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How are serial killers tried in Texas? Why the Raul Meza Jr. trials could last years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A man charged in the death of an 80-year-old Pflugerville man earlier this month may actually be a "serial killer," Austin law enforcement officials announced last week. Raul Meza Jr., 62, was most recently charged with the murder of his roommate Jesse Fraga, 80. During his conversation with detectives, Meza also implicated himself in the murder of Gloria Lofton, 66, in 2019, according to police. Law enforcement now say there are additional cold cases they're looking at in connection to Meza, who also previously spent time in prison for the 1982 rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl. So what comes next for Meza? Here is some of our conversation with Austin defense attorney, Rick Cofer, about Meza's legal future. This transcript has been edited for brevity: First, can you give an idea of legally what this is going to look like moving forward?Short version, Raul Meza is in deep trouble. He has three pending charges right now in Travis County. One of which is Capi...

Suspect dead, deputy injured in Bexar Co. officer-involved shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — One person is dead, and a Bexar County Sheriff's deputy is in the hospital with injuries after a disturbance call escalated to an officer-involved shooting Saturday in Bexar County, BCSO said in a news conference.On Saturday morning, BCSO received several calls about a disturbance at a home in Bexar County, BCSO Sheriff Javier Salazar said.According to BCSO, the suspect, who was not identified Saturday, came to the home and began getting violent with family members who lived in the home. Furthermore, Salazar said the suspect had been doing some work in the home, as the family members just moved from out-of-state two or three days ago.Salazar said the suspect attempted to do work inside the home, but for some reason, the situation turned south fairly quickly.The suspect assaulted family members inside the home, and an off-duty officer who lived in the area went to confront the suspect, as the suspect had a knife on him. While the off-duty officer had a we...

Rain chances ramp up through the weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Expect strong to severe storms to continue to develop and move into the Hill Country. The rain will spread eastward across I-35 into some of our eastern counties this evening. Evening showers and thunderstorms move to the eastThe Storm Prediction Center has much of our area in a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening with the main threats from hail to gusty winds. Shower/thunderstorm chances go up to 60% Sunday. The forecast includes a Marginal Flash Flood Threat from brief times of heavy rainfall. Afternoon highs Sunday will average the middle to upper 80s. Monday's maximums will be mostly in the low to mid 80s. With a lower 40% of rain. BLOG: Summer forecast released: When do 100º days begin The National Weather Service is looking at some decent rain totals the next seven days.Expected rainfall totals trending lowerKeep the KXAN Weather App handy for GPS-based weather alerts. INVESTIGATION: LCRA didn't plan for climate change until K...

Man charged in St. Louis MetroLink assaults

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A man accused in multiple MetroLink assaults in St. Louis is behind bars on felony charges. Antione Robertson is charged with four counts of assault and two counts of trespassing in connection with two incidents over the past week. St. Louis sheriff offers crime solution. Who’s listening? On the evening of May 29, two people were hurt in an assault on a MetroLink train at the 8th/Pine station. The next evening, one person was hurt in an assault that happened on a MetroLink train at the Lacelede's Landing Station. Robertson was accused in both incidents. He was arrested Saturday and is jailed in St. Louis City without bond. The St. Louis Police Department is handling the investigation, though has not disclosed a possible motive behind the assaults.

Nuggets Journal: Denver fat with success after one win in the NBA Finals? Think again.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

Up 1-0 in the NBA Finals, the way Nuggets coach Michael Malone spoke on Saturday after practice, you’d think his team had actually dropped the series opener.“Yeah, I don’t think we played well in Game 1,” Malone said.Miami’s poor 3-point shooting, which included just 5 for 16 on wide-open 3s on Thursday night? Not going to happen again, Denver’s coach said bruskly.“As I told our players this morning, the fact that they got 16 wide-open 3s is problematic, and if you think that Max Strus is going to go 0 for 9 again or Duncan Robinson is going to go 1 for 5 again, you’re wrong,” he said.Barely prompted, Malone turned his attention to the fourth quarter where the Nuggets were outscored 30-20 and saw a sizable double-digit lead shrink to just nine as the Heat found its 3-point stroke. Think Malone, with a chance to do something no other team in Nuggets history has done, would allow for even an ounce of complacency? Think again. No one’s getting fat with success right n...

