'Tan Towel' Delivers Sunless Summertime Glow
Testing Trio Likes New Tanning Product
DALLAS, Texas -- It's the time of year when some people are looking a little pale, but many North Texans have discovered an easy and safe way to get the golden glow of summer.
Kim Ferguson distributes the "TanTowel" -- a moist towelette soaked with DHA -- the same ingredient used in other self-tanners that goes on clear and gradually changes color.
"We can't keep them in stock," Ferguson said.
NBC 5 asked three young women to each test the product on one of their arms, so Meredith, Denise and Melissa gave it a try.
They said they liked the light scent on the towels, and that they found the product easy to apply.
After just a few hours, our trio of testers started to glow -- without streaks or an orange tint.
A box of 10 towels sells for about $25, and it takes at least two to cover your whole body.
"Tanning always makes you look healthier," Melissa said. "Everybody needs a little glow."
And Dr. Sarah Weitzul said tanning towels are a safe way to get that sought-after sheen.
The dermatologist at the University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center said she likes anything that might reduce the skyrocketing number of skin cancer cases.
"You avoid the UV exposure. That is the most important cause of premature aging and skin cancer," she said.
Weitzul said there are lots of good self-tanners on the market, and that the more options, the better.
The TanTowel is yet another way for people to avoid skin damage and stay younger looking longer.
For more about the TanTowel, please click on the links below.
http://www.tantowel.com/
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Handcuffed man dies in custody
By CYNTHIA VEGA / WFAA ABC 8
PLANO, Texas — Plano police are investigating the unexplained death of a man in their custody.
Just before 8 p.m. Thursday, police said they received a call from a house in the 1800 block of Fairfield Drive. Residents said a neighbor had burst into their home and was attempting to assault them.
Officers arrived to find a scuffle as family members held the suspect down "to keep him under control."
The man, whose identity was not released, was handcuffed as officers were asking questions about what had happened.
Then, officers noticed the handcuffed man had stopped breathing. Plano Fire Department paramedics were summoned and the man was rushed to Medical Center of Plano, where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy was scheduled for Friday as police continue their investigation of the incident.
By CYNTHIA VEGA / WFAA ABC 8
PLANO, Texas — Plano police are investigating the unexplained death of a man in their custody.
Just before 8 p.m. Thursday, police said they received a call from a house in the 1800 block of Fairfield Drive. Residents said a neighbor had burst into their home and was attempting to assault them.
Officers arrived to find a scuffle as family members held the suspect down "to keep him under control."
The man, whose identity was not released, was handcuffed as officers were asking questions about what had happened.
Then, officers noticed the handcuffed man had stopped breathing. Plano Fire Department paramedics were summoned and the man was rushed to Medical Center of Plano, where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy was scheduled for Friday as police continue their investigation of the incident.
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'Operation Kitchen Sink' reducing crime
By DON WALL / WFAA ABC 8
DALLAS, Texas - About 300 apartment managers in Northeast Dallas learned Thursday how the aggressive "Operation Kitchen Sink" campaign by police is reducing crime and improving apartment life.
Less than four months after a series of drug-related gun battles and violent murders, police virtually moved into problem areas, and residents at the apartment complexes feel safe again.
"The apartments we've targeted have been transformed; they're different communities," said Deputy Chief David Brown of DPD's Northeast Division. "Where before everyone stayed inside, you drive through those apartments now and you see kids playing outside."
At the Autumn Ridge Apartments, Mary Altamano no longer worries about walking with her daughter.
"I don't see a lot of cops around, and yeah, it's safe," Altamano said.
"It's day and night; it's a different property right now," said apartment manager Patricia Bethencourt. "It's really nice - people feel more secure."
As violent crime threatened to become a way of life, Dallas police decided to go on the offensive. During Operation Kitchen Sink, 75 officers patrolled 24 hours a day at three apartment complexes.
Since then, crime has dropped about 25 percent, and now apartment crime watch patrols are active.
"We are trying to make you guys feel a little safer than you have," said Chief David Kunkle.
Now, the Dallas Police Department is expanding Operation Kitchen Sink. It grew from three to five apartment complexes, and two more will be added soon. The campaign is becoming a role model for fighting crime across the city.
Kunkle said the plan thrives on strong partnerships.
"We have to do our job, and I don't think we can be successful unless apartment managers and tenants get involved," Brown said.
Tenants like Cody Littlejohn used to live in fear, but no more.
"It was kind of frightening," Littlejohn said, adding that things have now changed dramatically. "We have security out here now, we have more cops roaming, much safer, yeah."
By DON WALL / WFAA ABC 8
DALLAS, Texas - About 300 apartment managers in Northeast Dallas learned Thursday how the aggressive "Operation Kitchen Sink" campaign by police is reducing crime and improving apartment life.
Less than four months after a series of drug-related gun battles and violent murders, police virtually moved into problem areas, and residents at the apartment complexes feel safe again.
"The apartments we've targeted have been transformed; they're different communities," said Deputy Chief David Brown of DPD's Northeast Division. "Where before everyone stayed inside, you drive through those apartments now and you see kids playing outside."
At the Autumn Ridge Apartments, Mary Altamano no longer worries about walking with her daughter.
"I don't see a lot of cops around, and yeah, it's safe," Altamano said.
"It's day and night; it's a different property right now," said apartment manager Patricia Bethencourt. "It's really nice - people feel more secure."
As violent crime threatened to become a way of life, Dallas police decided to go on the offensive. During Operation Kitchen Sink, 75 officers patrolled 24 hours a day at three apartment complexes.
Since then, crime has dropped about 25 percent, and now apartment crime watch patrols are active.
"We are trying to make you guys feel a little safer than you have," said Chief David Kunkle.
Now, the Dallas Police Department is expanding Operation Kitchen Sink. It grew from three to five apartment complexes, and two more will be added soon. The campaign is becoming a role model for fighting crime across the city.
Kunkle said the plan thrives on strong partnerships.
"We have to do our job, and I don't think we can be successful unless apartment managers and tenants get involved," Brown said.
Tenants like Cody Littlejohn used to live in fear, but no more.
"It was kind of frightening," Littlejohn said, adding that things have now changed dramatically. "We have security out here now, we have more cops roaming, much safer, yeah."
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Dad's 'lack of emotion' in baby's death cited in psychiatric report
Man has grieved over loss and couldn't have predicted infant's death, attorney says
By JENNIFER EMILY / The Dallas Morning News
PLANO, Texas - The night before Dena Schlosser admitted cutting off her baby's arms, her husband "spanked" his wife with a wooden spoon, their school-age daughter told authorities.
The 6-year-old girl said John Schlosser hit her mother for not listening to him after they argued in a church parking lot.
The incident is among new details revealed in a psychiatric evaluation of Mr. Schlosser completed to help determine whether his surviving daughters should live with him. The evaluation, performed by psychologist Jana R. Long less than a month after 10-month-old Margaret Schlosser died, was obtained by The Dallas Morning News this week.
The report describes Mr. Schlosser's "lack of emotion" after the tragic events in his life and echoes concern by Child Protective Services that Mr. Schlosser, 35, could have done more to protect his youngest daughter from his wife's "violent, psychotic" behavior.
Mr. Schlosser has declined to comment. His attorney, Howard Shapiro, said his client is a fit parent who could not have predicted what happened to his daughter. He said the report should not be made public.
"If you think that John Schlosser hasn't grieved, you'd be wrong," Mr. Shapiro said. "Maybe he hasn't cried openly on TV. Maybe he hasn't jumped up and down and ripped his clothes off, but he's grieved."
State District Judge Cynthia Wheless sealed the report last month for the best interest of the children, according to a notation in the court file.
Details from the report, medical records, and family members, shed new light on a family that relied heavily on prayer to solve their problems, even as Mrs. Schlosser declined from a loving mother of three to a woman accused of killing her baby girl.
Born and died at home
Margaret "Maggie" Elizabeth Schlosser was born at home with the help of a midwife last January. The next day, her mother attempted suicide by slashing her wrist. Days later, she was found running down the street screaming, saying a spirit was in the apartment, according to medical records. She left Margaret alone. Mrs. Schlosser's family says this was her first run-in with mental illness, postpartum psychosis and the antipsychotic drug Haldol.
Paramedics took Mrs. Schlosser to the hospital, where Mr. Schlosser begged doctors to send his wife home, according to medical records. He was worried their religious beliefs would be confused with psychosis, the records show. In 24 hours, doctors at three hospitals diagnosed his wife with just that.
Child Protective Services investigated Mrs. Schlosser for neglect because she left Maggie alone. Because Mrs. Schlosser could not be alone with the children, Mr. Schlosser's mother stayed with the family for six weeks, the psychiatric report said.
