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Texas Air Force Commander Ready For Zombies
(Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) ABILENE (AP) - Preparing for all eventualities, a wing commander at a West Texas Air Force base says he has a plan for defending the base from attacks by zombies....
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Rapist Receives Multiple Life Sentences In Tarrant County
Anthony Devern Session (credit: Fort Worth County Jail) FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A Tarrant County judge sentenced a convicted felon to multiple life sentences on Friday for sexually abusing his...
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Southwest Flight From Dallas Makes Emergency Landing
(credit: KTAB-TV / KRBC-TV) ABILENE (CBSDFW.COM) - Smoke in the cockpit forced a Southwest Airlines flight, which departed from Dallas Love Field Thursday morning, to make an emergency landing in...
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Virginia Murder Suspect Possibly Headed To West Texas
APPOMATTOX, Va. (CBSDFW.COM) - A Virginia man who police say killed his wife Friday might be on his way to west Texas, near Abilene. The Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a...
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AA Jet Makes Quick Stop After Cabin-Pressure Issue
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — An American Airlines plane heading from Cabo San Lucas to Dallas-Fort Worth has made an emergency stop in Abilene after developing a cabin pressure problem. American spokesman...
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Texas Spellers Among National Spelling Bee Finalists
WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) - A Fort Worth teen is among the 12 finalists for this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee being held in Washington DC. According to the Scripps National Spelling Bee...
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2 Horses Euthanized After Swarmed By Bees Near Abilene
EULA, Texas (AP) – Two horses had to be euthanized after being stung hundreds of times by a swarm of bees near Abilene. The owner of one of the horses told KTXS-TV in Abilene that the stinging bees...
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Abilene Christian Storms Past Ave Maria 55-14
ABILENE (AP) — Parker McKenzie threw for 304 yards and one touchdown in three quarters to lead Abilene Christian to a 55-14 win over NAIA’s Ave Maria on Saturday. ACU (4-3) jumped out to a 17-7 lead...
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Families Mourn Prisoners Killed In Crash
http://media.dallas.cbslocal.com/CBSDAL_20150115192815253AA.mp4 Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter PENWELL (CBSDFW.COM) - Several North Texas families are grieving after ten people died in a West...
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1 Hurt In Small Plane Crash Near Ranger
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (AP) – Authorities say one person has been hurt when a small airplane crashed during a flight from Abilene to Stephenville. The Federal Aviation...
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Abilene Woman Charged With Striking Man In Neck With An Axe
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ABILENE (AP) — A grand jury in Abilene has indicted a 32-year-old woman on aggravated assault charges after prosecutors say she attacked a man with an axe. The...
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7-Year-Old Clinging To Life After High-Speed Crash Near Abilene
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW) – A mother who has buried two children this month, is faced with making a tough decision for another child clinging to life. Santana Arredondo...
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Court Documents: Abilene Officer’s Homicide Was Premeditated
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ABILENE (CBSDFW.COM) – Court documents show that Abilene police officer Don Allen’s homicide wasn’t random, and it was premeditated. The 27-year-old officer was...
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Two Arrested, Charged With Murder Of Abilene Officer
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ABILENE (CBSDFW.COM) – Police have arrested two people in connection to the murder of Abilene police officer Don Allen. Violetta Walter, 30 and Phillip Walter, 29...
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Documents Say Slain Abilene Officer Was Bound Hand, Foot
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ABILENE (AP) — Court documents indicate an off-duty West Texas police officer found slain in his home was bound hand and foot and was strangled. The Abilene...
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Abilene Air Force Captain Among Those Killed In Plane Crash
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DYESS AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — The Department of Defense has identified the six American airmen killed when a U.S. Air Force military transport plane crashed in...
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Eula Residents Evacuated Due To Grass Fire
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter EULA (CBSDFW.COM) — Residents in Eula were evacuated Saturday due to a large grass fire. More than 100 acres burned and a number of structures in and near the town...
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Grand Champion Steer Sells For $210,000 At Fort Worth Stock Show Auction
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBS 11) — Cattle were up for grabs at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Sale of Champions on Saturday. Jagger Horn, from Abilene, sold his...
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2 Killed In Abilene Plane Crash, Fiery Accident On Takeoff
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ABILENE (AP) – Investigators say a single-engine airplane has crashed in West Texas and both people on board were killed. Taylor County Sheriff Ricky Bishop says...
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Texan Receives 55 Years For Killing Girlfriend, Wounding Son
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ABILENE (AP) — A West Texas man must serve 55 years in prison for the 2014 fatal shooting of his girlfriend and the wounding of their newborn son in her arms....
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Male Inmate Kills Female Corrections Officer At Texas Prison
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ABILENE (AP) — A male inmate killed a female corrections officer at a prison in west central Texas early Saturday, authorities said. Mari Johnson, 55, was found...
