East Texas phones unable to make 911 callsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:04PMRodger Johnson, a city council member in Bullard, said the city has received reports that phone outages may be affecting people as far away as Jacksonville.
NCAA gives LSU 1-year probation for violationsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:04PMLSU committed major violations while recruiting a junior college football player, but won't be slapped with any postseason bans or future scholarship reductions, the NCAA ruled Tuesday. The governing body decided to place the school on probation for a year and cited a former assistant coach for unethical conduct.
Tears flow at Abbotsford sentence hearing for hit-and-run deathTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:00PM80-year-old Bachan Gill (above) was killed in a hit-and-run on Sept.30. A sentencing hearing for driver Kenneth Howarth took place Wednesday.
Electronics in the heatTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:57PMGRAYSON COUNTY, TX - Most of us don't know what we'd do without our cell phone and other electronics so it's kind of scary to think of them not always working like when they get too hot, you could risk losing all of your data.
Bill Gates: It's time to invent a better toilet for the worldTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:53PMFoundation announces $41.5 million in grants for project The toilet is broken -- and not because it won't flush.
Murdoch scandal: How are his big US media outlets covering it?Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:48PMAlthough the media baron has adopted a contrite tone in Britain, his flagship holdings in the US have so far taken different approaches to the Murdoch scandal.
Judge rules Blue Trail Range not responsible for stray bullets on Durham man's propertyTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:46PMDURHAM – A judge has ruled in favor of Blue Trail Range in Wallingford on all counts alleged against the shooting range, which had been sued by Durham resident Pasquale “Pat” DiNatale in 2008.
‘Smash and Grab’ Jewelry Thief Grabbed by LAPDTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:42PMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – A 17-year-old South Los Angeles resident has been arrested after police identified him as one of four suspects who smashed a display case at a Broadway jewelry store on July 12 and ran away with fists full of stolen bling.
‘It’s horrible,’ says mom of nanny allegedly injured by drunk city workerTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:42PMThat noon hour in May on a Gold Coast sidewalk remains “crystal clear” in Jennifer Anton’s mind.In a matter of seconds, the 25-year-old nanny went from pushing a stroller with her charge, 20-month-old Tyler, safely tucked inside — to jettisoning the toddler and carriage away after noticing a group looking back at her in “shock” as she glimpsed a “white flash’’ as a pickup truck careened toward ...