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Federal agents seize over 300 pounds of drugs at Texas border

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (212+ words) EL PASO, Texas - Customs and Border Protection seized over 300 pounds of drugs from a pickup truck attempting to cross into the U.S., they announced in a Thursday release. CBP said they found 139.5 kilograms of drugs, or about 307.5 pounds, of narcotics hidden…...

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fox7austin.com > news > alan-ritchson-reacher-star-alleged-attack-neighbor

'Reacher' star Alan Ritchson allegedly attacks neighbor in front of kids

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (363+ words) Actor Alan Ritchson is accused of assaulting his neighbor over the weekend in Nashville, Tennessee in a video obtained by TMZ. Ritchson, the star of the hit show "Reacher," in the footage is apparently seen hitting a man, as two…...

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fox7austin.com > news > florida-leads-nation-ice-arrests-so-far-year

Florida leads nation in ICE arrests so far this year

11+ hour, 59+ min ago  (424+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - FEBRUARY 04: ICE agents depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on February 4, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. White House Border Czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that 700 immigration enforcement personnel would be The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in…...

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fox7austin.com > news > texas-woman-sentenced-25-years-child-sexual-abuse-conspiracy-mexico

Texas woman sentenced to 25 years for child sexual abuse conspiracy in Mexico

13+ hour, 4+ min ago  (194+ words) GONZALES, Texas - A Texas woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiring to sexually abuse a young child while living in Mexico, federal officials announced Monday. Anika Bywater, 29, formerly of Gonzales, was also ordered to serve 20 years of…...

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fox7austin.com > news > utah-mom-found-guilty-murder-husband

Utah mom who wrote children's book about grief found guilty of murdering husband

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (495+ words) Criminal defense attorney Matt Tympanick with Tympanick Law joins LiveNOW's Shawna Khalafi with instant reaction to Kouri Richins being found guilty of murdering her husband in Utah. PARK CITY, Utah - A Utah woman was convicted of aggravated murder after poisoning…...

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fox7austin.com > news > austin-hemp-sellers-weigh-looming-ban-smokable-thc

Austin hemp sellers weigh in on looming ban of smokable THC

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (644+ words) AUSTIN, Texas - New hemp regulations going into effect at the end of the month could mean that some of the most popular products will be taken off the shelves. Beginning March 31st, smokable hemp products will essentially become illegal as the…...

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fox7austin.com > news > doj-final-family-member-sentenced-1-1m-va-disability-fraud-scheme

DOJ: Final family member sentenced in $1.1M VA disability fraud scheme

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (218+ words) The Department of Justice (DOJ) says the last member of a family that operated a years-long Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability scheme has been sentenced to prison. The VA Office of the Inspector General (VA-OIG) says the scheme stole…...

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fox7austin.com > news > massachusetts-man-charged-allegedly-threatening-girlfriend-fbi-director-kash-patel

Massachusetts man charged with allegedly threatening girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (304+ words) FILE - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi swears in the new Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel as his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins holds the Bhagavad Gita in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Feb. 21, 20 A Massachusetts…...

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fox7austin.com > news > colorado-man-caught-enough-fentanyl-kill-nearly-300k-people

DA: Colorado man caught with enough fentanyl to kill nearly 300k people, sentenced

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (396+ words) Carlos Gonzalez-Del Hoyo, 44, was sentenced to 159 years in prison after being convicted on multiple drug charges. (Weld County DA) Busted with enough fentanyl to kill hundreds of thousands of people, a Colorado man is set to spend the rest of…...

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fox7austin.com > news > statewide-emergency-alert-test-april-2

Texas Dept. of Emergency Management to conduct statewide test of local alert systems

4+ day, 20+ min ago  (92+ words) AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Department of Emergency Management will test local alerting systems across the state to evaluate their effectiveness and functionality. The test is scheduled for April 2. TDEM said a designated testing window has been established for local jurisdictions…...