Texas

Arrest came months after Stephen Paddock masacred 58 people from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas.

Police in Houston, Texas, say Kenneth Wayne Lockings Jr. murdered his girlfriend Aracely Jernigan by nearly decapitating her with a samurai sword.

Lndy Lou Layman is facing a criminal mischief charge after she allegedly tore down paintings and smashed sculptures when her date with Anthony Buzbee went off the rails.

A Washington DC teacher is accusing United Airlines of bumping her from her first class seat to upgrade US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.

Police in Houston say that the 28-year-old Erika Jisela Miranda-Alvarez killed a 33-year-old mother and kidnapped her daughter after allegedly going through a miscarriage.

27-year-old Sierra Tarbutton was sentenced to five years in jail after posting videos to Snapchat showing her firing a gun out of a moving car in Houston, Texas.

Texas deputies discovered 15 stolen Michael Kors purses in the vehicle of a woman arrested for a hit and run. They were worth $4,700 and were taken from a Macy's store.

The autopsy report confirmed that Natasha Dauzat died from at least 43 knife wounds and other "sharp-force injuries, including decapitation."

When an Uber driver picked up a girl in distress she decided to lift her spirits by taking her for a night on the tiles.

Chandler Self was leading the women's division of the BMW Dallas Marathon on 10 December when she began to collapse 200 yards from the finish line.

It snowed in Houston, Texas for the first time in 8 years. While the snow isn't that rare in the north of the state, the South just enjoyed a rare occasion to have a bit of fun.

Genene Jones, a former nurse suspected of killing up to 60 infants in Texas, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges relating to five children in the early 1980s.

Lisa Marie Garcia faces jail after Texas police say she created fake online accounts on Facebook to make it look like her ex-boyfriend was threatening her life.

The boy's parents dismissed the claim as "he doesn't speak at all", and has "the mental capacity of a one-year-old".

Executions in the US peaked in 1999, when 98 inmates were put to death.

A four-year-old Texas boy, Camden, born without arms or legs yells, "I'm walking", as he takes his first steps in an emotional video posted by his mother.

Police said they found the weapons and the clothes the suspects were seen wearing in the video footage inside the vehicles parked near the house.

Julia Poff, 46, from Brookshire, Texas, is charged with sending explosives made from a cigarette packet and a salad dressing cap to Obama and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2016.

The Texas Republican representative Joe Barton reportedly told a woman he would complain to the police if sexually explicit photographs of him were exposed publicly.

Police in Texas are investigating after cheerleader Alexis Butler was killed after being hit by a pickup truck driver, who was using a court-ordered breathalyser at the time.

Bayou Wildlife Zoo in Alvin is up for sale along with 500 animals of 60 different species. The asking price is $6m, down $1m from the original listing.

Breana Harmon-Talbott, 19, appeared in a court on 16 November facing charges of tampering with evidence and government records.

On 15 November, Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls had threatened Karen Fonseca with a disorderly conduct charge over the "offensive" sticker.

Police in Fort Bend, Texas inadvertently created a viral sensation after they asked the driver of this vehicle to come forward.

The US president seemed to be confused as he tweeted his condolences about the wrong shooting incident.

"The fact that the U.S. president can't even keep track of all the mass shootings is a fairly compelling argument for gun reform," one Twitter user wrote.

Pastor Frank Pomeroy, whose daughter was killed in the tragedy, said it would be too painful to use the building as a place of worship.

Officials reported that 26 people died after Devin Patrick Kelley entered the First Baptist Church and opened fire.

Reports say that Devin Patrick Kelley was treated at a mental health centre in New Mexico and briefly escaped in 2012. Kelley killed 26 people at a baptist church in Texas.

Eight members of the Holcombe family, as well as an unborn child, were murdered in the Texas church attack.