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Focus at Four: Texas awards $1 million grant to Austin semiconductor supplier
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (398+ words) BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - Governor Greg Abbott announced a $1 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant to LTD Material for an 88,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Austin. The grant represents part of a $25 million investment that will create 40 jobs. The project…...
Father dies days after accepting plea deal in 2-year-old daughter’s hot car death
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (340+ words) PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) - An Arizona father at the center of a high-profile case regarding the death of his young daughter has died. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Christopher Ryan Scholtes, 38, was found dead around 5 a.m. Wednesday in…...
Funeral home worker dies after being crushed by concrete burial vault
3+ mon, 21+ hour ago (329+ words) DALLAS (WFAA) - A funeral home in Dallas is being accused of gross negligence after a worker was crushed and killed by a concrete burial vault. The victim's wife is now speaking out about her loss and is considering a lawsuit....
Man, baby rescued from car stuck in flash flood waters
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (162+ words) First responders from multiple agencies in Pinal County came together to save a man and a baby from flash flooding in Eloy on Friday morning. The pair was on the roof of a car near Battaglia Road and state Route…...
Caught on camera: Massive wall of dust sweeps through parts of Arizona
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (99+ words) Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, spoke publicly for the first time since the assassination, praising her husband's legacy and lashing out at those responsible. She described Charlie as family-focused ... Caught on camera: Massive wall of dust sweeps through parts of…...
Hyperbaric treatment gives new life to search and rescue horse hurt in deadly Texas floods
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (465+ words) NAVASOTA, Texas (KBTX) -A hyperbaric horse chamber is giving a breath of life to an injured search and rescue horse in the Brazos Valley. Six-year-old quarter horse Phoenix and his owner, Kendall Higgins, saddled up to help assist search and…...
Father accused of leaving 4 kids alone in hot car while in adult store
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (332+ words) PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) - A father is in custody after he allegedly left his four children in a hot car while he shopped at an adult store in Arizona. Ascencio Largo, 38, is accused of leaving four kids under the…...
Leon County residents fear impact of proposed water wells in neighboring county
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (610+ words) LEON COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - Rural residents and officials across Central and East Texas are voicing strong opposition to a proposed plan that would pump more than 15 billion gallons of groundwater annually from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer. The Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer supplies drinking…...
‘This heroic and selfless act:’ Police officer saves firefighter’s daughter from burning car
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (174+ words) GOODYEAR, AZ (KPHO/KTVK/Gray News) " A police officer in Arizona sprang into action early Sunday morning when responding to a fiery wreck on a busy freeway. Just before 4:30 a.m., a Goodyear officer was returning to the city after booking a…...
State comfort dog dies in hot government vehicle
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (200+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI/Gray News) " Maine's first official comfort dog died after he was left unattended in a hot car. Baxter, a 3-year-old chocolate lab, was found dead Wednesday inside a state vehicle at the Bangor Regional Communication Center. The…...