retailers and restaurants are largely staying open.
Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
Federal officials are warning that one of the world's largest sporting events could bring more than soccer fans.
Donald Mercer was sentenced to 300 days behind bars for soliciting sex from a woman he arrested.
While FIFA is expected to make billions on the tournament, local cities are spending millions to host.
Drivers towed from a Fort Worth CVS may be eligible for refunds after an I-Team investigation found questions over whether the tow company had authorization to operate in the lot.
Before striking a pipeline, causing a natural gas leak and subsequent explosion, an engineering firm did follow proper protocol to begin work at a Dallas apartment building.
Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News.
Republican Senators Bill Cassidy, Thom Tillis, Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton have been critical of the 14-point memorandum of understanding signed on Wednesday.
The Trump administration expects to try to revoke the U.S. citizenship of more than 250 foreign-born citizens by October, a Justice Department official said.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.
After more than a decade since it was announced, the Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opens to the public in Chicago's Jackson Park on June 19, 2026.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
The most recent week of data from Dallas County Health and Human Services shows a 50% increase in positive flu cases.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
Despite the costs and rules, fans are excited for the World Cup madness that's finally taking off.
After sharing management of the arena for decades, the Mavericks are now in full control.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
Expensive tickets, trouble getting visas and anti-American sentiment may all be contributing to underwhelming demand.
Herring said that in the year before tariffs, used car sales were just under half of his business at his dealership in Irving; Now, they are nearly 75 percent.
Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
Honduran national Luis Mauricio Flores Ordonez, 33, is in federal custody after he was arrested on Sunday, June 14.
"Overall, we felt things went well," Arlington police said.
Kaitlyn Chen came off the bench to score 15 points against former UConn teammates Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd.
"You know, if we had to lose to somebody, I'm glad we lost to friends," Dajana Seiler said.
Lionel Messi tied the Men's World Cup goals record with his first World Cup hat trick as Argentina topped Algeria.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Creative minds are coming together in North Texas.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