Instead of following up with doctors, Mr. Schlosser said he and his wife prayed, according to the psychiatric report. He thought her problems were over.
"Mr. Schlosser indicated at the time of Mrs. Schlosser's suicide attempt, she believed she was not doing God's will, and she needed to hurt herself to see if God would heal her," the psychiatric report says.
The report cites CPS records that document Mr. Schlosser's "lack of emotion at the time. He's described as being 'extremely calm ... he doesn't seem to grasp the seriousness of the situation ... ' He repeatedly told the caseworker that the situation was in God's hands and everything would work out."
But in March, Mrs. Schlosser was back in the hospital and once again on Haldol, according to her parents and the psychiatric report. She left the Schlossers' apartment in the middle of the night and went to a nearby hospital, where she was found lying on the bathroom floor screaming, Mrs. Schlosser's stepfather, Mick Macaulay, said. Further details of the hospitalization and any follow-ups are unclear.
CPS spokeswoman Marissa Gonzales said there is nothing about the March hospitalization in the agency's records that are open to the public, and she could not comment on the March hospital stay.
Mrs. Schlosser was weaned off Haldol in June, and her psychiatrist terminated treatment in July, according to the psychiatric report and CPS officials.
CPS closed the case in August and had no further contact until Maggie's Nov. 22 death.
Dealings with minister
Dena Schlosser's family said she was obsessed with Water of Life Church and its charismatic minister, Doyle Davidson. Mr. Davidson, a self-proclaimed prophet, preaches that women have "jezebel spirit" and must submit to their husbands. He claims to heal people by laying hands on them and says doctors are unnecessary for those with enough faith.
In the days before Maggie's death, the Schlossers were arguing about an incident involving Mr. Davidson and a different church member, said Mr. Macaulay, who lives in Canada.
Mr. Davidson had recently been arrested over the incident and paid a fine for public intoxication. He denies the charge and said he was trying to drive the devil out of a woman who had strayed from the church.
Mrs. Schlosser wanted to confront Plano police about the arrest, her family said. Mr. Schlosser did not want his wife to get involved.
On the Friday before the tragedy, Mr. Schlosser took Mrs. Schlosser and baby to work with him, according to her parents and the legal assistant to her attorney David Haynes.
At church that Sunday, the Schlossers argued in the parking lot because Mrs. Schlosser wanted to give their youngest daughter "to God," according to the psychiatric report and CPS officials.
The couple talked about a Bible passage in which a woman promises her baby to God and how their lives were different, according to the report. Mr. Schlosser told Dr. Long the conversation was not unusual because his wife is "very religious but often misinterprets Scriptures."
Again, the couple prayed about it and consulted their minister, who told Mrs. Schlosser she was misinterpreting the Bible, the report said. Mr. Schlosser said he thought the problem was solved.
But Mr. Davidson, who said he does not know the couple well, said he never talked with them about Mrs. Schlosser's interpretation of the Bible. He said they talked for two or three minutes about her desire to defend him.
"I told her you didn't need to defend me. God is my defense," Mr. Davidson said.
Mr. Macaulay said he's "puzzled" that Mr. Davidson would say he doesn't know the Schlossers well when he counseled them the night before Maggie's death.
Dr. Long noted that when the Schlossers returned home, Mr. Schlosser "spanked" his wife with a wooden spoon, one of the girls told CPS. No other details of the incident were included in the report.
Father defended
On Monday, the day Maggie died, Mr. Schlosser went to work alone, and the older girls attended elementary school. Mr. Schlosser said he called his wife several times without an answer that morning, according to the report. Finally, she picked up the phone and told him she had cut off Maggie's arms. Mr. Schlosser said his wife seemed disoriented and "not in her right mind."
When emergency personnel arrived, Mrs. Schlosser answered the door wearing a green blouse and blue jeans, court records show. A kitchen knife with a 9-inch blade was tucked into her shirt. She looked dazed and was covered in blood.
The hymn "He Touched Me" played in the background as Officer David Tilley took the knife and ran down the hall to where Maggie lay in her crib.
The baby was not breathing, and the sheets were covered with blood.
"I felt like I had to," Mrs. Schlosser told Officer Tilley when he asked why she hurt Maggie, court records show.
The psychiatric report and CPS officials say Mr. Schlosser could have done more to protect Maggie, but Mr. Shapiro asked how his client could have known.
"Sure he was worried. She wasn't acting right. And he took her to work. But does that mean he thought one of his children" would die? Mr. Shapiro said. "He certainly didn't think anything that Dena had done should have tipped John off that she was going to do some sort of human sacrifice."
Mr. Haynes, Mrs. Schlosser's attorney, declined to comment.
'Lack of emotion'
Mr. Schlosser told Dr. Long in December he was angry about not having his older children with him. But he was "trusting in God" and knew everything would work out.
The girls, ages 6 and 9, are now living at home after about two months in foster care, under the condition that Mr. Schlosser's sister lives with the family. The court will examine the arrangement today.
Dr. Long wrote in her report that Mr. Schlosser's responses to the tragedy in his life are unusual and said he has narcissistic personality traits.
"His lack of emotion given the traumatic nature of recent events is disturbing," she wrote. "This absence of grief is either an immature denial of normal human emotions that hover under the surface of his controlled veneer or indicates a true lack of emotion."
Mr. Schlosser told her he felt "a little melancholy" about Maggie's death, but he finds comfort that she is "praising God" in heaven. He said he was "almost done being very sad when I buried her."
Initially, he said he was "angry, disappointed" with his wife. "I need to forgive her ... I don't have a lot to say to her. She's still my wife, but she's no longer in my house."
Mr. Schlosser should have sought ongoing psychiatric treatment for his wife instead of relying on prayer and conversations with their minister, Dr. Long's report says.
Dr. Long wrote that Mr. Schlosser has good problem-solving abilities, is financially able to provide for his kids and could benefit from education regarding parenting young and adolescent children. She wrote that he scored within normal limits on a parenting test.
However, she expressed concern that Mr. Schlosser's lack of understanding about mental illness and his wife's condition "will negatively impact his daughters."
She noted that his responses to his daughters' questions during supervised visits focus on "his own coping rather than his daughters." The report gave a few examples.
When the older girl asked about her mother, Mr. Schlosser told her, "Mommy put herself in this position for what she did."
Later, during the same visit, the girl asked what kind of knife her mother used.
"Does it really matter?" he told her. "I am trying not to think about it."
Man has grieved over loss and couldn't have predicted infant's death, attorney says
By JENNIFER EMILY / The Dallas Morning News
PLANO, Texas - The night before Dena Schlosser admitted cutting off her baby's arms, her husband "spanked" his wife with a wooden spoon, their school-age daughter told authorities.
The 6-year-old girl said John Schlosser hit her mother for not listening to him after they argued in a church parking lot.
The incident is among new details revealed in a psychiatric evaluation of Mr. Schlosser completed to help determine whether his surviving daughters should live with him. The evaluation, performed by psychologist Jana R. Long less than a month after 10-month-old Margaret Schlosser died, was obtained by The Dallas Morning News this week.
The report describes Mr. Schlosser's "lack of emotion" after the tragic events in his life and echoes concern by Child Protective Services that Mr. Schlosser, 35, could have done more to protect his youngest daughter from his wife's "violent, psychotic" behavior.
Mr. Schlosser has declined to comment. His attorney, Howard Shapiro, said his client is a fit parent who could not have predicted what happened to his daughter. He said the report should not be made public.
"If you think that John Schlosser hasn't grieved, you'd be wrong," Mr. Shapiro said. "Maybe he hasn't cried openly on TV. Maybe he hasn't jumped up and down and ripped his clothes off, but he's grieved."
State District Judge Cynthia Wheless sealed the report last month for the best interest of the children, according to a notation in the court file.
Details from the report, medical records, and family members, shed new light on a family that relied heavily on prayer to solve their problems, even as Mrs. Schlosser declined from a loving mother of three to a woman accused of killing her baby girl.
Born and died at home
Margaret "Maggie" Elizabeth Schlosser was born at home with the help of a midwife last January. The next day, her mother attempted suicide by slashing her wrist. Days later, she was found running down the street screaming, saying a spirit was in the apartment, according to medical records. She left Margaret alone. Mrs. Schlosser's family says this was her first run-in with mental illness, postpartum psychosis and the antipsychotic drug Haldol.
Paramedics took Mrs. Schlosser to the hospital, where Mr. Schlosser begged doctors to send his wife home, according to medical records. He was worried their religious beliefs would be confused with psychosis, the records show. In 24 hours, doctors at three hospitals diagnosed his wife with just that.
