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Dallas Morning News

• 2 Irving council members oppose mixed election plan

  Dallas Morning News – Thu Nov 12, 12:54 am ET  

  Two Irving City Council members wrote a letter to a U.S. district judge this week voicing opposition to the city's single-member-district election plan, which is awaiting federal approval. Full Story »

• Dallas-Fort Worth programs helping Hispanic mothers find teaching moments

  Dallas Morning News – Thu Nov 12, 12:35 am ET  

  COURTNEY PERRY/DMNWith help from the Dallas nonprofit program Avance, Jovita Torres and other Hispanic mothers are taking a more active role preparing their children for school. Full Story »

• Fort Hood shootings suspect may have wired money to Pakistan

  Dallas Morning News – Thu Nov 12, 12:18 am ET  

  WASHINGTON - Authorities have been examining whether Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan wired money to Pakistan in recent months, an action that one senior lawmaker said would raise serious questions about Hasan's possible connections to militant Islamic groups. Full Story »

• Texans say they save more, spend less, in Citi survey

  Dallas Morning News – Thu Nov 12, 12:18 am ET  

  Texas adults are now more worried about rising health care costs than other expenses. Full Story »

• Flower Mound girl, 16, slain; boyfriend sought

  Dallas Morning News – Wed Nov 11, 1:27 pm ET  

  Police investigating the slaying of a 16-year-old girl at her apartment were searching for her boyfriend today. Full Story »

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

• Two Dallas women accused of identity theft

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram – 1 hr 12 mins ago  

  A police investigation results in the the arrest of Yolandra Burks, 34, and Beverly Crowder, 35, for possessing personal information of at least 147 residents in Tarrant and Dallas counties. Full Story »

• Dallas man accused of robbing Arlington auto parts store

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram – 1 hr 27 mins ago  

  The suspect was arrested after trying to run from officers, police said. Full Story »

• Parents, 5-year-old son die in Dallas fire

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Thu Nov 12, 9:16 am ET  

  Investigators believe the parents ran upstairs in the two-story brick home to rescue their son, but then became trapped, officials said. Full Story »

• Fort Worth celebrated Nov. 11, 1919, in rowdy fashion

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Thu Nov 12, 9:01 am ET  

  You might say that Fort Worth observed the original Veterans Day in the "Fort Worth way." Full Story »

• Dallas police chief will retire April 30

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Thu Nov 12, 8:01 am ET  

  Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle will retire next year after more than five years on the job. Full Story »

CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth

• Bodies Found In Kaufman County Ditch Identified

  CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth – 29 mins ago  

  Residents of a Kaufman County town have more questions than answers after the bodies of two people were found in a culvert.  The bodies were found off of Kaufman County Road 280 in the town of Post Oak Bend. Full Story »

• Man Collapses During Kunkle News Conference

  CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth – 56 mins ago  

  A man collapsed during Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle's retirement news conference Thursday.  During the news conference, former Highland Park mayor Jack Hammack, who was standing behind Kunkle at the podium, appeared to faint. Full Story »

• Chief Kunkle Retiring From Dallas Police

  CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth – 1 hr 1 min ago  

  The Dallas Police Department is losing its leader. On Wednesday evening, Chief David Kunkle confirmed that he is planning to retire. Kunkle will be stepping down from his position on April 30, 2010. Kunkle has been with the DPD since 2004, taking over after the previous chief, Terrell Bolton, was fired. Back then, the department faced a growing crime rate, too few officers and low morale. Full Story »

• Gov. Rick Perry Encounters String Of Setbacks

  CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth – Thu Nov 12, 9:39 am ET  

  What should be Gov. Rick Perry's time to shine and shore up support for an unprecedented third term has turned lately into a series of missteps and accidents that are rare for such an experienced politician. Whether they are coincidences, a show of uncharacteristic sloppiness by the Perry campaign or spin from the opposition, they seem to have given at least a temporary boost to challenger U.S ... Full Story »

• Jefferson Leads Short-Handed Spurs Past Mavs

  CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth – Thu Nov 12, 9:27 am ET  

  Richard Jefferson scored 29 points and the San Antonio Spurs survived another game without Tony Parker and Tim Duncan, beating the Dallas Mavericks 92-83 on Wednesday night. Full Story »

NBC Dallas Fort Worth

• Kunkle Cites A Time For Change in Departure from DPD

  NBC Dallas Fort Worth – 21 mins ago  

  After a five-year tenure, Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle announced his retirement Thursday morning citing a time for change as the impetus for his decision. Full Story »

• Daily Police Blotter:Three Killed in House Fire

  NBC Dallas Fort Worth – 1 hr 51 mins ago  

  Here's a daily list of recent activities drawing the attention of North Texas law enforcement. List compiled on Nov. 12, 2009. Full Story »

• Gov. Perry Encounters String of Setbacks

  NBC Dallas Fort Worth – 2 hrs 36 mins ago  

  What should be Gov. Rick Perry's time to shine and shore up support for an unprecedented third term has turned lately into a series of missteps and accidents that are rare for such an experienced politician. Full Story »

