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Fort Worth police halt operations with TABC following Rainbow Lounge incident
Fort Worth police released a statement Thursday saying that Chief Jeffrey Halstead would conduct meetings with TABC officials in an effort to establish clearly defined roles and responsibilities of each organization with the intent to better serve the community in conducting inspections.

07/03/2009

Bedford man gets 15 years for child pornography
A Bedford man who possessed at least 2 million images and videos of child pornography was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison.

07/01/2009

Supporters hold vigil for man hospitalized after raid of Fort Worth gay club
About 100 supporters of Chad Gibson gathered for a vigil in front of the Rainbow Lounge on Wednesday. Gibson's father, Donald Gibson, was there. He said his son is still in the hospital and doing better, but the effects will linger.

List of 10 fastest-growing U.S. cities includes McKinney, Fort Worth
Reversing a decade-long trend, many of America's largest cities are now growing more quickly than the rest of the nation, yet another sign of an economic crisis that is making it harder for people to move.

06/30/2009

Texas Giant roller coaster remains closed at Six Flags in Arlington
Six Flags spokeswoman Sharon Parker said a supervisor detected a problem with a car on the track Monday afternoon and stopped the ride. About two dozen people on board got off safely.

Arlington man accused of hacking into Carrell Clinic computers
Jesse William McGraw, 25, who is also known as "GhostExodus" and "PhantomExodizzmo," is the leader of the hacker group “Electronik Tribulation Army," according to the U.S. Attorney's office for the Northern District of Texas.

Crime blog: Grapevine police search for man accused of touching children at Tinseltown Theater
On Saturday, the man is accused of touching a child on the breast and buttocks, Grapevine police said.

06/29/2009

Floyd: Fort Worth police better start clarifying gay bar 'check'
The Fort Worth Police Department still has some explaining to do about what happened early Sunday at a southside gay bar called the Rainbow Lounge.

72-year-old man reported missing in Fort Worth has been located
Homer Johns was last seen in his garage in the 4700 block of Ardenwood Drive. His car and cellphone were found at his home.

06/28/2009

Dozens protest arrests at Fort Worth gay bar
Protesters said they want to know why Fort Worth police officers and Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission agents used what the protesters described as excessive force when arresting seven patrons at the Rainbow Lounge early Sunday.

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Cleburne hit with sixth quake in less than month
Cleburne was shaken Friday night by its sixth mild earthquake in less than a month, as a magnitude-2.2 tremor rattled windows and caused walls to vibrate in the North Texas city.

06/26/2009

Politics blog: Gib Lewis, former House speaker, accused of DWI
The politician-turned-lobbyist had a blood alcohol level of twice the legal limit, police said.

Tarrant toll road moving forward after payout concerns
AUSTIN – Texas transportation officials have received an all-clear signal from Attorney General Greg Abbott, whose concerns earlier this month about the constitutionality of a major toll road contract in Tarrant County had stalled the project.

06/25/2009

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Skaters, BMX riders compete in Grand Prairie

06/24/2009

Tarrant County ME: Boy's drowning was accidental
Arlington police responded to a drowning call about 10 p.m. Tuesday in the 1900 block of Primrose Lane.

06/23/2009

Rick Warren visits North Texas to show support for breakaway Anglicans

The Rev. Rick Warren, famous as author of
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The Anglican Church in North America invited Warren – author of the mega-best-seller The Purpose-Driven Life, pastor of massive Saddleback Church in Orange County, Calif., and invocation-giver at Barack Obama's inauguration - to be one of the headline speakers for its first provincial assembly, which continues through Thursday.
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Temperatures reach 100 degrees in Dallas-Fort Worth

Kamalesh Mohanasundar, 4, of Irving, kicks water durng a swimming lesson Tuesday at Cimarron Family Aquatic Center in Irving.
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Dallas-Fort Worth normally reaches 100 degrees on July 1, but the benchmark came early this year.
Photos: Residents try to beat the heat
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Link: Tips to survive the heat

06/22/2009

Mansfield man accused in fatal shooting in Arlington 2:49 PM CT
Jason Bernard is accused of fatally shooting 19-year-old Devion Harris of Grand Prairie, Arlington police said.

2 more children from Southlake, Fort Worth die in weekend accidents
At least 50 children have drowned before the official start of summer, the department said. Most recently, two children -- a 16-year-old from Southlake and an 11-year-old Fort Worth boy -- died over the weekend.

06/19/2009

D-FW area high schools' 2009 valedictorians, salutatorians

This Wordle graphic represents the intended college majors listed by this year's Dallas-Fort Worth valedictorians and salutatorians. The more times a major was listed, the more prominently it appears in the graphic.
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Find out who garnered top academic honors.
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06/18/2009

Construction starts on Fort Worth shopping center
Developers are about to begin construction on a new shopping center in North Fort Worth that's part of the 300-acre Presidio Junction development at North Tarrant Parkway and Interstate 35 W.

06/17/2009

Dallas-Fort Worth will see no relief from hot weather this week
The mercury reached a high of 98 degrees at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday, the weather service said. And highs of 98 and 99 degrees expected later this week could actually creep up to triple digits, said weather service meteorologist Nick Hampshire.

