Keith Urban plays free pop-up concert outside a Buc-ee's store in Alabama
Country singer Keith Urban gave just a few hoursโ notice before performing a free concert in the parking lot of a convenience store and gas station in north Alabama.
Rehabilitation programs changing trajectory of inmatesโ lives; KSAT Investigates takes you inside a prison lockdown
During a KSAT Investigates visit to the Wynne Unit in Huntsville during the statewide lockdown, we had the opportunity to visit with some of the inmates who are leaders in their units and the director of the Rehabilitation Programs Division.
Alabama senator says Space Command prefers Huntsville for HQ, but command has no comment
Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville says the top general in charge of U.S. Space Command told him during a meeting Wednesday that Huntsville, not Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the preferred location for its new headquarters.
Texas panty thief accused of burglarizing apartments, stealing womenโs underwear
A Texas man was arrested twice in less than a week after police say he broke into different womenโs apartments and stole their underwear.
Texas death row inmates sue over solitary confinement
A group of Texas death row inmates have filed a federal lawsuit against the stateโs prison system over its policy of mandatory and indefinite solitary confinement for all prisoners who are awaiting execution.
15-year-old boy makes history as youngest graduate of Sam Houston State University
As many teens are beginning to learn their ground in high school, Nehemiah Juniel is making history at Sam Houston State University as the youngest graduate at SHSU.
Texas suspends most transportation of inmates while it reviews convicted murdererโs escape
The review comes after Gonzalo Lopez escaped from a prison bus last month. Authorities say he killed a family of five before they found and killed him.
Sam Houston goal-line stand stops UIW 49-42 in FCS playoff
Ramon Jefferson rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, Eric Schmid accounted for the game-winning score and defending national champion Sam Houston fended off Incarnate Word 49-42 with a last-gasp goal-line tackle in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
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Teenager indicted in slaying of 20-year-old at apartment complex near Fair Oaks Ranch
A teenager has been formally charged with the shooting death of a man at an apartment complex near Fair Oaks Ranch in March.
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Suspect in fatal shooting at apartment near Fair Oaks Ranch arrested in Huntsville
A teenager accused of fatally shooting a man at an apartment complex near Fair Oaks Ranch last month has been apprehended.
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In-person visits in Texas prison system to resume next week
HUNTSVILLE, Texas โ Inmates in all Texas prisons and state jails will be allowed to resume in-person visits on Monday, March 15, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. All in-person visits were halted when the coronavirus pandemic swept the state last spring. All visits must be scheduled in advance, and inmates will be allowed only two visits per month. When asked whether inmates in the Bexar County Jail would be allowed in-person visits, Sheriff Javier Salazar said, โWe havenโt really done in-person visits in several years.โInstead, he said, inmates will be allowed to continue remote video visits through a system upgraded during the pandemic. AdHe said the sheriffโs office has also provided just over 660,000 free phone calls from inmates during the pandemic.
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Inspector general reviews Trump relocation of Space Command
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)DENVER โ The Department of Defense's inspector general announced Friday that it was reviewing the Trump administration's last-minute decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama. โMoving Space Command will disrupt the mission while risking our national security and economic vitality,โ the senators said in a joint statement. We fully support the investigation.โAmong other duties, the Space Command enables satellite-based navigation and troop communication and provides warning of missile launches. The Space Command differs from the U.S. Space Force, launched in December 2019 as the first new military service since the Air Force was created in 1947. The Space Command is not an individual military service but a central command for militarywide space operations.
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US Space Command site to be located in Huntsville, Alabama
The U.S. Air Force is expected to announce Huntsville, Ala. as the location for the U.S. Space Command headquarters, according to Gov. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)MONTGOMERY, Ala. โ The U.S. Air Force announced Wednesday that the new U.S. Space Command headquarters will be in Huntsville, Alabama, after the state was selected over five others competing for the project, including Colorado, where Space Command is provisionally located. The role of Space Command is to conduct operations such as enabling satellite-based navigation and troop communication and providing warning of missile launches. That is different from the Space Force, which is a distinct military service like the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. โI couldnโt be more pleased to learn that Alabama will be the new home to the United States Space Command,โ Alabama Republican Gov.
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Alabama chosen for US Space Command HQ over San Antonio, reports say
SAN ANTONIO โ Multiple news outlets in Alabama are reporting that Redstone Army Airfield near Huntsville, Alabama, has been chosen as the site for the U.S. Space Command headquarters. Port San Antonio had been on the shortlist along with Colorado Springs, Colorado; Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; and Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Senator John Cornyn sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett in support of selecting San Antonio for U.S. Space Commandโs future headquarters. โSan Antonio was honored to be among the finalists for the U.S. Space Command headquarters. The process enabled us to highlight our many assets and attributes including our cybersecurity, medical and training missions as well as Port San Antonio,โ Nirenberg said in a statement to KSAT.