• HS Playoff Games at Cowboy Stadium Aren't Cheap

  NBC Dallas Fort Worth – Thu Nov 12, 8:38 am ET  

  The Arlington ISD is paying $30,000 to hold its high school playoffs at Cowboys Stadium. Full Story »

• Hunger Strike to Help the Hungry

  NBC Dallas Fort Worth – Thu Nov 12, 7:12 am ET  

  A North Texas pastor is going without food to help collect food for those in need. Full Story »

WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth

• Chief Kunkle: 'There's a need to wipe the slate clean'

  WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth – 1 hr 14 mins ago  

  DALLAS — Dallas police Chief David Kunkle called a news conference Thursday morning to explain his decision to retire from the department after more than five years as chief and almost 38 years on the city's payroll. Full Story »

• Our Neighbor: New Hope Learning Center

  WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth – 1 hr 59 mins ago  

  LEWISVILLE — For many families, child care is necessary and expensive. For those who live in poverty, finding affordable child care is a major obstacle. Full Story »

• Fort Worth teacher gets Project Green honor

  WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth – 2 hrs 14 mins ago  

  FORT WORTH — Here at Channel 8, we’re proud to bring you Project Green, a program that educates North Texans on how to live cleaner, smarter, and richer lives to help preserve the environment. Full Story »

• With stranger's donation, dying Far East Dallas woman finds peace in Peru

  WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth – Thu Nov 12, 8:50 am ET  

  Nelly Vinces knew she was dying. Only one question remained: Would she survive long enough to make it back to her childhood home, 3,500 miles away in Peru? Full Story »

• Rural North Texas high school student suspended over pocketknife

  WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth – Thu Nov 12, 8:50 am ET  

  In this era of heightened school security, even an innocuous pocketknife has become a weapon. That's been a sharp lesson for officials in a rural North Texas district who are facing attacks for allowing knives in the classroom. Full Story »

FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth

• Man Faints at Kunkle Announcement

  FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth – 18 mins ago  

  Chief David Kunkle's retirement announcement was interrupted by a medical emergency involving one of his supporters. Full Story »

• Chief Kunkle's Letter to DPD

  FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth – 2 hrs 3 mins ago  

  Read Chief David Kunkle's letter to the entire Dallas Police Department. Full Story »

• Fire Kills Family of 3

  FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth – Thu Nov 12, 7:37 am ET  

  A mother, a father and their 5-year-old son died in a fast-moving house fire in northeast Dallas shortly after midnight Thursday morning. Full Story »

• Tiny Turtles Not Safe for Children

  FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth – Wed Nov 11, 11:22 pm ET  

  They're cute, but they are trouble. FOX 4's Sophia Reza reports some local stores are selling baby turtles even though they are illegal and can carry salmonella. Full Story »

• Christmas Cut from School Choir Program

  FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth – Wed Nov 11, 11:07 pm ET  

  Christmas by any other name is just not the same. At least that’s what the mother of a Chisholm Trail Intermediate School sixth grader thinks. Full Story »

KERA North Texas

• Powder At Russian Mission Harmless & Nightly Roundup

  KERA North Texas – Wed Nov 11, 8:24 pm ET  

  Police in New York City have responded to a sixth report this week of powder in an envelope at a foreign mission to the United Nations. Full Story »

• Local Congressman Weighs In On Fort Hood

  KERA North Texas – Wed Nov 11, 8:24 pm ET  

  A Dallas-area Congressman wants more facts before concluding the Fort Hood shooting rampage was an act of terrorism. KERA's BJ Austin reports. Full Story »

• Veterans Day Tributes to Fort Hood Soldiers

  KERA North Texas – Wed Nov 11, 7:54 pm ET  

  This Veterans Day, hundreds of people lined the downtown streets of Dallas and Fort Worth today - waving flags and cheering. KERA's BJ Austin reports. Full Story »

• Texas POWs Bound By Survival

  KERA North Texas – Wed Nov 11, 12:09 am ET  

  On Veteran's Day, we commemorate the men and women who have served our country. But for one group of veterans who survived as Japanese prisoners of war, today is a reminder of the strength and sacrifice that still binds them together. Janice Henderson is collecting the stories of these North Texas soldiers who built the bridge on the River Kwai and the railway leading to it. She remembers them ... Full Story »

• 12 Dead In Attacks At Fort Hood

  KERA North Texas – Thu Nov 5, 6:06 pm ET  

  A Fort Hood spokeswoman says one shooter is in custody after a mass shooting on the Texas Army base. Army officials say at least seven people are dead and 20 wounded. Full Story »

Dallas Observer

• Dallas's Most Authentic Dive Bars

  Dallas Observer – Wed Nov 11, 5:34 pm ET  

  T he bar door swings open, and orange sunlight, hazy with cigarette smoke, briefly lights the sparse, dingy environs. On the hardwood bar top, a half-dozen dice tumble from a Yahtzee cup, landing close to a smudged envelope stuffed with cash. Near the door, a paunchy, graying man holds a st... Full Story »

• Federal Judge Barbara Lynn And The Observer Go Toe-To-Toe Over A Vague Legal Principle Known As The First Amendment

  Dallas Observer – Wed Nov 11, 5:34 pm ET  

  Well-mannered: Well, that was awkward—one of those embarrassing breach-of-etiquette moments, like when some guy on the bus asks to borrow your comb. You want to be generous, do the polite thing, etc. but geez... In our case, the uncomfortable moment involved U.S. District Jud... Full Story »

• Even Stephen Hawking Couldn't Figure Out the Fuzzy Math Behind How We Are Going To Pay For the Trinity River Park.

