June 23, 2010 RSS feed / News

Ariz. wildfire near Flagstaff now at 10,000 acres

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - When Jon Stoner opens the blinds to a front window in his home "it's a piece of heaven," he says. More...

By the numbers: Oil leak wouldn’t fill Superdome

WASHINGTON (AP) - Overwhelmed and saddened by the gargantuan size of the Gulf oil spill? A little mathematical context to the spill size can put the environmental catastrophe in perspective. More...

2 dead in robbery attempt at Mesquite party

MESQUITE, Texas (AP) - Police say a gunman who allegedly tried to rob people at a party in the Dallas area killed one person who tried to stop him before being fatally shot by someone else. More...

Indiana farm fatalities down for first time in three years

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana’s farm fatalities decreased last year for the first time in three years. More...

Bodies of man, son, recovered from Lake Georgetown

GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) Georgetown police are investigating why a man, with his 5-yearold son in his car, drove the vehicle off a boat ramp into a lake, killing them both. More...

9 suspects, 3 Mexican soldiers killed in clashes

Cuidad Camargo, Tamps. - The Mexican army says nine assailants and three of its soldiers have been killed in clashes near the border with Texas. More...

Jury duty No Shows in for trouble

197th State District Judge Migdalia Lopez is growing tired of prospective jurors failing to show up in her court, according to District Clerk Gilbert Lozano. More...

Gatlinburg business to sell mountain whiskey

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A Gatlinburg businessman says he’ll be selling genuine mountain whiskey at a new store next month. More...

5 men arrested in Iowa hog theft ring

CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) - Sheriffs officials in Cherokee County say they’ve broken up a hog theft ring in northwestern Iowa. More...

Alligator wrangled from Dallas pond now relocated

DALLAS (AP) - Texas game wardens and a private trapper used a chicken leg to capture a nearly 7-foot alligator that had been lounging in a private Dallas pond. More...

Pit bull owner charged after dogs kill 20 sheep

RUBICON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a man whose two pit bulls escaped and killed 20 or more sheep in Michigan’s rural Thumb region has been charged with two violations of dog laws. Twenty-five-year-old Matthew F. More...

Texas prison employees set for random drug tests

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - For the first time in the Texas prison system, most of its 41,000 corrections employees will be subject to random drug tests - including guards and parole officers. More...

Perry celebrates Texas Week in China while challenger campaigns at home

STATE CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry on June 15 kicked off Salute to Texas Week at the Shanghai World Expo 2010, welcoming visitors to the Texas-themed U.S.A. National Pavilion. More...

Minnesota digs out from tornadoes; 3 dead, dozens hurt

ALBERT LEA, Minn. (AP) - As tornadoes bore down on southern Minnesota, Angie Woodside called her in-laws and said they should rush to her house west of Albert Lea, where there was a basement to take cover. More...

Marijuana dispute leads to alleged assault

FOUNTAIN, Cob. (AP) - A zoning dispute over marijuana has police reviewing whether a city councilman punched a man who wanted to grow pot in the central Colorado town of Fountain. More...

Teen girl survives strike by lightning

GOSHEN, Conn. (AP) - A teenage girl was struck by lighting while riding a horse during a thunderstorm on a Goshen farm. The girl, whose name has not been released, was in fair condition at a local hospital. More...

Coast Guard seizes shrimp from 2 boats in Gulf

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) The Coast Guard says it seized 30,000 pounds of brown shrimp after being tipped that boats were trawling an area closed because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. More...

EPA banning pesticide that threatens farm workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency says it is ending use of the pesticide endosulfan in the United States. The chemical is used on some fruits and vegetables as well as cotton. More...

2 insurers in Texas lead agency complaints

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Department of Insurance is investigating two auto coverage companies that topped the state’s list of consumer complaints last year, The Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday. More...

Exxon-Mobil CEO says spill shouldn’t have happened

WASHINGTON (AP) - The CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp. is telling Congress that the Gulf oil spill wouldn’t have happened if BP had properly designed its deepwater well, followed procedures, trained its employees and conducted adequate tests. More...

Concerns raised about chained dogs in rural Texas

MARTINDALE, Texas (AP) When Titan and Ladybug came to Austin, the pair of 3-year-old pit bulls were in bad shape. Being chained to a stake in the ground all day since puppyhood had taken a toll on the dogs’ health. More...

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