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11 North Texans Indicted In Prostitution Case

Authorities raided a home in Plano on Tuesday, which they said is part of an alleged North Texas prostitution ring.

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Backlash Against HIV/AIDS Billboard In Dallas

More than 14 thousand people living in Dallas County are living with HIV and many of them don’t even know it.

CBS 11–2013/06/18

A venomous rattlesnake tastes the air in. (credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Snakes On Planes

An East Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the United States.

2013/06/18

19 year-old Evan Jennings, the son of Brian Jennings, who was killed in a crash near Burleson. (credit: CBS 11 News)

Killed Pastor’s Son Says His Dad Taught Forgiveness

Nineteen-year-old Evan Jennings is one of three children left without a father after a car crash near Burleson killed 41-year-old Brian Jennings on Sunday.

CBS 11–2013/06/18

Katy Trail pedestrian bridge (credit: CBS 11 News)

Groundbreaking For New Pedestrian Bridge At Mockingbird Lane

The new bridge will allow the extension of the Katy Trail to White Rock Lake and shepherded by two council members. Retiring councilwoman Angela Hunt, and Gary Griffith before her.

2013/06/18

DPD office Edward Antunez, who has been charged with sexual assault. (credit: Mesquite PD)

Dallas Police Officer Charged With Sexual Assault

An officer with the Dallas Police Department is free on bond today. Officer Edward Antunez turned himself in at the Mesquite Police Department. He is charged with one count of Sexual Assault.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/06/18

(credit: Chuck Schechner/KRLD NewsRadio 1080)

Maserati To Open Car Dealership In Cowtown

If you’ve noticed your liquid assets are hovering above the six-figure mark there will soon be a new option for putting that money to use. The iconic luxury Italian carmaker Maserati is opening its first dealership in Fort Worth.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/06/18

A woman smokes a cigarette. (credit: Alexander Heimann/Getty Images)

Irving City Council Considering Smoking Ban Proposal

The City of Irving could soon join the list of other North Texas cities that have banned smoking. The push is coming from the Board of Health in the city. The smoking ban proposal is now being considered by the city council.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/06/18

Arlington MAX Bus Service Ends Mass Transit Drought In City

It’s a “birth” resulting from the “marriage” of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), and it means the first ever mass transportation service for the City of Arlington.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/06/18

Customers queue for coffee at a Starbucks Coffee location. (credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Starbucks Set To Post Calorie Counts

Starbucks says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next week, ahead of a federal regulation that would require it to do so.

2013/06/18

Man Gets Finger Stuck In Car’s Gas Tank

Emergency crews in Fort Worth assisted a man Tuesday morning who got his finger stuck inside of his car’s gas tank.

2013/06/18

(credit: Arlington Parks and Recreation Department)

Old Nessie Beheaded At Arlington Park

Kids love to climb on the plastic Old Nessie sea serpent which appears to be swimming through Allan Saxe Park in Arlington. But a vandal recently lopped off the monster’s head.

2013/06/18

Dallas Residents Say Potholes Are West Nile Risk

As the City of Dallas targets eight mosquito hot spots to spray this week, some neighbors said that the city should also fix the potholes in alleys as part of its effort to control the spread of the West Nile Virus.

2013/06/18