06/16/2009

Ex-major leaguer Mel Hall convicted of sexually assaulting 12-year-old
Melvin Hall Jr. was accused in 2007 of sexually assaulted two teens in the late 1990s. A Tarrant County grand jury indicted him on seven counts including aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14; indecency/fondling; and aggravated sexual assault of a child under 17.

'Next Food Network Star' hopeful from Keller stirs up a pot of real life

Keller resident Melissa D'Arabian, a contestant on the next Food Network Star, gets help from her daughter Valentine, 4.
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Keller resident Melissa D'Arabian, a contestant on the next Food Network Star, gets help from her daughter Valentine, 4.

They say class is grace under pressure. Melissa D'Arabian of Keller, a contestant in the current season of The Next Food Network Star, displayed plenty of it at the Art Institute of Dallas last weekend, keeping her cool while conducting a cooking demonstration with two small children in tow.

06/15/2009

Arlington police investigate fatal shooting of teen
The Tarrant County medical examiner’s office identified the Grand Prairie teen as Devion Harris. He died of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Power restored to Dallas-Fort Worth residents left in dark after storms
Megan Wright said power was restored Sunday evening to all customers who could receive power. Oncor said storms that hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area starting Wednesday caused more than 500,000 customers to lose power, making it one of the worst power outages in the region.

Bell Helicopter workers reject new contract, go on strike

Marty Kantz and Jeff Sorenson carry picket signs at the Bell Helicopter plant in Hurst.
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Marty Kantz and Jeff Sorenson carry picket signs at the Bell Helicopter plant in Hurst.

Manufacturing workers at Bell Helicopter plants in the Fort Worth area went on strike early Monday for the first time in more than two decades in part to protect 44 janitors whose work the company wants to outsource.

06/14/2009

Grapevine 11-year-old supports soldier's march, War Kids Relief
Sarosha Hansraj will cheer on Sgt. Gunnar Swanson as he departs Dallas on July 4 for a three-month walk to Minnesota to raise money and awareness for children affected by war in the U.S., Iraq and Afghanistan.

06/12/2009

Dallas-area residents without power try to beat the heat

Southern Electric Corp. employee Chris Jones attaches a steel cable to a section of a broken power pole Friday morning along Morriss Road in Flower Mound.
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Officials said power everywhere should be back on by Sunday. But until then, high temperatures in the mid-90s could make for an uncomfortable weekend for thousands.
Link: Report outages
Hardware stores hopping
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06/11/2009

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott refuses to approve North Texas tollway contract
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has refused to sign off on the first of two major private toll road projects approved for North Texas earlier this year.

Texas alcohol commission investigating Cowboys Stadium after general manager's arrest
Sgt. Terry Parsons in the Fort Worth district office said the investigation is in the early stages, and a field agent is awaiting the release of Arlington’s police report. Jack Hill, previously the construction manager for the stadium, was arrested after he was involved in a traffic accident following the opening night concert headlined by George Strait.

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06/10/2009

Tour highlights private gardens of Fort Worth's Ridglea Hills neighborhood

This granite garden path was once the kitchen countertop in Emile Varnell's Ridglea Hills home.
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This granite garden path was once the kitchen countertop in Emile Varnell's Ridglea Hills home.

The Hidden Gardens of Fort Worth tour is a curious hybrid that highlights architecture, gardens and the city's historic neighborhoods.

06/09/2009

Early voting ends today for Dallas City Council races
Early voting ends today for Saturday's runoff to determine winners for the Districts 1 and 7 seats on the Dallas City Council.

Keller man convicted of child porn production
Bryan K. Dickson, 46, of Keller was convicted by a federal judge in Fort Worth. He faces 25 to 70 years in prison and will be sentenced Oct. 2.

06/08/2009

Authorities investigate gas explosion at home of T.D. Jakes
Authorities are investigating what caused an early-morning explosion Sunday in a sunroom at the East Fort Worth home of Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House.

06/06/2009

Real stars of Cowboys Stadium debut wear hard hats
Those 1,800 men and women are the stadium's unsung heroes, who took a sports owner's dream and an architect's design and made it a shimmering reality.

What's to eat at Cowboys Stadium?
Strategically built concession locations with mini kitchens mean freshly prepared fare, including an on-premises smoker for brisket and chopped beef. And let's not forget the jalapeno sausage or the returning Cowboys cheese steak with a new twist: a spicy Monterey Jack cheese sauce.

06/05/2009

Legislation could change the drill for Barnett Shale

Mario Hernandez, a Chesapeake Energy floorman, works a rig in the Barnett Shale deposit near Kennedale.
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Mario Hernandez, a Chesapeake Energy floorman, works a rig in the Barnett Shale deposit near Kennedale.

A drilling technique that made the Barnett Shale into the nation's most prolific natural gas field is under attack from environmental groups and could attract new regulations from a Democratic Congress.
Blog: Texas energy and environment


Cowboys' billion-dollar home is flush with restrooms

Elvira Ruiz wipes down the bathroom doors in one of the women's restrooms in Cowboys Stadium.
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The new stadium has hundreds more toilets than the team's former home – 1,700 toilets and urinals compared with Texas Stadium's 900.
Security is well-rehearsed, secret
Download: Routes to the stadium

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