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A Weatherford man was arrested Saturday and charged with robbery after allegedly stealing a T-shirt from a downtown merchant.

Four years ago, the Azle Fire Department had one person certified to make rescues in moving water or flood conditions.

For North Texans, firework season comes just twice a year. It's a favorite time for Jason Tobolka, an 18-year-old fireworks fanatic from Flower Mound.

Co-owners of Pellegrino's Italian Ristorante, Leonardo Ibarra and Ramiro Rivera stand Monday in their eatery in Sanger.

By EMILY TSAO / The Dallas Morning News etsao@dallasnews.com A van collided with a horse-drawn wagon on State Highway 114 in Bridgeport on Wednesday, but no horses or people were injured, police said.

As a result, the state's Public Utility Commission intends to begin a rulemaking to clarify the terms and conditions of service customers can expect from retail marketers, PUC spokesman Terry Hadley said on ...

Thousands of prepaid customers of a North Texas electric company have been switched to the provider of last resort -- and some may end up paying their monthly bill twice -- according to regulatory and ...

Note: The following story is a verbatim transcript of an Investigators story that aired on May 19, 2008, on KPRC Local 2 at 4 p.m. Local 2 investigates electricity so expensive even the power company cannot ...

By ELIZABETH SOUDER / The Dallas Morning News esouder@dallasnews.com The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is switching customers of Pre-Buy Electric LLC to other retail electricity providers after the ...

“Obviously they're not going to build a pipeline if there are no buyers, but we're still a year to 18 months from that.”

Thursday, May 15, 2008 Story last updated at 5/15/2008 - 1:34 am Miles of rolling grassland and mesquite surround Kenneth Horton's hilltop home, carpeting a view that reaches beyond the Red River on a clear day ... via Lubbock Avalanche

Reader Nancy Wright of Bridgeport isn't the first to ask us for recipes for a "friendship" sourdough starter and cake; it seems that readers never lose interest in this Amish-based baking tradition. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

However, a Chicken Express restaurant in Bridgeport, Texas, has taken it beyond the extreme: [ Link to the original photo ] I usually don't urge readers to "call" some place and complain about something, but in ... via Capitol Annex

At the Center for Animal Research and Education (CARE), lions, leopards, cougars and tigers find refuge.

The site is home to 53 exotic felines who, according to CARE Director Heidi Berry, need "about 5,000 pounds of meat a week."

Most of the big cats have been rescued from abuse and neglect. About a dozen volunteers work to nurse the animals back to health and save them from an uncertain future.

But the Wise County organization is beginning to notice a big drop in funding. Donations and visitation are also down. Read more

Date Posted: April 9, 2008 Last Updated: April 9, 2008 Worldly Manner, one of the few sons of Riverman at stud, will stand at David Bailey's Two B Rockin Ranch near Bridgeport, Texas. via Blood Horse

Susan Gail Ray, of Bridgeport, Texas, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Fort Worth by U.S. District Judge John McBryde, to 120 monthsSusan Gail Ray admitted fraudulently obtaining approximately $6 million ... via North Texas e-News

“We have not been able to give any cat a home for two years because of the lack of both space and funding. These great people from Sheppard are helping clear the way for the future of CARE.”

The Center for Animal Research and Education, near Bridgeport, Texas, welcomed the aid Friday of 25 members of Sheppard Air Force Base. via Times Record News

Date Born: 10/24/1914 Date Died: Sunday, January 27, 2008 BRIDGEPORT Glenn Speigel Pike, 93, an agricultural researcher went to be with our Lord on Sunday, Jan. via Odessa American Online

“It's not easy to know what you want to do in life, and participation in events like the Career Expo can help high school students gain more information about the various careers they might want to pursue”

Twenty-nine area professionals, representing myriad occupations, provided their expertise to help 450 high school seniors explore their career options during the recent Career Expo sponsored by the Weatherford ... via Weatherford Democrat

“She said she had to go to the store to get cigarettes and gas and that she'd call me back in just a little bit. I said, 'Well, call back. I've been having contractions...”

FORT WORTH -- Lisa Cain longs to meet William Griffin face to face.

She wants the 22-year-old Bridgeport man to know some things about her older sister, Debbie Gillispie, 41, whose death Griffin is accused of causing.

She wants him to know that Gillispie left four children and four grandchildren.

She wants to tell him how Gillispie was supposed to be with her when she gives birth to her fourth child.

And she'd like to describe for him what she saw at the Tarrant County medical examiner's office, identifying her sister's body. Read more

“Things are as bad as they're going to get.”

Tarrant County commuters, including those in the vicinity of Hemphill and Berry streets in Fort Worth, only had to deal with showers and wet roadways after predicted ice failed to arrive on Friday. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram