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• 7 People Shot Dead In Texas Home, Motive Unclear

  December 26, 2011 9:22 AM

  GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - Investigators believe that seven people who were found dead Christmas Day were cleaning up holiday wrapping paper when they were shot inside a suburban Fort Worth apartment, but a motive remains unclear. All of the victims appeared to be related, and Grapevine police said they believe... more »

• Police Say Man Faked Breast Cancer To Skip Probation

  September 22, 2011 10:26 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Police in Austin say a man faked having terminal breast cancer so he could avoid meeting with his probation officer. The Austin American-Statesman reported Wednesday that an arrest affidavit said 32-year-old Brian Jeffrey Bonniwell gave his probation officer a letter that appeared to be from... more »

• Progress On Ground In Texas Wildfire, DC-10 Ready

  September 9, 2011 10:40 AM

  BASTROP, Texas (AP) - A fire official said there was no immediate need early Friday for crews to launch the biggest aerial assault yet of a massive wildfire that has raged across Central Texas, destroying nearly 1,400 homes and tens of thousands of acres of drought-parched land. Officials had planned... more »

• Texas Residents Quickly Fled As Wildfire Closed In

  September 8, 2011 6:38 AM

  BASTROP, Texas (AP) - Dennis Silman was in line at the store when his wife's urgent call came through: They needed to get out. Smoke was drifting up through the woods and the wildfire that just 30 minutes earlier wasn't near enough to pose a problem was visible over the... more »

• Wildfire Destroys Nearly 500 Homes In Texas

  September 6, 2011 6:44 AM

  BASTROP, Texas (AP) - Firefighters trying to control a wind-fueled wildfire that has destroyed nearly 500 homes in Central Texas were looking for a few overnight hours of diminished winds as thousands of evacuees spent the night away from their threatened homes. Slack winds were expected after midnight Tuesday and... more »

• Wildfires Destroy Dozens Of Homes In Texas, Okla.

  August 31, 2011 8:50 AM

  POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE, Texas (AP) - Wildfires sweeping through parts of Texas and Oklahoma have destroyed dozens of homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate, and although officials don't yet know what ignited the blazes, a summer heat wave and drought have left both states with the perfect fuel:... more »

• 18-Wheeler Hangs Off Fort Worth Highway

  March 24, 2011 9:08 AM

  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - An 18-wheeler truck pulling an empty water tank is hanging precariously off an interstate ramp in Fort Worth after a pre-dawn crash, and three people have been rescued from the wreck. Fire Department spokesman Tim Hardeman says emergency crews rescued the truck driver from his... more »

• Willie Nelson Charged With Pot Possession In Texas

  November 26, 2010 10:19 PM

  SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (AP) - A U.S. Border Patrol spokesman says country singer Willie Nelson was charged with marijuana possession after 6 ounces was found aboard his tour bus in Texas. Patrol spokesman Bill Brooks says the bus pulled into the Sierra Blanca, Texas, checkpoint about 9 a.m. Friday. Brooks... more »

• Could Coach Cal Add Another Cat This Year?

  August 19, 2010 10:42 PM

  Could John Calipari still add another player to the number one recruiting class for the upcoming basketball season? According to Evan Daniels at Scout.com, Deandre Daniels may opt to return to the 2010 class. He is currently listed as a 2011 recruit. Daniels high school coach tells Scout.com the Deandre... more »

• Bengals RB Cedric Benson Arrested In Texas

  June 29, 2010 1:30 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson was arrested Tuesday and charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching a bar employee in the face nearly a month ago. Benson was booked into the Travis County jail where he later posted bail and was released, authorities said. According... more »

• Former UK Coach Guy Morriss Involved In Strange Stealing Story In Texas

  March 3, 2010 7:09 PM

  Campus police say a college football coach in Texas is backing players who removed every campus newspaper because they contained an article about teammates getting arrested on drug charges. The incident happened at Texas A&M-Commerce, a Division II school. The coach is Guy Morriss, who also coached at Kentucky and... more »

• Army Says One Suspect In Custody In Mass Shooting At Army Base

  November 5, 2009 4:33 PM

  At least seven people were killed and 20 wounded in two shootings Thursday at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas, the Army said. At least two gunmen were believed to be involved in attack, and one was in custody, the military said. The first shooting began at about 1:30... more »