Pianist, 18, from South Korea wins Van Cliburn competition
An 18-year-old from South Korea has won the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, one of the top showcases for the world's best pianists. The competition held in Fort Worth, Texas, ended Saturday night with Yunchan Lim becoming the competition's youngest winner of the gold medal. The silver medalist was Anna Geniushene, a 31-year-old from Russia, and the bronze medalist is Dmytro Choni, a 28-year-old from Ukraine.
news.yahoo.comTexas court spares man who killed girl, 11, from execution
Texas' top criminal appeals court on Wednesday ordered a man convicted of killing an 11-year-old Fort Worth girl be removed from the state's death row. In a three-page opinion, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled by a 6-3 vote that Juan Ramon Meza Segundo does not qualify for execution because of intellectual disability under a recent Supreme Court standard. The appeals court reformed his death sentence to life imprisonment with parole possible, the only alternative sentence for capital murder available at Segundo’s 2006 sentencing by a Tarrant County jury.
news.yahoo.comDeath penalty sought in Texas for man who admitted killing 5
Prosecutors in Texas said Monday that they will seek the death penalty for a man who authorities have said confessed to killing five people, including three whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster last year. The Tarrant County district attorney's office said they've filed the paperwork to seek the death penalty for Jason Thornburg, 41.
news.yahoo.comCharles W. Wendlandt
Charles W. Wendlandt Charles William “Chuck” Wendlandt of Concan passed away May 3, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones at the age of 69. He was born April 17, 1953, in Fort Worth to Connie Finch and Charles Wendlandt Sr. Chuck graduated Austin High School in 1971 then received his bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from
uvaldeleadernews.comEx-cop's murder trial to remain in Fort Worth, judge rules
FORT WORTH (AP) — A former Fort Worth police officer will face his murder trial next month in the city where he fatally shot a Black woman through a window of her home in 2019, a Texas judge ruled Wed[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comIn college gymnastics, the ripple effect of real "air time"
The then-fledgling SEC Network needed content when it launched in 2014. The gymnastics programs within the conference needed a way to showcase their burgeoning talent. “She was (ticked) off to say it quite bluntly,” said Kathy Johnson Clarke, a two-time Olympic medalist turned commentator for ESPN.
news.yahoo.comIn NCAA women's gymnastics, a Texas-sized hole
Ragan Smith did not lack options when it came to choosing a college, as tends to happen when you're an elite gymnast with a national title on your resume. One option was unavailable to Smith. Texas, the site of this week's NCAA women's gymnastics championships, the state that's produced Olympic champions Carly Patterson and Nastia Liukin and Simone Biles, the state that has over 20 colleges and universities currently classified as Division I, the state that features some of the most prominent gymnastics programs in the country if not the world, has exactly six women's gymnastics scholarships available, all of them at Division II Texas Woman's University.
news.yahoo.comTexas girl at center of life support battle leaves hospital, will be cared for at home
A 3-year-old Texas girl whose mother has waged a court battle to keep doctors from removing her from life-sustaining treatment has improved enough that she was released from the hospital last week and will now be cared for at home.
Wildfire risk remains high for much of Texas in the days ahead, fire officials say
Much of Texas is at an elevated risk of wildfires this weekend and early next week because of higher-than-usual temperatures and a worsening drought, according to Texas A&M Forest Service analysts and the state climatologist.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comHarvey ruled out at Texas after crash in IndyCar practice
Jack Harvey failed the cognitive test he was required to take following a hard crash in practice at Texas Motor Speedway and was not cleared to compete Sunday. Santino Ferrucci was named the replacement driver in the No. 45 Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan. Ferrucci drove the car in five races last year, and as a current Dallas resident was available when RLL needed an emergency fill-in.
news.yahoo.comNorth Carolina's Manek ejected for throwing elbow vs Baylor
North Carolina's Brady Manek was ejected for elbowing Baylor's Jeremy Sochan in the face in their NCAA Tournament second-round game on Saturday. Manek had a season-high 26 points when he was ejected in the second half. Manek threw the elbow while blocking out Sochan for a rebound.
news.yahoo.comTexas police officer indicted for shooting suspect dead
A North Texas police officer was indicted Thursday on a murder count in the fatal shooting last year of a murder suspect. The Tarrant County grand jury indicted Forest Hill police Officer Logan Barr, 24, on Thursday for the fatal June 9 shooting of knife-wielding Michael Lee Ross Jr.
news.yahoo.comTexas primary sets up Abbott-O’Rourke race as midterms begin
Abbott is now in a commanding position as he seeks a third term, beginning his run with more than $50 million and campaigning on a strongly conservative agenda in America’s largest Republican state. This is on all of us.”A more competitive race was taking shape in the GOP primary for state attorney general. Texas’ rapid growth — driven by more than 4 million new residents — has shifted once solidly red suburbs away from Republicans. The Republican now faces four primary challengers who have largely refused to accept Biden’s victory and have tried to minimize the insurrection. A 28-year-old immigration attorney who supports Medicare for All, Cisneros nearly toppled Cuellar during Texas’ 2020 primary.
myrgv.comFederal judges won’t halt Texas primary in state Senate district being challenged for alleged discrimination
The redrawn state Senate District 10 splits Black and Hispanic voters in Tarrant County. A full trial on whether GOP lawmakers intentionally discriminated against voters of color is expected later this year.
Relative: Girlfriend of Texas man accused of killing 3 people found in burning dumpster has been missing since 2017
A man has confessed to killing three people whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster in Texas, as well as his roommate and girlfriend, saying he felt compelled to sacrifice them, authorities said Tuesday.