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Dallas Morning News

• Two Plano men indicted on child pornography charges

  Dallas Morning News – Thu Nov 12, 7:06 pm ET  

  Two Plano men who officiated amateur hockey games at area Dr Pepper StarCenters have been indicted on child pornography charges. Full Story »

• Fort Hood shooting suspect faces 13 murder charges

  Dallas Morning News – Thu Nov 12, 3:10 pm ET  

  Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan could also face additional military charges for the Nov. 5 attack, said Christopher Grey, a spokesman for the Army's Criminal Investigation Division. Full Story »

• 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 »

CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth

• Cowboys Lineman Colombo Breaks Left Leg

  CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth – 17 mins ago  

  Cowboys starting right tackle Marc Colombo broke his left leg on Dallas' second drive of the first quarter on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. Full Story »

• TCU Same As Teams Ahead Of Them: Still Undefeated

  CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth – 19 mins ago  

  TCU has easily proven itself in the Mountain West with lopsided victories over the league's other Top 25 teams — at BYU and now Utah. The No. 4 Horned Frogs are 10-0 for only the second time since their undefeated 1938 national championship team. Full Story »

• Nowitzki Leads Mavs Past Pistons

  CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth – 21 mins ago  

  Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, and rookie Rodrique Beaubois added 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting to help the Dallas Mavericks beat Detroit 95-90 on Sunday night, snapping the Pistons' winning streak at three games. Full Story »

• Packers Beat Cowboys 17-7 To Snap Win Streak

  CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth – 58 mins ago  

  Charles Woodson helped Green Bay's defense finally play up to its potential against a big-time opponent, forcing two fumbles and picking off a pass by Tony Romo on the goal line in a 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Full Story »

• Dampier Taken To Hospital For Tests

  CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth – 1 hr 30 mins ago  

  Dallas Mavericks center Erick Dampier has been taken to a hospital in the Detroit area after becoming ill. 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 »

NBC Dallas Fort Worth

• 16-Month-Old Hospitalized with Swine Flu

  NBC Dallas Fort Worth – Sun Nov 15, 4:57 pm ET  

  A 16-month-old child from Tarrant County is in critical condition at Children's Medical Center in Dallas due to complications from swine flu. After Full Story »

• Woman Indicted in Son's Hot Car Death

  NBC Dallas Fort Worth – Sat Nov 14, 6:13 pm ET  

  Prosecutors say a woman already accused in the hot-car death of her 17-month-old son while she was at work has been indicted on a felony murder charge. Full Story »

• Nation's Largest Retailer Buys Local to Go Green

  NBC Dallas Fort Worth – Sat Nov 14, 6:12 pm ET  

  Do you know where your produce is grown? Walmart wants you to. Full Story »

• Search Crews Pick Up on a Cold Case in Euless

  NBC Dallas Fort Worth – Sat Nov 14, 6:12 pm ET  

  More than four years after she first disappeared, the search for a Euless woman picked back up Saturday. Full Story »

• Ritz Tower Residences Make Every Day a Vacation

  NBC Dallas Fort Worth – Sat Nov 14, 12:50 pm ET  

  Ready to live a life of luxury every day? The Ritz Tower Residences is ready to make everyday a vacation. Full Story »

WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth

• Frisco kids missing; mom sought

  WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth – Fri Nov 13, 8:50 am ET  

  FRISCO — Frisco police are searching for 42-year-old Leslie Anne Hurt, who reportedly took her two daughters against a judge's order. Detectives are concerned about the welfare of the children, who haven't been in school all week. Full Story »

• Cowboys step up sales pitch for club seats

  WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth – Fri Nov 13, 7:35 am ET  

  A glitzy $1.15 billion stadium and successful early season haven't been enough to sell out the Dallas Cowboys' pricey club seats. Now the team is looking for new ways to sweeten the deal on the most expensive seats when next season rolls around. Full Story »

• Database program nets arrests of 22,0000 illegal immigrants with criminal records

  WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth – Fri Nov 13, 7:35 am ET  

  More than 22,000 illegal immigrants with criminal charges or convictions have been arrested in Texas through a 1-year-old program that links FBI and federal immigration databases, Homeland Security officials said Thursday. Full Story »

• Officials share vision for Southwest Center Mall

  WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth – Fri Nov 13, 7:35 am ET  

  A meeting Thursday about the long-struggling Southwest Center Mall was short on specifics but long on hopeful expectations. Full Story »

• Former Rangers pitcher John Wetteland taken to Denton hospital after police are called to his home

  WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth – Fri Nov 13, 3:50 am ET  

  Former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland was taken to a Denton hospital Thursday afternoon after police were called to his home over concerns about his mental health, Denton County sheriff's Sgt. Roger Griggs said. Full Story »

FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth

• Toddler Bitten by Daycare Owner

  FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth – Sat Nov 14, 8:46 pm ET  

  A 22-month-old boy was bitten at a Garland daycare center, but not by another child. His parents say by the daycare owner did it. The owner admits she bit the toddler because she was trying to teach him a lesson. Full Story »

