December 3, 2008 RSS feed / News

Tennessee police chase, kill 600-pound hog

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Murfreesboro police have fatally shot a 600-pound hog that ran loose in the city. Officers said they were unable to corral the animal during a two-hour chase Tuesday. More...

Texas House members spend $140K to renovate lounge

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - While state agencies are being told to rein in their spending, Texas House members have ordered at least $140,000 in renovations for their membersonly lounge, including antique chandeliers, granite countertops and big screen te More...

Family mourning deaths of 7 who drove off bridge

WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) - Relatives on Saturday were mourning the deaths of seven people, five of them members of an extended Texas family who died when their sports utility vehicle plunged off an unfinished bridge into a river in northern Mexico. More...

Weapons sold in Houston kill in Mexico

HOUSTON (AP) Houston has become the top source for firearms going into Mexico to supply drug cartel gangsters with weapons for their deadly insurgency, according to federal law enforcement officials. More...

Ex-governors urge Oklahoma to sell water to Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Two former Oklahoma governors have urged state officials to reverse course and sell water to thirsty North Texas communities. More...

Oil tumbles below $50 as ressession called

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Oil prices tumbled below $50 a barrel Monday as National Bureau of Economic Research reported that the U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007 and the Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 700 points. More...

Teens and Tweens: Mom shocked by trend in teen dressing: modesty

WASHINGTON (AP) - A shocking trend is gaining ground in teen dressing: modesty. Here's an example: Last summer, my 13-year-old daughter needed a dress to attend a friend's bat mitzvah. More...

Texas woman follows son to prison for bank holdups

GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) - A woman who prosecutors say robbed several Austin-area banks with her then-16-year-old son has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. More...

Burglar ring that struck Texas banks may be broken

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A Tulsabased burglary ring that may have stolen millions of dollars in cash and merchandise is under investigation by law enforcement agencies in several states. More...

Hundreds flee after cockfight raided in Dallas

DALLAS (AP) - A rural cockfight raided by police Saturday sent hundreds who paid $20 admission fleeing into the woods and led to the arrest of three organizers, authorities said. More...

Texas cowboy boot maker hit by $3 million theft

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A truck-driving thief made off with more than $3 million worth of merchandise from a maker of cowboy boots and other footwear, authorities said. The thefts occurred Labor Day weekend and Nov. More...

Indictments against Cheney, Gonzales dimissed

RAYMOND VILLE, Texas (AP) - A judge dismissed eight indictments Monday brought by a South Texas prosecutor against high-profile figures including Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and a state senator. More...

Texas man says God told him to wreck car

SAN ANTONIO (AP) A man who rammed his truck into a woman's vehicle on a highway early Friday told authorities he crashed into her while going more than 100 mph because God told him "she needed to be taken off the road." The truck rear-ended the ca More...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: How to Silence the Silent Killer

Imagine a silent killer lurking in the shadows of your home - it's impossible to see, taste or smell, but carbon monoxide poisoning claims more than 500 Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More...

FEMA spends $28M storing trailers and mobile homes

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) The Federal Emergency Management Agency is spending $28 million annually to store travel trailers and mobile homes at five Mississippi sites while the agency determines whether they'll be reused or sold as scrap. More...

District Clerk's Report

Suits filed: Citifinancial Inc. vs Jose G. Zaragoza and Rosa Zaragoza and 356 11th and Cantu Lyford, TX 78569, application for expedited foreclosure. State of Texas vs Robert Chavez, Habeus Corpus. More...

Holiday scents can help set a happy scene

NEW YORK (AP) - There probably are very few people eating chestnuts roasted on an open fire during the holiday season, but anyone who has walked - even just once - down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue at Christmastime likely has a pleasant association wit More...