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Firefighter sustains minor injuries during early morning commercial fire in Houston

10Nov

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Houston

Firefighter sustains minor injuries during early morning commercial fire in Houston

A fire broke out just after 2 a.m. Monday at a commercial building in Houston, in the 2500 block of Southmore on the corner of Live Oak. https://youtu.be/oKQgQQCI8Bw According to the Houston Fire Department, the blaze began on the bottom floor of the vacant building, and the roof later collapsed. One firefighter sustained minor injuries, possibly from falling roof tiles, and was transported to a hospital. He has since been released from the hospital. The Houston Fire Department’s Arson Division is working to determine the cause of the fire. https://youtu.be/9lUs1ZxFKG0

Motorcyclist killed in crash on East Boone Street in Santa Maria

9Nov

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California

Motorcyclist killed in crash on East Boone Street in Santa Maria

SANTA MARIA, CA – A motorcyclist was killed Saturday morning following a collision with a vehicle in the 600 block of East Boone Street, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Officers were dispatched around 10:58 a.m. on November 9, 2025, along with the Santa Maria Fire Department and American Medical Response. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found the rider lying in the roadway and began life-saving measures. He was transported to Marian Regional Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The victim has been identified as a 30-year-old man from Santa Maria. His name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The Santa Maria Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating the cause of the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact...

Woman struck and killed in auto-pedestrian crash on East Boling Highway in Wharton

9Nov

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Texas

Woman struck and killed in auto-pedestrian crash on East Boling Highway in Wharton

WHARTON, TX – A woman was killed in an auto-pedestrian crash Saturday evening in the 500 block of East Boling Highway, according to the Wharton Police Department. Officers were dispatched around 6 p.m. on November 8, 2025, and found the victim, identified as Sharon Llanes of Wharton, deceased at the scene. The driver, identified as Darelle Baxter of Wharton, remained on scene, cooperated with investigators, and consented to a full interview. He was released afterward and has not been criminally charged at this time. Police obtained a blood search warrant for Baxter as part of standard investigative procedures. Field sobriety tests did not indicate intoxication, and final toxicology results are pending. The Wharton Police Department is leading the investigation and stated th...

Man critically injured in shooting at The Morgan Apartment Homes

9Nov

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Houston

Man critically injured in shooting at The Morgan Apartment Homes

HOUSTON, TX – A 22-year-old male was critically injured in a shooting early Sunday morning at The Morgan Apartment Homes in southwest Houston. https://youtu.be/_N5ZVzbCqAw The shooting occurred around 1:50 a.m. in the 2400 block of Westridge. According to police, officers arrived to find the victim lying outside after attempting to get help. Officers immediately applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding before Houston Fire Department paramedics transported him to a nearby hospital. Police say the victim had reportedly been robbed at gunpoint by several individuals about two hours earlier at the same apartment complex. Investigators believe it is possible that the same suspect or suspects involved in the earlier robbery may be connected to the shooting. Multiple shell casin...

Young man attending party struck and killed by truck in southeast Houston

9Nov

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Houston

Young man attending party struck and killed by truck in southeast Houston

HOUSTON, TX – A young Hispanic male was killed in a hit-and-run crash involving a red GMC pickup truck early Sunday morning in southeast Houston. https://youtu.be/G8fY6H02uQ4 The crash occurred around 12:53 a.m. in the 7000 block of Kassarine Pass. According to police, the victim was struck by a red GMC pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed. The victim was transported to Ben Taub Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Witnesses told police that a large party was taking place nearby, and the victim, who had been attending the gathering, was walking down the street when the truck passed and hit him. The suspect vehicle is described as a red GMC truck with front-end and possible undercarriage damage. The suspected driver is believed to be a young Hispanic male. ...

Five charged in fatal southwest Houston shooting that killed one, injured another

9Nov

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Texas

Five charged in fatal southwest Houston shooting that killed one, injured another

HOUSTON, TX – Charges have been filed against five suspects in connection with a fatal shooting that left one man dead and another wounded in the 200 block of Robmore Street on June 22. According to the Houston Police Department, 19-year-old Christian Brizuela and 17-year-old Hanich Ramirez have been charged with capital murder in the 262nd Criminal District Court. Three additional suspects, all 16-year-old males, were referred to the Harris County Juvenile Probation authorities on capital murder charges. The victim was identified as 18-year-old Nehemias Bonilla. HPD Homicide Division Detectives C. Davidson and R. Bounds stated that officers responded to reports of a shooting around 5:20 p.m. and found Bonilla unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a vehicle at Robmore Street an...

Texas attorney general moves to block Tylenol manufacturer from paying dividends amid lawsuit

9Nov

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U.S.

Texas attorney general moves to block Tylenol manufacturer from paying dividends amid lawsuit

AUSTIN, TX – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion to stop Kenvue, the manufacturer of Tylenol, from paying a scheduled November 26 dividend that he argues would drain company assets needed to compensate Texans for alleged illegal and unethical conduct. File Photo (September 2025) The motion follows a lawsuit filed last week against Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson, accusing the companies of deceptively marketing Tylenol to pregnant women despite evidence linking acetaminophen exposure to an increased risk of autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. The lawsuit also seeks to hold Johnson & Johnson accountable for what Paxton described as an illegal corporate spinoff designed to evade financial responsibility. “I will not allow Big Pharma ...

Man found deceased after pursuit and search in Frisco

9Nov

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Texas

Man found deceased after pursuit and search in Frisco

FRISCO, TX – A 24-year-old man was found deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a multi-agency search that began after a vehicle pursuit in Frisco. According to the Frisco Police Department, the incident began around 10:39 p.m. on November 5, 2025, when officers assisted the Texas Department of Public Safety in locating a vehicle that had evaded troopers during a pursuit entering the city. The vehicle was later found crashed on southbound Dallas Parkway near Warren Parkway. The driver, identified as Marshawn Kneeland of Plano, fled the scene on foot. Frisco officers established a perimeter and initiated a search using K-9 and drone units. During the search, police learned that Kneeland had expressed suicidal thoughts. He was located around 1:31 a.m., dec...

Belorussian woman extradited from France to face U.S. charges for illegally exporting aircraft equipment to Russia

9Nov

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U.S.

Belorussian woman extradited from France to face U.S. charges for illegally exporting aircraft equipment to Russia

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Belorussian citizen has been extradited from France to the United States to face charges of conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act, smuggling, money laundering, and defrauding the United States, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. Yana Leonova, also known as “Yana Liavonava,” 33, made her initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after being extradited on an indictment alleging she illegally procured and exported U.S.-made avionics and aircraft components to Russia through intermediary countries following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. According to the indictment, Leonova and co-conspirators in the...

19 arrested in $40 million international elder fraud scheme targeting U.S. seniors

9Nov

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U.S.

19 arrested in $40 million international elder fraud scheme targeting U.S. seniors

SAN DIEGO, CA – Nineteen individuals have been arrested in connection with a large-scale international fraud network accused of scamming more than 500 elderly Americans out of over $40 million, according to the FBI San Diego Field Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California. The arrests followed a coordinated operation on November 5, 2025, led by the FBI’s Elder Justice Task Force and more than 100 law enforcement personnel. The defendants were charged in a federal indictment with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of an international tech support and refund scam targeting seniors. Investigators say the scheme operated from call centers in India, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates, using...