Ex-paramedic at deadly Texas plant blast pleads not guilty to federal firearm charge
WACO, Texas — A first responder who helped evacuate people ahead of a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge he possessed bomb-making materials. Bryce Reed was arrested last week and indicted ...

Mother's Day: how we pay tribute and remember our moms
In the morning we plan to sort out 'The Pigsty', a little old building she and my step-dad rebuilt ... play House of Pain, Jump Around – the song we played at her funeral. People thought the wrong CD had been lined up, but she loved to dance ...

Texas EMT to plead not guilty to explosives charge
"There's one thing about Texas, that Texans understand: People talk about law and order. Well, welcome to Texas. We believe in justice. I'm going to get my justice. Period." Reed's full-time job ... I never saw a red flag," she said.

Earliest evidence of human ancestors as hunters/scavengers found
WACO, Texas, May 13 (UPI) -- A U.S. anthropologist says a dig in Africa has revealed the earliest evidence of humans involved in hunting and scavenging as food acquisition strategies. Around 2 million years ago early stone tool-making humans ...

W.Va. bath salts suspect on the run, delays trial
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A Clarksburg man charged with selling illegal synthetic drugs at two West Virginia shops was on the run Tuesday as his trial was set to begin, and U.S. marshals were dispatched to hunt him down. Jury selection was supposed to ...

Paramedic at deadly blast in court in weapons case
WACO, Texas -- A former first-responder in the Central Texas town ... But officials say Reed was "let go" from the West EMS team two days after the blast, and others have questioned his past.