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Air Force Vet And Service Dog Are A Hit At Texas Lowe’s
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ABILENE (AP/KRLD) — Some customers at a Lowe’s store in Texas are getting tag-team assistance from a military veteran and his service dog after both were hired to...
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Jaguar Escapes & Attacks Monkey At Abilene Zoo
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ABILENE (AP) – Officials insist there was no risk to the public when a jaguar escaped its enclosure and attacked a monkey at a Texas zoo, even though they don’t...
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Texas Doctor Accused In Deaths Of At Least 7 Patients
SHERMAN (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Texas doctor wrote unnecessary prescriptions for powerful drugs that contributed to the overdose deaths of at least seven people over a four-year period....
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Police: Texas Robbery Suspect Fell Asleep At The Scene
ABILENE (AP) — Police in West Texas say a robbery suspect is in custody after he was caught snoozing at the scene. An Abilene police statement says 20-year-old Kanyoni Sedekiya was armed with a gun at...
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Abilene Detective Killed In Traffic Accident On Way To Dallas Conference
DALLAS (CBSDFW) – Leaders of a Dallas advocacy group are extending sympathies after an Abilene police officer was killed on her way to their conference. According to Abilene Police, 33-year-old...
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Family Spent Thousands On Rental Houses That Were Unlivable
FORT WORTH (CBS11) – A Texas representative for a national home rental company said Monday they would find a new home, or refund money to a family stuck in a hotel, after the family said two of the...
View ArticleRattlesnake Hiding In Toddler’s Toys Bites Child
ABILENE (CBSDFW.COM) – A toddler rummaging through his toys was bitten by a baby rattlesnake, according to KTAB/KRBC. The 1-year-old was bitten on the hand at his south Abilene home. First responders...
View ArticleTexas A&M Student Takes Graduation Photos With Alligator
BEAUMONT (AP) – A soon-to-be Texas A&M University graduate took her senior portraits with a nearly 14-foot alligator in a swamp where both spent the summer. Makenzie Noland of Abilene posed with...
View ArticleVeteran Border Patrol Agent Killed During Traffic Stop
ABILENE (CBSDFW.COM) – Tributes are pouring in for a Texas border patrol agent killed in a weekend crash. Agent Donna Doss was helping a state trooper on I-20 near Abilene Saturday night when she was...
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A Lot Of Slithering Going On! 45 Rattlesnakes Found Under Texas House
ABILENE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas has had it’s fair share of sever weather recently and high winds had the cable TV at a home near Abilene acting up. So, the homeowner crawled under the house to see...
View ArticleNWS Reports Tornadoes Struck Abilene, Ballinger, San Angelo
SAN ANGELO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Four tornadoes struck parts of West Texas, specifically the cities of Abilene, Ballinger and San Angelo, on Saturday in severe weather that damaged homes and...
View ArticleWATCH: 60-Year-Old Texas Woman Fights Off Armed Bank Robber
ABILENE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Police released dramatic surveillance video this week showing a 60-year-old woman fighting off an armed robber at a bank in Abilene. Police say the incident happened on...
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Cody Edmund Dixon Told Texas Authorities God Told Him To Kill His Girlfriend...
ABILENE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Authorities have arrested a 34-year-old Texas man suspected of killing his girlfriend and the couple’s infant daughter and leaving their bodies in front of a ranch....
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Tennessee Christian Music Manager Accused Of Child Sex Crime In Texas
ABILENE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Tennessee-based manager of Christian music artists is accused of indecency with a child for an incident that happened when he worked for a church in Texas more than...
View ArticlePolice: Texas Airman Shoots, Kills Himself After Being Shot By Officer
ABILENE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Police say an airman from a Texas Air Force base shot himself in the head and died after an officer shot him during an armed confrontation. Abilene Police Chief Stan...
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Suspended Student Stabs 2 Classmates At Texas High School, Police Say
A recently suspended high school student in Abilene stabbed two of his classmates before fleeing campus Thursday, officials said.
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3 Killed In West Texas Plane Crash, Authorities Say
Three people were killed in a small plane crash in Abilene Thursday morning, authorities said.
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Abilene Police Chief Stan Standridge Will Resign To Pursue Relationship With...
ABILENE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Abilene Police Chief says he is going to resign so he can pursue a personal relationship with the police Chaplain. In a letter to the Abilene City Manager on Tuesday,...
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2 Texas Residents Arrested In Connection To Murder In Tennessee
SAVANNAH, Tenn. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Two residents from Texas were arrested in Illinois in connection with a murder this week in Tennessee, authorities said Friday. Jeremy Byram, 26, was charged with...
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