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LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Blackened hulks of burned-out cars, the pavement streaked with melted and then rehardened chrome. Block after block of flattened homes and businesses. Incinerated telephone poles, and elevator shafts rising from ashy lots where apartment buildings once stood. A truck bed full of glass bottles, warped into surreal shapes by the furious heat. Anthony Garcia assessed the …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 65-year-old woman. Lela Mckinney(Dallas Police Department) Lela Mckinney was last seen about 10:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at the DART Ledbetter Station in the 2000 block of East Ledbetter Drive. Police believe she is on foot and may require assistance. Mckinney is described as a Black woman who is 5-9 …

WASHINGTON — Texas hit back against the Justice Department effort to remove its 1,000-foot buoy barrier from the Rio Grande by arguing the federal government only has jurisdiction over navigable rivers, and that the spot near Eagle Pass isn’t. The latest filing also acknowledges for the first time that the barrier includes a 2-foot “anti-dive net” below the surface, bolstering …

Police believe a man found dead in a Fort Worth home Tuesday afternoon shot a woman multiple times before killing himself. According to a police report, officers conducted a welfare check at a house in the 4500 block of Dove Tree Court, near North Beach Street and West Center Boulevard, shortly after 3 p.m. Multiple people told police the two …

Three Florida residents and their dog died Wednesday after they became trapped in a hole in a Central Texas cornfield during a hunting trip. Bastrop County deputies responded about 1 a.m. to the 300 block of New Trail near County Road 461 north of Elgin, about 25 miles east of Austin, and found the victims in an underground cistern partially …

Three people were arrested Wednesday in Shreveport, La., in connection with the shooting and carjacking of a Dallas police officer this week, according to the Dallas department. Redricous Lewis, 19, Redtravion Polk, 17, and Xavier Cook, 18, were arrested on charges of aggravated robbery, Dallas police said. Only Lewis appeared in Shreveport city jail records Thursday afternoon. Dallas police did …

WASHINGTON — Mexico’s top diplomat asserted Thursday that Texas has installed its anti-migrant buoys on her country’s side of the Rio Grande, airing the grievance with top U.S. officials. Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas officials say they were careful to keep the 1,000-foot barrier near Eagle Pass on the Texas side. “What we’re talking about is a very delicate …

Another hot day is expected Friday across North Texas with excessive heat warnings and heat advisories covering the area. Humidity will be high today allowing for heat index values to be as high as 115 degrees. Highs will be well into the triple digits through next week. Along with the intense heat, the fire danger will remain critical, especially for …

Authorities on Thursday fully contained a fire at Cedar Hill State Park that, starting late Wednesday, slowed traffic for several hours. The blaze forced authorities to close FM 1382 in both directions for almost three hours, Cedar Hill police said about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. It covered 12.7 acres and was 100% contained a little after 3 p.m. Thursday, according to …

Not all Dallas elementary schools will have an armed officer by the time classes begin next week, Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said Thursday, but the district is working to hire more security. Elizalde’s announcement comes shortly before a new state law kicks in on Sept. 1 that requires armed personnel on every public campus. Elizalde will ask the school board to approve an …