Child Protective Services investigated Mrs. Schlosser for neglect because she left Maggie alone. Because Mrs. Schlosser could not be alone with the children, Mr. Schlosser's mother stayed with the family for six weeks, the psychiatric report said.
Instead of following up with doctors, Mr. Schlosser said he and his wife prayed, according to the psychiatric report. He thought her problems were over.
"Mr. Schlosser indicated at the time of Mrs. Schlosser's suicide attempt, she believed she was not doing God's will, and she needed to hurt herself to see if God would heal her," the psychiatric report says.
The report cites CPS records that document Mr. Schlosser's "lack of emotion at the time. He's described as being 'extremely calm ... he doesn't seem to grasp the seriousness of the situation ... ' He repeatedly told the caseworker that the situation was in God's hands and everything would work out."
But in March, Mrs. Schlosser was back in the hospital and once again on Haldol, according to her parents and the psychiatric report. She left the Schlossers' apartment in the middle of the night and went to a nearby hospital, where she was found lying on the bathroom floor screaming, Mrs. Schlosser's stepfather, Mick Macaulay, said. Further details of the hospitalization and any follow-ups are unclear.
CPS spokeswoman Marissa Gonzales said there is nothing about the March hospitalization in the agency's records that are open to the public, and she could not comment on the March hospital stay.
Mrs. Schlosser was weaned off Haldol in June, and her psychiatrist terminated treatment in July, according to the psychiatric report and CPS officials.
CPS closed the case in August and had no further contact until Maggie's Nov. 22 death.
Dealings with minister
Dena Schlosser's family said she was obsessed with Water of Life Church and its charismatic minister, Doyle Davidson. Mr. Davidson, a self-proclaimed prophet, preaches that women have "jezebel spirit" and must submit to their husbands. He claims to heal people by laying hands on them and says doctors are unnecessary for those with enough faith.
In the days before Maggie's death, the Schlossers were arguing about an incident involving Mr. Davidson and a different church member, said Mr. Macaulay, who lives in Canada.
Mr. Davidson had recently been arrested over the incident and paid a fine for public intoxication. He denies the charge and said he was trying to drive the devil out of a woman who had strayed from the church.
Mrs. Schlosser wanted to confront Plano police about the arrest, her family said. Mr. Schlosser did not want his wife to get involved.
On the Friday before the tragedy, Mr. Schlosser took Mrs. Schlosser and baby to work with him, according to her parents and the legal assistant to her attorney David Haynes.
At church that Sunday, the Schlossers argued in the parking lot because Mrs. Schlosser wanted to give their youngest daughter "to God," according to the psychiatric report and CPS officials.
The couple talked about a Bible passage in which a woman promises her baby to God and how their lives were different, according to the report. Mr. Schlosser told Dr. Long the conversation was not unusual because his wife is "very religious but often misinterprets Scriptures."
Again, the couple prayed about it and consulted their minister, who told Mrs. Schlosser she was misinterpreting the Bible, the report said. Mr. Schlosser said he thought the problem was solved.
But Mr. Davidson, who said he does not know the couple well, said he never talked with them about Mrs. Schlosser's interpretation of the Bible. He said they talked for two or three minutes about her desire to defend him.
"I told her you didn't need to defend me. God is my defense," Mr. Davidson said.
Mr. Macaulay said he's "puzzled" that Mr. Davidson would say he doesn't know the Schlossers well when he counseled them the night before Maggie's death.
Dr. Long noted that when the Schlossers returned home, Mr. Schlosser "spanked" his wife with a wooden spoon, one of the girls told CPS. No other details of the incident were included in the report.
Father defended
On Monday, the day Maggie died, Mr. Schlosser went to work alone, and the older girls attended elementary school. Mr. Schlosser said he called his wife several times without an answer that morning, according to the report. Finally, she picked up the phone and told him she had cut off Maggie's arms. Mr. Schlosser said his wife seemed disoriented and "not in her right mind."
When emergency personnel arrived, Mrs. Schlosser answered the door wearing a green blouse and blue jeans, court records show. A kitchen knife with a 9-inch blade was tucked into her shirt. She looked dazed and was covered in blood.
The hymn "He Touched Me" played in the background as Officer David Tilley took the knife and ran down the hall to where Maggie lay in her crib.
The baby was not breathing, and the sheets were covered with blood.
"I felt like I had to," Mrs. Schlosser told Officer Tilley when he asked why she hurt Maggie, court records show.
The psychiatric report and CPS officials say Mr. Schlosser could have done more to protect Maggie, but Mr. Shapiro asked how his client could have known.
"Sure he was worried. She wasn't acting right. And he took her to work. But does that mean he thought one of his children" would die? Mr. Shapiro said. "He certainly didn't think anything that Dena had done should have tipped John off that she was going to do some sort of human sacrifice."
Mr. Haynes, Mrs. Schlosser's attorney, declined to comment.
'Lack of emotion'
Mr. Schlosser told Dr. Long in December he was angry about not having his older children with him. But he was "trusting in God" and knew everything would work out.
The girls, ages 6 and 9, are now living at home after about two months in foster care, under the condition that Mr. Schlosser's sister lives with the family. The court will examine the arrangement today.
Dr. Long wrote in her report that Mr. Schlosser's responses to the tragedy in his life are unusual and said he has narcissistic personality traits.
"His lack of emotion given the traumatic nature of recent events is disturbing," she wrote. "This absence of grief is either an immature denial of normal human emotions that hover under the surface of his controlled veneer or indicates a true lack of emotion."
Mr. Schlosser told her he felt "a little melancholy" about Maggie's death, but he finds comfort that she is "praising God" in heaven. He said he was "almost done being very sad when I buried her."
Initially, he said he was "angry, disappointed" with his wife. "I need to forgive her ... I don't have a lot to say to her. She's still my wife, but she's no longer in my house."
Mr. Schlosser should have sought ongoing psychiatric treatment for his wife instead of relying on prayer and conversations with their minister, Dr. Long's report says.
Dr. Long wrote that Mr. Schlosser has good problem-solving abilities, is financially able to provide for his kids and could benefit from education regarding parenting young and adolescent children. She wrote that he scored within normal limits on a parenting test.
However, she expressed concern that Mr. Schlosser's lack of understanding about mental illness and his wife's condition "will negatively impact his daughters."
She noted that his responses to his daughters' questions during supervised visits focus on "his own coping rather than his daughters." The report gave a few examples.
When the older girl asked about her mother, Mr. Schlosser told her, "Mommy put herself in this position for what she did."
Later, during the same visit, the girl asked what kind of knife her mother used.
"Does it really matter?" he told her. "I am trying not to think about it."
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More families could benefit from CHIP
By JANET ST. JAMES / WFAA ABC 8
DALLAS, Texas - Daily asthma treatments now keep Tyshawn Jones healthy, but he didn't always have the medicine he needs.
"I had to make a choice," said mother Jackie Jones. "Should I take him to the doctor, or just stay home and try to ride it out? That used to really hurt me."
Jones now has medical care for her children due to the low-cost Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP. But after severe cuts to the program in 2003, enrollment plunged by a third.
Children without health insurance are six times more likely to go without needed medical care, even after they get sick. Recent cuts in the CHIP program mean more children are left without medical care.
"We think that a number of families have just decided on their own that they're no longer eligible for CHIP," said Julia Easley, chair of a Dallas County coalition formed to examine the issue.
Easley said right now, about 100,000 children in Dallas County are uninsured, and perhaps eligible for CHIP.
"Eligible families pay no more than $25 a month to cover all their children," she said.
At a news conference, the coalition announced plans to boost enrollment in CHIP. English- and Spanish-speaking representatives will be on hand at 30 North Texas McDonald's on Saturday to help families apply.
It's made all the difference to Tyshawn Jones, who now gets regular medical care to help him stay healthy.
Tarrant County McDonalds locations are not participating in the program, but Tarrant residents can go to a participating McDonald's in Dallas, Ellis, or Collin counties on Saturday to apply.
By JANET ST. JAMES / WFAA ABC 8
DALLAS, Texas - Daily asthma treatments now keep Tyshawn Jones healthy, but he didn't always have the medicine he needs.
"I had to make a choice," said mother Jackie Jones. "Should I take him to the doctor, or just stay home and try to ride it out? That used to really hurt me."
Jones now has medical care for her children due to the low-cost Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP. But after severe cuts to the program in 2003, enrollment plunged by a third.
Children without health insurance are six times more likely to go without needed medical care, even after they get sick. Recent cuts in the CHIP program mean more children are left without medical care.
"We think that a number of families have just decided on their own that they're no longer eligible for CHIP," said Julia Easley, chair of a Dallas County coalition formed to examine the issue.
