| Fire danger likely to increase with dry, spring-like weather on tap until Friday Lots of sun and wind is on tap for North Texas today and tomorrow. Combined with little chance for rain the area's risk for fire danger is likely to increase according to the National Weather... | |
| Dallas City Council to debate charter school bond issue again The Dallas City Council will square off again today over the question of charter schools, re-igniting what has been a passionate debate. The ultimate question before the council is really a... |
| Authorities say arsonist responsible for fire at Selwyn School in Denton Denton Record-Chronicle : The investigation into a devastating fire at Selwyn College Preparatory School took a dramatic turn Tuesday with a revelation by the fire marshal that the ignition source... |
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| 11 children removed from Houston-area home in abuse case DAYTON, Texas (AP) -- Texas authorities said Tuesday they removed 11 children from a crowded home where a registered sex offender lives after they found eight confined in a small, dark bedroom with... |
| Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons is top super PAC donor Harold Simmons is the biggest of five wealthy Americans who have given $1 of every $4 donated to the super PACs that are raising unlimited money in this year's presidential race, according to an... |
| Comcast's Xfinity Streamplus service to take on Netflix Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal reported the new service, called Xfinity Streampix, will offer old TV shows and movies to be streamed over the Internet. It will be bundled for customers... |
| Lockheed forfeits $31.5M in F-35 performance payments Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that the Fort Worth-based Lockheed division that is developing the next-generation fighter could have earned $10.5 million for each of five performance goals but... |
| AT&T cuts CEO Stephenson's pay $2M over T-Mobile deal Wall Street Journal reported that Dallas-based AT&T's board cut Stephenson's compensation in part because of that deal, citing a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. His... |
| Kupchak offers Gasol no guaranteed FEB 22 08:10 AM ET 02.22 | For his part, Pau Gasol appreciated his teammates going to bat for him over the past few days. [Gasol] did hear directly from Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak on Monday,... |
| Johnson dishes on Hawks issues FEB 22 08:10 AM ET 02.22 | The Hawks took the occasion of back-to-back national broadcast to submit a pair of clunkers. Before both games, coach Larry Drew said, in effect, if his team couldn't get... |
| Popovich sacrifices a win, says all teams do it FEB 22 08:09 AM ET 02.22 | The Trail Blazers certainly stumbled into a good game for a bounce-back scoring effort, which they found when Gregg Popovich gave his best players the night off. [Popovich]... |
| Take your walking routine to the Dallas Arboretum Even the most avid runners need days off from the high impact sport and the best way to do that is to simply slow it down a little. If your running routine has a scheduled "off" day, take... |
| Video: Ron Paul float in Dallas Mardi Gras parade Sunday the Dallas neighborhood of Oak Cliff celebrated Mardi Gras with its 4th Annual Mardi Gras Parade in and around the Bishop Arts District and the featured entry for libertarians and all Ron Paul... |
| NHL: Dallas 3, Montreal 0 Kari Lehtonen turned aside 31 shots to rack up his second shutout of the season Sunday, backstopping the Dallas Stars' 3-0 victory over Montreal. Lehtonen was especially busy in the second... |
| Dallas Baby Gets Artificial Heart Daniela Soto was diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart condition shortly after she born on Nov. 22. Doctors at Children's Medical Center of Dallas decided a Berlin heart would be the only way... |
| Drive-In Theater Coming to Fort Worth Get ready for some retro entertainment because the drive-in theater is returning to Cowtown. The Tarrant Regional Water District gave Coyote Theaters the go ahead Tuesday to develop a drive-in... |
| Big shot of spring in Dallas forecast Feb 22-23 A big blast of spring warmth is in the offing around the Metroplex through Thursday. While typical high temperatures for late February are around 60, we’ll be in the mid to upper 70s Wednesday... |
| Project Mom is coming to Fort Worth and the Metroplex Project Mom , provides valuable resources and puts on events in Fort Worth, Dallas and Oklahoma City. It's an annual event that gives moms the opportunity to network, participate in breakout... |
| Grand jury won't charge Parkland psych tech accused of abuse A Dallas County grand jury will not indict Johnny Roberts, the Parkland Memorial Hospital psych tech said by police to have choked a patient into unconsciousness last... |
| Stephen Jester Shreveport, LA How involved do you think Jason Garrett is in free agency? Does he have a say on how salary cap dollars are used? Nick: I would think he has a say in the players that come here and he obviously can... |
| Lewis not worried about contract '); } SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Colby Lewis, who is expected to be the Rangers' Opening Day pitcher, arrived in camp on Tuesday sporting a full beard. He also arrived without a contract for... |
| Moreland, Napoli take their cuts '); } SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland and catcher Mike Napoli took full batting practice on the back field off manager Ron Washington, and neither had any problems.... |
| Rangers acquire De La Cruz from Indians '); } SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Rangers acquired left-handed reliever Kelvin De La Cruz from the Indians and placed him on their 40-man roster on Tuesday. He was designated for assignment by the... |
| Rangers plan to hold onto Uehara '); } SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers pitchers go through their first official workout on Thursday. Reliever Koji Uehara is expected to be there and... |
