Dallas 911 operator won’t help murder suspect surrender

By Pegasus News wire

Cristobal Jaimes tried to surrender via 911, but the first operator he spoke to said he had to do it himself.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Tacky thieves take plastic flamingos in Bedford

By Pegasus News wire

24 plastic flamingos were stolen from a Bedford home in the middle of the night; John Waters, where are you when we need you?

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Dallas ISD hiring sparks cries of nepotism

By Pegasus News wire

Patricia Viramontes was recently hired to head the Information Technology department, a post most recently held by her husband, Arnold.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

UPDATED: “Human fetus” found in Dallas not a fetus

By Pegasus News wire

Officials "were unable to determine the contents" of a plastic bag, so naturally they jumped right to fetus.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Arlington ISD chief under scrutiny for lavish event spending

By Pegasus News wire

Hopefully, the steaks were good.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

UPDATED: Frozen “hands” in Fort Worth freezer really testicles

By Pegasus News wire

Police are not as convinced as the beer-swilling resident.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Dallas ISD employees fired by auto-dialer

By Pegasus News wire

Spruce High School employees, who may be working at an empty school next year anyway, were the ones affected.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

North Texans putting fireworks above other expenses for the 4th

By Pegasus News wire

Many around the Metroplex are gladly spending hundreds of dollars for some fleeting entertainment.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Olympians’ secret to success is apparently Botox

By Pegasus News wire

Nadia Comaneci and Mark Spitz will speak in Dallas on July 29 to advocate reaching for goals. And nothing says reaching for goals like injecting a highly poisonous substance into your face.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Sanger police officer tries to scam $3 Wal-Mart panties

By Pegasus News wire

Lisa Kish was arrested (and subsequently resigned her post) for trying to change price tags on panties and pants.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Smelly pooper causes evacuation at DFW Airport

By Pegasus News wire

Cause of suspicious odor at DFW Airport administrative offices was "probably material put into the sewer system to alleviate a bad odor."

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Dallas man breaks world record for most surgical piercings at one time

By Pegasus News wire

Is Dallas slowly becoming the destination for breaking ridiculous world records?

Friday, May 30, 2008

Moped rider dies on I-30 in Dallas

By Pegasus News wire

At least, deputies *THINK* he was riding the Moped.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Plane lands on another plane on Roanoke airport runway

By Pegasus News wire

The pilots, who happen to be neighbors, each thought the other was going to yield.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Fort Worth man uses gun to scratch his back, accidentally shoots himself

By Pegasus News wire

Today's nominee for a Darwin Award, Second Class (no fatality).

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Razzoo’s discriminated against dudes, pays a $1 million price

By Pegasus News wire

DFW-based Cajun restaurant chain will pay $1 million to settle with men who were not promoted to bartender because of their gender and to enact new human resources policies.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Lost panel doesn’t faze DFW-Paris American Airlines flight

By Pegasus News wire

Pilot continued flight after hearing noise and mistaking it for shifting baggage.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Security at Mayfest was a bit overbearing

By Pete Wann

How does preventing someone (especially someone invited to attend as a member of the media) from taking pictures of the attendees and the booths enhance the “security” of the festival?

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Arlington roof surfer pays heavy price for highway stunt

By Pegasus News wire

The driver of the vehicle "did not appear to be intoxicated," but it's doubtful that the same could be said for his passengers.

Friday, April 4, 2008

UPDATED: Secret Services reportedly halts security screening of Dallas Obama rally crowds

By Pegasus News wire

It's O.K.: they seemed to be "a friendly crowd," says DPD deputy chief.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008

Brides-to-be fight over dresses in Richardson

By Pegasus News wire

Wedding dresses normally priced between $349 and $1,000 were being sold for $99 apiece.

Monday, Feb. 11, 2008

Couple degreees made the difference between icy sign of the apocalypse and just boringly cold Friday

By Pegasus News wire

Talkig about jello in an article doesn't mean people can be placated, FYI.

Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008

Haltom City water warrant roundup flyer confuses, scares residents

By Pegasus News wire

The confusing language stated across the board that "you" have been reported to the Texas Department of Public safety, regardless of whether they actually had warrants out.

Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008

UPDATED x2: HGTV Dream Home in Tyler on the block Saturday

By Mike Orren

The prize doesn't do you much good when you can't pay the taxes and it's a buyer's market. UPDATE: The house sold for $1.325 million, while the contents (and some things from elsewhere) sold at really high prices.

Friday, Jan. 11, 2008

Plano police spend four hours looking at empty box

By Pegasus News wire

Bomb squad called after "suspicious package" found in women's restroom at the Willow Bend Mall.

Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007

Dallas police to citizens: Gravity applies to bullets, too

By Pegasus News wire

The Dallas Police Department would appreciate people not firing their guns into the air to celebrate, thank you.

Friday, Dec. 21, 2007

Dallas apartment complex to residents: Merry Christmas and get out

By Pegasus News wire

Every resident of Timbercreek Apartments in Northeast Dallas has to move to make way for new shopping center.

Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007

Dallas sheriff’s catered holiday meal plans derailed - by the caterer come off as planned

2,300 department employees may or may not get that elusive free lunch we've all heard about.

By Pegasus News wire

Maurine Dickey is a Dallas County commissioner. (Does that last name ring a tasty, mesquite-smoked bell?)

Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007

Dallas County Sheriff’s Department cancels holiday bonus program for “most tickets written”

By Pegasus News wire

Incentive program that rewarded officers for writing tickets and making arrests provoked criticism the minute it was announced.

Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007

Hurst Dillard’s to disabled vet and service dog: Get out

By Pegasus News wire

Man says manager of North East Mall Dillard's didn't believe he was disabled since he's not deaf or blind.

Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007

Bipolar Fort Worth woman gets her monkey back

By Pegasus News wire

The "helper" monkey had been given to the Humane Society when woman was in jail over the summer.

Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007

Missing uranium turns up in North Fort Worth residence

By Pegasus News wire

The stuff was located around 6 a.m. on Dec. 4 - perhaps when officials noticed a house emitting an eerie glow. (Or maybe they just knocked on doors in the neighborhood...)

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007

Cedars noise crusader is poop scooping scofflaw

By Mike Orren

If you believe in strict adherence to all laws, shouldn't you strictly adhere to all laws?

Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007

JFK assassination to be reenacted online

By Pegasus News wire

Surely this will lay to rest our questions and/or sense of decency.

Monday, Nov. 19, 2007

UPDATED: The Ticket’s Greg “The Hammer” Williams’ absence drug-related

By Pegasus News wire

Williams has been off the air since mysteriously leaving mid-program on October 12.

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007

Car DVD player shows porn; Irving driver cited for “obscene display”

By Pegasus News wire

"It was obvious it was multiple naked people," states officer on (though not in) the scene.

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007

Huck Finn teaching method hurts, isolates Richland High School student

Ibrahim Mohamed was the lone African-American student in class when the n-word was chalked up onto the blackboard.

By Pegasus News wire

NAACP, Coalition to Stop the N-Word and Ron Price all get involved.

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007

Flight to DFW airport diverted to Houston after passenger tries to open emergency exit

By Pegasus News wire

Some witnesses are saying the woman started for the cockpit as she was yelling, "Help Me, I don't want to die."

Monday, Oct. 29, 2007

Mansfield mayor hitting streets Saturday with petition to limit sex offenders’ residence options

By Pegasus News wire

Since the more rational city council won't go along with him, he's taking his cause to the people! Whoo.

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007

Dallas woman lies about carjacking event; faces charges

Crying "wolf!" might not be the best idea when kids aren't really at risk.

By Pegasus News wire

Note to carjack victims: best not to tell police your child is in the car, if she really isn't.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007