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• Woman, granddaughter struck by car, killed

  A woman and her 1-year-old granddaughter were killed after being struck by a car as they walked on a sidewalk.

• Contest pairs horse trainers with wild mustangs

  As a Johnny Cash tune played over the loudspeakers, horse trainer Gary Main Jr. coaxed Victory through a display of discipline and skill inside the Wyoming State Fair arena.

• American Airlines considers a la carte pricing
  What do you think?

  The idea of paying a single, simple fare to fly on an airliner is becoming as quaint as stewardesses in short skirts.

• Profs model spy plane after prehistoric reptile

  A prehistoric flying reptile from South America may take to the skies again, resurrected as a robotic spy plane.

• Tulsa beats Conference USA foe Rice

  It looked like it might be a repeat of the first half: Rice staying close enough to Tulsa to keep the game from getting out of hand.

• Islanders who insisted on staying died in Ike

  The final hours brought the awful realization to victims of Hurricane Ike that they had waited too long, that this storm wasn't like the others that left nothing worse than a harrowing tale to tell.

• Cash Five Texas results

  Results of the Cash 5 drawing Saturday night:

• Lotto Texas results

  Results of the Lotto Texas drawing Saturday night:

• 2 more Hurricane Ike victims found near Galveston

  Two more bodies have been found close to where Hurricane Ike thundered ashore, bringing the Texas death toll to 35 and the national total to 70.

• Presidio's border crossing set to reopen Sunday

  A border crossing closed more than two weeks because of severe flooding to the Rio Grande is reopening this weekend.

• 1 of 4 Curry County escapees captured

  One of four inmates still on the run after escaping from the Curry County jail in August has been captured by authorities in West Texas.

• 4 soldiers held in BB gun shootings

  Four Fort Bliss soldiers have been arrested on felony charges after a recent BB gun shooting spree in which one man was wounded in El Paso.

• President makes quick, long-awaited return home

  President Bush almost made it through his two terms without visiting his boyhood hometown. He broke the more than 7-year, 8-month streak on Saturday for a quick and lucrative fundraising stop in this West Texas oil patch.

• Workers cleaning up after Ike face housing problem

  Housing has become a problem in Houston for many of the thousands of workers from around the country who have come to help with the massive cleanup effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.

• Texas company cited in fatal I-430 bridge accident

  A Texas contractor faces almost $31,000 in penalties after federal safety officials found that undersized bolts and overloaded scaffolding contributed to the April accident that resulted in the deaths of three workers, a newspaper reported.

• Police again arrest owners of Cherry Pit

  Police have again arrested the owners of a suburban Dallas swingers club called "The Cherry Pit."

• Showers possible across Oklahoma

  Oklahoma will see a continuing chance for rain over the next few days as an intensifying upper-level storm system pushes into the state.

• Couple comes to rescue for Parks Estate mansion

  The imposing brick mansion at 6220 Worth St. in East Dallas sat forlorn for years.

• Former Mexican officer sentenced

  A former Mexican police officer has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison after being accused of being involved in international drug smuggling and money laundering.

• Cash Five Texas results

  Results of the Cash 5 drawing Friday night: