Lancaster slaying, Alon USA, Texas Rangers: Your Tuesday morning roundup

Here are the top headlines of the morning. [Here are the top headlines of the morning.] July 04,  2017 By [Dennis Jansen]( Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌧️ Weather: [Cloudy with scattered rain](. High: 93° 🔎 Prefer the online view? [It's here](. Shavon Randle's sisters Kayla Randle, 14, (right) and Shiniece Richards, 16, speak during a vigil for their sister who was killed and left in an abandoned home in Dallas two days ago, in Dallas on July 3, 2017. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News) Shavon Le'Feye Randle Details emerge in Lancaster teen's kidnapping and slaying More details have emerged in the kidnapping and slaying of 13-year-old Shavon Le'Feye Randle. Randle's body was found Sunday in an abandoned house in east Oak Cliff. Randle's relatives say that she was a victim of retaliation over drugs that someone else stole. By Monday, six people had been arrested in connection with Randle's disappearance [and the events leading up to it](, but no one has been charged with her death. Hotel shooting: One man was in custody and another person was injured after [a shooting at a Far North Dallas hotel]( Monday afternoon. Child porn case: A Burleson man has been convicted in federal court of child pornography charges in a case in which he sought to challenge the FBI's technique of taking over an illegal website [and hacking into computers that accessed it](. Advertisement Dallas-based Alon USA Energy operates this refinery in Big Spring. (Alon USA Energy) Energy Alon USA Energy announces 92 layoffs amid merger news Dallas-based Alon USA Energy, a petroleum refining and retailing company, which is also the largest 7-Eleven licensee in the U.S., has been acquired by Delek US Holdings. A company spokesman declined to comment on how the deal would affect staffing at Alon's Dallas headquarters near North Central Expressway and LBJ Freeway. However, Alon has informed the Texas Workforce Commission that [the company plans to cut 92 jobs in mid-July](. Alon operates more than 300 7-Eleven stores, 11 asphalt terminals and three refineries, including one in Big Spring. Not happening: The Texas Public Utility Commission shot down NextEra Energy's request for a rehearing on [its proposed $18.7 billion purchase of Oncor](. A collaboration: UTA researchers are helping this Arlington company [turn natural gas into liquid fuel](. Texas Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez (33) helps defend as third baseman Adrian Beltre (29) tags out Boston Red Sox's Sam Travis who was trying to advance to third on a fielders choice by Sandy Leon in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Monday, July 3, 2017, in Arlington, Texas.  (Tony Gutierrez/AP) Full Coverage Red Sox beat Rangers 7-5 The Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Monday. What you need to know: Even when the bullpen gets the Rangers through the ninth inning successfully, something goes haywire. On Monday, it happened in the 11th after four relievers had combined to allow just two baserunners in 4.1 innings. Then, Ernesto Frieri walked the No. 9 hitter, allowed a double off the top of the wall and a two-run bloop single. [It sent the Rangers to a loss]( on a night when they scored in the bottom of the ninth off Craig Kimbrel to tie the game and saddle him with just his second blown save of the year. Analysis: Rangers' loss to Red Sox Monday is [a perfect metaphor for Texas' bullpen in 2017](. More: Rangers can hope for best, but [no-roles bullpens rarely lead to the success]( that Texas needs. Wake-up call: Rangers catcher Jonathan Lucroy on trade rumors: ['You realize you can become expendable.']( A mentor: In Jason Grilli, Rangers bullpen finds [something it's been looking for for a long time](. Advertisement (Ryan Michalesko/The Dallas Morning News) Photo of the Morning Pyrotechnics trail the path of pilot Nathan Hammond over North Texas during the annual Addison Kaboom Town fireworks show Monday in Addison. Over 500,000 guests were estimated to be in attendance of the annual festival, according to Addison Public Communications Director Mary Rosenbleeth. More: Here are [today's Independence Day events]( across North Texas. The Black Tux, an online tuxedo rental company opened its first Texas showroom at 2323 N. Henderson Ave. in Dallas on June 17, 2017. (Bobby Redd/Emily Park, Paul + Williams) Around The Site Business highlights - Retail: Seven [innovative North Texas stores]( that you should check out. - By the numbers: The 2017 list of Dallas-Fort Worth's [150 largest public companies](. - Real Estate: Is there a great area for homes [with a decent commute out there?]( - Corporate debt: The high risk of [companies borrowing too much](. - Stocks: D-FW stocks that showed [the biggest percentage jump]( from April to June. - Tech: Apple's new MacBook Pro looks the same, [but inside it's much improved](. - Health care: Dallas-Fort Worth hospital leaders await clarity from [uncertain health care law](. Kellie Rasberry partied with her friends and fans at her birthday bash at Big Al's McKinney Ave Tavern on April 16, 2015. (Jerry McClure/Special Contributor) Finally... It's official! Beloved D-FW radio personality [Kellie Rasberry has tied the knot](. Advertisement 👋 That's all for this morning! 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