LAKE CITY, S.C. — It was supposed to be a fun road trip to Mexico, a post-pandemic adventure for a group of childhood friends. One was treating herself to cosmetic surgery after having six children. It was a 34th birthday celebration for another. They rented a white van in South Carolina and set out on the nearly 22-hour trip, shooting …

Daylight saving time has forced Texans to change their clocks twice a year for decades. Early Sunday, we will roll our clocks forward an hour once again. But there was a time when Texans lived without the regular time changes, and one of our readers wanted to know why daylight saving time was introduced. That’s why Rene Fletcher asked Curious …

This Sunday, March 12, D-FW residents will move their clocks one hour ahead for daylight saving time. Losing one hour of sleep can make the morning alarm sting just a little more, but the effects of daylight saving can stay with us for weeks. Here’s how switching up the clocks affects our body. Why am I tired after daylight saving? Our body …

An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot and a woman was wounded early Saturday in North Dallas, police said, and a man was in custody in connection with the shooting. Officers were called to the 6400 block of Royal Lane, between Preston and Hillcrest roads, about 2:15 a.m. and discovered that a boy and a woman had been shot. The boy …

A cold front will lead to cooler temperatures for Sunday as highs fall back into the upper-50s to mid-60s. The week will begin dry and cool with highs in the 50s and 60s, Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday will be milder, and Thursday will be our next round of thunderstorms. Temperatures will fall below normal to end the week with highs …

PEÑITAS (AP) — Two sisters from Texas and a friend are missing in Mexico after they crossed the border last month to sell clothes at a flea market, U.S. authorities said Friday. The abduction of four Americans in Mexico that was caught on video last week received an avalanche of attention and was resolved in a matter of days. But the fate of …

A 40-year-old man is wanted in the slaying of a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot outside a Rowlett shopping center last month. Virgil Allen Harris(Rowlett Police Department) Rowlett police responded to the 2100 block of Lakeview Parkway about noon Feb. 26 and found 22-year-old Rowlett resident Kerry Cottrell shot in a shopping center driveway. He died at a hospital. …

On the eve of daylight saving time, two Texas legislators say they want voters to decide whether to end the time change and permanently spring clocks forward across the state. “This is the perfect point of populism, it’s let people vote on their own time,” state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, told. “The lion’s share majority, way up there, would want …

AUSTIN — Three women in Texas are being sued for wrongful death by a man who claims they helped his now-ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion. It’s another test of state-enforced bans since the U.S. Supreme court overturned the Roe vs. Wade decision. In a lawsuit filed late Thursday in Galveston County, Marcus Silva alleges assisting in a self-administered abortion …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Four people were hospitalized after gunfire erupted at a large Caribbean-themed party in southeast Houston, according to police. Investigators said the shooting happened at about 3 a.m. on Saturday at 4900 Fuqua Street during a party with about 200 people in attendance. There are actually two shooting scenes, one in the parking lot and the other on …