October 14, 2015

FORT MYERS, Fla.- For many brave war veterans, serving overseas is just the start of a long, grueling journey. When veterans return home to America, a lot of them have trouble just finding a decent job. But now, a new local organization is putting them in a position to break into a lucrative career. “It was […]

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first trip to the American League Championship Series since 1993, overcoming one of the most bizarre plays in playoff history when Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer after three Texas Rangers errors for a 6-3 victory Wednesday in the deciding Game 5 of the Division Series. […]

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man already being sought for a neighbor’s slaying when he killed a Dallas police officer outside a club was executed Wednesday. Licho Escamilla was put to death for the November 2001 death of Christopher Kevin James who was trying to break up a brawl involving Escamilla. The 33-year-old prisoner […]

TORONTO (AP) — A deflected throw back to the mound by Toronto catcher Russell Martin allowed Texas to score the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, touching off a long delay and causing the Blue Jays to play Game 5 of the AL Division Series under protest. Fans littered the field with debris during the […]

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Matt Cassel’s biggest concern when he was traded from Buffalo to Dallas was the timing of the birth of his fourth child. Now there’s a deadline with his wife just days away from delivering. Cassel will be the starting quarterback when the Cowboys visit the New York Giants on Oct. 25, […]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – A man has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for aiming a laser pointer at a Tampa police helicopter. A judge sentenced 31-year-old Jeremy Wayne Sumpter on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty in March to one count of aiming a laser at an aircraft. Authorities say the […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.- After living in the same apartment for six years, one father says he’s now concerned it may not be the safest place for his family. “I think that I’m going to try to find a way to see what I can do, secure this place better, both my apartment and my family. […]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – A Tampa Bay area teen has been sentenced to 7 months in county jail for shooting a dog and tying it to a set of railroad tracks. A Hillsborough County judge sentenced the 17-year-old boy on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals, armed trespassing and being a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Anti-abortion activists have given Congress lengthy, unedited videos they recorded showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing their retrieval of fetal tissue, a Republican House committee chairman said Wednesday. Democrats complained that the recordings seemed to be copies and not originals. That could mean they wouldn’t help resolve conflicting claims about whether the videos […]