AMBER ALERT: Seagoville Police Are Searching for Two Teen Girls [UPDATED]

UPDATED: 4/20/21  7:30AM Seagoville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Two teen girls who were subjects of an Amber Alert early Monday were found safe in Plano last night. Seagoville Police discontinued the alert at 7:15pm for 16-year old Devany Betancourt and 17-year old Marina Nelson. Both girls are from Bullard, Texas, south of Tyler. The girls where…MORE

Capitol Breach Defendants Try The Journalism Defense

Washington (AP) – Some people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 are claiming they were only there to record history as journalists, not join a deadly insurrection. Experts say it’s unlikely these defendants can mount a viable defense on First Amendment free speech grounds, but some seem intent on trying. The Associated…MORE

A Houston Immigrant Facility for Girls To Be Closed

HOUSTON (AP) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it is removing immigrant girls from a facility in Houston. HHS said that about 450 girls are being removed from the Emergency Intake Site for Unaccompanied Children operated by the National Association of Christian Churches, where immigrant girls have been housed since April…MORE

2 Killed, Officer Wounded In San Antonio Gunfight

San Antonio (AP) – Two men were killed, a woman and a San Antonio police officer wounded during a gunfight that erupted following a routine traffic stop. Police Chief William McManus said the Friday morning incident on the city’s West Side came when an officer stopped a pickup truck containing three occupants. The officer’s body…MORE

Biden Administration Moving Immigrant Girls

Houston (AP) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it is removing immigrant girls from a facility in Houston. HHS said that about 450 girls are being removed from the Emergency Intake Site for Unaccompanied Children operated by the National Association of Christian Churches where they were housed since April 1. The…MORE

COVID-19 Is Still With Us

Austin (AP) – Newly reported COVID-19 cases in Texas have fallen just short of the state average for the past seven days. However, the state’s daily COVID-19 death toll was significantly above average. About 3,200 new cases, plus 273 cases previously unreported, fell two cases short of the state’s rolling seven day average calculated by…MORE

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