A Plano Police Department lieutenant has died from complications related to the COVID-19 virus, the department announced on its Facebook page. Lt. Earnest Oldham, 57, died Thursday at a local hospital, according to the department. Oldham began his law enforcement career with the Garland Police Department in 1987 and he joined the Plano Police Department in 1992. His survivors include a …

A military training aircraft crashed into a residential area of Lake Worth on Sunday, injuring two pilots and three residents and damaging three homes, officials said. A T-45C Goshawk jet crashed around 10:50 a.m. in between the 4000 blocks of Tejas and Dakota trails during a routine training flight from Corpus Christi International Airport, Lake Worth police and the Naval …

DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — The U.S. flew Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland Sunday and tried blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico in a massive show of force that signaled the beginning of what could be one of America’s swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades. More than 320 migrants arrived in …

One person was killed and five others were injured, one critically, after a shooting early Sunday in Deep Ellum, police said. A man was arrested but it’s unclear if he was connected to the slaying and injuries. Sunday’s mass shooting was one of several recent violent crimes in the popular entertainment district east of downtown as crowds return after waning …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two people died early Sunday and another person was critically injured in a major crash in northwest Houston. It happened in the 9500 block of Cypress Creek Parkway near Falcon and Perry Road. A tow truck was eastbound on Cypress Creek when the driver of another vehicle in the westbound lanes attempted to make a left …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police believe an intoxicated driver is to blame for a deadly crash overnight in the southwestern part of the city. It happened some time before 3:15 a.m. in the 11800 block of Chimney Rock at Gasmer. The driver of a vehicle ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle at the intersection, according to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A crash involving a motorcycle forced the closure of a busy southwest Houston freeway for part of Sunday morning. All northbound main lanes of Southwest Freeway were closed at Westpark Drive due to the crash for around three hours. Traffic was flowing again by 11 a.m. It happened around 7:30 a.m. just before Chimney Rock. The …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman is recovering after she was involved in a crash with a Houston police officer. It happened around 2 a.m. Sunday on Washington Avenue near Studemont. An HPD sergeant was driving on Washington when the driver of a BMW pulled out in front of him, authorities said. That’s when the sergeant crashed into a motorcycle …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man and woman were shot in their southeast Houston apartment when a group of teens barged in and opened fire, according to Houston Police. It happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Redford Street near the Gulf Freeway. The teens, believed to be between 13 and 18 years old, pushed their way into …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been charged with murder after being accused of killing his girlfriend in an apartment in southeast Houston. Police said JD Doakes shot and killed his 33-year-old girlfriend on Faulkner Street around 6 p.m. Saturday. The woman was found shot in the living room with a gun near her, according to police. Officials also …