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Bishop Man Sentenced to 12 Years on Federal Drug Charges
Posted 3:55 PM 5/14/2012
BROWNSVILLE - A former reserve officer for the Nueces County Constables Office was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison today on drug charges.
Mercedes Perez, 54, of Bishop was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, as well as (More)
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Three Shot at Bachman Lake in Dallas
Posted 12:05 PM 5/14/2012
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas police say a man died and two women were wounded by a gunman who fled after the shootings near a lake. Police on Monday searched for the suspect and tried to determine what sparked the attack. Investigators say the shootings happened Sunday night in a (More)
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Reporter Alleges Firing Over Stripper Work
Posted 7:59 AM 5/11/2012
HOUSTON - A former Houston Chronicle reporter announced Thursday she has filed a federal gender discrimination complaint alleging she was fired because she failed to disclose she also had worked as an exotic dancer.Sarah Tressler, 30, alleges she was fired by the newspaper in March (More)
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Baby, 58 Dogs Rescued From Filthy North Texas Home
Posted 7:51 AM 5/11/2012
SPRINGTOWN - Authorities responding to a tip from a concerned citizen found 58 dogs living in filth without food and water - and a baby in a crib surrounded by the animals' waste.The situation was found at a house near Springtown, almost 30 miles northwest of Fort Worth. (More)
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Marijuana Seized From Candles Shipment
Posted 7:48 AM 5/11/2012
EL PASO - A legitimate load meant for lighting up has yielded nearly a ton of marijuana at a West Texas border checkpoint.Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso say $1.4 million worth of marijuana was discovered in load of candles from Mexico.Officers at the (More)
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Texas Man Dies In Boat Accident
Posted 7:46 AM 5/11/2012
WAURIKA, Okla. - Officials say a Texas man is dead following a boating accident at Waurika Lake in Oklahoma.The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 54-year-old Gary Dale Moore Sr. of Henryetta, Texas, fell out of a 14-foot aluminum boat on Thursday and didn't resurface.An (More)
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Naked Unicyclist Busted in Kemah
Posted 12:28 PM 5/10/2012 by NBC News
KEMAH, Texas - A Texas man is facing charges after taking a naked cruise on his unicycle.
Kemah Police said the calls started coming in to the police station about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. When an officer spotted the man on the Kemah Bridge he was riding his unicycle without any (More) • Video (1)
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Proposal Allows Purple Heart For Fort Hood Victims
Posted 7:41 AM 5/10/2012
FORT HOOD - Federal lawmakers have proposed making the victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage eligible for the Purple Heart.A bill introduced in Congress would remove the distinction between international and domestic terrorism, making any military victims of terrorist attacks (More)
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2nd-Grader Brings Loaded Gun To School
Posted 7:37 AM 5/10/2012
RICHLAND HILLS - A suburban North Texas couple are under investigation after an 8-year-old second-grader brought a loaded handgun to school.A police statement says the boy tried to put the gun on his classroom desk when it fell to the floor at Richland Elementary School in the Fort (More)
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Man Charged In 14-Year-Old Slaying
Posted 7:35 AM 5/10/2012
SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man has turned himself in to face a murder charge in a 14-year-old murder case.Quentin Henry is in Bexar County Jail with bond set at $250,000, charged with murder in the 1997 barroom slaying of Kimberly Coleman. No attorney is listed on Henry's jail (More)
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Dallas Mall Adopts Teen Curfew
Posted 7:32 AM 5/10/2012
DALLAS - An upscale Dallas mall developed in the 1960s as the largest climate-controlled retail establishment in the world has announced a teen curfew.NorthPark Center on Wednesday provided details on its new code of conduct, effective immediately. Spokesman Mark Annick says 26 (More)
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Judge Orders Hearing On Texas Nuke Waste Dump
Posted 7:52 AM 5/9/2012
AUSTIN - A judge ruled Tuesday that Texas' environmental agency should have held a hearing about potential harm to nearby residents prior to licensing a remote radioactive waste dump owned by a top Republican contributor - and ordered that such a hearing now take place.But the dump (More)
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