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North Texas should see good weather for most of the week, but there is a chance of isolated showers today. Full Story »
North Texas should see good weather for most of the week, but there is a chance of isolated showers today. Full Story »
Thirty Purple Heart recipients were honored at a Veterans Day event on Sunday at the Lancaster Theater in downtown Grapevine. U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell, hosted the event in recognition of Veterans Day this Wednesday. Full Story »
When Jonathan Bird, 28, confronted five teens about their reckless driving just before midnight Saturday, they responded by beating him to death on a neighbor's lawn, police say. Full Story »
Districts are rethinking what they can and should be teaching because of cuts in federal funding, a new state law that requires more parental involvement in sex-education decisions, and increasing reports about Texas' high teenage pregnancy rate. Some districts are considering compromises along the lines of "abstinence-plus," a curriculum that warns of the perils of early sexual activity while ... Full Story »
The reserved greeting at Killeen's First United Methodist Church contrasted sharply with the effusive cries of parishioners several blocks away at the Christian House of Prayer. But across this Army town in search of recovery, the message was the same. Pastors, chaplains and priests echoed themes of remembrance, forgiveness and healing in the first Sunday services since Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's ... Full Story »
For those wondering if you should keep your umbrella around, there is a 20 percent chance of rain sh Full Story »
The natural gas producer posts a modest after-tax profit in the third quarter and is on pace for record production this year. Full Story »
Many people with limited walking ability use motorized scooters, but are they safe on a bus? Full Story »
Officials hope to eventually expand the fund to cover all high school graduates in Tarrant County. Full Story »
A 16-year-old girl was fatally shot in the head Saturday night in a convenience store parking lot in what authorities believe was a gang-related shooting, police said Sunday. Full Story »
The Lake Cities Circle of Moms has scheduled a luncheon at noon Wednesday at Don Camillo, 1400 N. Corinth St. in Corinth. Full Story »
The Argyle Volunteer Fire District will open its third station on Saturday. The station is in Copper Canyon at 825 Woodland Drive. District officials will mark the occasion with an open house from noon to 4 p.m., along with a formal dedication ceremony at 5 p.m. Full Story »
Ann's Haven VNA will have a free workshop about coping with the holidays while grieving the loss of a loved one. Full Story »
A 15-year-old girl told police she was pushed at a Denton High School football game Friday night by an unknown man, and a paper she was reading was taken from her, according to a police report. Full Story »
Denton High’s new field house Full Story »
The personal Web site for a radical American imam living in Yemen who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers is praising alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero. The posting Monday on the Web site for Anwar al Awlak said American Muslims who condemned the attacks on the Texas military base last week are hypocrites who have committed treason against their religion. Full Story »
Across Fort Hood, signs point to a post on the mend after Thursday's shooting spree that killed 13 and wounded another 29. Accused gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, shot in the torso by civilian police to end the rampage, was in critical but stable condition and able to talk at an Army hospital in San Antonio. Authorities continue to refer to Hasan as the only suspect in the shootings. 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 »
There is still room on the TCU Horned Frogs football bandwagon. The Fort Worth school may not be ranked the #1 team in the state, but they are among the top college football teams in the nation. The Horned Frogs are ranked #4 in the latest Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings following Saturday's games. Full Story »
Tony Romo smiled when a reporter asked about the magnitude of a road victory that put the Cowboys in first place. "Was this a big game?" Romo asked rhetorically. Boy, was it. Romo threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Miles Austin midway through the fourth quarter and Dallas beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-16 Sunday night in the 100th meeting between the division rivals. Full Story »
Group health insurance can be expensive for dependents. But many people are discovering that individual polices bought through the private market can save them big bucks. Full Story »
Killeen residents packed local churches, hoping faith will help the healing. Full Story »
The hovering roof that was once Reunion Arena may come tumbling down in about a week. Full Story »
Some prime North Texas real estate was sold off to the highest bidder Saturday morning. Full Story »
Stories from families reveal a clearer picture of the victims of what's being called the worst massacre at an Army base in U.S. history. Full Story »
DALLAS — Dallas firefighters say a three-alarm blaze at a North Dallas nursing home is now under control. Full Story »
Heroes need sidekicks, and Army Sgt. Clay Rankin's was just named 2009 Dog of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Full Story »
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers. Full Story »
By THEODORE KIM and MATTHEW HAAG / The Dallas Morning News / The Dallas Morning News Valerie Wigglesworth contributed to this story. Plano leaders are at odds over what to do with a sizable downtown development fund that is spawning far more money than originally thought. Full Story »
Parents at the McKinney school district's curriculum information night were talking condoms. And some were frustrated that district officials weren't. Full Story »
On Tuesday you can get a free Whataburger, but you have to be willing to push the boundries of fashion. Full Story »
Four people, including a 7-year-old, are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Texas. Full Story »
TCU has hope -- however slim -- of becoming the first BCS buster to break into the national championship game. Full Story »
Tony Romo threw a 49-yard touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter and Dallas beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-16 Sunday night in the 100th meeting between the division rivals. Full Story »
A young man is killed on Interstate 30 when his pickup vaults over a guardrail. Full Story »
Sujo John, evangelist and survivor of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, was the guest speaker Saturday night for the Weatherford Christian School Celebration 2009 Faith Promise Dinner. Full Story »
AUSTIN — The Texas Workforce Commission is notifying approximately 45,000 Texas unemployment claimants that they may be eligible for an additional seven-week extension of state Extended Benefits. Full Story »
WEATHERFORD — Parker County is one of only 12 counties in the State of Texas to meet the recommendations set out by Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs regarding transparency in government, according to the comptroller’s Web site, www.window.state.tx.us/comptrol/checkup/counties.php. Full Story »
When Willow Park Mayor Kenneth Hawkins moved to the area four years ago and took his seat as a council member in 2007, lawsuits surrounding the water system in the Deer Creek subdivision were already in progress. Full Story »
AUSTIN — Last week’s disbursement of October sales tax revenue was down nearly 13 percent statewide as key portions of the state’s economy continue to suffer. Full Story »
The term "veteran" applies to 5,909 people in Wise County. Their ages range from the 20s to the 90s. Their experiences vary - some fought in the jungles, others the desert, while others spent their time on a destroyer on the sea. Their wounds are physical, mental and emotional, but each has healed differently. Full Story »
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. - Matthew 7:13-14 Full Story »
City of Bridgeport administrator Van James has resigned from his post in order to return to Iraq as a municipal consultant. Full Story »
Bridgeport ISD superintendent Eddie Bland described Tuesday's bond election results as a "glass half full." The district presented voters with two bond propositions. One passed. Full Story »
Following Tuesday's Decatur school bond defeat, district officials and school board members are left with some decisions to make. Full Story »
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• Diamond Oaks Country Club is hosting an Open House Golf Tournament at 1 p.m. The cost is $35 per golfer. • The Fort Worth Art Commission is hosting a presentation and public hearing on the draft public art plan for the 2008 Capital Improvement Program for the Fort Worth Public Art program. Full Story »
His new job: Christopher B. Stevens joined UNT Health, the physician group affiliated with the University of North Texas Health Science Center, in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, to see patients at the Lake Worth office. Full Story »
The idea that the government of a major advanced country would default on its debt – that is, tell lenders that it won’t repay them all they’re owed – was, until recently, a preposterous proposition. Full Story »
No sooner will the Lone Star International Film Festival have wrapped its annual expo — on Nov. 15 — than the city will see another global-scale event taking shape, this one at the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts. Full Story »
A bee hovers over a flower in Utsunomiya, Japan. AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno
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