Author: Houston Stringer

AMARILLO, TX – A Randall County Grand Jury has indicted 38-year-old Joanna Bartlett for murder following the fentanyl overdose death of 22-year-old Sheridan Taylor, who was pregnant at the time of her death. On December 25, 2024, Amarillo police responded to the 5700 block of Midsummer Court where they found Taylor unresponsive. She was later pronounced deceased. An autopsy determined the cause of death was acute fentanyl toxicity. A nearly ten-month-long investigation by the Amarillo Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, Homicide Unit, Proactive Criminal Enforcement Unit, Digital Forensics Unit, and the Amarillo Regional Crime Center, in coordination with the Randall County District Attorney’s Office, FBI, and Homeland Security Investigations, led to the indictment. According t...

AUSTIN, TX – Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources in anticipation of a severe weather threat expected to impact large portions of the state beginning Thursday night and continuing through the weekend. File Photo (July 9, 2024) “Texas stands ready to deploy all emergency resources needed to help local officials respond to potential severe weather across the state,” Governor Abbott said. “Texans are encouraged to regularly monitor road conditions, make an emergency plan, and heed the guidance of state and local officials.” According to the National Weather Service, the incoming storm system may bring large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, heavy rain, and flash flooding. The threat begins in...