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Texas Pipe Bomb Mystery Deepens
Texas Pipe Bomb Mystery Deepens
May 11, 2013 4:13 PM CDT

Texas Pipe Bomb Mystery Deepens

Bryce Reed was 'let go' as paramedic after fertilizer plant blast

(Newser) - The Texas fertilizer plant blast first responder charged with possession of a "destructive device" will plead not guilty and maintains he had nothing to do with the explosion. Paramedic Bryce Reed, 31, was arrested after he allegedly gave materials for a pipe bomb—including galvanized metal pipe, a fuse,...

Explosive in Texas Plant Blast Revealed

West Fertilizer expected to file for bankruptcy

(Newser) - As expected, investigators have confirmed that the explosive behind the West Fertilizer plant blast last month was ammonium nitrate. However, they still don't know how it was ignited—the investigation will take another one to two weeks to determine that, the AP reports. As you may recall, the plant...

Teen's Plan to Blow up Turtles Ends Very Badly

Cigar ash sets off bomb in his pocket

(Newser) - Karma wasted no time in living up to her reputation Saturday in Texas. Police say a 19-year-old man made a bomb with which he planned to "blow up turtles." Instead, as he carried it in his pocket on his way down to the bayou with a friend, he...

Meth Ingredient Continually Stolen From Texas Plant

Thieves stole gallons of anhydrous ammonia

(Newser) - First we learned the exploded Texas fertilizer plant was lacking in basic fire safety protection, then that it didn't report several hundred tons of ammonium nitrate to Homeland Security. This week's revelation: West Fertilizer Co. was a repeat target of thieves stealing anhydrous ammonia and tampering with tank...

A $240M Win for Disabled Workers 'Treated Like Cattle'

Defunct turkey plant in Iowa ordered to pay damages to 32 workers

(Newser) - A now-defunct turkey plant accused of abusing its workers for decades has been ordered to pay $240 million in damages to 32 of its former employees. The men, who were granted $7.5 million each, were among hundreds of mentally disabled Henry's Turkey Service workers sent from Texas to...

Ted Cruz for President?
 Ted Cruz for 
 President? 
May 1, 2013 3:48 PM CDT

Ted Cruz for President?

'National Review' says conservative senator is considering run in 2016

(Newser) - The National Review got political pundits busy today with a story declaring that Tea Party darling Ted Cruz is seriously considering a run for president in 2016. “Ted won’t be opening an Iowa office anytime soon, but he’s listening,” says one person described as a longtime...

Texas Plant Had No Sprinklers, Fire Walls

10 first responders believed to be among the dead: mayor

(Newser) - Authorities are coming to grips with the extent of the devastation following a Wednesday night explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant . About 200 people were injured and 12 bodies have been recovered so far, the AP reports. That's far fewer than the nearly 40 victims Mayor Tommy Muska had...

Texas Police Find Email Confession in DA Killings
Texas Police Find Email
Confession in DA Killings
says affidavit
Apr 19, 2013 6:28 AM CDT

Texas Police Find Email Confession in DA Killings

Was sent from Eric Williams' computer, say authorities

(Newser) - Eric Williams was charged with capital murder last night, after investigators say they found a confession in the deaths of two Texas prosecutors sent from Williams' personal computer. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, a search of Williams' home turned up an email whose author admitted to the killings and...

Nelson to Play Benefit for Blast Victims—His Neighbors

He grew up few miles away in Abbott, Texas

(Newser) - Willie Nelson will turn an upcoming Texas concert into a benefit for victims of the explosion at a fertilizer plant not far from where he grew up. Nelson still has a home in Abbott, Texas, about five miles north of West, which was rocked by last night's explosion that...

Texas Plant Told State It Could Not Explode

Governor Perry requests federal state of emergency

(Newser) - News outlets are digging into the West Fertilizer plant's regulatory filings and finding that, in light of the explosion that may have killed as many as 15 people and injured about 160, the plant might have undersold the risks a tad. While the company did tell regulators it had...

