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Police: Suspect in pregnant Marine's slaying may be headed to Texas

The key suspect in the brutal slaying of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine was spotted in Louisiana and could be headed into Texas, authorities said Sunday.

Read more : 14.01.2008 04:00:00

Two dead in murder-suicide in North Texas

A man and woman died Sunday afternoon in a murder-suicide at a North Richland Hills apartment complex. A resident heard two gunshots shortly before 2 p.m. at the Grayson Ridge apartments in the 6900 block of N.E. Loop 820 and found the man and the woman in the parking lot.

Read more : 15.01.2008 01:20:00

Some counties await funding for border security operations

Some border counties have cut back on border security operations while they wait for the release of millions of dollars in state funding for local law enforcement agencies, officials said.

Read more : 15.01.2008 01:20:00

Study finds $50 lottery game most popular in middle-income areas

The Texas Lottery sells the most tickets for its $50 scratch-off game in middle-income neighborhoods and not in the affluent areas originally touted as the game’s target.

Read more : 15.01.2008 01:20:00

Odessa church gives $145,000 to 'underpaid' officers

An Odessa church has given $145,000 to the police department for the money to be distributed among the city’s officers.

Read more : 15.01.2008 01:20:00

Manhunt continues for suspect in pregnant Marine's death

Investigators searching for the key suspect in the death of a 20-year-old pregnant fellow Marine said Monday they have spoken with his family but still haven’t found him.

Read more : 15.01.2008 01:20:00

Study: Toll roads alone won't pay for U.S. highway needs

More and higher tolls won't be enough to pay for the nation's highway needs, a bipartisan study panel chaired by the US Secretary of Transportation said today in a long-awaited report. Instead, Congress will need to raise the federal gas tax by 25 to 40 cents a gallon over five years.

Read more : 16.01.2008 02:00:00

Blind couple furious over treatment at eatery

A blind couple in San Antonio is furious over what happened to them at a restaurant.

Read more : 16.01.2008 02:00:00

More legal moves in fatal victoria bus crash case

They're suing the owner, operator and driver of the bus for financial compensation for the death of Pedro Mendez.

Read more : 16.01.2008 02:00:00

UT Southwestern finds drug to prevent HIV's spread in mice

The scientific first, although performed only in lab mice, bodes well for a future where people at high risk for HIV infection would have a convenient way to protect themselves from the virus.

Read more : 16.01.2008 02:00:00

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