Aug
Fires Burning Near Possum Kingdom Lake
Fires Burning Near Possum Kingdom Lake Fires burn near Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto County. (CBS 11 NEWS) PALO PINTO COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Several fires were burning Friday evening in Palo Pinto County near Possum Kingdom Lake in the general area that was devastated by large wild fires last year. One fire is at [...]
Aug
Chief Brown Announces Dallas Police Policy Changes
Chief Brown Announces Dallas Police Policy Changes DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police Chief David Brown announced new polices for dealing with officer involved shootings as the investigation of last month’s shooting of James Harper nears completion. In a press release, Chief Brown said, “I am announcing new policies and strategic directives that I believe will [...]
Aug
Air Force Relieves Commander Over Lackland Sex Scandal
Air Force Relieves Commander Over Lackland Sex Scandal AUSTIN (AP) — A widening sex scandal at Lackland Air Force Base had led to the dismissal of the top commander who oversees basic training for every new American airman, officials said Friday. Col. Glenn Palmer was commander of basic training at the 737th training group at [...]
Aug
Publisher Cancels Barton’s “The Jefferson Lies”
Publisher Cancels Barton’s “The Jefferson Lies” (credit: Thomas Nelson Publishers) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Nashville-based Thomas Nelson Publishers has ceased publication of a bestselling book about Thomas Jefferson by evangelical writer David Barton over historical errors. The company said in a statement that they had received several complaints about “The Jefferson Lies,” which was published [...]
Aug
LSU’s ‘Honey Badger’ Mathieu Kicked Off Team
LSU’s ‘Honey Badger’ Mathieu Kicked Off Team BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) – LSU has dismissed Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu from its football program for violating school and team rules. The junior defensive back nicknamed Honey Badger was a surprising Heisman Trophy candidate last season as the Tigers won the Southeastern Conference championship and reached [...]
Aug
Rabid Deer Found On Parker County Golf Course
Rabid Deer Found On Parker County Golf Course PARKER COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – The Parker County Sheriff’s Office says a rabid deer was found last week at a golf course in southwestern Parker County. The young male deer was found lying on part of the Sugar Tree Golf Course August 2. The Sheriff’s Office says it [...]
Aug
New Longhorn Kicker Fera Suffers Groin Injury
New Longhorn Kicker Fera Suffers Groin Injury AUSTIN (AP) – Texas kicker and punter Anthony Fera, who transferred from Penn State, has a groin injury and is not practicing. Texas athletic trainer Kenny Boyd said Friday that Fera reported to training camp with a groin strain that he recently aggravated. Boyd says there is no [...]
Aug
Purse Snatcher Targets Richardson Daycares
Purse Snatcher Targets Richardson Daycares RICHARDSON (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Richardson are warning mothers to keep their purses close by when dropping off kids for daycare in the morning. According to authorities, a purse snatcher has been preying on moms at preschools. In two cases over the past two weeks, mothers took their children into [...]
Aug
Butter Popcorn Chemical Linked To Alzheimer’s
Butter Popcorn Chemical Linked To Alzheimer’s NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) – An ingredient used in artificial butter flavoring for popcorn may worsen the effects of an abnormal brain protein that’s been linked to Alzheimer’s disease. A new study in Chemical Research in Toxicology examined diacetyl (DA), an ingredient used to produce the buttery flavor and [...]
Aug
Soldier Gets Life Sentence For Fort Hood Plot
Soldier Gets Life Sentence For Fort Hood Plot Nasar Abdo (credit: KWTX) WACO (AP) – An AWOL soldier convicted of planning to blow up a restaurant full of Fort Hood troops has been sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in Texas. Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo received the punishment Friday in Waco. [...]
