
Two challengers aim to unseat veteran councilman in Fort Worths District 5
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snishimura@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH -- Councilman Frank Moss' two challengers likely spotted him an early lead in his bid for re-election to Fort Worth's District 5 seat, as Moss launched phone banks to encourage the mail-in, early and Election Day vote several weeks ...
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Vanessa Hudgens flashes panty after beau steps on trousers
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Vanessa Hudgens was left clinging to her modesty when her boyfriend Austin Butler accidentally stepped on the hem of her trousers, exposing her underwear. The 'High School Musical' star, who was attending a Rolling Stones gig at the time, tried to stop the trousers from coming down but the waistband appeared to rip as she tried to walk while Butler was still standing on the hem, the Sun ...
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Two year old dies of self-inflicted gun wound
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A two-year-old boy has died after shooting his father's revolver. The boy, from the US state of Texas, died while playing with the gun. The shooting occurred while his 35-year-old father was in the same room. Police have said the father had been distracted when his son, Kinsler Allen Davis, found the gun and shot himself in the head. The boy was pronounced dead after being ...
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4 tornadoes counted from Thursday thunderstorm
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SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A powerful Thursday afternoon thunderstorm produced four tornadoes as it moved into Louisiana from TexasThe National Weather Service, in a survey released Saturday, says all tornadoes had winds of 90 mph to 100 mph.The storm also brought straight-line winds up to 105 mph in northern DeSoto and southern Caddo parishes.One person was injured west of Waskom, Texas. ...
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Two women swept to their deaths in San Antonio flooding
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Marco Fairchild, left, and Gary Garza, right, help Sueann Schaller from her car Saturday, May 25, 2013 in San Antonio after she drove it into floodwaters in the Westwood Village ...
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Texas actress arrested for sending ricin letters to Bloomberg Obama
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A small-time actress in US state of Texas who told the federal police her husband sent ricin letters to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Barack Obama has been arrested for the poisonous plot. FBI agents arrested Shannon Rogers Guess and took her to a federal courthouse in Texarkana, Texas. A law-enforcement source said Guess had a really blank look on her face, and admitted ...
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Volunteers working to help prevent drowning deaths in Tarrant County
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Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition To find out about future drowning prevention classes or to volunteer, contact swimsafefw@gmail.com or call 817-994-1984. The drowning prevention classes are $5. Participants receive a $5 coupon to continue with learn-to-swim lessons with partners (City of FW, YMCA & The Fort Worth Swim School). Participants also get a certificate of completion. Those ...
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Former US cop pleads guilty to drug trafficking
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A former police officer who used to head an anti-drug unit in Texas has pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking charge. Fabian Rodriguez, a former county sheriff's deputy in South Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, Xinhua reported citing TV ABC13. The US attorney's office said 29-year-old Rodriguez was a member of the ...
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