Dozens Feared Dead in Texas Plant Blast

Locals evacuated amid concerns of another explosion

(Newser) - At least five to 15 people have died in a fertilizer plant explosion near Waco, Texas, NBC News reports—and the toll could ultimately be in the dozens, notes the Dallas Morning News . The number of people injured has already passed 160 as patients grapple with "blast injuries, orthopedic...

Wife Confesses Husband Murdered Texas DAs

Kim Williams says she only drove car, did not kill anyone

(Newser) - Eric Williams has not yet been charged in the murder of two Texas prosecutors , but his wife is squarely pinning the blame on him, reports the New York Times . A recently filed affidavit states that Kim Williams on Tuesday told investigators that her husband pulled the trigger, but that she...

Texas Teacher: I'm Too Racist to Molest Black Student

Esther Irene Stokes denies touching 7-year-old, was fired Tuesday

(Newser) - Texas elementary school teacher Esther Irene Stokes had a novel defense to an accusation she fondled a 7-year-old student—Stokes said she's too racist to have touched a black child, reports Raw Story via the Houston Chronicle . The girl claimed that Stokes touched her "private part," outside...

Texas Charges Woman With DA Murders
Texas Charges Woman With
DA Murders
Apr 17, 2013 10:01 AM CDT

Texas Charges Woman With DA Murders

Husband, disgraced justice of peace, also likely to be charged

(Newser) - Someone has been charged for the murder of a Texas DA and his family —and it's not an entirely expected suspect. Kim Williams, 46, was arrested and booked on capital murder charges this morning, and is being held on a $10 million bond, the Dallas Morning News reports....

Suspect in Texas DA Deaths: Disgraced Justice of Peace

Eric Williams arrested, charged with making terroristic threats

(Newser) - Eric Williams was an officer in the Texas Guard, a reserve Kaufman County deputy, and was elected justice of the peace in 2010—now, the Daily Beast reports, he's the prime suspect in the Texas prosecutor murders . District Attorney Mike McLelland, who was murdered along with his wife, and...

Hannibal Lecter Mask Seized From Stabbing Suspect

Dylan Quick says he fantasized about cannibalism since age 8

(Newser) - It sounds like the Texas student accused of stabbing 14 classmates on Tuesday was even more unbalanced than police first realized. Dylan Quick told investigators he has fantasized about cannibalism, necrophilia, and cutting off people's faces and wearing them like masks since age eight, reports KHOU-TV . Police also said...

Bus Full of Seniors Overturns in Texas

Two dead in crash: reports

(Newser) - A charter bus carrying many "older folks" rolled over on a Texas highway around 9am, the Dallas Morning News reports. The bus was en route to an Oklahoma casino when it reportedly hit a "rubber traffic control item" on the right side of the road, cruised across the...

Cops: Texas Suspect Fantasized About Stabbing Spree

Students describe how they stopped rampage

(Newser) - The Texas student accused of stabbing 14 classmates had planned the rampage for a long time and fantasized about stabbing people for years, police say. The suspect— identified as 20-year-old Dylan Quick —has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and more charges may...

Stabbing Spree Suspect Is 20-Year-Old Student

Fellow student says Dylan Quick's spree foiled by broken blade

(Newser) - The man who slashed at least 14 classmates at a community college in suburban Houston today has been identified by local media—including the Houston Chronicle and ABC 13 —as 20-year-old Dylan Quick. Police haven't offered any clues about a motive. Quick is a student at the Cy-Fair...

Texas Issued Ominous Warning Before DA Murders

Aryan Brotherhood of Texas looking to inflict 'mass casualties': December bulletin

(Newser) - A new revelation supports the theory that the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas was involved in the murders of two of the state's prosecutors : Texas authorities issued a bulletin in December that warned the white supremacist gang was looking to retaliate against law enforcement officials in a way that would...

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