Local stories this morning from KERA News:Affluenza teen Ethan Couch is back in Texas and now in a juvenile detention facility in Fort Worth. A hearing this morning will determine whether he remains there, transferred to adult jail, or released.
Authorities believe 18-year-old Couch and his mother fled to Mexico in December as Texas prosecutors investigated whether he violated his probation for a deadly drunk driving case.
Because he Couch was 16 at the time of the wreck, a juvenile court’s handling his case for now. Another hearing next month will determine if the case moves to the adult system.
Other stories this morning:
- The Dallas school board last night approved mandatory recess for its pre-K and elementary school students.
- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has approved new recommendations to prevent deadly disasters like the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in West. The recommendations call for higher standards for safe handling and storage of fertilizer-grade ammonium nitrate – the type stored in West.
- Ghada Mukdad escaped civil war in Syria and resettled in the U.S. in 2012 with her family. She talks about her experience in our Friday Conversation.
You can hear North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.