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It has been two weeks since 10 inmates escaped the Orleans Parish jail, and all but two inmates have been recaptured. Two ...

AN ALL OUT SEARCH FOR THE TWO REMAINING INMATES WHO ESCAPED FROM THE ORLEANS PARISH JAIL. AS LEADERS ARE NOW OFFERING A $50,000 REWARD TO TRY TO BRING THEM BACK INTO CUSTODY. IT COMES AS TODAY MARKS ...

The federal trial, presided over by Chief U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner, began on May 27 and concluded May 28.

Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no ...

In a Tuesday update to social media, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for the death penalty for the "illegal aliens" involved in a jet ski crash that killed 18-year-old Ava Moore while she was kayaking ...

President Donald J. Trump has named Jay R. Combs as Acting United States Attorney of the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX).

Security officials and extremism researchers say federal coordination for preventing terrorism and targeted violence has ...

Hernandez's attorney Clay Thomas has made multiple legal efforts to move his client from the McLennan County Jail to a mental health facility.

Crime Stoppers of Houston and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are seeking public assistance in identifying the suspect in ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott offered his thoughts about the hit-and-run jet ski crash that killed 18-year-old kayaker Ava Moore at Grapevine Lake on Memorial Day weekend. Following the arrests of two ...

Rains County Justice of the Peace Robert Jenkins Franklin was arrested on Wednesday for two counts of official oppression and two counts of tampering with a witness. Visit this article to learn more: ...