Wylie man killed after arguing with teens about driving

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Police say five teens are charged with murder in the beating death of a Dallas-area man who argued with them about reckless driving in his neighborhood.Read more

Jack Ruby's hat from Oswald shooting is auctioned off for $53,775

Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009

The gray fedora worn by Jack Ruby when he shot Lee Harvey Oswald sold for $53,775 at an auction of items linked to President John F. Kennedy's assassination.Read more

Grocers irked to find out soy milk nonorganic

| |Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009

Dean Foods says distributors should've told stores that Silk soy milk is no longer organic.Read more

Jack Ruby's hat sells for $53,775 at auction

|Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009

A gray fedora worn by Jack Ruby when he shot Lee Harvey Oswald sold for $53,775 at an auction of items linked to assassination of President John F. Kennedy.Read more

Lewisville couple designs ultra-energy-efficient home

| |Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009

In a few weeks, Amanda Ferguson will move into her energy-efficient dream home.Read more

Dallas-Fort Worth blood donors turn out in force, meet hospitals' need

| |Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009

Carter BloodCare asks residents to hold off on further donations until the holidays.Read more

State briefs: Man sentenced to life in prison for Dallas smoke shop killing

Friday, Nov. 06, 2009

Man gets life in prison for ’08 killing

DENTON — A 21-year-old man convicted in the 2008 killing of a customer at a Dallas smoke shop has been sentenced to life in prison. Arsenio Desmond Petty was convicted Wednesday of capital murder in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Rabeca Rae Kemp during what police say was a botched robbery attempt Dec. 30. Three other people were hurt. Denton County prosecutors did not seek the death penalty against Petty. A second defendant, 24-year-old Maurice Antione Hall of Allen, awaits trial on a capital murder charge. — The Associated PressRead more

SMU professor to head EPA's Dallas office

| |Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009

Al Armendariz has pushed for tighter controls on air pollution.Read more

SMU professor named EPA regional head

| |Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009

Al Armendariz has been named the regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency's Dallas offfice.Read more

Texas A&M, Dallas Cowboys practice facilities had similar design flaws

| |Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009

The structure appears to have been built using a flawed design like that linked to the collapse of the Cowboys practice facility.Read more