Author: Ken Miller
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Firefighters face difficult weather conditions as they battle the largest wildfire in Texas history
Firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Texas history face increasingly difficult weather conditions and are focused on containing the northern and eastern perimeter of the fire while protecting life and property
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An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts during a murder trial resigns
An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial will resign
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Texans endure winter storm with no power, heat
AUSTIN, Texas • Thousands of frustrated Texans shivered in their homes Thursday after more than a day without power, including many in the state capital, as an icy winter storm that has been blamed for at least 10 traffic deaths lingered across much of the southern U.S. A warming trend was expected to bring some…
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Winter storm causes 3rd day of dangerous, icy conditions
OKLAHOMA CITY • A deadly storm system lashed a large swath of the southern U.S. with bands of sleet and snow for a third day on Wednesday, grounding an additional 2,200 flights, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, forcing school closures and making already treacherous driving conditions worse. Watches and warnings about wintry conditions were…
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Texas woman accused in cyclist death arrested in Costa Rica
HOUSTON • A Texas woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals Service said in…
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Official: 2nd student dies after truck hits Oklahoma runners
MOORE, Okla. • A second suburban Oklahoma City high school student has died after a group of cross-country runners was struck by a pickup truck that authorities say was driven by a man whose son was killed in a traffic crash over the weekend, a school official said Tuesday. Sophomore Yuridia Martinez, who had been…
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Rivers rising in waterlogged central US; more rain to come
OKLAHOMA CITY • Waterlogged parts of the central U.S. braced Wednesday for more rain, following days of severe storms that have battered Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma and caused at least three deaths. Authorities urged residents of several small towns in Oklahoma and Kansas to leave their homes as rivers and streams rose. In the…
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30 tornadoes, more flooding from storms in central U.S.
ST. LOUIS • A strong band of storms brought more than 30 tornadoes across the central U.S., damaged homes in Oklahoma, demolished a racetrack grandstand in Missouri and drenched waterlogged states with more water and more flooding. The severe weather started in the Southern Plains on Monday night and moved to the northeast. Missouri and…
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Case against Dallas officer goes to grand jury
DALLAS • The case against a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor in the neighbor’s home will be presented to a grand jury, which could decide on more serious charges than manslaughter, the district attorney overseeing the case said Monday. Lawyers for the victim’s family questioned why it took three…
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Civilians kill gunman who shot 3 at Oklahoma restaurant
OKLAHOMA CITY — Three people were shot and wounded at an Oklahoma City restaurant and one person was injured while fleeing before the gunman was shot dead by two armed citizens, police said Friday. Police released a statement alleging that 28-year-old Alexander Tilghman opened fire inside Louie’s On The Lake around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, wounding…