The capital murder trial for the man accused of killing 7-year-old Athena Strand is scheduled to begin next spring.

One year after Athena Strand was murdered the case is still ongoing as her mother waits for justice.

One year after Athena Strand was murdered the case is still ongoing as her mother waits for justice.

House Bill 3556, sponsored by Texas Rep. Lynn Stucky, R-Sanger, would allow the head of local law enforcement to issue a localized alert when a child is missing without confirmation of an abduction.

A bill moving through the Texas Legislature aims to close the gap between the time a child is missing and when an Amber Alert can be issued.

A FedEx driver who confessed to police he killed a 7-year-old girl last November pleaded not guilty Monday morning during his capital murder arraignment hearing.

A FedEx driver who confessed to police he killed a 7-year-old girl last November pleaded not guilty Monday morning during his capital murder arraignment hearing.

Prosecutors in Wise County will seek the death penalty for Tanner Horner, the 31-year-old FedEx delivery driver accused of killing 7-year-old Athena Strand last year.

The mother of 7-year-old Athena Strand is joining a lawsuit filed last year by the girl’s father seeking more than $1 million in damages from the FedEx delivery driver accused in the girl’s death and his employer.

A Wise County grand jury formally charged a package delivery driver with the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand.