Lewisville resident breaks Guinness World Record for longest drum roll
We watched (and listened) in awe as Collin Gouldin rolled continuously for four hours and 10+ minutes.
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009
Questionable Judgement
Questionable Judgement
Collin County Commissioners Court to hold public meeting at Melissa church
The county government represents all the citizens in Collin County and ought to keep its affairs at arm's length to that of any church.
Monday, Sept. 21, 2009
Oncor employees attacked at two separate Dallas homes
One employee was shot at and one was bumped with a car.
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009
Collin County officials enhancing revenue through constable traffic patrol
When the power of a police officer is used to generate money, the law is corrupted.
Monday, Aug. 17, 2009
Accusing nurse allegedly had affair with in-office, masturbating pediatrician from Fort Worth
Wife, not passing judgment on masturbating doc hubby, says that interaction between boss and nurse was at least consensual.
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009
Dallas County Jail officers enduring long hours with no bathroom breaks
Officers are reportedly having to pee in cups or, failing that, just pissing in their pants.
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009
UPDATED: Burleson student’s suspension over profanity on MySpace is overturned
A comment made by a friend on her MySpace page that school administrators deemed to contain "inappropriate language" led to the suspension.
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009
Robert Guest pulls all Rainbow Lounge raid records
The reports detail the actions of TABC Agents Christopher Aller and Jason Chapman during the raid.
Friday, Aug. 7, 2009
Thieves fail to get away with giant safe in Dallas
The thieves were in the process of lugging the safe down the stairs when a guard encountered them.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Collin County’s employee health clinic wants to buy Intoxilyzer
The request doesn't explain why the county can't make use of one of the several Intoxilyzers at the sheriff's department.
Monday, July 27, 2009
American Airlines maintenance accidentally collapses nose gear on plane in Fort Worth
No one was injured, but the jet was significantly damaged.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Grand Prairie police officers allegedly sent racist emails
The local chapter of the NAACP says the emails contain remarks referring to President Barack Obama as a "n-word."
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Dallas Cowboy Martellus Bennett in hot water again over Marty B TV video
This one, titled "Black Olympics," has Bennett and his brother Mike eating chicken and watermelon, and drinking Kool-Aid.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Credit card company says Trophy Club man ate $23 quadrillion meal at Five Sixty
"For that amount of money, I could actually own Wolfgang Puck himself."
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Flag burners strike Far North Dallas home again
The flag-burning on Sunday happened just under two weeks after it happened the first time.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Dallas police officers report two toy gun close calls this week
It could be a tragedy waiting to happen: replica guns look a lot like real guns, and have to be treated as such by police.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Mesquite opossum killing leads to firing of teen camp counselors
At least one witness to the incident thinks further punishment is called for.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Flower Mound police called on woman for purloining pedicure
The woman claims she was just going to get money when she was pulled over.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
UPDATEDx2: Three Plano men kicked out of Ireland due to “insufficient means” are going back
An immigration officer denied entry to the men after she didn't believe their stories of backpacking across the country.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Pegasus News content partner Shawn Williams caught in Monday’s Dallas County police chase
I can’t say what the correct call is for Dallas County Constables and State Troopers, but I can say that Monday’s chase presented a dangerous situation.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Many students skip TAKS retest at Dallas’ Lang Middle School
The students who failed to appear may not be allowed to advance to the ninth grade since they must pass both portions of the test to do so.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Woman arrested in Dallas following slow chase
The woman drove 10-15 mph on her rims after having her tires blown out by police.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Irving grocery store freezer fails to hide man on the lam
Seems he forgot the cardinal rule of hide and seek -- if people can see you, it's not really hiding.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Mansfield residents upset over homeowner’s association abuse of power
Two residents say they had their property towed without proper notification from the HOA.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Road rage amongst North Texas drivers second only to New York City
In other news, the sky is blue and grass is green.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Oncor wants electricity customers to pay $93 million for smart meters they’ll never use
The meters are obsolete because they're not up to state regulations.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
10-year-old Flower Mound girl arrested after fighting with sister
Flower Mound police say that they are required by state law to act on any reports of domestic violence.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Dallas woman allegedly set fire to apartment complex so she could collect Red Cross aid
Let's see: $1,985 in aid; $250,000 in bail. What's wrong with this equation?
Saturday, June 6, 2009
UPDATED: Collin County racist e-mail a version of political porn
This email political porn has been passed around the internet for almost a decade.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Plano student eats fetal pig testicles on a dare
The Shepton High School freshman collected not only $40 for going through with the dare but a visit to the hospital.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Fort Worth police can’t arrest man who called woman “fat”
... because he committed no actual crime, according to authorities.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Texas Rangers apparently think Yankees don’t, in fact, suck
... but what if they do?
Or maybe they'd just like it kept under wraps, as a loyal fan is told to change her shirt or leave the ballpark.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Northeast Dallas veteran sent threatening letter by HOA to remove military bumper stickers
Frank Larison has lived in his home for eight years without such a request.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Not returning DVDs on time in Wylie will get you arrested
At least 75 people have been arrested and sent to jail simply for not returning rented videos.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Grapevine rebuffed on resolution to be named Christmas Capital of Texas
Perhaps coal in the stocking is too nice for this nonsense. Throwing the coal, now there we go.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Dallas Cowboys rookie brings throwing star to airport, gets arrested
Schwapp is a free agent signee with little chance of making the team.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Dallas ISD e-mails employees their walking papers
Eight employees at Herrera Student Intake Center learned of their fates via a mass e-mail.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Cleanliness is next to godliness (according to Oprah)
The day my Turbo-Steamer arrived; I went to war.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Collin County high school hands out shot glass as prom gift
The superintendent for the district said the gifts were meant as "memory glasses."
Saturday, May 16, 2009
“Beer babes” in Cockrell Hill have parents up in arms
Seems the beer barns are located directly across the street from C.M. Soto Jr. Elementary, giving students there quite an eyeful.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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