| Holland's dune buggy steals show in Surprise '); } SURPRISE, Ariz. -- There are some pretty expensive cars in the Rangers' parking lot, including Charley Pride's Mercedes, an Audi R8 and multiple trucks and SUVs. Manager Ron... |
| Big Ideas Honored by Fort Worth Local governments have been looking to save money anyway they can in recent years. In October, the City of Fort Worth turned to its employees on the front lines for ideas on how to improve the... |
| Apple offers $15 per user to end 'antennagate' Apple Apple over the weekend promised to pay $15 or give a free "bumper" case to users who complain about problems with reception on their iPhone... |
| RIM releases PlayBook software that adds email Canadian electronics maker Research In Motion has released a long-awaited software upgrade for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer that finally brings email capability to the device. The New... |
| AMR details revenue, cost-cutting plans in employee letter Bigger airplanes, more agreements with other airlines and $2 billion in cost cutting -- that's the turnaround plan detailed in a letter Tuesday... |
| Fitch lowers J.C. Penney credit rating to junk territory Wall Street Journal reported that Fitch said Penney (NYSE: JCP) has a volatile year ahead as it tackles such areas as merchandising, costs and investments in its stores. Penney's issuer default... |
| DART placing a security officer on every train Follow this company announced Tuesday that it is placing a uniformed security officer on every train after a series of crimes on the agency's property. DART said the commitment... |
| Dow breaks 13,000 for first time since 2008 NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since May 2008, when the Lehman Brothers investment bank was solvent, unemployment a healthy 5.4 percent... |
| Highland Park basketball star David Allen arrested, charged with DWI Highland Park High School's star basketball player was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to police. University Park police officers arrested David... |
| Dallas Fire-Rescue conducting internal investigation of fire that killed disabled man As reporter Avi Selk reported in today's Dallas Morning News , 58-year-old Byron Forester was found dead on his bathroom floor on firefighters' second visit to his apartment building. They... |
| Texas Horse Park proposal sails through econ development committee, again was dazzled by a projection offered by city staff that the Texas Horse Park would generate $337 in economic impact for Dallas. We heard the number over and over. Slam dunk. And a proposal to go... |
| Dallas police seek vandals who scrawled racial slurs on vehicles parked at Lake Highlands apartments Dallas police are asking for help identifying whoever vandalized several vehicles at a Lake Highlands apartment complex, smashing windows and scratching racial slurs into the paint this weekend. ... |
| Report: Texas Speaker Joe Straus endorses Mitt Romney for president Mitt Romney today announced the support of Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus. "I'm very pleased to earn Joe's endorsement," said Mitt Romney. "The people of Texas are... |
| Darvish arrives, works out at Rangers camp '); } SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Pitcher Yu Darvish arrived at Rangers Spring Training at 8:30 a.m. MST on Tuesday morning. There were about two dozen members of the Japanese media waiting for him... |
| Rangers fire up camp in Arizona '); } SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers pitchers report to Spring Training on Wednesday, and most of them are scheduled to throw live batting practice on Thursday. Matt Harrison, who has been... |
| Texas Health Resources Harris HEB makes top ER list Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HEB in Bedford is the lone Dallas-Fort Worth area hospital to be listed among the best in the country when it comes to providing emergency medical care. ... |
| Grubb & Ellis files Chapter 11, sells assets to BGC Partners Follow this company (OTC: GRBE), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Grubb & Ellis has a Dallas office with about 30 local licensed brokers. It is ranked as the 16th largest... |
| RadioShack fourth-quarter profit falls 79 percent Wall Street Journal reported that the company is forecasting more difficulty ahead because of slow sales growth propelled by low-margin smartphones such as Apple's iPhone. "We are... |
| A.H. Belo reports Q4 profit, but full-year loss The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers, reported a profit in the fourth quarter, its first profit in more than a year. Dallas-based Belo (NYSE: AHC) reported that it earned nearly $2.8 million... |
| Rumors intensify about iPad 3 display, chips Follow this company 's iPad expected in coming weeks, rumors intensified over the holiday weekend about what it will offer. So-called "Retina" display is a feature that many... |
| AT&T spent $6.3B in Texas from '09 to '11 $6.3 billion on its wireless and wireline networks in Texas between 2009 and 2011. The Dallas telecom carrier said in a news release this week that the spending was focused on improving the coverage... |
| Rangers slideshow: Cactus League stadiums Follow this company open spring training this week in Surprise, Ariz. The defending American League champions have high expectations for the 2012 season after two straight appearances in... |
| Regis Corp. to close salons, cut brands in half Follow this company says it is going to close some of its 7,500 company-owned hair salons and eliminate at least half of its 50 brands. Regis owns, operates and franchises some 12,700 hair... |
| Birdman's becoming a ghost in Denver FEB 21 08:07 AM ET 02.21 | Even though he'd like to win without a superstar, George Karl's bench can only go so deep. There's not room for everybody. Bye-bye, Birdman. The tattoos of forward... |
