Crime

Authorities in far south Texas have arrested a man they say was driving the car that hit and killed two Mormon missionaries Tuesday evening in the town of Donna, near the Mexican border.

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Just when you think you've heard everything, there comes this story of a young pregnant woman who was arrested for munching on a sandwich she picked up in a Safeway store in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Her problem was that she ate the sandwich before she paid for it, and she was arrested.  To make things worse, her little girl was taken away by CPS.

The story went viral, and after a firestorm of criticism, Safeway has backed down and apologized for the way the incident was handled.

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On a YouTube clip that has gone viral, central Texas handgun instructor Crockett Keller defiantly tells Muslims and non-Christian Arabs he won't teach them how to handle a firearm.

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A south Texas sheriff says a shooting that injured one of his deputies was the first indisputable case of spillover violence from the Mexican drug wars in his County.

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Officials at the Texas Workforce Commission say they're getting reports that scam artists are targeting people who're drawing unemployment benefits, and are tricking them into giving them their personal information.

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State and local law officers located and destroyed a large field of marijuana in a heavily wooded area in Liberty County last weekend.  It was the second such growing site found in the county in recent weeks.

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Gun ownership is at an 18-year high, according to a new Gallup poll.

Forty-seven percent of Americans report having a gun in their home or elsewhere on their property, up from 41 percent last year and the most since 1993 when 54 percent reported gun ownership.

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Every year in the days leading up to Halloween, we all see, hear and read about the supposed dangers of trick-or-treating.  Stories of candy laced with rat poison, or razor blades, or sewing needles.  Oh my!  What's a parent to do in the midst of all that danger?

Here's good news that may cheer you up.  None of those stories are true. They're all urban myths.  Really.

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