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In 911 calls released Friday, the husband of a Henderson County woman charged with murdering her two young daughters is heard crying and revealing upsetting details of the shooting, while at the same time struggling to prevent his wife from harming herself.

In-person jail visitation has been suspended and will not resume until further notice out of coronavirus safety precautions. The Dallas Sheriff Office will offer video visitation free of charge. Legal counsel in-person visitation is still allowed. Officials said they have implemented enhanced intake procedures in terms of screening inmates and equipping employees with information.

Firefighters have rescued a kitten that was trapped inside the wall of a South Florida home, bringing an end to a family’s confusion about where a certain meowing sound was coming from.

The 41-year-old tortoise named Dino ambled away after a storm blew open the latch on its outdoor enclosure in Red Bluff.

A kitten that was found encased in hardened spray foam is expected to make a full recovery after being rescued from a garbage can by an Oregon sanitation worker, authorities said Thursday. The sanitation worker was using a hydraulic arm to empty a trash can near Hillsboro, Oregon, but the can wouldn’t empty, said Washington County sheriff’s Deputy Brian van...

All kinds walk through the security checkpoints at the Frederick County Courthouse on any given day, but few manage to turn heads like Giuseppe, Welton, Zeke and Zoey. “We’re just the handlers. They call us ‘the dopes on the ends of the ropes,'” said Francina Baldi with a smile as she led Giuseppe, a 3-year-old mini goldendoodle, toward the stairwell...

The husband of a woman missing since October is charged with murder after investigators found human remains in Hood County, authorities say.

The husband of a woman missing since October is charged with murder after investigators found human remains in Hood County, authorities say.

The husband of a woman missing since October is charged with murder after investigators found human remains in Hood County, authorities say.

A woman was arrested, suspected of driving under the influence, after she struck the squad car of a Dallas County sheriff’s deputy Tuesday afternoon, authorities say.

Hundreds of flights were canceled and thousands delayed for travelers heading home after the Thanksgiving holiday as a deadly winter storm moved to the Northeast on Sunday, packing one last punch of snow and ice. The National Weather Service predicted more than a foot (0.3 meters) of snow in swaths of upstate New York and New England, as well as...

Authorities say a 14-year-old boy shot and wounded his sister and killed her boyfriend during a house party in a Houston suburb.

Sheriff’s deputies southwest of Houston encountered a reptilian “suspect” with four legs and a tail Saturday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott loaded heavy praise Sunday on President Donald Trump and the federal government for its response to Hurricane Harvey, describing an “A-plus” effort with the storm only just beginning to take its catastrophic toll.

A Marine deserter, accused of gunning down his mother’s boyfriend, was captured Wednesday in Virginia — at the scene of the alleged slaying — following a two-week, multi-state search, authorities said. Cpl. Michael Alexander Brown, 22, was safely taken into custody at his mother’s house in Hardy, Virginia, about 8 a.m. ET, Franklin County Sheriff W. Q. “Bill” Overton Jr....

Authorities say feral hogs attacked and killed a woman outside a Southeast Texas home where she worked as a caretaker.

Investigators in Parker County are hoping someone can help identify a woman who was recorded taking a baby Jesus figurine and manger decorations from a Nativity scene.

Investigators looking into the possibility that dogs or feral hogs may have killed 59-year-old woman after her body was found outside of Chambers County home. A Texas woman is dead after a possible animal attack. Christine Rollins, 59, of Liberty was found dead in the front yard of a home in the rural area of Anahuac, investigators said. Rollins was...

A group of thieves rammed a stolen pickup truck through the front door of a Florida gun shop and stole firearms and ammunition.

The niece and supervisor of a murder suspect were arrested for allegedly helping him evade capture before the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer. Online court records show that 27-year-old Lakensha Smith-Loyd was arrested on an accessory charge Wednesday, a day after the fugitive’s supervisor at a fried chicken restaurant, Zarghee Mayan, was arrested on the same charge.