Easley said right now, about 100,000 children in Dallas County are uninsured, and perhaps eligible for CHIP.
"Eligible families pay no more than $25 a month to cover all their children," she said.
At a news conference, the coalition announced plans to boost enrollment in CHIP. English- and Spanish-speaking representatives will be on hand at 30 North Texas McDonald's on Saturday to help families apply.
It's made all the difference to Tyshawn Jones, who now gets regular medical care to help him stay healthy.
Tarrant County McDonalds locations are not participating in the program, but Tarrant residents can go to a participating McDonald's in Dallas, Ellis, or Collin counties on Saturday to apply.
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Irving officer fired for use of force
By ERIC AASEN / The Dallas Morning News
IRVING, Texas – The Police Department has fired a leader of an Irving police officers' group for his role in taking a motorist into custody last month.
Disclosure of the firing of Officer Dan Miller came Thursday as Police Chief Larry Boyd met with a group of community leaders to discuss the Jan. 5 incident.
The department fired the officer Wednesday, Chief Boyd said. Officer Miller, who had been on administrative leave since the incident, can appeal the firing, police officials said.
Officer Miller, who has served as president of Irving's Fraternal Order of Police, declined to comment Thursday. His attorney, Bob Baskett, called the incident, which was captured on a squad car video, a "complete bogus case." Officer Miller didn't use excessive force, Mr. Baskett said.
"Anybody that's seen [the video] or evaluated it or has any experience or expertise ... knows it's a bogus case," Mr. Baskett said.
The firing follows an indictment released Monday by a Dallas County grand jury, which charged Officer Miller with official oppression. If convicted of the Class A misdemeanor, he faces up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
The Police Department is also conducting an internal administrative investigation, but officials wouldn't comment on when it will be completed.
According to court records, Officer Miller, 49, struck the motorist, Jose Palomino Ochoa, with his baton and used pepper spray during the traffic stop near Britain Road and Cason Street.
A police report shows that Mr. Ochoa was stopped for passing a stopped school bus. There were at least two warrants from Farmers Branch for Mr. Ochoa, for driving without insurance and no drivers' license, said Officer David Tull, Irving police spokesman.
Mr. Ochoa, a Mexican immigrant who says he speaks little English, said in a recent interview that his ankles were severely bruised, causing him to limp for several weeks after the incident.
Video footage of the incident shot from a squad car was reviewed by a supervisor, who was concerned that Officer Miller, a 28-year veteran, had acted outside department policy, police officials said.
Community leaders approached Chief Boyd Thursday to discuss the incident and to view video of the Jan. 5 incident. Chief Boyd declined to show the tape, saying it's up to the Dallas County district attorney's office to release the video.
Community leaders say they're disappointed that they couldn't view the tape, but are pleased with Chief Boyd's response to the incident. Manny Benavides, president of the Irving chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said he'll keep pressuring the Police Department to address issues related to Mr. Ochoa's traffic stop.
"We're not going to tolerate this any longer," Mr. Benavides said.
Chief Boyd called the meeting "positive and productive" and said the Jan. 5 incident was an aberration.
"I think that this is an indication that this department recognizes that this behavior ... is outside what we'll allow and tolerate," he said.
It's believed that the Jan. 5 incident is the first time that Officer Miller has been under investigation for excessive use of force, Officer Tull said.
Mr. Baskett said the tape shows Mr. Ochoa's car stopped on railroad tracks and that Mr. Ochoa wasn't following commands.
The tape shows that Officer Miller used his baton to hit Mr. Ochoa to force him to comply, Mr. Baskett said.
"There's nothing to it," Mr. Baskett said.
By ERIC AASEN / The Dallas Morning News
IRVING, Texas – The Police Department has fired a leader of an Irving police officers' group for his role in taking a motorist into custody last month.
Disclosure of the firing of Officer Dan Miller came Thursday as Police Chief Larry Boyd met with a group of community leaders to discuss the Jan. 5 incident.
The department fired the officer Wednesday, Chief Boyd said. Officer Miller, who had been on administrative leave since the incident, can appeal the firing, police officials said.
Officer Miller, who has served as president of Irving's Fraternal Order of Police, declined to comment Thursday. His attorney, Bob Baskett, called the incident, which was captured on a squad car video, a "complete bogus case." Officer Miller didn't use excessive force, Mr. Baskett said.
"Anybody that's seen [the video] or evaluated it or has any experience or expertise ... knows it's a bogus case," Mr. Baskett said.
The firing follows an indictment released Monday by a Dallas County grand jury, which charged Officer Miller with official oppression. If convicted of the Class A misdemeanor, he faces up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
The Police Department is also conducting an internal administrative investigation, but officials wouldn't comment on when it will be completed.
According to court records, Officer Miller, 49, struck the motorist, Jose Palomino Ochoa, with his baton and used pepper spray during the traffic stop near Britain Road and Cason Street.
A police report shows that Mr. Ochoa was stopped for passing a stopped school bus. There were at least two warrants from Farmers Branch for Mr. Ochoa, for driving without insurance and no drivers' license, said Officer David Tull, Irving police spokesman.
Mr. Ochoa, a Mexican immigrant who says he speaks little English, said in a recent interview that his ankles were severely bruised, causing him to limp for several weeks after the incident.
Video footage of the incident shot from a squad car was reviewed by a supervisor, who was concerned that Officer Miller, a 28-year veteran, had acted outside department policy, police officials said.
Community leaders approached Chief Boyd Thursday to discuss the incident and to view video of the Jan. 5 incident. Chief Boyd declined to show the tape, saying it's up to the Dallas County district attorney's office to release the video.
Community leaders say they're disappointed that they couldn't view the tape, but are pleased with Chief Boyd's response to the incident. Manny Benavides, president of the Irving chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said he'll keep pressuring the Police Department to address issues related to Mr. Ochoa's traffic stop.
"We're not going to tolerate this any longer," Mr. Benavides said.
Chief Boyd called the meeting "positive and productive" and said the Jan. 5 incident was an aberration.
"I think that this is an indication that this department recognizes that this behavior ... is outside what we'll allow and tolerate," he said.
It's believed that the Jan. 5 incident is the first time that Officer Miller has been under investigation for excessive use of force, Officer Tull said.
Mr. Baskett said the tape shows Mr. Ochoa's car stopped on railroad tracks and that Mr. Ochoa wasn't following commands.
The tape shows that Officer Miller used his baton to hit Mr. Ochoa to force him to comply, Mr. Baskett said.
"There's nothing to it," Mr. Baskett said.
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Judge: Schlosser can raise children alone
By TIARA M. ELLIS / The Dallas Morning News
McKINNEY, Texas – A judge ruled this morning that the man whose wife admitted cutting off their baby's arms can parent his children alone.
John Schlosser's sister has been living with him and his two daughters, ages 6 and 9, since they left foster care last month.
Dena Schlosser, who turns 36 today, was charged with capital murder after the Nov. 22 death of her daughter, Margaret "Maggie" Schlosser. She was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis after her daughter's birth last January.
His sister, Aleta Schlosser, will leave Feb. 17 but will keep in daily phone contact with the children. Ms. Schlosser lives in New York. Judge Cynthia Wheless also issued a gag order in the case.
She also said the children must continue individual counseling, Mr. Schlosser should continue parenting classes and all three must continue family counseling.
Child Protective Services will continue to monitor the situation.
By TIARA M. ELLIS / The Dallas Morning News
McKINNEY, Texas – A judge ruled this morning that the man whose wife admitted cutting off their baby's arms can parent his children alone.
John Schlosser's sister has been living with him and his two daughters, ages 6 and 9, since they left foster care last month.
Dena Schlosser, who turns 36 today, was charged with capital murder after the Nov. 22 death of her daughter, Margaret "Maggie" Schlosser. She was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis after her daughter's birth last January.
His sister, Aleta Schlosser, will leave Feb. 17 but will keep in daily phone contact with the children. Ms. Schlosser lives in New York. Judge Cynthia Wheless also issued a gag order in the case.
She also said the children must continue individual counseling, Mr. Schlosser should continue parenting classes and all three must continue family counseling.
Child Protective Services will continue to monitor the situation.
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Garth Brooks to play benefit in Fort Worth
Brief return to help hospital buy life-saving machine
By MARIO TARRADELL / The Dallas Morning News
FORT WORTH, Texas - Garth Brooks is coming out of retirement, for just one night.
The country superstar will play Sunday at Bass Performance Hall during his first performance in Dallas-Fort Worth since announcing his retirement more than four years ago. The gig's a rare one for the Oklahoma-born and -based artist, who these days only sings about twice a year for members of his Teammates for Kids foundation.
