Saturday, May 25 2013 11:46 AM EDT2013-05-25 15:46:38 GMT
A bill looking to set legal guidelines the surrogate process is stirring up controversy. Both liberal and conservative groups, are against the bill.More >>
A bill looking to set legal guidelines the surrogate process is stirring up controversy. Both liberal and conservative groups, are against the bill.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 8:46 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:46:20 GMT
Detectives with the Bossier City Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit on Friday arrested the suspect in the May 5 drive-by shooting death of 20-year old Devonte Demarcus English.More >>
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Friday, May 24 2013 8:23 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:23:04 GMT
Gas prices might be lower this Memorial Day than they were last year, but ArkLaTex motorists say they still are not encouraged to drive more this weekend.More >>
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BRENHAM, TX (KSLA) -
Two Texarkana men have been arrested and accused of trafficking drugs after undercover agents found more than 65 pounds of marijuana, cocaine and a firearm inside their single engine plane.
Freddy Aguayo is charged with possession of marijuana 50 lbs - 2,000 lbs (2nd degree felony) and possession of a controlled substance for the 3 ounces of cocaine allegedly found on him. Vernon Lee Murphy is also charged with possession of marijuana 50 lbs - 2,000 lbs, as well as unlawful carrying of a weapon.
Agents with the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division, working with the Texas Department of Public Safety Aircraft Section, say they were conducting an investigation involving a "suspicious airplane" on Friday when they followed the fixed-wing single engine Cessna 172 from McAllen, TX to the airport in Brenham, Washington County, Texas.
Murphy and Aguayo had flown to McAllen on business, where authorities believe they picked up nearly 70 pounds of cargo before heading back to Texarkana, stopping at the Brenham airport to refuel.
That's where agents made their move, inspecting the plane and allegedly finding that the cargo was 65 pounds of marijuana, three ounces of cocaine and a .40 caliber handgun.
The marijuana confiscated was estimated to be worth about $30.000.00.
Bryan/College Station, Texas CBS affiliate KBTX reports that they found out this isn't Aguayo's first drug arrest. In 2000 he was convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver. Although the court assessed punishment at twenty-eight years - he was released after 14.
According to investigators, Murphy hasn't had any run-ins with the law...at least until now.
Vernon Murphy was at one time a minister in Texarkana. It's unclear whether he remains a minister and if so, what affiliation it may be.
Murphy remains in the Washington County Jail on $210,000 bond. Aguayo's bond is set at $1.4 million.
Saturday, May 25 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 15:00:12 GMT
DALLAS (WFSS/CNN) – There's a new trend in the bar scene that involves your favorite hard liquor and dry ice. Breathing in the alcohol vapors gets you buzzed fast and some say you don't ingest any emptyMore >>
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Friday, May 24 2013 10:59 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:59:20 GMT
(CNN) – Brad Pitt has become one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood the last two decades. But the actor said recognizing other people's faces has always been a problem. In an Esquire interview,More >>
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Friday, May 24 2013 11:44 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:44:25 GMT
TAMPA, FL (WTSP/CNN) – Authorities in Tampa, FL, made a startling discovery during a foreclosure eviction. Police found 66-year-old James Hopkins living on the property that belonged to someone else. TheyMore >>
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Friday, May 24 2013 8:46 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:46:20 GMT
Detectives with the Bossier City Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit on Friday arrested the suspect in the May 5 drive-by shooting death of 20-year old Devonte Demarcus English.More >>
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Saturday, May 25 2013 11:46 AM EDT2013-05-25 15:46:38 GMT
A bill looking to set legal guidelines the surrogate process is stirring up controversy. Both liberal and conservative groups, are against the bill.More >>
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Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >>
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Monday, May 20 2013 10:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:14:25 GMT
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Friday, May 24 2013 9:24 PM EDT2013-05-25 01:24:18 GMT
Concealed weapon permits are popular certain parts of Louisiana, though some of locations may surprise you. Louisiana Department of Public Safety officials gave a report to state legislators detailingMore >>
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Freddy Aguayo (Source: TX DPS-CSI)
Vernon Lee Murphy (Source: TX DPS-CSI)
Agents say they found 65 pounds of marijuana, three ounces of cocaine and a .40 caliber handgun on the plane. (Source: TX DPS-CSI)
The marijuana confiscated was estimated to be worth about $30.000.00. (Source: TX DPS-CSI)
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