Penelope Rivera
Breaking News ReporterPenelope Rivera was born and raised in Fort Worth. She graduated from the University of North Texas, where she worked for the student newspaper The North Texas Daily. She started as an intern for KERA before joining full-time. Penelope has covered a wide range of topics, but is mostly drawn to education, religion and under reported communities in North Texas.
During her free time, she enjoys reading, painting, and trying local restaurants and coffee shops.
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Robert Morris will serve 6 months in Osage County Jail in Oklahoma. -
Adam King was indicted on aggravated perjury Wednesday, court records show. He's been on administrative leave after being accused of harassment and retaliation against employees. -
Eight individuals arrested in connection to the July 4 shooting outside the Prairieland Detention Center had their preliminary hearings Tuesday. Prosecutors will pursue charges against them all, and most will remain in detention while they await trial. -
A man shot at a Dallas ICE facility last week has died, according to family. Miguel Ángel García-Hernández is the second detainee killed in the attack. -
The 2025 State Fair of Texas will run from Sept. 26 through Oct. 19. -
The notes say he was targeting immigration agents and wanted to cause terror, according to the U.S. Justice Department. -
Dallas teacher in Alvarado ICE shooting case out on bond again. Lawyer says it was a wrongful arrestDario Sanchez was accused of violating bond conditions that led to his rearrest Monday. His attorney told KERA News Wednesday that wasn't true. -
The shooter is also dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement characterized the shooting as a political attack against law enforcement, though no ICE agents were injured in the shooting.
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Dario Sanchez was released on bond Aug. 29, according to court records. He was rearrested Monday, jail records show. -
Seventeen people have been arrested since the shooting outside the Prairieland Detention Center July 4, but six have now been moved from the Johnson County Jail to the Wichita County Jail, according to jail records. -
The sale was approved at a shareholder meeting Tuesday. -
The job cuts come from Tarrant and Dallas County and take effect Nov. 1.
