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Education notes for Denton, Tarrant and western Dallas counties - Dallas Morning News

August 28, 2010, 9:59 pm
Newman Smith High School assistant choral director Clorese Gray-Porter was named a "Young Director of Distinction" by the Texas Choral Directors Association. The award is presented each summer at the ... more info

Woman hit by SUV, killed while trying to move disabled car in Pleasant Grove - Dallas Morning News

August 21, 2010, 11:38 am
Woman hit by SUV, killed while trying to move disabled car in Pleasant Grove 01:42 PM CDT on Saturday, August 21, 2010 By LINDSEY BEVER / The Dallas Morning News lbever@dallasnews.com A 23-year-old woman was ... more info

Car accident can't keep Corey Wilson from making a difference for No. 7 Sooners - Republic

August 28, 2010, 6:25 pm
FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, file photo, Oklahoma defensive tackle Cordero Moore, left, cheers as former Oklahoma receiver Corey Wilson, who injured his back in an off season car accident ... more info

Crews Help Car Accident Victim - Washington Missourian

August 23, 2010, 4:57 pm
A 21-year-old New Haven man was moderately injured when his westbound car skidded off Highway 100 and struck a tree Monday around 9:35 p.m. according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Dallas S ... more info

Camp Confidential: Dallas Cowboys - ESPN.com

August 19, 2010, 6:42 pm
OXNARD, Calif. -- No one would blame 34-year-old linebacker Keith Brooking for taking a day or two off in training camp, but that's not his style. He missed the Cowboys' OTAs this offseason after having a ... more info

Car hits gate outside Stephen King's Maine home when driver swerves to avoid oncoming vehicle - San Francisco Examiner

August 30, 2010, 6:41 am
BANGOR, MAINE ? Authorities say a car rammed into the security gate outside Stephen King's home in Maine. Police tell the Bangor Daily News that 25-year-old Renee Harris of Alton was driving the car Sunday. She has ... more info

Cowboys, two employees settle lawsuit from training camp accident - WKYC

August 30, 2010, 3:02 pm
A pair of Dallas Cowboys employees have agreed to settle a lawsuit against companies run by franchise owner Jerry Jones. Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - A pair of Dallas Cowboys employees have agreed to ... more info

Bad News For Telemarketers - Phone Numbers Are No Longer Published On Accident Reports - PRWeb

August 26, 2010, 4:54 pm
According to Car accident attorney , Nick Feizy, Associated Press reported in October 2009, that the Texas Transportation Commission is scheduled to consider the new reporting form at a Thursday meeting in Fort Worth ... more info

19 state-car accidents tied to officials - Arkansas Online

August 24, 2010, 7:45 am
Constitutional officers in Arkansas and their employees have been involved in at least 19 accidents in state vehicles since 2003. Treasurer Martha Shoffner, Auditor Jim Wood and the son of Secretary of ... more info

Man found dead hit by car; driver interviewed - Cleburne Times-Review

August 20, 2010, 2:16 pm
A Hispanic man found dead on the side of Indian Hills Road on Thursday was the victim of a hit and run, Cleburne Police Sgt. Amy Knoll said Friday morning. Police have yet to confirm the victim?s identity, Knoll ... more info

Suspect in '83 murder of Farmers Branch cop says drug deal was alibi

August 31, 2010, 12:30 am
A man charged in the 1983 slaying of a Farmers Branch police officer said Monday that investigators first interviewed him about the case soon after Officer Lowell Clayton "L.C." Tribble was killed and that he has always maintained his innocence. more info

Man charged in '83 killing of Farmers Branch officer says he's innocent, passed lie tests

August 30, 2010, 3:35 pm
A man charged in the 27-year-old slaying of a Farmers Branch police officer said in an interview today that investigators first interviewed him about the case soon after officer Lowell Clayton "L.C." Tribble was killed and that he has always maintained his innocence. Gary Wayne Pettigrew, 63, said he was at an area motel to conduct a drug deal the night Tribble was killed as he headed back to ... more info

