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Florida man shot dead by police after he ran over his 81-year-old grandmother

The suspect got into a dispute with his grandmother over an Almond Joy she left on his computer

The Independent UK

Days after Beryl, Texans toil to cope with debris, heat, rain and no power

More than 1 million Texans still don’t have electricity. For those hardest hit by Beryl, the wait will stretch into next week.

The Texas Tribune

Beryl power outages crowd hospitals, delay new admissions

In Houston, discharged patients remain in an arena to avoid powerless homes. Some 70 miles north, Livingston’s hospital is one of 17 in the state relying on a generator because of Hurricane Beryl power outages.

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Harris, Montgomery counties declare emergencies as East Texas region floods

Parts of Harris County, including The Woodlands, were under flood warnings Thursday.

The Texas Tribune

East Texans brace for prolonged evacuation orders after rainfall drenches Polk County

East Texas has been hit by several severe rainstorms this spring, and several counties have declared disasters.

The Texas Tribune

Father arrested for killing 16-year-old son with power tool

The teen lived with his grandfather at the home where he was killed

The Independent UK

Police chief among 160 people arrested in Florida sex sting

Polk County sheriff’s office say they dismantled a major human trafficking organisation

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Teenager shoots dead his mum after she told him to stop smoking in the house

Seth Settle has been charged with second degree murder after his mother died of injuries to her left breast and armpit following an incident at their home in Polk County, Florida

Daily Mirror

Alarming mountains of fertilizer waste

The U.S. houses hundreds of millions of tons of phosphogypsum in open-air stacks, but regulation is inconsistent

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Manhunt for three men caught on doorbell camera carrying dead body out of Airbnb

Polk County Sherriff's Office homicide detectives are asking the public to help identify three men after Xavier Johnson was gunned down in a property in St Petersburg, Florida

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