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A Cypress man who allegedly threatened to bomb Highway 290 had the makings of an explosive in his bedroom alongside a rifle, ammunition and a bulletproof vest, according to a court affidavit filed Tuesday. Jeremiah Chavez, 20, was arrested and Read More …
The FBI said it was examining “indicators” that suggest a possible terrorism link to a mass shooting early on Sunday in Austin, Texas, in which police said at least three people were killed and 14 were injured. The male suspect Read More …
Officers in Paris responded to a scene of sparks raining down from overhead electrical lines at a vacant lot after an explosion was heard Thursday morning. According to Paris Police, officers were patrolling the 600 block of East Houston Street Read More …
A 21-year-old Texas man has been charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS after allegedly delivering bomb-making components and cash to undercover agents he believed were members of the terrorist organization, federal authorities announced Monday. John Michael Garza Read More …
Austin police said at the beginning of August 2025, there were reports of repeated explosions in the areas of Jones Road and the Blunn Creek greenbelt near St. Edward’s University. Investigators said the incidents were not likely fireworks and posed Read More …
Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, 30, a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Fort Worth, Texas, has been federally charged for threatening to build a bomb, conduct a suicide attack, and kill Americans and others, in a video shared on TikTok, X, and Read More …
Authorities in Mexico arrested a suspected member of the Gulf Cartel who had 151 drone explosives, 18 drones, three IEDs, and various other weapons. The seizure also included state-of-the-art anti-drone weapons. The arrest took place in the border city of Read More …
CBS News Texas reporter Bo Evans joined the Mesquite Fire Department’s bomb squad to give viewers an inside look at how firefighters handle explosive threats. Wearing a full bomb suit designed to protect vital organs, Evans walked through the delicate Read More …
FORT HOOD, Texas — On the battlefield, enemy forces often attempt to slow or halt an advance by setting up blockades and obstacles. When that happens, it is the Army’s combat engineers who are called in to clear the way Read More …
More than 400 underwater sites in the United States are potentially contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXO) — weapons that did not explode upon deployment, which continue to pose a safety concern. Corrosion and growth make UXOs difficult to observe with Read More …
Bexar County officials announced the arrests of three additional people in connection with an illegal explosives possession case in far west Bexar County. The Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office, with help from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, obtained search warrants Read More …
FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – As the sounds of Soldiers conducting physical training filled Phantom Warrior Stadium April 25, U.S. Army Capt. Travis Chewning-Kulick, commander of the 752nd Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), was surrounded like a race car at a Read More …
The man who was allegedly making bombs inside a South Austin home is now facing a federal charge. Last week, members of the Austin Police Department’s Bomb Squad unit had to detonate explosive materials found inside the home on Vintage Read More …
The war in Ukraine opened Pandora’s box when it comes to using drones in combat. The low-cost, remotely guided flying contraptions can drop explosives from the sky or come down and literally blow up in an enemy combatant’s lap. Now Read More …
Multiple live bombs were found in Wynne Park Sunday morning, police said. The bombs have since been rendered “inoperative”. Garland Police were called to a wooded area of Wynne Park around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. “We were advised that there was Read More …
Incendiary devices were found at an Austin Tesla showroom on Monday morning, according to a news release from the Austin Police Department. APD officers responded to a call at the Tesla showroom on North U.S. 183 at 8:04 a.m. Monday Read More …
SAN ANTONIO – A New Braunfels man was sentenced in federal court today to 78 months in prison for a charge related to his planned mass murder attacks that were thwarted by federal and local law enforcement. According to court Read More …
World War II training bombs were discovered in South Midland County Thursday, according to the Midland County Fire Marshal’s Office. The Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) from the Midland County Fire Marshal’s Office along with the EOD Team with the City Read More …
Texas ranchers working near the southern border have been urged to exercise extreme caution when traveling through Mexico after one of their own was killed earlier this month by an improvised explosive device (IED). Antonio Céspedes Saldierna, 74, a Texas Read More …
Federal investigators found bomb-making materials while searching the Texas home of the man responsible for the deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, law enforcement officials said Friday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S.-born citizen from Texas, was living Read More …