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Mental Hospital Resident Accused Of Threats

A resident of a North Texas mental hospital has been charged with threatening to blow up two federal courthouses.

2013/05/29

Cruz To Appear At Several DFW Events

Sen. Ted Cruz is touring North Texas this week with three separate events in Richardson, Wichita Falls and Dallas, to address businessmen and civic leaders.

2013/03/26

Police 'Operation Slab' Seize Methamphetamine And Weapons In Auckland

3 Men Sentenced For Roles In Methamphetamine Ring

Federal authorities say three men have been sentenced as part of a crackdown on a major drug distribution ring that operated in the Wichita Falls region and included at least 30 people.

2013/03/25

The inside of a jail cell. (credit: AP Photo)

Texan Gets 3 Years In Wreck That Killed Her Brother

A North Texas driver has been sentenced to three years in prison over a 2010 alcohol-related wreck that killed her passenger brother.

2012/12/13

Empty seats for jurors in a courtroom. (credit: AP Photo)

4 Indicted In North Texas Military Contract Investigation

A federal grand jury in Fort Worth on Wednesday indicted two government workers and two businessmen on fraud and conspiracy counts.

2012/07/19

A garden in full bloom. (credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Dirt Crime: Police On The Lookout For Plant Thieves

Some thefts in a North Texas city have police truly digging for clues. Police in one North Texas city say someone has been stealing ornamental grasses and flowers from the city’s plant beds.

2012/06/28

NY Mayor Bloomberg Holds Press Conference On Foiled Terror Case

Pipe Bomb Found At North Texas Garage Sale

Authorities say a pipe bomb was found at a North Texas house during a garage sale.

2012/03/18

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North Texas Software Pirate Sentenced To Prison

A 28-year-old North Texas man has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for software piracy. Court documents show he sold Adobe programs.

2012/02/29

Drought Threatens Closure Of Texas Fish Hatchery

State officials will probably close one of five fish hatcheries in Texas because of low water levels in lakes that feed it.

2012/02/22

Jump Rope Strangles Wichita Falls Girl On Playground

A 5-year-old Wichita Falls girl is dead after she was found hanging by the neck from her jump rope on a piece of playground equipment.

2012/01/26

A student writes during a school lesson on September 4, 2003. (credit: Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Cold PSAT Exam Burns Some North Texas Students

Some parents thought it was a joke when a school district said that students would take a preliminary college entrance exam in a hockey arena.

2011/10/14

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North Texas Officer Driving At Least 80 At Time Of Crash

A Wichita Falls police officer was speeding when his patrol car struck a vehicle occupied by two teenagers who were killed, according to an initial report

2011/07/15