  Dallas Observer – Wed Nov 11, 5:33 pm ET  

  This is so sad. It's tragic. I'm going to write about the Trinity River project again. I did all 12 steps. For what? After the voters of Dallas, in their infinite and manifest wisdom, voted in favor of the project (for the second time) in a referendum two years ago, I admitted that I was ... Full Story »

• For Those of Us Who Doubted The Dallas Cowboys, It's Time To Confess Our Sins

  Dallas Observer – Wed Nov 11, 5:33 pm ET  

  Fine, I'll go first. Pride swallowed and head bowed, I enter the Cowboys Confessional. Inside this holy little booth—geez, Cowboys Stadium has everything —I take the Sacrament of Penance for Dallas' football team, a squad I wholly underestimated. On bended knee I softly ... Full Story »

• Are sexy Mexican women called "spicy" because they are hiding something down there?

  Dallas Observer – Wed Nov 11, 5:33 pm ET  

  Dear Mexican: Whenever I see an ad for a Mexican ramera , they always describe themselves as "spicy." Are Mexican women hiding habaneros in their panochas ? —Concha Curious Dear Gabacho: "I wish I could say that 'Mexican ... Full Story »

The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth

• Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle To Announce Retirement

  The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth – Wed Nov 11, 11:58 pm ET  

  Sources inside the Dallas Police Department and Dallas City Hall confirmed to The 33 News tonight that Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle is planning to retire. A formal announcement is expected tomorrow. Full Story »

• Young Adults Turning To Cosmetic Procedures

  The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth – Wed Nov 11, 11:58 pm ET  

  Economy Driving Need To Look Better Full Story »

• Up All Night - Dali's Wine Bar and Cellar!

  The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth – Wed Nov 11, 11:58 pm ET  

  Salvador Dali is one of the most famous surrealist artists but what you may not know is that as eccentric as he was he also had a well refined palate. Dali's Wine Bar and Cellar, right in the middle of the One Arts Plaza, wanted to celebrate that passion for fine wine and cuisine with a sophisticated and chic lounge. Its small and quaint interior is decieving but actually has one of the largest ... Full Story »

• TCU expects sold-out crowd on Saturday against Utah

  The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth – Wed Nov 11, 11:58 pm ET  

  Mike Ramos figured getting ticket for the Texas Christian University football game against the University of Utah wouldn't be a problem. Full Story »

• No Free Ride For Vets

  The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth – Wed Nov 11, 11:58 pm ET  

  State Law Does Little For DFW's Disabled Veterans Each year the State of Texas issues thousands of special licence plates to disabled veterans. The plates come with a few privileges, access to disabled parking, free parking at meters and DFW airport waves parking fees. Full Story »

Denton Record-Chronicle

• Traffic

  Denton Record-Chronicle – Thu Nov 12, 8:37 am ET  

  Traffic Full Story »

• Military News

  Denton Record-Chronicle – Thu Nov 12, 8:37 am ET  

  Military News Full Story »

• Calendar

  Denton Record-Chronicle – Thu Nov 12, 8:37 am ET  

  Tell us about your event or meeting by visiting the Denton Record-Chronicle Web site, www.dentonrc.com , and clicking on "Let Us Know," which will take you to our online forms. We still accept information by e-mail to drc@dentonrc.com , by fax at 940-566-6888; or by mail to Page 2 Calendar, Denton Record-Chronicle, 314 E. Hickory St., Denton ... Full Story »

• One principal to retire as 2 to take new posts

  Denton Record-Chronicle – Thu Nov 12, 8:33 am ET  

  Denton school district officials announced promotions for two employees and another's retirement. In a unanimous vote Tuesday, district trustees approved the promotions of Eric Harting, officially named principal of Cross Oaks Elementary School - scheduled to open in the district's eastern region next fall - and Emily McLarty, who effective Dec. 31 will serve as the interim principal of Pecan ... Full Story »

• Dutiful dedication

  Denton Record-Chronicle – Thu Nov 12, 8:29 am ET  

  DRC/Barron Ludlum World War II veteran Marine Cpl. Donald Boots gave the invocation at the Veterans Day ceremony on the Square on Wednesday.The cool morning air began to warm almost on cue as people, civilian and military, gathered on the southeast lawn of the Denton County Courthouse on the Square. Decorated men and women of the armed forces milled about, shaking hands, smiling, saluting and ... Full Story »