Driver Who Killed 5 Gets 15 Years

August 27, 2010, 2:52 pm
A man convicted of killing a Plano family in a car accident will serve 15 years in prison. more info

Football: UNT hunting for right QB

August 20, 2010, 10:37 pm
Of all the star players on North Texas' Sun Belt Conference championship teams, quarterback Scott Hall seemed like he would among the easiest to replace. Hall never threw for 2,000 yards or tossed 20 touchdown passes in a season. He was a first-team all-conference selection just once after his junior year. Five seasons have passed since Hall graduated in 2004, and if there is anything that time ... more info

Controversial Cartoonist Remembered

August 17, 2010, 9:17 pm
If you've ever seen a cartoon that made you laugh out loud at something you know is not funny, it was probably drawn by John Callahan. Many of his cartoons portrayed disabled people in a way that some found offensive. The controversial cartoonist died last month, and KERA's Rob Tranchin talked to two North Texas artists who see something special in his work. more info

Stolen Guitar Robs Allen Man Of Best Friend, Again

August 5, 2010, 8:52 pm
Cody Sevier and Derek Day were friends since childhood. They loved music and played together in a hard-rock band. But, for the second time in six years, Sevier, 24, has lost his best friend. more info

Woman found guilty in wrong-way crash on tollway that killed teen - Dallas Morning News

September 2, 2010, 12:32 am
"It's a tragic accident all the way around," Jackson said. Martinez, who had worked as a communications specialist at Children's Medical Center Dallas and ... more info

Little Elm chase ends with fatality in Frisco - Star Community Newspapers

September 1, 2010, 2:12 pm
A couple of witnesses that heard the accident called 911 as did Ramirez. Ramirez spoke with investigators but was not arrested, and at this time no criminal ... more info

Suspect in '83 murder of Farmers Branch cop says drug deal was alibi - Dallas Morning News

August 31, 2010, 12:30 am
He said he has one living child and another child who died in a 2000 car accident. Authorities arrested him Friday morning at a Tarrant County hospital ... more info

North Richland Hills dispatcher to receive top state award - Fort Worth Star Telegram

August 31, 2010, 1:37 pm
... for her work on handling a 911 call in March from a 9-year-old girl who was in a car with her father who passed out from a seizure and had an accident. ... more info

FB police say they've solved officer's killing from 1983 - Dallas Morning News

August 28, 2010, 12:30 am
She and her stepmother thought at first that Tribble had been in an accident. Schaack said she regrets not being able to tell the police more about what she ... more info

Driver found guilty in crash that killed Plano family of 5 - Dallas Morning News

August 27, 2010, 12:30 am
"I do realize the impact of this horrible, horrific accident," he told jurors. "I do have a lifetime sentence. I'm reminded every day what happened. ... more info

Mechelle Marie Armstrong: Dallas ISD teacher's devotion to kids extended ... - Dallas Morning News

August 28, 2010, 12:28 am
Reports of the accident said evidence at the scene indicated Ms. Armstrong was about 5 feet into the traffic lane when she was hit. ... more info

Education notes for Denton, Tarrant and western Dallas counties - Texas Cable News

August 29, 2010, 12:41 am
... memory of Lindsey Lear, a 2007 Irving High School graduate and a 2007 Irving Schools Foundation scholarship recipient who died in an April car accident. ... more info

Man dies after Dallas police car rear-ends his vehicle that was stopped in road - Dallas Morning News

August 13, 2010, 12:28 am
Dallas police officials said Terry Glover was conscious when taken from the accident scene, and that they did follow up shortly after the accident. ... more info

Outbursts define Castroneves' tough year - Dallas Morning News

August 18, 2010, 8:29 pm
While Castroneves is a race-car driver to most, he's also still remembered for Dancing With the Stars. That was the case Tuesday night as he posed for ... more info