What brings him back to the public stage? A favor for friend and fellow country-singer-songwriter Dan Roberts, who's aiming to raise $4.5 million to purchase an intraoperative MRI machine for Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth. That very machine saved the life of Mr. Roberts' daughter, Austin, who had a threatening brain tumor removed in 2002 at the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center.
"This is all about Dan Roberts and the daughter that he thought he would lose," said the 43-year-old Mr. Brooks by phone Thursday afternoon from his home north of Tulsa. "The machine is like a brain-mapping machine. While the surgery is going on, this machine is showing you where to cut. I held this child when she was 100 percent healthy before the tumors started. To see this child go through what she has gone through and come back as well as she is now, how can you say no to this?"
At $1,000 a seat, Sunday's benefit is a hair from sold-out. Only eight tickets remain, confirmed event producer Verna Riddles. Mr. Brooks, originally billed as "a mystery guest," will participate in a songwriters-circle song swap with Mr. Roberts, Steve Wariner and Stephanie Davis during the first half of the show and then sing for an hour with his band after intermission.
The gig, Mr. Brooks assured, won't coax him out of retirement. In fact, he said folks won't hear from him for at least another decade. He has promised to stay retired until his youngest daughter, Allie, turns 18. She is now 8. He has two other daughters, Taylor, 12, and August, 10.
"We haven't made a record and won't make a record," he said. "What the future holds is limitless. But at least for the next 10 years, I'm out."
Yet his options are open. Mr. Brooks remains signed to Capitol Records, in a contract he said is for "years, not albums." He won't disclose how many years the agreement covers.
"I signed my life away to them. I love being on the same label with Haggard and the Beatles."
In his hiatus from the spotlight of records – his last album was 2001's Scarecrow – and touring, he's dabbled in screenplay writing but admits it's nothing even close to ready for production. He hasn't penned a note of music.
"I've been baling hay and taking the kids to school and taking them to soccer practice," he said. "That's it. This is better than any show. I'm finding my purpose; I'm right where I need to be."
He's removed from the scene, too. Mr. Brooks said the kids dictate much of what he listens to now. So he's familiar with such pop stars du jour as Avril Lavigne, Hilary Duff and Evanescence. He's also introduced his girls to such country veterans as Randy Travis, Ricky Skaggs, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and the late Keith Whitley.
"There is not one record in this house that I don't like. That was very different in my house growing up because my folks didn't care for Kiss or Queen at all. But so far, I'm really happy with what my kids are bringing home."
Brief return to help hospital buy life-saving machine
By MARIO TARRADELL / The Dallas Morning News
FORT WORTH, Texas - Garth Brooks is coming out of retirement, for just one night.
The country superstar will play Sunday at Bass Performance Hall during his first performance in Dallas-Fort Worth since announcing his retirement more than four years ago. The gig's a rare one for the Oklahoma-born and -based artist, who these days only sings about twice a year for members of his Teammates for Kids foundation.
What brings him back to the public stage? A favor for friend and fellow country-singer-songwriter Dan Roberts, who's aiming to raise $4.5 million to purchase an intraoperative MRI machine for Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth. That very machine saved the life of Mr. Roberts' daughter, Austin, who had a threatening brain tumor removed in 2002 at the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center.
"This is all about Dan Roberts and the daughter that he thought he would lose," said the 43-year-old Mr. Brooks by phone Thursday afternoon from his home north of Tulsa. "The machine is like a brain-mapping machine. While the surgery is going on, this machine is showing you where to cut. I held this child when she was 100 percent healthy before the tumors started. To see this child go through what she has gone through and come back as well as she is now, how can you say no to this?"
At $1,000 a seat, Sunday's benefit is a hair from sold-out. Only eight tickets remain, confirmed event producer Verna Riddles. Mr. Brooks, originally billed as "a mystery guest," will participate in a songwriters-circle song swap with Mr. Roberts, Steve Wariner and Stephanie Davis during the first half of the show and then sing for an hour with his band after intermission.
The gig, Mr. Brooks assured, won't coax him out of retirement. In fact, he said folks won't hear from him for at least another decade. He has promised to stay retired until his youngest daughter, Allie, turns 18. She is now 8. He has two other daughters, Taylor, 12, and August, 10.
"We haven't made a record and won't make a record," he said. "What the future holds is limitless. But at least for the next 10 years, I'm out."
Yet his options are open. Mr. Brooks remains signed to Capitol Records, in a contract he said is for "years, not albums." He won't disclose how many years the agreement covers.
"I signed my life away to them. I love being on the same label with Haggard and the Beatles."
In his hiatus from the spotlight of records – his last album was 2001's Scarecrow – and touring, he's dabbled in screenplay writing but admits it's nothing even close to ready for production. He hasn't penned a note of music.
"I've been baling hay and taking the kids to school and taking them to soccer practice," he said. "That's it. This is better than any show. I'm finding my purpose; I'm right where I need to be."
He's removed from the scene, too. Mr. Brooks said the kids dictate much of what he listens to now. So he's familiar with such pop stars du jour as Avril Lavigne, Hilary Duff and Evanescence. He's also introduced his girls to such country veterans as Randy Travis, Ricky Skaggs, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and the late Keith Whitley.
"There is not one record in this house that I don't like. That was very different in my house growing up because my folks didn't care for Kiss or Queen at all. But so far, I'm really happy with what my kids are bringing home."
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Garth Brooks to play benefit in Fort Worth
Brief return to help hospital buy life-saving machine
By MARIO TARRADELL / The Dallas Morning News
FORT WORTH, Texas - Garth Brooks is coming out of retirement, for just one night.
The country superstar will play Sunday at Bass Performance Hall during his first performance in Dallas-Fort Worth since announcing his retirement more than four years ago. The gig's a rare one for the Oklahoma-born and -based artist, who these days only sings about twice a year for members of his Teammates for Kids foundation.
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By MARIO TARRADELL / The Dallas Morning News
FORT WORTH, Texas - Garth Brooks is coming out of retirement, for just one night.
The country superstar will play Sunday at Bass Performance Hall during his first performance in Dallas-Fort Worth since announcing his retirement more than four years ago. The gig's a rare one for the Oklahoma-born and -based artist, who these days only sings about twice a year for members of his Teammates for Kids foundation.
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Flu gives postal workers less zip
By JIM GETZ / The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS, Texas - Neither snow nor rain stayed carriers at the U.S. Postal Service's Inwood Station in Dallas from the swift completion of their appointed rounds, but the flu made some carriers less swift.
Flu put its stamp on 14 of the station's 35 employees this week, said Postal Service spokesman McKinney Boyd, and that led to some mail deliveries Monday being as late as 8 p.m. Ten letter carriers and four counter clerks were affected.
"We certainly know that it's not an epidemic, but it is an unusual situation when 14 people become sick at one particular unit," Mr. Boyd said. "I really salute the existing employees who remained, even though they might have been touched a bit by the flu as well, that they made an effort to make sure mail continues to get delivered."
Employees have been brought in from other stations to cover the 7,000 deliveries in ZIP code 75209, which is bounded by Dallas North Tollway, Lemmon Avenue and Northwest Highway. Some of those who were sick earlier in the week returned Thursday, Mr. Boyd said.
Meanwhile, the flu is making its usual attendance in the region's classrooms – and as this is the middle of the current outbreak, it probably will peak this week or next.
Last week, 1,408 students in the Dallas school district missed class because of the flu. The week before that, 600 students were out. And before that week, 300 students missed class. The virus is also spreading to more campuses. More than 200 Dallas schools had infected students last week – up from 140 a week earlier.
Richardson school district absences last Friday were about 10 percent; the normal absence rate is about 3 percent. District officials said this is not as bad as the previous flu season, when the virus hit in November 2003.
In Collin County last week, 400 students complained of "flu-like symptoms," said county spokeswoman Leigh Hornsby. That was up from 300 the previous week and 150 two weeks earlier. "A couple of schools had up to 10 percent of their students out," she said.
Most school districts have yet to compile absence figures for this week.
Linda Haggard, office manager for Denton County's health department, said flu cases have recently spiked there.
"In the last three weeks, we have seen a significant increase," she said.
Dr. David Buhner, medical director of the Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services, said this year's outbreak is pretty typical – especially when compared with the 2003-04 flu, which arrived unusually early and was over by Christmas. In terms of intensity, last year's flu was somewhat greater than normal, but its early arrival is another reason it sticks in people's minds.
Something similar could be said for this year: The flu itself is usual, but it will stick out because of the shortage of vaccine.
