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Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully
The workshop "Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully" is from 2:30 to 3 :30 p.m. May 21 at the Nueces County Keach Family Library, 1000 Terry Shamsie Blvd., Robstown. Presented by Felipa Wilmot, Family Caregiver Program Specialist, for seniors to help assess their driving skills. A person's ability to drive should never be based on age alone. However, changes in vision, physical ...
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Sanchez struggles in Detroits loss to Texas
Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus, left, stands on third base with Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (24) after Andrus' triple scored teammate Avisail Garcia, not shown, during the second inning of the baseball game Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM ...
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Holland looks to maintain season-long consistency
In a rotation with two rookie right-handers and a converted reliever, Rangers left-hander Derek Holland has become increasingly important to his team. Delivering a level of consistency so far this season, Holland has tossed seven or more innings and allowed four runs or fewer in six of his eight starts. He'll look to give the Rangers that same kind of boost on Sunday against the Tigers in ...
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How much ammonium nitrate is stored in East Texas Plants
The Tyler Morning Telegraph contacted the Texas Department of State Health Services in an effort to check locations in East Texas that store ammonium nitrate, the fertilizer involved in the West explosion last month. The plant that exploded in West last month, by comparison, can store up to 2,400 tons.According to required Tier Two Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory submissions there are ...
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MLB Texas 7 Detroit 2
Elvis Andrus went 5-for-5 with two RBI for Texas Saturday in the Rangers' 7-2 victory over Detroit. Grimm (3-3) broke a personal three-start losing streak, yielding a pair of runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out two. Andrus delivered an RBI triple in the second inning, igniting a three-run outburst, and added a run-scoring hit in the third ...
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4 tornadoes counted from Thursday thunderstorm
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A powerful Thursday afternoon thunderstorm produced four tornadoes as it moved into Louisiana from TexasThe National Weather Service, in a survey released Saturday, says all tornadoes had winds of 90 mph to 100 mph.The storm also brought straight-line winds up to 105 mph in northern DeSoto and southern Caddo parishes.One person was injured west of Waskom, Texas. ...
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Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ...
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New Texas law prevents shelter animals from being euthanized in gas chambers
SB398 — Adding language so that the NCAA’s new championship format — a four-team, three-game playoff starting in 2014 — remains eligible for funding through the state's Major Events Trust Fund. This ensures that the Cowboys Stadium is eligible for state funds to help draw the event to North Texas. Effective ...
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Tornado tossed mom 2 sons from their Granbury home as it was destroyed
In a sometimes wavering voice, she spoke with reporters Saturday from John Peter Smith Hospital, just days after a ferocious tornado leveled her Granbury home and ripped Green and her two sons from a bedroom ...
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Arlington interested in luring Cowboys practice facility
ARLINGTON — It has been nearly four years since Cowboys Stadium opened, and city leaders continue to make it clear that they also want Arlington to be home to the team’s headquarters and practice ...
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For more than six hours Wednesday tornadoes raced across North Texas
By the end of the day, the outbreak would produce the deadliest tornado to strike the Dallas-Fort Worth area in more than 50 years. It was also the strongest twister locally in 19 years, an EF4 packing 180-mph ...
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Bomb squad called during arrest of El Paso teacher www.privateofficer.com
The arrest of an Andress High School teacher on suspicion of having an improper relationship with a student led to a massive multi-agency response Friday afternoon when investigators found what were initially believed to be explosives at his West El Paso home. Some neighboring homes were evacuated. Police patrol cars sealed the street. Firetrucks were on site. A Homeland Security SWAT team and ...
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Prospect watch Delvon Simmons McKeesportTexas Tech
-- Photo by Jennifer R. Vertullo/Daily News McKeesport Area defensive tackle Delvon Simmons officially was named to the 2011 U.S. Army Bowl roster during a Monday (Nov. 22, 2010) press conference at the high school. Above, Simmons shakes hands with family, friends and fans during the ...
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Falfurrias forum grapples with illegal immigration
TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Brooks County Sheriff’s Deputy Danny Davila searches an area off State Highway 285 outside Falfurrias for signs of undocumented immigrants as he patrols the highway. The area is a common loading area for the smugglers moving immigrants through the county. Texas is overtaking Arizona in the number of migrant deaths. On the eve of a science expedition aimed at ...
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Report of possible drowning at Lake Arlington but no body found late Saturday
Fort Worth and Arlington dive teams were looking for a possible drowning victim late Saturday using sonar and thermal imaging on the far west side of Lake ...
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Perry Abbott tour tornado-damaged Granbury
Information meeting today Representatives from the American Red Cross, Mission Granbury, insurance companies and contractors will be available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the Church of Christ, 1905 West Pearl Street in Granbury. They will answer questions about disaster recovery. Residents will be asked to present proof of residency. Contractors and insurance company representatives should ...
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Andrus has 5 hits in Texas 7-2 win over Detroit
Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus, left, stands on third base with Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (24) after Andrus' triple scored teammate Avisail Garcia, not shown, during the second inning of the baseball game Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM ...
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Powerball winning numbers announced
Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets It's all about the odds. With four out of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot during Saturday night's drawing, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars -- and that's after taxes. The problem, of course, is those same odds just about ...
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Winning numbers drawn in $590.5 million Powerball jackpot
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot. The numbers drawn Saturday are: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and a Powerball of 11. Officials ...
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Astros edge Pirates 4-2 in 11 innings
Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday ...
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Close call Astros pull out victory vs. Bucs in the 11th
HOU@PIT: Altuve smacks a run-scoring single in fifth PITTSBURGH -- Nothing came easy offensively for the Astros on Saturday night, but they somehow found a way to push home the winning run in the 11th inning. Catcher Jason Castro scored the game-winner when he slid past the tag attempt of Pirates catcher Russell Martin on a fielder's choice by Matt Dominguez to give the Astros a ...
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Pope Tweets Request for Prayers After Explosion in Texas
Search for Survivors Still OnBy StaffHOUSTON, TEXAS, April 18, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis is encouraging prayer after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas on Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and wounded more than 160 others.The Holy Father exhorted the faithful to pray via his Twitter account, @pontifex."Please join me in praying for the victims of the explosion in ...
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More than 15000 runners attend annual Beach to Bay Relay Marathon.
Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Runners come off the starting line Saturday at the kick off the first leg of the Beach to Bay relay marathon on Padre Island in Corpus ...
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The Texas Tribune With Consensus and Money State Takes on Mental Health Care
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Texas Monthly In Texas Van Cliburn Piano Contest Goes On Without Him
On Wednesday, 30 pianists from 13 countries will gather at a hotel ballroom in downtown Fort Worth for a drawing of names, a tradition that will establish the performance schedule for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Two days later, the recitals and concerts will begin at Bass Performance Hall before a 13-member jury. The competition, held once every four years, mixes a ...
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Lack of City Council commitment to streetcar?
Fort Worth looks like it may be a long way off until the city has a proper streetcar system if current commitment to the project by local government is anything to go by.
In July of 2008 the City Council of Fort Worth decided that a modern streetcar system might be beneficial to the rapidly growing city, a solution was needed to urban intra-city mass transportation and plans went into the pipeline, but two years on little progress has been made, it seems instead that the city council lacks the commitment to carry out the necessary work to see a streetcar system come to fruition. Read more
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