A former FBI agent fleeced a North Texas woman out of over $800,000 after convincing her that she was on “secret probation” for drug crimes, federal authorities allege. William Roy Stone Jr., 62, of Colleyville was indicted this week on seven counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of false impersonation of a …

AUSTIN — The executive director of Texas’ foster care providers’ association said Friday that lawmakers’ failure to provide rate increases for most of the state in their newly passed budget was “very disappointing,” especially amid a skyrocketing number of kids sleeping in Child Protective Services offices. “This budget agreement does not provide the reliable, sustainable funding needed to create more …

Dallas County reported two more COVID-19 deaths and 102 new coronavirus cases Friday. The latest victims were a Dallas woman in her 50s and a DeSoto woman in her 80s. Both had underlying high-risk health conditions. County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a written statement that getting vaccinated against the virus is the best choice people can make for themselves …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Investigators are searching for answers after someone was found shot to death on a roadway in north Houston on Friday afternoon. Two damaged vehicles were spotted by SkyEye along the southbound lanes of the North Freeway near Parker Road where police say the shooting occurred. Authorities said they’re unclear what led up to the shooting.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Sorry, Houston! Your drive in the Galleria area is about to cause you some serious delays (and maybe a few headaches, too!) Starting next week, two of the ramps to I-610 that are already sore spots for drivers are going to shut down for a while. US-59 northbound ramp to I-610 West Loop northbound On Thursday, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A vehicle with a woman and two children inside lost control late Friday and crashed in a northwest Houston parking lot, killing the woman, police said. It happened around 8:20 p.m. on Antoine Drive at Creekmont. The driver lost control and crashed into other cars in the parking lot, according to Houston police. The driver died …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Things have seemingly calmed down at Minute Maid Park just a few days after Wednesday’s vicious brawl between a Dodgers and an Astros fan. The intense incident between rival fans was caught on camera and shared across social media after it happened. There was just as much action in the stands as on the baseball field. …

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KTRK) — A suspected serial killer with ties to high-profile Houston-area cases has been found guilty of kidnapping and killing an Oklahoma woman more than 20 years ago. William Lewis Reece, 61, was charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the 1997 killing of 19-year-old Tiffany Johnston, who was abducted from a car wash in Bethany, Oklahoma. …

ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the Senate on Friday set a new precedence by calling into question the yet-to-be-presented federal budget for the next fiscal year. Speaking about the budget, former Senate chairman and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) stalwart Mian Raza Rabbani expressed alarm over changes in the financial team at a time when the budget was just around the corner. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — “He was somebody’s child. He was somebody’s brother, he was somebody’s uncle,” said LaRhonda Biggles about her son Jaquaree Simmons. “We miss him. We didn’t even get to say goodbye.”\ Biggles said she was sentenced to a lifetime of grief after Jaquaree’s death while in custody at the Harris County Jail. He was booked on February …