"The good news is, since it's been around about five weeks, in about five more weeks we won't have to worry about it until next year," Dr. Buhner said. "And hopefully we'll have better flu vaccine supplies next year, too."
So far this season, 362 laboratory-confirmed flu cases have been reported to Dallas County; in Tarrant County, the figure is 204. But those numbers, drawn from sources such as labs and doctor's offices, are not the true level of cases. They are an indicator to give health authorities a general idea of the outbreak.
When Dallas County authorities characterize the flu as being "widespread," it means that a majority of their 32 sources have confirmed cases.
Typically, Dr. Buhner said, the flu affects 5 percent to 10 percent of the population from October through April. In Dallas County, that means 115,000 to 230,000 people will get at least a touch of the flu. And Dr. Buhner personally knows one of them.
"I took my daughter to the doctor yesterday," he said Wednesday, "and they did a test, and she has the flu."
Staff writers Russell Rian, Kristine Hughes, Tawnell Hobbs, Ed Housewright and Brandon Formby contributed to this report.
By JIM GETZ / The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS, Texas - Neither snow nor rain stayed carriers at the U.S. Postal Service's Inwood Station in Dallas from the swift completion of their appointed rounds, but the flu made some carriers less swift.
Flu put its stamp on 14 of the station's 35 employees this week, said Postal Service spokesman McKinney Boyd, and that led to some mail deliveries Monday being as late as 8 p.m. Ten letter carriers and four counter clerks were affected.
"We certainly know that it's not an epidemic, but it is an unusual situation when 14 people become sick at one particular unit," Mr. Boyd said. "I really salute the existing employees who remained, even though they might have been touched a bit by the flu as well, that they made an effort to make sure mail continues to get delivered."
Employees have been brought in from other stations to cover the 7,000 deliveries in ZIP code 75209, which is bounded by Dallas North Tollway, Lemmon Avenue and Northwest Highway. Some of those who were sick earlier in the week returned Thursday, Mr. Boyd said.
Meanwhile, the flu is making its usual attendance in the region's classrooms – and as this is the middle of the current outbreak, it probably will peak this week or next.
Last week, 1,408 students in the Dallas school district missed class because of the flu. The week before that, 600 students were out. And before that week, 300 students missed class. The virus is also spreading to more campuses. More than 200 Dallas schools had infected students last week – up from 140 a week earlier.
Richardson school district absences last Friday were about 10 percent; the normal absence rate is about 3 percent. District officials said this is not as bad as the previous flu season, when the virus hit in November 2003.
In Collin County last week, 400 students complained of "flu-like symptoms," said county spokeswoman Leigh Hornsby. That was up from 300 the previous week and 150 two weeks earlier. "A couple of schools had up to 10 percent of their students out," she said.
Most school districts have yet to compile absence figures for this week.
Linda Haggard, office manager for Denton County's health department, said flu cases have recently spiked there.
"In the last three weeks, we have seen a significant increase," she said.
Dr. David Buhner, medical director of the Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services, said this year's outbreak is pretty typical – especially when compared with the 2003-04 flu, which arrived unusually early and was over by Christmas. In terms of intensity, last year's flu was somewhat greater than normal, but its early arrival is another reason it sticks in people's minds.
Something similar could be said for this year: The flu itself is usual, but it will stick out because of the shortage of vaccine.
"The good news is, since it's been around about five weeks, in about five more weeks we won't have to worry about it until next year," Dr. Buhner said. "And hopefully we'll have better flu vaccine supplies next year, too."
So far this season, 362 laboratory-confirmed flu cases have been reported to Dallas County; in Tarrant County, the figure is 204. But those numbers, drawn from sources such as labs and doctor's offices, are not the true level of cases. They are an indicator to give health authorities a general idea of the outbreak.
When Dallas County authorities characterize the flu as being "widespread," it means that a majority of their 32 sources have confirmed cases.
Typically, Dr. Buhner said, the flu affects 5 percent to 10 percent of the population from October through April. In Dallas County, that means 115,000 to 230,000 people will get at least a touch of the flu. And Dr. Buhner personally knows one of them.
"I took my daughter to the doctor yesterday," he said Wednesday, "and they did a test, and she has the flu."
Staff writers Russell Rian, Kristine Hughes, Tawnell Hobbs, Ed Housewright and Brandon Formby contributed to this report.
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4-Year-Old Boy Home Safe After Pickup Stolen With Him Inside
Search On For Car Thief
FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- Fort Worth police say a 4-year-old boy is safe after someone stole a pickup Thursday night with him inside.
The boy is OK, but the search continues for the car thief.
Police said Bryan McCullough is a brave little boy who went to sleep with his mom driving and woke up to a stranger.
Investigators said the man stole the pickup without knowing the boy was inside, but said the man will still face kidnapping charges if they find him.
The boy's mom left the truck running outside an Academy Sports & Outdoors store at Interstate 20 and Bryant Irvin because she had trouble re-starting it.
Police quickly issued an Amber Alert, and the truck was spotted at a nearby apartment complex.
Police said when the boy woke up he apparently startled the thief who pulled over, told him to wait for him, and then bailed out.
Joshua Morrison, 14, found him wandering around the apartment parking lot.
"He walked up to me and asked if I knew where Fort Worth is and, of course, I told him, 'It's right here,' and I asked him where he lived and he told me, 'In a brown house,' and I said, 'Where did you come from?' and he said he was asleep in the truck and, 'Some man brought me over here and told me to wait in the truck'," Morrison said.
He was asleep at first and the man left him in the truck and said, 'I'll be right back.' He waited in the truck 10 minutes, got out, came over here and that's when I walked up," Morrison said.
Police hope the boy can help provide some information on his abductor because police say car thefts have been a big problem in Fort Worth and finding this man could solve other crimes.
Search On For Car Thief
FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- Fort Worth police say a 4-year-old boy is safe after someone stole a pickup Thursday night with him inside.
The boy is OK, but the search continues for the car thief.
Police said Bryan McCullough is a brave little boy who went to sleep with his mom driving and woke up to a stranger.
Investigators said the man stole the pickup without knowing the boy was inside, but said the man will still face kidnapping charges if they find him.
The boy's mom left the truck running outside an Academy Sports & Outdoors store at Interstate 20 and Bryant Irvin because she had trouble re-starting it.
Police quickly issued an Amber Alert, and the truck was spotted at a nearby apartment complex.
Police said when the boy woke up he apparently startled the thief who pulled over, told him to wait for him, and then bailed out.
Joshua Morrison, 14, found him wandering around the apartment parking lot.
"He walked up to me and asked if I knew where Fort Worth is and, of course, I told him, 'It's right here,' and I asked him where he lived and he told me, 'In a brown house,' and I said, 'Where did you come from?' and he said he was asleep in the truck and, 'Some man brought me over here and told me to wait in the truck'," Morrison said.
He was asleep at first and the man left him in the truck and said, 'I'll be right back.' He waited in the truck 10 minutes, got out, came over here and that's when I walked up," Morrison said.
Police hope the boy can help provide some information on his abductor because police say car thefts have been a big problem in Fort Worth and finding this man could solve other crimes.
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D/FW's Skylink train near completion
By JEFF BRADY / WFAA ABC 8
DFW INT'L AIRPORT, Texas - It's the biggest overhead automated people-mover on the planet, and it's opening soon at an airport near you.
Construction on Skylink began about four years ago at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with rows and rows of concrete pillars The $840 million project will shuttle travelers between all terminals at the sprawling facility.
"This project, at least in the construction portion, can be equated to building a five-mile elevated bridge structure while having airplanes operate underneath you," project manager Perfecto Solis said in 2001.
Today, Skylink is nearly finished and is in final testing. The system is scheduled to start carrying people at the airport by May.
"We're really excited about what it's going to do for the airport and the customers in terms of being able to move around quickly and dependably," said D/FW Airport executive vice president Clay Paslay. "The ride is very dramatic."
"Once passengers board the train, they can clearly see the airfield, the track, and the future stations from numerous windows that surround each train," a promotional video intones.
The elevated guideway is almost five miles long, mostly about 50 feet off the ground. Top speed is 38 miles an hour, and the average ride will be approximately five minutes.
Passengers will board from ten stations, two at each terminal.
All of it is controlled at a central location, where operators scan about 100 cameras on closed-circuit television monitors, and track every movement on computer. They can switch tracks, and launch replacement cars from an enormous maintenance barn.
Paslay said a total of 64 cars make the D/FW Airport fleet the largest of its kind in the world. On opening day, it'll be able to carry 5,000 passengers per hour in each direction.
Rubber tires and track lining promise a smooth ride on Skylink, unlike the old American Airlines TrAAin system, still trundling in limited use on separate tracks and scheduled for demolition later in the year.
