HOUSTON (AP) – Communities across Texas are hosting parades and appreciation ceremonies for Veterans Day. Houston held a celebration Sunday outside City Hall that included a health fair. A patriotic-theme parade was also part of Veterans Day activities in Houston. Mayor Sylvester Turner used a Facebook posting to urge people to thank veterans. Turner says…… MORE
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush are this year’s recipients of the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal for their commitment to veterans. Former Vice President Joe Biden is set to present the award to the couple at the Philadelphia history museum on Sunday, which is also Veterans…… MORE
LA GRANGE, Texas (AP) – A Texas deputy who investigators say was shot in the face by a suspect while trying to serve a warrant has been discharged from an Austin hospital. An ambulance carrying Fayette County sheriff’s Deputy Calvin “CJ” Lehmann was escorted to his home Saturday by other officers. Lehmann was critically injured…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – At least four arrests have been made, two people have been shot, and half a dozen crimes grew out of a weekend drug deal gone bad in Fort Worth. The mini crime spree erupted Saturday night when a drug deal turned into a robbery. Everybody opened fire. Two victims were hit,…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police and Crimestoppers are seeking tips leading to the identification and arrest of a suspect wanted in connection with a fist fight in front of the Mc Donald’s restaurant on Lamar Street in downtown Dallas, November 2nd. Police says the fight occurred around 9:30 that Friday evening. A 19 year…… MORE