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She calls it her life sentence, living without her youngest son. Maurine Molak told the families gathered at Frisco ISD’s administration building Monday night she hoped her story would spare them the same sentence. “I want to talk to parents and I want to share my story and tell them about the things that I wished I had done differently,” …

Five police officers were injured during a gun battle in southeast Houston late Monday afternoon when narcotics officers attempted to serve a search warrant, according to Houston police chief Art Acevedo. Four of the officers were struck by gunfire and the fifth suffered a knee injury during the shootout, Acevedo said He said officers believed black tar heroin was being …

A Fort Worth police sergeant fired more than a year ago for allegedly using excessive force may soon get his badge back – and paid for nearly the entire time he was gone. Sgt. Kenneth Pierce appealed his firing and his case was set to go to a hearing on Wednesday. But in a major about-face, the city has agreed …

A French judicial official says police are investigating the theft of an artwork by the British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 terror attacks at the Bataclan music hall in Paris. The artwork, a black image appearing to depict a person mourning, had been made on an emergency door at the Bataclan. …

One man died after he was shot by Garland police late Friday night. Just before midnight, officers were called to the parking lot outside the Dollar General on West Centerville Road. A man, identified as 48-year-old Russ Allen McClellan, called 911 and told dispatch he wanted to kill himself, according to police. When officers arrived, they tried to talk to …

A 13-year-old boy was killed and a 9-year-old girl was airlifted to Children’s Medical Center in Dallas after a school bus and Union Pacific train collided in Athens Friday afternoon. Superintendent Blake Stiles asked for prayers. Local Roofer Sentenced to Prison after NBC 5 Responds Investigation “I’ve been in this profession for 21 years, this is by far the worst …

American Airlines has opened a new hangar at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport that officials say will increase the efficiency of the airline’s operations. The 11-story, 195,000-square-foot building, dubbed Hangar 2, is the largest at O’Hare. In introducing the $215 million building to the public Friday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel noted it is the airport’s first new hangar in 30 years. …

DALLAS — Authorities are investigating after a deadly shooting in a Dallas parking garage Thursday evening. Police say it happened around 10 p.m. in the parking garage of The Shops at Park Lane. The Dallas Medical Examiner has identified the victim as 18-year-old Joseph Pintucci. When authorities arrived they say they saw the teen slumped over the front driver side …

An 18-year-old man died after a shooting at a parking garage at the Shops at Park Lane in Dallas late Thursday morning, police said. He was identified as Joseph Anthony Pintucci, according to the Dallas County Medical Examiner. Pintucci was hospitalized after police responded to the shooting at about 10:15 p.m. in the Park Lane shopping center near an entrance …

American Airlines said Thursday that it earned a fourth-quarter profit of $319 million, slightly higher than analysts expected, as strong travel demand helped the carrier overcome higher fuel prices. American’s shares rose 6 percent in morning trading. Airline executives said the partial government shutdown has hurt bookings, but that sales to other customers including key corporate travelers has remained strong. …