No major injuries in Hernando County school bus crash

Troopers say drivers and students were "lucky" to avoid serious injuries after a school bus collided with a semi-truck in Ridge Manor.

Pct. 4 constable deputy shot, 2 deputies injured in shootout in Atascocita

A Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constable is recovering in the hospital following a shootout that injured him as well as two other deputies.

Suspect arrested in murder of DC man, shot multiple times in apartment of woman met on dating site

Police say they have made an arrest in the murder of 22-year-old D.C. man Marty McMillan, who went missing and was found dead several months later after allegedly made contact with a woman he met on dating website 'Plenty of Fish.'

Charlotte City Council member questions if 9/11 was real in Facebook post

Charlotte City Council member LaWana Mayfield has come under scrutiny after suggesting on Facebook that 9/11 was a conspiracy and linking to an article pushing 9/11 conspiracy theories.

Air traffic audio of Southwest flight during emergency landing

One person was killed and seven others were injured Tuesday after a Southwest Airlines plane engine apparently exploded midair, officials said.

1 dead after jet blows an engine; woman nearly sucked out

A Southwest Airlines jet blew an engine at 32,000 feet and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window, setting off a desperate scramble by passengers to save a woman from getting sucked out. She later died, and seven others were injured.

Politicians, leaders and celebrities react to passing of Barbara Bush

With the news of Barbara Bush’s passing on Tuesday, politicians, celebrities and leaders from around the world have taken to social media to share fond words about the former first lady.

Barbara Bush thorough in preserving precious memories

Not only did much of former First Lady Barbara Bush’s life play out before our eyes in front of television and newspaper cameras, most of it is also documented by her own hand in well-kept scrapbooks.  

Police: Man asks store owner if he's Muslim, threatens to blow up store

Oakwood Police are taking terroristic threats seriously, and are asking for help finding a customer who investigators said threatened to blow up a store after questioning him about his religion.

Spalding teen missing for nearly two years found

A Spalding County teenager who hadn't been seen in almost two years has been found safe and sound.

Barbara Bush's fight for national literacy

Aside from her adoring family, nothing ignited the passion of Barbara Bush more completely than her crusade to give each American child the ability to read, and read well.

Newnan tightens security plans ahead of white nationalist rally

Preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. That’s the outlook authorities in Newnan have taken, as they prepare for a white separatist event later this month. City officials expect counter-protestors and so they're working to prevent the possible violence that's been seen at similar rallies.

Barbara Bush's legacy of service in Houston & the world

Barbara Bush was born in 1925 in Rye, New York. The former Barbara Pierce married George Herbert Walker Bush in 1945, shortly after the end of World War II when she was twenty years old. They traveled to Texas where the oil business dominated, first in Midland-Odessa, later to the Houston area where George found his love for politics. He was elected to Congress in 1966.

Barbara Bush remembered as active member of her church

Barbara Bush, George H.W. and their children have been members of St Martin's Episcopal Church since the early 1950s, when there were only 250 people in the congregation.

IRS gives taxpayers extra day to file after website issues

Americans are getting an extra day to file their taxes after key elements of the IRS website crashed on deadline day.