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Dallas County News

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5 hrs ago | KWTX

DNA Testing Reaffirms Guilt In Murder Case

The DNA test results, announced Thursday by the Dallas County District Attorney's Office, were unfavorable to Henry Jay Bell, who was sentenced to life in prison for the sexual assault and murder of a ...

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14 hrs ago | Carrollton Leader

Dallas and Denton Counties offer flu shots to adults

The Dallas County Health and Human Services is now offering flu shots to all adults.

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Related Topix: Dallas, TX, Denton County, TX, Denton, TX, Lewisville, TX

Thu Oct 09, 2008

El Paso Times

DNA testing reaffirms guilt in Dallas murder case

DNA testing has reaffirmed the guilt of a man convicted in a 1993 Dallas capital murder case.

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Related Topix: Dallas, TX, El Paso, TX, El Paso Metro

Denton Record-Chronicle

Many North Texas nursing homes cited for serious health, safety violations

About one in four licensed nursing homes in Dallas County has been cited for serious violations of state and federal standards that harmed residents or put their health and safety in immediate jeopardy.

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Related Topix: Texas, Denton County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Collin County, TX, Dallas, TX

Wed Oct 08, 2008

Valley Morning Star

Police arrest man in car salesman's slaying

A 42-year-old man who was test driving a pickup truck has been charged with capital murder after the car salesman who was with him was found dead along an interstate, police said.

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Denton Record-Chronicle

Minority lawsuit delays sale of bonds by Dallas district

Attorneys for the Dallas Independent School District were in court Monday trying to clear the way for the district to start selling bonds for the $1.35 billion construction program voters approved in May.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Education Etc.

Mon Oct 06, 2008

KXAS-TV

Texas Sees Record Numbers Of Voter Registrations

Voter registration numbers are breaking records across Texas, as more than 13 million people register.

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Related Topix: Tarrant County, TX

Sat Oct 04, 2008

NBC5i.com

DNA Evidence Set To Free 20th Man From Dallas Co. Jail

DNA evidence is expected to free a twentieth man from behind bars in Dallas County.

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Related Topix: Prison

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Quick

Tarrant, Denton counties offer flu shots

Tarrant and Denton county health officials began offering flu shots to residents today as millions of doses have become available to the public.

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Related Topix: Denton County, TX, Medicine, Health, Influenza, Long Term Care

Tue Sep 30, 2008

Star-telegram.com

Reward offered for information about stabbing in Grand Prairie

BY NATHANIEL JONES and BILL MILLER Private citizens have offered a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of whoever killed a Dallas County probation officer last month in Grand ...

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The Dallas Morning News

Delays add up for county projects in downtown Dallas

A rare flurry of downtown construction by Dallas County has created more than $150 million worth of new and improved public buildings - but not without a series of delays that has frustrated county officials ...

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX

Mon Sep 29, 2008

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Dallas County kicks off flu season with shots for adults

Dallas County Health and Human Services will begin administering flu shots to adult residents today.

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Related Topix: Dallas, TX, Medicine, Health, Influenza

Sun Sep 28, 2008

Denton Record-Chronicle

Dallas County sheriff's race comes down to grunt work

The race for Dallas County sheriff isn't really about personality, candidate charm or some burning public safety issue.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Dallas, TX, Dallas Metro

Fri Sep 26, 2008

The Dallas Morning News

Dallas man shot to death inside pool hall 4:18 PM CT

A 35-year-old Dallas man was shot to death this morning inside Passions Sports Bar, a West Dallas pool hall.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX

Thu Sep 25, 2008

El Paso Times

Man tied by DNA to slaying convicted of murder

A man who prosecutors said lied on the stand to help convict his brother-in-law of a 1986 killing and then was tied to the crime by DNA testing last year was convicted of capital murder Thursday in the same ...

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Death Penalty, Garland, TX

Star Community Newspapers

Mequite: Rabid bat found

The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed that a bat found in west Mesquite neighborhood has tested positive for rabies.

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Wed Sep 24, 2008

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Dallas County prosecutors rest their case in 1986 murder trial

Dallas County prosecutors rested their case this afternoon in the Gerald Pabst capital murder trial.

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WFAA

Statute of limitations halts justice in Dallas rape

While authorities said they have solved the case in the rape of a child in 1983, justice will not be served.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Prison

Tue Sep 23, 2008

KXXV-TV Waco

Illegal DVD bootlegging targeted in North Texas

The Motion Picture Association of America has opened an anti-piracy office in Irving using undercover agents to shut down 1 of the country's largest hubs for illegal bootleg activity.

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Related Topix: Irving, TX, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX

Mon Sep 22, 2008

Dallas Morning News

Pedestrian who was struck in Denton Square dies

A Denton woman died at a Dallas hospital Thursday, a day after a vehicle struck her as she walked across the Denton Square.

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Related Topix: Denton, TX, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX

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