• Texas Marine Killed in Afghanistan

  FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth – Sat Nov 14, 8:46 pm ET  

  A Texas community is mourning the death of one of their own this weekend. Family members confirm Marine Lance Cpl. Shawn Patrick Hefner, 22, of Hico, TX, was killed Friday in Afghanistan. Full Story »

• New Rape Crisis Center Offers Help

  FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth – Sat Nov 14, 8:31 pm ET  

  Victims of sexual assault now have a new place to turn to for help in Dallas County. The Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center in Richardson goes well beyond the assistance provided by area hospitals. Full Story »

• Big Game for TCU, Special for Fans

  FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth – Sat Nov 14, 8:16 pm ET  

  The TCU Horned Frogs are playing in one of the biggest football games in school history this weekend. It's a game fans have been eagerly awaiting for weeks. Full Story »

• Dead Flower Mound Girl Was Pregnant

  FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth – Sat Nov 14, 10:46 am ET  

  The boyfriend of a murdered Flower Mound teenager is in jail, charged with capital murder, after police revealed the girl was pregnant. Full Story »

KERA North Texas

• Senator Hutchison Delays Stepping Down & Nightly Roundup

  KERA North Texas – Fri Nov 13, 8:03 pm ET  

  Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison plans to announce Saturday that she will not resign her Senate seat until after the March Republican primary for Texas Governor. Full Story »

• New H1N1 Flu Deaths & Nightly Roundup

  KERA North Texas – Thu Nov 12, 8:18 pm ET  

  Tarrant County officials say the seventh swine flu death is a woman in her 40's who was in one of the Centers for Disease Control "target groups" for whom the H1N1 vaccine is recommended. Full Story »

• Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle Announces Retirement

  KERA North Texas – Thu Nov 12, 8:03 pm ET  

  Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle says he wants to leave the job with dignity and his head held high. KERA's BJ Austin says the Chief will retire April 30th with a long list of accomplishments Full Story »

• Bush Unveils Institute Events

  KERA North Texas – Thu Nov 12, 8:03 pm ET  

  Former President George W. Bush says his policy institute at Southern Methodist University will begin programming in the spring of 2010. Full Story »

• 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 »

The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth

• Useful Travel Gadgets and Apps!

  The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth – Fri Nov 13, 11:37 pm ET  

  The Slingbox Pro-HD lets users watch and control devices like your TV and DVR from anywhere in the world. All you have to do is bring along a laptop or cell phone, and you can watch your favorite shows anywhere, in HD quality! It costs about $300. Full Story »

• Cowtown Roped in by Horned Frogs

  The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth – Fri Nov 13, 11:37 pm ET  

  Game Against Utah Sold Out The TCU campus commons turned into a camping ground on Friday night with pillows and blankets everywhere. Frog fans gathered for the big game, and the ESPN College Gameday show Saturday morning. Freshman Kyla Teakell says she is pumped for the big game. Full Story »

• Dallas County School buses to use vegetable oil

  The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth – Fri Nov 13, 11:37 pm ET  

  Each day, over 35,000 students take buses to school in Dallas County. It takes over 1,600 buses to get the job done. Those buses spew quite a bit of pollution into the atmosphere and the school district wants to do something about this. Full Story »

• NASA Finds Water on Moon

  The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth – Fri Nov 13, 11:37 pm ET  

  NASA just made another leap in the exploration of space. It found water on the moon. Full Story »

• Debating Life Sentences For Teenage Killers

  The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth – Fri Nov 13, 11:36 pm ET  

  Codi Duer hovered over the grassy spot where her fiance's blood was spilled across the street from their Wylie Home. Duer wants prosecutors to punish the five teens accused of beating Jonathon Bird to death. "They should be tried as adults and receive life in prison". Full Story »

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

• Fort Worth-based Rapid Reporting being bought by Equifax in $72 million deal

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram – 14 mins ago  

  Not long ago, mortgage companies had to wait weeks for income confirmation from the IRS, meaning that a buyer could land a home loan with less documentation than it took to get a library card. Full Story »

• F-35 is far behind schedule and over budget, reports show

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram – 14 mins ago  

  The Pentagon 's top weapons buyer calls a meeting to discuss the issue. Full Story »

• Public transit, private property intersect as Fort Worth prepares for rail stations

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Sun Nov 15, 12:45 am ET  

  Commuter rail isn't expected in south Fort Worth until 2013, but the T is busy acquiring land for stations. Full Story »

• UTA's new Special Events Center for 'more than just the university'

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Sun Nov 15, 12:45 am ET  

  The $78 million center will seat 6,500 people and cover 218,000 square feet. Full Story »

• Battle over gay rights shifting into next phase in Fort Worth

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Sun Nov 15, 12:03 am ET  

  Still to come: a debate over expanding city health insurance to include sex-change operations. Full Story »

Denton Record-Chronicle

• Traffic

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

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• Military News

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

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• 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 »