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Man Nearly Electrocuted Trying To Steal Utility Pole Copper

A suspected copper thief is hospitalized at Parkland Hospital after being electrocuted in Denton County. Officials say 24-year-old James Johnson was committing the crime on Sunday, near Aubery, when he was seriously burned.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/03/11

A shot of Children's Tylenol. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Flu Patients Overdosing On Over-The-Counter Meds

Accidental overdoses spike dramatically during the flu season, according to Dr. Kapil Sharma with the North Texas Poison Center.

CBS 11–2013/01/22

Lancaster House Fire Kills One, Injures Two

A man is dead and a house destroyed following an overnight house fire in Lancaster.

2012/02/11

Parkland CEO Defends Not Releasing Taxpayer-Funded Performance Report

Parkland Hospital’s CEO Thursday defended the hospital board’s decision not to release a taxpayer-funded performance report from the New York health firm Alvarez & Marsal. “We don’t have anything to hide,” Dr. Thomas Royer told CBS 11 Thursday.

2012/02/09

Parkland Hospital Agrees To Safety Reform Measures

A last minute agreement may be saving the life of the Parkland Health and Hospital System.

2011/09/28

The hot noonday sun shines through power lines. (credit: Gerard Burkhart/AFP/Getty Images)

Oncor Promises New Policy To Help Hospitals Avoid Blackouts

Facing mandatory rolling blackouts, hospitals in North Texas fear a repeat of last February when many critical care facilities lost power. Oncor, however, is promising a new policy that will help ease hospital concerns.

2011/08/03

Blackouts Anger Dallas Hospitals

They are the critical care safety nets for North Texas. So why was the power cut to these vital hospitals?

2011/02/02

Man Dead In Officer Involved Shooting

Customers at a North Dallas fast food restaurant were shocked to hear gunfire in the parking lot late last night.

2010/10/14

Noted Local Burn Surgeon Killed

Some of the top burn surgeons in the world are stunned as word spreads that their friend and colleague, Doctor Gary Purdue was killed by a suspected drunk driver in Dallas.

2010/10/04