Deadly US Twister Hits Tornado Alley

Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ...

Griner looming large over WNBA

PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner can dunk.Not only on breakaways and not those squeeze-it-over-the-rim ones that just don't look right.One-handed, two-handed, on the move, off a drop step, even on alley-oops, though she hasn't pulled that one off in a game — at least not yet.Emphatic, too, unlike any woman before her.Griner's dunking dexterity has made her a celebrity, a ...

Bill to require drug tests for Texans on welfare derailed

AUSTIN — A North Texan’s plan to require drug tests for Texans on welfare was talked to death by Democrats this week, creating a near meltdown in the House of Representatives as dozens of bills died in its ...

Fort Worth man accused in two Arlington sexual assaults

ramirez@star-telegram.com ARLINGTON _ A Fort Worth man suspected in two sexual assaults was in custody on Wednesday and detectives were trying to determine if more women may have been victims, police ...

El Paso Home Prices Up Sharply

Home prices increased at healthy rates in El Paso and many other metro areas in the first quarter, a new report shows. El Paso's median, or market midpoint, price for used, or resale, single-family homes increased 5 percent in the January-March quarter compared with a year ago, the National Association of Realtors reported. El Paso's median resale price was $138,600 -- up $6,600 ...