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Hundreds of military families and civilians are arriving at the Fort Hood site where victims of last week's shootings will be honored. Full Story »

Police say an East Texas man has outsmarted himself in trying to get a quicker response from officers to an alleged assault. Tyler police say Mark Anthony Johnson called 911 on Monday night and reported that he'd just committed a homicide and was armed with a weapon.  It turned out that he had done nothing of the sort. Full Story »

Presidents get elected to run the nation. Some days that means knowing how to heal it. For the first time since winning the White House, President Barack Obama faces such a moment Tuesday at Fort Hood. After a shooting that left 13 people dead and 29 wounded on the bustling Texas Army post, it is Obama's job to offer some comfort, if not answers. Watch Coverage Of Obama's Visit LIVE On CBS11TV ... Full Story »

She didn't physically assault anyone or steal anything, but a North Texas woman was sentenced to more than 200 years in prison. It's a record-setting punishment for the Collin County mother who calls the ruling 'a miscarriage of justice.' But prosecutors say Michelle Smith deserves every minute of her sentence. Full Story »

An overseas tour of duty has ended for a once-malnourished dog lovingly nurtured by Texas troops in Afghanistan.  The now-65-pound mixed breed dog named "Delilah" on Tuesday spent her first full day in Austin. Full Story »

A new trial is sought for the mother of a toddler dubbed "Baby Grace" after her unidentified body turned up in Galveston Bay.  An attorney for 21-year-old Kimberly Dawn Trenor says he mailed her capital murder appeal Monday to an appeals court in Houston Full Story »

With worries about the spread of swine flu, hand sanitizers are everywhere. But how helpful are they?  Healthpoint, a Fort Worth pharmaceutical company, has developed a hand sanitizer they say kills kill germs for six hours. Full Story »

A young Dallas mother, celebrating the birth of her third child, is dealt an agonizing blow. She was told she had incurable breast cancer. But like so many other things in her life, she's tackling the diagnosis with determination, a sense of humor, and optimism that she can win the battle. Full Story »

It's something most of us dream of from time to time: having a vacation on the beach! But some North Texans say they're feeling cheated during their annual getaways to the Texas Gulf Coast. Full Story »

When kid's games become parents' fights, police get involved. That's what happened at the Hurst Community Park on Sunday. It was a heated soccer game, and the tensions spilled over into the parking lot. Full Story »

Residents and school children were kept out of a Wylie neighborhood Monday afternoon because a man was barricaded in a house and threatened to shoot police. Full Story »

TXA 21 continues the crusade to help North Texans get back in the workforce. This week's Get-A-Job Candidate is James Schnetz. Six months ago Jim lost his job as a copy editor for the sports sections of the Dallas Morning News, but his work experience could translate into many professions. Full Story »

Investigative officials say the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre will be charged by the U.S. military rather than in a civilian court. Full Story »

Last Saturday, more than a thousand students in Grand Prairie were supposed to get trophies as part of an annual football league ceremony. But it looked like that wouldn't happen after someone stole the truck full of trophies, from the family-owned business that made them. Full Story »

A 17-year-old Wylie teenager was arraigned on murder charges Monday, two days after he and four other teenagers allegedly beat a man to death for complaining about their reckless driving. Full Story »

Dallas' Industrial Boulevard has a new name, but an old fight persists. The gateway for the Trinity River Project has new zoning proposals that could edge out some long-standing businesses. Full Story »

A lawyer for the Army psychiatrist accused in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood said Monday he asked investigators not to question his client and expressed doubt that the suspect would be able to get a fair trial, given the widespread attention to the case. Full Story »

The grieving process at Fort Hood over gunfire that claimed 13 lives will include a formal memorial service with President Barack Obama. The post commander says the program will include prayers, speakers, Bible verses, a sermon, music, a roll call of names of the dead, plus a 21-gun salute. Full Story »

TCU's lofty rankings are finally paying off at the box office.  The fourth-ranked Horned Frogs have secured their first sellout since 2006 for Saturday's game against No. 16 Utah. Full Story »

A Fort Worth family is trying to come to terms with all they've lost, after a fire killed two people. The fire broke out Friday morning at the house on Truman in east Fort Worth. After the flames were knocked down, 45-year-old Lavonda Anderson and her three-year-old grandson were found dead. Now, the family says they're left with is hope. Full Story »

H1N1 vaccination clinics, like the one held last week in Dallas, have attracted a lot of attention. But for all the people who plan to be vaccinated or already have been, there are just as many who say they won't. CBS 11 News sat down with two North Texas families who have made very different decisions about the H1N1 vaccine. Full Story »

Gov. Rick Perry told renewable energy industry officials that a cap-and-trade climate bill in Congress would increase taxes and devastate Texas' energy sector. Perry, contending that the climate bill would mean "economic disaster" in Texas, said Texas is encouraging alternative energy sources while improving the environment. Full Story »

Officials at Fort Hood, Texas, say the center where soldiers prepare for deployment will reopen Thursday in a new, temporary location. That will be a week after Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly fired more than 100 rounds in the Soldier Readiness Processing Center, killing 13 and wounding 29. Full Story »

Schools closed, people in low-lying areas sought shelter and the governors of Florida and Alabama declared states of emergency Monday as a rare late-season tropical storm churned toward the Gulf Coast. Full Story »

A U.S. Army hospital spokesman says the man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk. Dewey Mitchell, a spokesman at Brooke Army Medical Center, says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan remains in stable condition. Mitchell says Hasan has been awake and able to talk since he was taken off a ventilator Saturday. Full Story »