1,000 pound woman called "Half Ton Killer" has significant weight loss, see her now
HOUSTON (WITI) -- A 1,000 pound Texas woman, who was called the "Half Ton Killer" has lost 800 pounds after she falsely confessed to killing her 2-year-old nephew by rolling on top of him.According to WKRT, Mayra Rosales, 34, weighed 1,000 pounds when her 2-year-old nephew died after her sister hit him in the head with a hairbrush in 2008.After her sister begged for Rosales to take the blame, she told police that she smothered the child by rolling on top of him.
Going viral: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC, disturbing photo shows two dogs shot dead, allegedly by a firefighter
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"God told him to:" Texas man goes to jail for feeding stray cats
TEXAS (WITI) -- A 76-year-old man in Texas is locked up for feeding stray cats.
Victims in 2009 Fort Hood attack to receive Purple Hearts
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that left 13 dead and more than 30 wounded, including Random Lake native Amber Bahr, will receive the Purple Hearts many have said they deserve.
SHOCKING VIDEO: Man struck by tire flying through window
TEXAS (WITI) -- A 77-year-old Texas man is calling it a stroke of luck that he's still alive.The man was minding his own business when a tire crashes through the window which knocks him to the floor.The man stayed on the floor a few minutes before getting up to sit down.Amazingly he only had a few cuts and bruises.Officials say the tire flew off a truck traveling on Gulf Freeway in Texas.The video is shocking, check it out.
One dead, three hurt after medical helicopter crashes in North Texas
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) — Investigators are looking into why a medical helicopter crashed a few blocks from a North Texas hospital where it was headed.A patient being transported from Oklahoma was killed in the early Saturday, October 4th crash in downtown Wichita Falls and three crew members aboard the aircraft are being treated for serious injuries.The helicopter was headed from Waurika, Oklahoma, about 35 miles away.
Passing shoppers take action when they see kids left in hot car, so where's the mom?
KATY, Texas -- Shoppers took matters into their own hands when they saw two children in a hot car Monday afternoon, July 14th.KHOU reported some shoppers saw a boy and girl inside the SUV and tried to beak the windows to free them.Gabriel Del Valle told KHOU he stepped out of a store when he heard the children yelling for help in the car.
"Not all big dogs are dangerous!" Police find pit bull extremely friendly; help reunite him with owner
ARLINGTON, TEXAS (WITI) -- What do you think when you see a pit bull?
TRAGIC: Glendale mother, daughter killed in horrific crash in Texas
LUFKIN, Texas (WITI) -- A Glendale mother and daughter were killed in a crash involving a semi tractor-trailer in Lufkin, Texas on Tuesday, May 13th.Officials say the wreck happened around 11 a.m. on S.
Learn more about Fort Hood, largest active duty armored post
FORT HOOD, Texas (WITI) -- According to its U.S. Army website, "Fort Hood is big and boasts of being the largest active duty armored post in the United States Armed Services."Fort Hood is nicknamed The Great Place because of the quality of life the post and area offer Soldiers and their families.
Prices for flights to Texas to watch Badgers going up by the minute
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Bo Ryan and the Wisconsin Badgers have logged thousands of miles this season, and they are about to rack up a few more with a trip to Texas to play in the NCAA Tournament's Final Four!
Heading to Texas to watch the Badgers will impact your pocketbook
ARLINGTON, TEXAS (WITI) -- Thinking of heading to Texas to see the Wisconsin Badgers play in the NCAA Tournament's Final Four?
Woman takes 30,000 victims for millions of dollars in "oil" fraud
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- It ranks as one of the all-time biggest scams in U.S. history.
Indy winner Dario Franchitti, 13 others hurt in race wreck
(CNN) -- Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti was injured in a serious crash that also left 13 spectators hurt during Sunday's Grand Prix of Houston, authorities reported.The wreck occurred in the last lap of the race, when Japanese driver Takuma Sato bumped Franchitti's car, sending it airborne into the protective fencing.
Texas executes 500th inmate since 1976
(CNN) -- Kimberly McCarthy on Wednesday evening became the 500th prisoner executed in Texas since 1976, when the death penalty was reinstated in the state, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.McCarthy was put to death at 7:37 p.m. ET at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas, said department spokesman John Hurt.The 52-year-old former occupational therapist was convicted in 1997 of murdering her elderly neighbor.
Three killed after being swept away in severe flooding
(CNN) -- The body of a missing teenager was found Sunday, a day after he was reported missing in floodwaters that struck south Texas, bringing the death toll from the severe weather to three.Two women died Saturday in San Antonio, including one who was swept away after rescue workers nearly reached her.The body of 18-year-old Avron Adams was found Sunday near Cibolo Creek, where he was last seen with friends, said David Harris, an official with the city of Schertz, near San Antonio.At one point Saturday, a storm and subsequent flash floods had knocked out power to about 12,000 customers and spurred the closure of dozens of streets in San Antonio and the surrounding county, authorities said.The worst of the rainfall is over, according to CNN's weather center, as cloudbursts are disappearing from the area's weather forecast.River levels are expected to make a quick retreat, according to the National Weather Service.Scores of people had to be evacuated due to floods and other issues, and San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood noted there had been about 250 water-related calls in the first 15 hours of Saturday.The first confirmed fatality -- a woman around age 30 -- was reported around 7:30 a.m., and her body was found about three hours later, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said.Some time later, an older female driver went into water that was 4 feet above flood markers.
Texas teenager bags record-sized alligator
(CNN) -- Braxton Bielski didn't have a 5-pound bass on his mind when he recently took his cane pole to a reservoir in south Texas.Instead, he and his father were looking to bag a big alligator.
Officials: Multiple fatalities, 100 injuries in severe Texas storm
(CNN) -- Several people were killed and more than 100 were injured Wednesday night when a possible tornado cut a wide swath through north Texas, officials said.Kathy Jividen, a spokeswoman for the Hood County sheriff's office, said there were "multiple fatalities" in the wake of the storm that touched down in Granbury.Matt Zavadsky, spokesman for MedStar Mobile Healthcare, said there were reports of at least 100 people being injured.
Records: Texas plant hadn't told feds about explosive fertilizer
(CNN) -- The fertilizer plant that blew up in Texas last week warned state and local officials but not federal agencies that it had 270 tons of highly volatile ammonium nitrate on site, according to regulatory records.The April 17 fire and explosion at West Fertilizer Co.
Officials: Texas blast left nearly 100-foot-wide crater
WEST, Texas (CNN) -- Walls warped or blown off entirely, even ones made of brick.