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April 5, 2021 at 11:02 am

6 relatives dead in apparent murder-suicide at Texas home

DALLAS (AP) — Six people were found fatally shot in a suburban Dallas home early Monday after police say two brothers made a pact to...

FILE – In this April 30, 2014, file photo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry poses at his book store in Archer City, Texas. McMurtry has died at the age of 84. His death was confirmed Friday, March 26, 2021, by a spokesman for his publisher Liveright. Several of McMurtryâ€™s books became feature films, including the Oscar-winning films â€œThe Last Picture Showâ€ and â€œTerms of Endearment.â€ He also co-wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for â€œBrokeback Mountain.â€ (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) NYET511 NYET511

March 26, 2021 at 9:24 am

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry dies at 84 VIEW

The prolific and popular author, perhaps best known for "Lonesome Dove" and "Terms of Endearment," had split his time between Tucson, Arizona, and tiny Archer...

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March 25, 2021 at 1:48 pm

Texas death toll from February storm, outages surpasses 100

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials on Thursday raised the death toll from February's winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people — nearly...

March 25, 2021 at 1:12 pm

About 4,300 cold-stunned turtles survived the Texas freeze

DALLAS (AP) — About a third of the cold-stunned sea turtles found along Texas' coast during last month's deadly winter freeze survived following a massive...

March 5, 2021 at 7:35 am

Ex-chief: Dallas cop kept on job to not tip him off to probe

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Police Department allowed an officer to continue patrolling for more than a year while investigating whether he ordered two people...

March 3, 2021 at 5:14 pm

Widow of Dallas officer slain by Lee Harvey Oswald dies

DALLAS — Marie Tippit, the widow of the Dallas police officer killed by Lee Harvey Oswald about 45 minutes after the assassination of President John...

February 24, 2021 at 1:45 pm

Bats, birds among wildlife pummeled during Southern freeze VIEW

DALLAS (AP) — As many people in the southern U.S. hosted neighbors who had no heat or water during the vicious February storm and deep...

February 20, 2021 at 10:55 am

Suspected hypothermia deaths in homes mount in Texas VIEW

DALLAS (AP) — With the snow and ice clearing in Texas after days of unusually cold temperatures, bodies are being found of people who likely...

February 14, 2021 at 9:30 am

Wintry weather blanketing US making rare dip to Gulf Coast VIEW

DALLAS (AP) — Snow and ice blanketed large swaths of the U.S. on Sunday, prompting canceled flights, making driving perilous and reaching into areas as...

Vehicles are piled up after a fatal crash on Interstate 35 near Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The massive crash involving 75 to 100 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate killed some and injured others, police said, as a winter storm dropped freezing rain, sleet and snow on parts of the U.S. (Lawrence Jenkins/The Dallas Morning News via AP) TXDAM102 TXDAM102

February 11, 2021 at 7:31 am

6 killed in 130-vehicle pileup on icy Texas interstate VIEW

At least five people were killed Thursday in a massive crash involving 75 to 100 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate, police said, as a...