By JEFF BRADY / WFAA ABC 8
DFW INT'L AIRPORT, Texas - It's the biggest overhead automated people-mover on the planet, and it's opening soon at an airport near you.
Construction on Skylink began about four years ago at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with rows and rows of concrete pillars The $840 million project will shuttle travelers between all terminals at the sprawling facility.
"This project, at least in the construction portion, can be equated to building a five-mile elevated bridge structure while having airplanes operate underneath you," project manager Perfecto Solis said in 2001.
Today, Skylink is nearly finished and is in final testing. The system is scheduled to start carrying people at the airport by May.
"We're really excited about what it's going to do for the airport and the customers in terms of being able to move around quickly and dependably," said D/FW Airport executive vice president Clay Paslay. "The ride is very dramatic."
"Once passengers board the train, they can clearly see the airfield, the track, and the future stations from numerous windows that surround each train," a promotional video intones.
The elevated guideway is almost five miles long, mostly about 50 feet off the ground. Top speed is 38 miles an hour, and the average ride will be approximately five minutes.
Passengers will board from ten stations, two at each terminal.
All of it is controlled at a central location, where operators scan about 100 cameras on closed-circuit television monitors, and track every movement on computer. They can switch tracks, and launch replacement cars from an enormous maintenance barn.
Paslay said a total of 64 cars make the D/FW Airport fleet the largest of its kind in the world. On opening day, it'll be able to carry 5,000 passengers per hour in each direction.
Rubber tires and track lining promise a smooth ride on Skylink, unlike the old American Airlines TrAAin system, still trundling in limited use on separate tracks and scheduled for demolition later in the year.
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Student finds bag of money, shares wealth
By Amie Streater, Star-Telegram Staff Writer
FORT WORTH, Texas - A Handley Middle School student found thousands of dollars in a bag behind a school trash bin and passed it around to classmates, police said Thursday.
During school Tuesday, a seventh-grader discovered a sealed plastic bag containing "a substantial amount of $100 bills," Fort Worth police Sgt. Kathi Jones said.
"He was very generous with it," said Jones, who was told that the student intended to save $100 and put it under his mother's pillow for Valentine's Day until he realized he had given away most of the money and spent the rest on a cellphone.
Police don't know how much money was in the bag because the student never stopped to count it.
One child was given $600 and bought a PlayStation 2, Jones said. Another bought new sneakers.
Of course, in the east Fort Worth school of about 700 children, word of a schoolmate handing out $100 bills spread "like wildfire," Jones said.
It didn't take long before two students from Dunbar High School heard about it and threatened the Handley student who found the money, demanding that he give some of it to them, too, she said.
But by then, Jones said, the seventh-grader didn't have any left.
School officials didn't find out about the matter until Thursday, when a parent came to the school with a wad of $100 bills she had found on her child. She wanted to know where the money came from.
Police were called, and officers were sent to patrol the school and the bus stop used by most of the children involved.
Jones said extra officers will be on duty today as well.
Principal Sherian Hayward sent a letter home to parents Thursday briefly explaining the incident and promising that school disruptions would be minimized.
Valerie Robertson, the school district's spokeswoman, said: "As always, the safety of our students comes first. We will certainly do anything that needs to be done to ensure they are safe."
Police have interviewed one of the Dunbar students, and officers were trying to locate the other one, Jones said.
Jones said between 10 and 15 students received money. Police recovered cash and merchandise from all but two, she said.
Two weeks ago in Dallas, a child at the J.J. Rhoads Learning Center found an estimated $100,000 that police believe was drug money. Two men were arrested after investigators accused them of threatening students who found the money.
Catherine Steve, president of the Handley PTA, said Thursday that she had received calls throughout the evening from parents who were hearing that an AK-47 assault rifle and crack cocaine were found by Handley children.
Steve said another child gave her son a cellphone with $300 stuffed inside. Her son was interviewed Thursday by police, and he told officers that he disposed of the phone and the money by putting them in a drainpipe.
"You know this is dirty money," Steve said. "Who's to say someone is not looking for these kids? I am concerned about my son's safety. You better believe I am going to be down there at that school first thing in the morning. This is not good."
Jones said police had no evidence that drugs or weapons were found.
"Right now our focus is on recovering the money, and our main concern is to ensure the safety of the kids and ensure there is a safe environment in the school," Jones said.
She said she is checking on reports of robberies, drug activity or other crimes in the area to try to determine where the money came from.
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By Amie Streater, Star-Telegram Staff Writer
FORT WORTH, Texas - A Handley Middle School student found thousands of dollars in a bag behind a school trash bin and passed it around to classmates, police said Thursday.
During school Tuesday, a seventh-grader discovered a sealed plastic bag containing "a substantial amount of $100 bills," Fort Worth police Sgt. Kathi Jones said.
"He was very generous with it," said Jones, who was told that the student intended to save $100 and put it under his mother's pillow for Valentine's Day until he realized he had given away most of the money and spent the rest on a cellphone.
Police don't know how much money was in the bag because the student never stopped to count it.
One child was given $600 and bought a PlayStation 2, Jones said. Another bought new sneakers.
Of course, in the east Fort Worth school of about 700 children, word of a schoolmate handing out $100 bills spread "like wildfire," Jones said.
It didn't take long before two students from Dunbar High School heard about it and threatened the Handley student who found the money, demanding that he give some of it to them, too, she said.
But by then, Jones said, the seventh-grader didn't have any left.
School officials didn't find out about the matter until Thursday, when a parent came to the school with a wad of $100 bills she had found on her child. She wanted to know where the money came from.
Police were called, and officers were sent to patrol the school and the bus stop used by most of the children involved.
Jones said extra officers will be on duty today as well.
Principal Sherian Hayward sent a letter home to parents Thursday briefly explaining the incident and promising that school disruptions would be minimized.
Valerie Robertson, the school district's spokeswoman, said: "As always, the safety of our students comes first. We will certainly do anything that needs to be done to ensure they are safe."
Police have interviewed one of the Dunbar students, and officers were trying to locate the other one, Jones said.
Jones said between 10 and 15 students received money. Police recovered cash and merchandise from all but two, she said.
Two weeks ago in Dallas, a child at the J.J. Rhoads Learning Center found an estimated $100,000 that police believe was drug money. Two men were arrested after investigators accused them of threatening students who found the money.
Catherine Steve, president of the Handley PTA, said Thursday that she had received calls throughout the evening from parents who were hearing that an AK-47 assault rifle and crack cocaine were found by Handley children.
Steve said another child gave her son a cellphone with $300 stuffed inside. Her son was interviewed Thursday by police, and he told officers that he disposed of the phone and the money by putting them in a drainpipe.
"You know this is dirty money," Steve said. "Who's to say someone is not looking for these kids? I am concerned about my son's safety. You better believe I am going to be down there at that school first thing in the morning. This is not good."
Jones said police had no evidence that drugs or weapons were found.
"Right now our focus is on recovering the money, and our main concern is to ensure the safety of the kids and ensure there is a safe environment in the school," Jones said.
She said she is checking on reports of robberies, drug activity or other crimes in the area to try to determine where the money came from.
IN THE KNOW
For information:
• Parents may call Handley Middle School at (817) 496-7450.
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Truck Crashes Into Restaurant; 1 Dead
DALLAS, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- A black Ford Explorer crashed through the front wall of the Brothers Fried Chicken restaurant located in East Dallas at the intersection of Gaston and Fitzhugh avenues Friday afternoon. A customer was inside the restaurant when the vehicle crashed through the wall.
The unnamed customer died. Two employees also were inside the restaurant. One was uninjured, and the other suffered unknown injuries.
Witnesses said the SUV driver, Phil Duncan, was traveling at a high rate of speed, and police said there were no skid or brake marks leading up to the point of impact.
"He was going probably 50 (mph) or 60 (mph)," a witness said. "He cut across the car wash, and he just slammed right in there. Right before he hit, he jumped out and just took off."
Duncan fled the scene. Police caught him a few blocks away from the restaurant a short time later and took him into custody.
NBC 5 was able to talk with the driver.
"I was going to buy some chicken, but my brakes went out," Duncan said. "Why I left, I went to get my wife to tell my wife I wrecked the truck. That's what I did. I walked right across the street. Me and her both was fixing to come up here (to the restaurant)."
Although Duncan said he lost control of the SUV because the vehicle's brakes failed, police said they checked the SUV's brakes and found them to be in working order.
Officers said the driver faces failure to stop and render aid and manslaughter charges.
DALLAS, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- A black Ford Explorer crashed through the front wall of the Brothers Fried Chicken restaurant located in East Dallas at the intersection of Gaston and Fitzhugh avenues Friday afternoon. A customer was inside the restaurant when the vehicle crashed through the wall.
