4 men injured when plane flying from Oklahoma to Fort Worth crashes in northern TexasOctober 6th, 2009 4 injured when plane from Okla. crashes in TexasRHOME, Texas — Authorities say four men are being treated at Texas hospitals after a twin-engine airplane that took off from Oklahoma crashed in Texas.
Texas soldier accused of staging kidnapping hoax to cover being AWOL pleads guiltyOctober 2nd, 2009 Texas soldier pleads guilty in kidnapping hoaxFORT HOOD, Texas — A soldier accused of spinning a kidnapping hoax to cover his absence without leave from Fort Hood in Texas has pleaded guilty to desertion, making false official statements and obstruction of justice. Pfc. James Andrew Gonzalez pleaded guilty Friday in a Fort Hood military trial.
US soldier charged with trying to sell anti-tank rocket and launcher stolen from Army postOctober 1st, 2009 Soldier accused of trying to sell anti-tank weaponJACKSON, Tenn. — Federal investigators in Tennessee have charged a U.S.
Army: FL soldier at SC's Fort Jackson first in its ranks to die of swine flu related illnessOctober 1st, 2009 Army: FL recruit death in SC is swine-flu relatedCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The Army says an autopsy shows a soldier from Florida who died while at Fort Jackson in South Carolina passed away from pneumonia caused by the H1N1 flu virus.
First court-martial in death of Fort Bragg paratrooper to begin; 3 have taken plea dealsSeptember 30th, 2009 Court-martial in NC soldier's death to beginFORT BRAGG, N.C. — A court-martial is scheduled to begin for one of seven Fort Bragg paratroopers accused of accidentally killing a fellow soldier more than a year ago.
Texas teen stabs mother during post-argument hugSeptember 15th, 2009 GRAPEVINE, Texas — Police say a 15-year-old Texas boy stabbed his mother in the back with a 6-inch kitchen knife while pretending to hug her after an argument. Police arrested the teen Tuesday in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine about three hours after his mother called police.
Fort Hood soldier who refused deployment sentenced to month in jail, reduced in rankAugust 5th, 2009 Soldier who refused deployment gets month in jailFORT HOOD, Texas — A Fort Hood soldier who refused to deploy to Afghanistan over his beliefs that the war violates international law was sentenced Wednesday to a month in jail. Spc. Victor Agosto, 24, of Miami, pleaded guilty to disobeying a lawful order to report to a site that performs medical, legal and other services for troops before they deploy.
Fort Hood soldier sentenced to month in jail, reduced in rank for refusing deploymentAugust 5th, 2009 Soldier gets month in jail for refusing deploymentFORT HOOD, Texas — A Fort Hood soldier was sentenced Wednesday to a month in jail for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan over his beliefs that the war violates international law. Spc. Victor Agosto, 24, of Miami, pleaded guilty to disobeying lawful orders and was sentenced at the central Texas Army post.
Missing soldier charged with being AWOL after he was found unharmed in Texas border townJuly 24th, 2009 Texas soldier found unhurt charged with being AWOLMcALLEN, Texas — The Army has charged a Fort Hood-based soldier who was reported as a possible kidnap victim with being AWOL after he was found unharmed in a Texas border town. Pfc. James Andrew Gonzalez was taken into custody during a traffic stop in Laredo on Wednesday.
Man kills woman, shoots self at store in Fort Lewis baseJuly 23rd, 2009 Man kills woman, shoots self at Fort Lewis storeFORT LEWIS, Wash. — A 59-year-old retired soldier shot a female civilian worker to death Wednesday inside a bustling store at the Fort Lewis Army base, then shot himself, Army officials said.
Man kills woman, shoots self at Fort Lewis Post ExchangeJuly 23rd, 2009 Man kills woman, shoots self at Fort Lewis PXFORT LEWIS, Wash. — A 59-year-old retired soldier shot a female civilian worker to death Wednesday inside a bustling store at the Fort Lewis Army base, then shot and wounded himself, Army officials said.
Fort Hood soldier reported missing found in Texas border town, Army says no sign of kidnappingJuly 23rd, 2009 Army: No indication Texas soldier was kidnappedBROWNSVILLE, Texas — The Army said little Thursday about a soldier who disappeared for more than a week and was reported as a possible kidnap victim before being apprehended in an upscale neighborhood in the border city of Laredo. Pfc. James Andrew Gonzalez, 24, a soldier based at Fort Hood in Texas, was reported missing more than a week ago.
Fort Bliss soldier pleads guilty to lesser charges in beating death of fellow soldier in TexasJuly 23rd, 2009 Texas soldier pleads guilty in beating deathFORT BLISS, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he fatally beat another soldier with a baseball bat. Pvt. Deandrez Robertson admitted in a Fort Bliss court that he hit Pvt.
Soldier who fought Taliban in pink boxers is back home in Texas for July 4thJuly 4th, 2009 Soldier who fought in pink boxers home for the 4thFORT WORTH, Texas — The soldier who was photographed fighting the Taliban in his pink boxer shorts said Saturday he was glad to be back home in Texas after his yearlong deployment to Afghanistan — especially for the Fourth of July. Specialist Zachary Boyd said he initially thought he'd get in trouble after an Associated Press photo first transmitted in May showed him with other soldiers behind sandbags wearing his "I love NY" boxers — plus flip-flops, a helmet and a bulletproof vest.
Suspecting affair, husband kills wife in NoidaJune 17th, 2009 NOIDA - A 34-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her husband here Wednesday as he suspected her of having an affair with another man, police said. The incident occurred around 4 a.m.