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Bank Robber Leaves a Tip

Kevin Spak — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:40:05 CDT

If you're going to go off your meds and become a bank robber, you might as well be polite about it. That's what Texas firefighter Jesus Ventura did this week. According to a federal complaint, Ventura, 37, walked into a Chase Bank on April 10, asked where the bathroom was,...

Dallas Mayor: It's a Miracle

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:32:52 CDT

Eighteen-wheelers were sent spinning though the air , hundreds of homes were smashed and cars crunched when as many as 13 tornadoes hit the Dallas region —but "miraculously" not a single person lost their lives, said a stunned mayor. "It looks like the Dallas-Fort Worth area really dodged a bullet," Mayor...

Images From Dallas Tornadoes

John Johnson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:38:54 CDT

About a dozen injuries have been reported so far from the swarm of tornadoes that hit Dallas today, with at least two of the victims "severely" hurt, reports AP . Hundreds of flights were canceled at the Dallas airport, and more than 100 planes were damaged by hail. Click here to...

Tornadoes Rip Dallas: 'It's Throwing 18-Wheelers'

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:15:23 CDT

Tornadoes tore through the Dallas area today, tearing roofs off homes, tossing trucks into the air and leaving flattened tractor trailers strewn along highways and parking lots. (Video from MSNBC in the gallery begins, "Hey guys, it's throwing 18-wheelers.") The National Weather Service reported at least two separate "large...

Science Project Fuels Airport Bomb Scare

Matt Cantor — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:07:03 CDT

A college student's science project prompted a panic at Dallas Love Field airport yesterday, with authorities evacuating hundreds of people and detaining 11 passengers. As college students and their professor exited a Southwest Airlines plane that had flown in from Kansas City, one left a "robotic device" on board; a...

Gay Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Straight Couples

Rob Quinn — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:00:00 CST

Dallas judge Tonya Parker says she won't be conducting any marriage ceremonies until she and every other gay person in Texas have the same right to marry. When she turns straight couples away, Parker tells them: "I’m sorry. I don’t perform marriage ceremonies because we are in a state that...

7 Dead in Christmas Shooting

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:11:32 CST

Police found seven people dead today in a grisly Dallas-area Christmas shooting, the Dallas Morning News reports. Authorities have not yet identified the bodies of four men and three women in the apartment, but say the shooter is likely among them. Two guns were also found on the scene. "It's...

Serial Rapist Attacking Alumnae of Dallas Sorority

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:31:00 CDT

A serial rapist spotted on surveillance video appears to be stalking alumnae of a particular sorority in Dallas, police have revealed. Four members of Delta Sigma Theta have been raped in their homes in the last 11 months by an attacker who had personal information about them, reports the Dallas...

Vast Fire Breaks Out at Texas Chemical Plant

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:38:39 CDT

Massive plumes of black smoke billowed from a raging fire at a chemical plant south of Dallas today, prompting evacuations for some schools and residents and sending others to take shelter inside with doors and windows shut to avoid possible exposure to any dangerous gases. Bright orange flames engulfed the...