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Dallas Police reported the rape of a woman at Glendale Park in Oak Cliff in March. The attack happened around 2 a.m. Police indicated the victim was abducted by two men near the Ledbetter and Sunnyvale Avenue area. She was then assaulted at the park. (credit: CBS 11 News)

Rape Cases Up In Dallas Compared To Last Year

Incidences of rape are up 12.4 percent in Dallas, according to the latest crime report, which city leaders looked over Monday.

2013/06/10

U.S. Army soldiers grieve together during the memorial service in honor of the 13 victims of the shooting rampage allegedly by U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan on November 10, 2009. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Fort Hood Victims Upset; Suspect Can Question Them

A Retired Staff Sergeant says he will never forget locking eyes with the gunman who entered a Fort Hood building and opened fire. Now soldiers wounded in the deadly attack are facing the prospect of being questioned in court by suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan.

2013/06/04

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

Caskets of the West explosion victims. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

Fathers, Firefighters: Lives Lost In West, Texas

On April 17, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, leveled part of the small town. Most of the victims were first responders from fire departments in West and other nearby towns that were on the scene trying to control the fire that preceded the blast.

2013/04/25

(credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

City Of West Mourns; Questions Remain

The city of West has essentially shut down due to the number of memorials scheduled in the small community. Little more than a week after the tragedy, people are weary and still want to know what happened…

CBS 11–2013/04/24

Woodland Trust Inspect Trees For Signs Of Ash Dieback Disease

Tree Planted In Memory Of Victims

The Tarrant County Coalition of Crime Victim Services will plant a tree Thursday, April 25 in recognition of crime victims rights week.

2013/04/24

Funeral services are held for Mariano Saldivar, who was killed in the West fertilizer explosion. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

First Of Many Funerals Happens In West

Friends, family and even some strangers gathered Tuesday in West for the funeral mass of Mariano Saldivar. His was the first of many funerals scheduled in the small town for victims of the explosion, which killed 14 people.

CBS 11–2013/04/23

A line of cars wait to get back into West, days after a fertilizer plant rocked the town. (credit: KTVT/KTXA)

Displaced West Residents Start To Go Home

Weary residents who were evacuated from their neighborhoods in West Wednesday evening were allowed back home Saturday. The long line of people snaked their way through the first loosening of check points in days. All had obtained a special mark on their cars to get in. Only homeowners who lived further away from the deadly blast site where a fertilizer plant blew up were allowed back. This is “Stage-1″ of what has turned into a long week of loss, transition and ultimately hope for the small town.

CBS 11–2013/04/20