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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
G.J. McCARTHY/DMNNMC_20animals03gm 1258675200 G.J. McCARTHY/Staff Photographer 145328 METRO CENTRAL_NMC 11/20/2009 -- Two cats stand in their cages at the Dallas Animal Services center Friday, November 20, 2009 in west Dallas. The downturn in the economy has had a big impact at area no-kill and animal shelters, which already we're dealing with capacity issues. (G.J. McCarthy/The Dallas Morning News)*S0428203039*The...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
An electrical fire at the Fort Worth studio of KXAS-TV (Channel 5) broke out last night, interrupting the 10 p.m. broadcast. The one-alarm blaze caused all personnel to evacuate, but no injuries were reported. The building was released back to Channel 5 personnel around 11:45 p.m., said Tim Hardeman, a Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman. Damages are estimated at $405,000, but systems are mostly operational,...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Collin County Commissioner Joe Jaynes, a member of the RTC, conceded his was "a minority position," but told highway officials that North Texas leaders have a "perception that we are being punished" for embracing toll road policies that have allowed more miles of road to be built in the Dallas area than in other parts of Texas.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Bad news for students at TCU: Tuition is going up 6.2 percent for full-time undergraduates. That'll raise the cost to $30,000 for the 2010-11 school year.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Several hundred volunteers, many decked out in red, white and blue, packed Terminal D this morning to greet soldiers from Afghanistan and Iraq as they came home for two weeks of rest and recuperation.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Two people were hospitalized after a car accident late Sunday night in North Arlington. The one-vehicle accident occurred at 11:30 p.m. at the intersection of Mary and Mitchell streets. Police said the vehicle was speeding and lost control. The driver was taken by Careflight to Methodist Dallas Medical Center. A passenger was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. Police said their conditions...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
One of the masked robbers pulled out a gun and demanded people to get down on the floor, while both robbers stuffed money into their bag.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Standing in front of a Fort Worth gay bar Thursday morning, Police Chief Jeff Halstead announced the suspensions of a sergeant and two police officers over a controversial raid conducted there in late June. The internal investigation found three officers, who received suspensions ranging from one to three days, violated department policies, but cleared them of allegations that they used excessive force....
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The Arlington City Council approved an agreement with the organizing committee and the state comptroller's office Tuesday for a financial tool known as the Major Events Trust Fund. Using estimates of how much money the game and related activities will generate, some of those taxes will be put into the fund to help offset costs for items such as signs, security and sidewalks.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Dallas and Tarrant county health officials today prepared to dispense thousands of doses of the swine flu vaccine to at-risk members of the public over the next few days. The phones have been ringing off the hook at the Dallas County health department since 8 a.m., as anxious parents call a hotline to get the first doses of H1N1 vaccine for uninsured children with high-risk medical conditions. Also...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
A cold front pushing through the Dallas-Fort Worth area this afternoon will force temperatures to drop about 20 degrees by the evening commute. Also Online | Get Weather alerts: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport reported a temperature high of 79 degrees before 10 a.m. today, said Dan Huckaby, a National Weather Service meteorologist. Shortly after noon, the temperature had already dropped to...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
With supplies of the swine flu vaccine likely to remain relatively scarce for at least the next few weeks, the Dallas and Tarrant county health departments were both asking the same question Tuesday about their first vaccination clinics:How many will come? Tarrant County goes first, on Friday. Dallas County's will be Nov. 4. Both counties are firming up staffing and security plans.Based on the experiences...