Since September it's been illegal in Texas to use a cell phone in a school zone. But the last time Dallas police wrote tickets for violating the city ordinance that banned texting or talking on phones in school zones was late August. Full Story »
Grocery stores can often bring neighborhoods together. But one supermarket in northwest Dallas has divided neighbors; some say along racial lines. Full Story »
A Wylie football coach is in jail, charged with sexual assault of a child. 26-year-old Bradley Glenn Thompson is the head coach of the Wylie High School Freshman football team, as well as a varsity offensive line assistant. Collin County Sheriff's deputies say Thompson had allegedly assaulted a student when he was employed at Anna ISD last school year. Full Story »
A third person is now in custody in connection with the kidnapping and rape of an SMU student. Police say stolen cell phones helped crack the case, but they admit mistakes were made along the way. Dallas police say the violent nature of the crimes led them to take very aggressive action in investigating the case. Full Story »
Dallas Police have arrested two men in connection to an off-campus rape of a SMU student athlete. Full Story »
A group of North Texas fathers are fed up with speeders in their Frisco neighborhood. The men say they have had enough, and have launched the '20 is Plenty' campaign. Full Story »
Incumbent Texas Governor Rick Perry and challenger Kay Bailey Hutchison are the two front runners in the republican gubernatorial battle, but Debra Medina, and her upstart campaign, is hoping to change that. Full Story »
A federal grand jury has formally accused an Arlington couple of keeping a widowed, Nigerian mother of six in domestic servitude, or in essence holding her as their slave. According to the Justice Department, husband and wife, Emmanuel and Ngozi Nnaji, held the woman for nine years. Full Story »
A man repossessing a car crashes into the bedroom of a young boy, just moments after the boy wakes up. Full Story »
A national insurance firm has started a campaign to get young drivers focused on their driving, and away from texting. Full Story »
Abilene resident Larry Farr served as a corpsman in the Navy from 1966 to 1972. Now, he is making sure that our current troops know that they are not forgotten. About a year ago, Farr cashed in his insurance policy in order to start a non-profit organization that puts coins in the pockets of our military men and women. "We decided to start the foundation to support the troops," Farr said. Full Story »
Oncor announced on Wednesday its corporate headquarters will move within the city of Dallas. The electricity deliverer says the move will consolidate its activities in a central location. Full Story »
CBS 11 News has learned the Texas Workforce Commission has ordered Westwood College to stop offering online courses to Texas Residents. Full Story »
The Boston Red Sox are discussing a trade that would send 2007 World Series MVP Mike Lowell to the Texas Rangers. The 35-year-old was an All-Star four times from 2002-07, hitting .324 with 21 homers and 120 RBIs in 2007. But he slumped to 73 RBIs in 2008 and 75 RBIs this year, hitting 17 homers each season. He was slowed by surgery in October 2008 to repair a torn labrum in his right hip and a ... Full Story »
The Stonebriar Centre in Frisco was evacuated Thursday morning after an ammonia leak was reported at the popular shopping mall's ice skating rink. The leak, according to city and fire officials, was centered around an area that provides cooling for the ice on the skating rink. A technical specialist from the company that services the rink equipment was called to the scene to help investigate. Full Story »
Texas coach Mack Brown is a $5 million man, not just this season, but for the life of his contract. With the Longhorns playing for their second BCS national championship in five years, school officials on Wednesday agreed to raise Brown's annual salary from $3 million to at least $5 million. Full Story »
The Dallas Cowboys might have a new holder on kicks, a guy who made a costly flub the last time he tried -- Tony Romo. Romo practiced as the holder for kicker Nick Folk on Wednesday and might do it Sunday against the San Diego Chargers. He would replace punter Mat McBriar, whose hold on a costly missed field goal this past Sunday prompted kicker Nick Folk to throw up his arms in disgust. Full Story »
It's only been open four years, but in that time a North Texas school has achieved exemplary status and won prestigious science and math competitions across the state. It's not an expensive private school. This science academy doesn't charge tuition and is open to anyone. Full Story »
Sex education is coming soon in one Denton County school district. Wednesday, the Krum school board voted unanimously in favor of adding a week-long sex education course beginning in spring. Full Story »
Two men accused of running a fake deed scheme on a Balch Springs church have been arrested. Wesley Karl Johnson and Robert Donahue were arrested just east of Houston. Full Story »
Thousands of eager and excited basketball fans are giving of their time and energy. They're volunteering for the upcoming NBA All-Star game in February. Full Story »
Is the Dallas/Fort Worth area more vulnerable now to a terrorist attack? The U.S. Department of Homeland Security thinks so. It elevated the area to the highest risk level for such an attack. CBS 11 has learned local officials fought for the designation in order to get more federal money. Full Story »
A DNA exoneree unhappy with a $1 million attorney's fee is accusing his ex-lawyer of participating in an illegal kickback scheme with an Innocence Project of Texas official. Steven Phillips, who spent nearly 25 years in prison for a sexual assault and burglary he did not commit, last week amended a lawsuit filed in September to add Jeff Blackburn as a defendant. Full Story »
It's just a few weeks until Christmas and some local charitable agencies are worried it won't be a happy holiday for hundreds of children. Unless donations pick up soon, they say there won't be presents under the tree for families in need. Full Story »
Dallas Mavericks forward Tim Thomas is being accused of being involved in a verbal and physical confrontation at a Denny's restaurant in Dallas early this morning. Full Story »
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