One missing after rafting accident on Colorado River in Eagle County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

Emergency responders in Eagle County are looking for a person reportedly involved in a rafting accident on the Colorado River.6.3.23 12:52 P.M. The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office is working with several agencies to respond to a reported rafting accident on the Colorado River between Burns and McCoy. Crews are currently searching for an unaccounted person.More details will be released when available. pic.twitter.com/ic5KKQ4EBS— Eagle County Sheriff's Office (@EagleCountySO) June 3, 2023The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, in a 12:55 p.m. Saturday tweet, said emergency responders are searching for an unaccounted person along the Colorado River between Burns and McCoy.This developing story will be updated. Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Ari Harms, missing Colorado River kayaker, passionate about helping others, friends say Crime and Public Safety | Man dies in Colorado River when thrown out of raft in Garfield County Crime and Pub...

Influencer mom fighting for life after suffering aneurysm one week before due date 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

An influencer from Orange County is in a medically induced coma and fighting for her life after suffering an aneurysm while she was nine months pregnant. Jackie Miller James, a popular digital creator with nearly 50,000 Instagram followers, was just one week away from her due date when she suffered an aneurysm rupture that led to severe brain bleeding and injury. After being found by her husband Austin, Jackie was rushed to a hospital, where doctors performed an emergency C-section and brain surgery at the same time. The new mom was still in a coma when she met her baby for the first time. (GoFundMe/Natalie Miller)The couple’s baby girl remained in the NICU for 12 days after her birth and is now being treated in the ICU along with her mother. “Twelve days after this incident, Jackie remains in a medically induced coma and has undergone five separate brain procedures,” a GoFundMe set up to help pay for medical bills and other outside costs associated with long-term recovery said...

Stolen gun, drugs recovered in wanted felon’s residence; felon still at large 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

A stolen firearm and drugs were recovered at the residence of a wanted felon on Friday in San Bernardino, and she remains on the run from law enforcement. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, 44-year-old Latasha Whiteside stole a firearm, several thousand dollars in cash, and multiple electronic devices from a locked safe in a friend’s house in Big Bear City on May 28. “The victim also reported Whiteside had stolen several thousand dollars worth of property throughout the previous years,” SBSD said in a statement. After an investigation led them to Whiteside’s San Bernardino residence, a search warrant was executed on Friday and turned up “items indicative of narcotic sales,” including a scale and one ounce of suspected fentanyl.  Man killed by deputies after holding family hostage in Hesperia Deputies also recovered the stolen firearm and packaging for the stolen electronics. A felony warrant has been issued for Latasha Whiteside’s arrest. Anyone...

‘Major’ system-wide delay causes BART slow down

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

BART is experiencing major, system-wide delays caused by power issues on the San Francisco line Saturday afternoon.There is no estimate of when service will return to normal, the agency said. BART told riders to consider using alternative transportation during the delaysThere was also no Red Line service between Richmond and Millbrae as of Saturday afternoon. Riders traveling from Richmond should transfer from a Berryessa train at MacArthur to a SFO/Millbrae train, while passengers traveling from Millbrae should transfer at 19th St from a SFO/Antioch train to a Richmond train.Related ArticlesTransportation | Walters: California transit systems’ pleas for aid haven’t moved the Capitol Transportation | California lawmakers urge transit bailout, pushing back on Newsom’s proposed budget cut Transportation | Borenstein: BART refuses to make cuts, accelerates toward ‘fiscal cliff’ Transportation | Hun...

Mbappe wins record 5th French golden boot, Rennes earns Europa League spot, Auxerre relegated

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:09 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe won a record fifth straight French golden boot on Saturday while Rennes clinched a Europa League spot and Auxerre was relegated. Mbappe’s goal in a 3-2 loss to Clermont finished his league tally on 29 and made him the top scorer for the fifth time, tied with French great Jean-Pierre Papin and retired Argentine strikers Carlos Bianchi and Delio Onnis.French champion PSG and second-placed Lens qualified for the group stage of the Champions League next season and third-placed Marseille earned a spot in the third qualifying round of the lucrative European competition.Rennes edged Brest 2-1 with first-half goals from Benjamin Bourigeaud to leapfrog Lille into fourth place.Lille booked a playoff spot for the Europa Conference League after drawing with Troyes 1-1. Bafode Diakite opened the scoring for Lille in the second half and Troyes winger Rony Lopes equalized. Monaco was third in the previous two seasons but missed out on Eu...