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Asian-Pacific Americans Share Success Stories

Tammy Nguyen Lee is raising awareness of more than 2,500 children who came to the U.S. from Vietnam. And a special event in Dallas will highlight some of the most successful stories.

2013/05/09

Profiles Of Courage: Two Vietnam Pilots Reunited With Planes 50 Years Later

It is rare when man and machine can combine to tell a story. After nearly 50 years, fate brought two pilots back to the very same airplanes they flew in Vietnam.

CBS 11–2012/11/07

POW Bracelet of Capt. Jerry Singleton (CBSDFW)

POW Bracelet Leads To Plano Meeting 40 Years Later

Call it fate, chance or even a divine appointment. A woman just happened to come across the name of the man whose POW bracelet she wore 40 years ago.

2012/11/02

Frisco Police Need Help Finding Woman & Kids

Police in Frisco are asking for help with locating a missing woman and her two children. Detectives believe that she might be trying to leave the country with the kids.

2012/07/18

This flag was burned on July 4 in Richardson by vandals. (Credit: CBSDFW.com)

Multiple American Flags Vandalized In Richardson On July 4

On Friday, John Partlow grasped his American flag and shook his head. “It’s just a disgrace,” the Richardson grandfather said. “It makes me mad.”

2012/07/06

Medal Of Honor Recipients Given Hero’s Welcome To North Texas

Giant flags, hanging between fire trucks on an overpass above Highway 114 in Southlake Wednesday, weren’t easy to ignore. Carols Sellers had to know more. “I went all the way around the block and came back because I saw the flag,” she said.

2012/04/11

RadioShack Expanding Into Asian Markets

A Malaysian company plans to open at least 1,000 new stores in southeast Asia from Texas-based consumer electronics retailer RadioShack.

2012/03/23

A deputy rescued two women trapped inside a car in a lake on Jan. 28, 2012.

Dallas To Replace Signage Along Lake Following Narrow Rescue

The city of Dallas vowed to place new warning signs near a public boat ramp on Lake Ray Hubbard after two women accidentally drove a Honda Civic into the water and had to be rescued.

2012/01/30

Dash Cam Captures Deputy Saving Women From Drowning In Lake

A Rockwall County Sheriff’s deputy is being called a hero for saving the lives of two women who were trapped inside a sinking car at Lake Ray Hubbard.

2012/01/29

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JFK Library To Release Last Of Secret Tapes

President Kennedy’s library is releasing 45 hours of privately recorded meetings and phone calls, providing a window into the final months of his life.

2012/01/24

Milsim Paintball Feels Like War, Without The Fear Of Dying

If you’ve ever wanted to play weekend warrior without signing up with Uncle Sam, military simulation paintball — or milsim — might be the place for you.

2011/11/22

The Forum Roller World in Grand Prairie, hours after Tan Do shot and killed his estranged wife and four family members inside.

400 Attend Roller Rink Shooting Victims’ Funeral

Four siblings killed in a shooting rampage at a Texas roller rink were remembered Saturday as a part of a tight-knit family, even as the hundreds gathered in an Arkansas church to mourn them tried to make sense of the tragedy.

2011/07/30