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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals Service said in a statement. Armstrong was expected to be returned to the United States, where she faces a murder charge, the agency said. “The Marshals Service elevated the Kaitlin Armstrong investigation to major case status early in this investigation, which likely played a key role in her capture after a 43-day run,” said U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas Susan Pamerleau. Wilson, 25, was found dead May 11, and Austin police later issued a murder warrant for Armstrong. Wilson, a competitive gravel and mountain bike racer and Vermont native known as “Mo,” had been in Austin for a cycling event. According to an affidavit, Wilson had … [Read more...] about Texas woman accused in cyclist death captured in Costa Rica

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 9 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A man was sentenced to life in prison in the 2018 fatal shooting of an undercover Fort Worth, Texas, police officer, prosecutors said. A jury on Wednesday gave Timothy Huff, 36, a life sentence without possibility of parole in the death of Garrett Hull, an officer who was promoted to corporal after his death. The Tarrant County jury found Huff guilty of capital murder Monday. Huff didn't shoot Hull, but he was one of three men officers were pursuing after a robbery at a bar when Hull was killed, prosecutors said. The group had been robbing bars and police had staked out the area that night, prosecutors said. After robbing customers, Huff, Dacion Steptoe and Samuel Mayfield ran in different directions when they saw the officers, prosecutors said. Steptoe fatally shot Hull and another officer killed Steptoe. Huff … [Read more...] about Man gets life in prison in fatal shooting of Texas officer

Police in Houston, Texas, are searching for two men accused of opening fire on a car at a gas station in broad daylight. The incident took place June 22 outside the Shell gas station on Aldine Westfield and Farrell Road. According to surveillance footage, two masked men got out of a black Camaro with one carrying a long gun, ABC 13 reported Thursday. Authorities said the suspects approached a woman inside her car parked at a gas pump. “They tapped on her window with a shotgun, and I guess whenever she saw them and realized what was happening, they tried to open her car door, and she peeled off and they shot at her twice,” the station manager recalled, adding she called for help. “I got to figure out how to calm everything down because everybody in the store was freaking out. Everybody was like screaming,” the manager explained. On June 14, KHOU 11 reported an increase of carjackings across Houston, using a heat map to show where the crimes were taking place most … [Read more...] about Watch: Suspect Shoots at Woman in Attempted Houston Carjacking

A Texas woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals Service said in a statement. Armstrong was expected to be returned to the United States, where she faces a murder charge, the agency said. “The Marshals Service elevated the Kaitlin Armstrong investigation to major case status early in this investigation, which likely played a key role in her capture after a 43-day run,” said U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas Susan Pamerleau. Wilson, 25, was found dead May 11, and Austin police on May 19 issued a murder warrant for Armstrong. Authorities said Armstrong sold her vehicle May 13, then flew from Austin to Houston shortly after being questioned that day by authorities about Wilson’s death. She then flew to New York … [Read more...] about Texas woman accused in professional cyclist’s death arrested in Costa Rica

0 Politics & Government A report by PEN America found from July 2021 to the end of March this year, more than 1,500 books were banned in 86 school districts. Daily Montanan , News Partner Posted Reply Daily Montanan A U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee panel on Thursday examined why thousands of books, predominantly written by marginalized authors, have been banned from public schools, and the impact of those actions on students and teachers. “Most books being targeted for censorship are books that introduce ideas about diversity or our common humanity, books that teach children to recognize and respect humanity in one another,” said the chair of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Rep. Jamie Raskin. Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, cited a new report by PEN America — an organization that advocates for the protection of free speech — that found from July 2021 to the end of March this year, more … [Read more...] about More Than 1,500 Books Have Been Banned In Public Schools, And A U.S. House Panel Asks Why

3 Local Voices Nessel also criticized her Republican opponent this fall, Matthew DePerno, for his interpretation of the Second Amendment. Michigan Advance , News Partner Posted Replies Michigan Advance June 12, 2022 Hundreds of students, parents and education professionals filled the capitol lawn Saturday morning calling for solutions to gun violence in response to a spate of mass shootings across the nation. The protest was organized by March For Our Lives, a youth-led movement focused on civic engagement, education and direct action by youth to eliminate gun violence. March For Our Lives also held corresponding events across the United States, including Washington, D.C., and Oxford, the site of a school shooting in November. Neelu Jaberi, co-captain of March For Our Lives Lansing and an incoming senior at Okemos High School, said she was inspired to take action against gun violence to a lack of response from … [Read more...] about Hundreds Gather On Michigan Capitol Steps Saturday Demanding Action To End Gun Violence