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A makeshift sign is placed on the side of a road in West, Texas, on April 20, 2013, three days after the April 17 fertilizer plant blast which killed and injured residents of this small Texas community. At least 14 people were killed, most of them first reponders, and 60 people are missing following a powerful blast that destroyed the Texas fertilizer factory and dozens of nearby homes, officials said April 20. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Disaster Recovery Center Opens In West

A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in West, Texas for homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage as a result of the fertilizer plant explosion.

CBS 11–2013/05/04

Video: Recovery Ongoing In West

2013/04/21

Gov. Rick Perry comments on the fatal fertilizer plant explosion in West on April 18, 2013. (credit: KTVT/KTXA)

Gov. Perry Declares McLennan County A Disaster Area

At a news conference shortly before noon Thursday, Gov. Rick Perry announced he had requested an emergency declaration for McLennan County, where West is located.

CBS 11–2013/04/18

The Foote Files: Covering Tragic News Stories

Since the beginning of radio and TV, broadcast journalists have been or will at some time in their career be faced with covering a story that has the potential and capability to affect them personally.

2012/12/19

The Possible Role Of Mental Illness in The Newtown Tragedy

Investigators looking into the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary on Friday are hinting that a personality disorder, mental illness or autism played a role. But psychologist believes it is a particular kind of mental illness called atypical depression.

2012/12/15

A woman holds a child as people line up to enter the Newtown Methodist Church near the the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (credit: Douglas Healey/Getty Images)

How To Talk To Your Children About Tragedy

Parents across the country are struggling to find words to talk to their children regarding the Newtown, Connecticut shooting that killed 20 young children.

2012/12/14

Picture of Nahum Martinez, 15, a teen shot and killed on March 31, 2012. (Credit: Wylie ISD)

Memorial Run Held For Slain Wylie Student

The flag is at half staff at Wylie East High School following the murder of 15 year old cross country runner, Nahum Martinez.

2012/04/01

Carolyn Montgomery was 28-years-old in 1971 when she was brutally murdered. Her case remains unsolved. (Credit: CBSDFW.com)

A Note Continues To Haunt Investigators 41 Years After Brutal Murder

‘The wrong one I’m sorry.’ Those five words have baffled investigators and haunted a son whose mother was brutally murdered in 1971. The case remains unsolved.

2012/02/08

Irving Mother Sentenced To 45 Years For Killing Son, 6

A North Texas woman was sentenced to 45 years in prison Friday for killing her son.

2012/01/14

Investigators: Arlington Wreck, Shooting Suspect Was High During Fatal Crime

A toxicology report reveals that the suspect believed to have killed two men last week in a baffling shooting and wreck was under the influence of marijuana at the time of the crime.

2011/12/20

Family Escapes Fire That Destroys Keller Home

A family of four narrowly escaped an early-morning blaze that destroyed their 7,100 sq. foot residence in the 1300 block of Britney Court.

2011/12/17

A recent photo of Elizabeth Lightfoot, 22, who was found inside her burning car on Nov. 4, 2011. (Credit: Dallas Police)

Dallas Police Issue Recent Photo Of Murdered Hairstylist

On Thursday, investigators issued a more recent photo of the 22-year-old hair stylist who was found dead inside her burning car last week in the hopes that someone recognized her on the night she was killed.

2011/11/10