The unnamed customer died. Two employees also were inside the restaurant. One was uninjured, and the other suffered unknown injuries.
Witnesses said the SUV driver, Phil Duncan, was traveling at a high rate of speed, and police said there were no skid or brake marks leading up to the point of impact.
"He was going probably 50 (mph) or 60 (mph)," a witness said. "He cut across the car wash, and he just slammed right in there. Right before he hit, he jumped out and just took off."
Duncan fled the scene. Police caught him a few blocks away from the restaurant a short time later and took him into custody.
NBC 5 was able to talk with the driver.
"I was going to buy some chicken, but my brakes went out," Duncan said. "Why I left, I went to get my wife to tell my wife I wrecked the truck. That's what I did. I walked right across the street. Me and her both was fixing to come up here (to the restaurant)."
Although Duncan said he lost control of the SUV because the vehicle's brakes failed, police said they checked the SUV's brakes and found them to be in working order.
Officers said the driver faces failure to stop and render aid and manslaughter charges.
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Mom Admits Mistake, Warns Other Parents
Search On For Car Thief
FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- Tanya Shaw parked her idling pickup truck Thursday evening and went into a store for only a minute. Her 4-year-old son, Bryan McCullough, was asleep in the backseat. While she was inside the store, a thief stole the truck with the child still inside.
An Amber Alert was issued for the boy, who was found safe a brief time later.
Although the boy was safe, Shaw admitted she made a potentially tragic mistake.
"It was just the most terrifying moment that I ever experienced," she said. "I could of have lost him. Anything could have happened, and it's my fault."
Shaw said she left McCullough asleep in the vehicle because the boy suffers from chronic asthma. She also said the truck rarely starts again after the ignition is turned off.
Shaw issued a warning to other parents who think a minute alone would not bring harm to a child.
"I was trying to get him a birthday present that he wanted," she said. "For all the other mothers, it can happen. It can happen in the best of neighborhoods, in the worst of neighborhoods, it can happen."
With McCullough back at home, the search continues for the car thief.
Investigators said the man stole the pickup without knowing the boy was inside, but said the man will still face kidnapping charges if they find him.
Shaw left the truck running outside an Academy Sports & Outdoors store at Interstate 20 and Bryant Irvin. After the Amber Alert was issued, the truck was spotted at a nearby apartment complex.
Police said when the boy woke up he apparently startled the thief, who pulled over, told him to wait for him, and then bailed out.
Joshua Morrison, 14, found the boy wandering around the apartment parking lot.
"He walked up to me and asked if I knew where Fort Worth is and, of course, I told him, 'It's right here,' and I asked him where he lived and he told me, 'In a brown house,' and I said, 'Where did you come from?' and he said he was asleep in the truck and, 'Some man brought me over here and told me to wait in the truck,' " Morrison said.
"He was asleep at first, and the man left him in the truck and said, 'I'll be right back.' He waited in the truck 10 minutes, got out, came over here and that's when I walked up," Morrison said.
Police hope the boy can help provide some information on his abductor because police said car thefts have been a big problem in Fort Worth and finding this man could solve other crimes.
Search On For Car Thief
FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- Tanya Shaw parked her idling pickup truck Thursday evening and went into a store for only a minute. Her 4-year-old son, Bryan McCullough, was asleep in the backseat. While she was inside the store, a thief stole the truck with the child still inside.
An Amber Alert was issued for the boy, who was found safe a brief time later.
Although the boy was safe, Shaw admitted she made a potentially tragic mistake.
"It was just the most terrifying moment that I ever experienced," she said. "I could of have lost him. Anything could have happened, and it's my fault."
Shaw said she left McCullough asleep in the vehicle because the boy suffers from chronic asthma. She also said the truck rarely starts again after the ignition is turned off.
Shaw issued a warning to other parents who think a minute alone would not bring harm to a child.
"I was trying to get him a birthday present that he wanted," she said. "For all the other mothers, it can happen. It can happen in the best of neighborhoods, in the worst of neighborhoods, it can happen."
With McCullough back at home, the search continues for the car thief.
Investigators said the man stole the pickup without knowing the boy was inside, but said the man will still face kidnapping charges if they find him.
Shaw left the truck running outside an Academy Sports & Outdoors store at Interstate 20 and Bryant Irvin. After the Amber Alert was issued, the truck was spotted at a nearby apartment complex.
Police said when the boy woke up he apparently startled the thief, who pulled over, told him to wait for him, and then bailed out.
Joshua Morrison, 14, found the boy wandering around the apartment parking lot.
"He walked up to me and asked if I knew where Fort Worth is and, of course, I told him, 'It's right here,' and I asked him where he lived and he told me, 'In a brown house,' and I said, 'Where did you come from?' and he said he was asleep in the truck and, 'Some man brought me over here and told me to wait in the truck,' " Morrison said.
"He was asleep at first, and the man left him in the truck and said, 'I'll be right back.' He waited in the truck 10 minutes, got out, came over here and that's when I walked up," Morrison said.
Police hope the boy can help provide some information on his abductor because police said car thefts have been a big problem in Fort Worth and finding this man could solve other crimes.
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Shoppers Readying For Frisco Ikea Superstore
Store Set For Late Summer Opening
FRISCO, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- Many North Texas shoppers are gearing up for the opening of a huge furniture superstore this summer. Ikea, the Swedish furniture maker, will open a giant facility in Frisco.
In just a few months the parking lot of the store at state Highway 121 and the Tollway will be full of people waiting for the new store to open. Some might even spend the night in tents so that they can be the first inside.
The company opened a store in London, England, on Thursday and 4,000 people stormed the store when the doors were opened. Like the London opening, thousands are expected at the Frisco opening as well.
Scott and Elizabeth Hammond are new to their home in Frisco and can't wait for Ikea to open.
"We will probably be there the first day. We always like new stores, we're shoppers by nature," said Elizabeth Hammond.
As construction continues, Frisco city leaders are already working with the company to ensure a safe grand opening.
"The store, we believe, is going to help make Frisco a destination place," said Dana Baird, city of Frisco.
In a written statement, Ikea said: "We have a proven record of success for opening Ikea stores in the United States and look forward to another safe and successful opening this summer in Frisco."
"We really are confident in the Ikea company ... as well as we have faith in our own city staff that this will be successful here," said Baird.
Despite the near riot at the London opening, the Hammonds aren't concerned.
"I think it will be well received. I think Frisco offers a lot to young people and Ikea will just be another bonus for us," said Scott Hammond.
The police chief and other city leaders traveled to Arizona last fall for Ikea's grand opening there to learn new ways to insure the safe grand opening in Frisco.
Store Set For Late Summer Opening
FRISCO, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- Many North Texas shoppers are gearing up for the opening of a huge furniture superstore this summer. Ikea, the Swedish furniture maker, will open a giant facility in Frisco.
In just a few months the parking lot of the store at state Highway 121 and the Tollway will be full of people waiting for the new store to open. Some might even spend the night in tents so that they can be the first inside.
The company opened a store in London, England, on Thursday and 4,000 people stormed the store when the doors were opened. Like the London opening, thousands are expected at the Frisco opening as well.
Scott and Elizabeth Hammond are new to their home in Frisco and can't wait for Ikea to open.
"We will probably be there the first day. We always like new stores, we're shoppers by nature," said Elizabeth Hammond.
As construction continues, Frisco city leaders are already working with the company to ensure a safe grand opening.
"The store, we believe, is going to help make Frisco a destination place," said Dana Baird, city of Frisco.
In a written statement, Ikea said: "We have a proven record of success for opening Ikea stores in the United States and look forward to another safe and successful opening this summer in Frisco."
"We really are confident in the Ikea company ... as well as we have faith in our own city staff that this will be successful here," said Baird.
Despite the near riot at the London opening, the Hammonds aren't concerned.
"I think it will be well received. I think Frisco offers a lot to young people and Ikea will just be another bonus for us," said Scott Hammond.
The police chief and other city leaders traveled to Arizona last fall for Ikea's grand opening there to learn new ways to insure the safe grand opening in Frisco.
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Recycled Plates Posing Problems For Some Drivers
State Begins To Reissue Old Plate Numbers
FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- It's bad enough to get pulled over by police, but it's even worse to find out your license plate is causing the trouble.
According to The Houston Chronicle, thousands of people across the state may be driving around with recycled plate numbers originally used on vehicles in the 1960s and 1970s.
Drivers told NBC 5 that the mixup has been a headache and has caused a lot of problems.
"I think I would be really upset because it seems like it would be something they should have figured out well in advance, before they make the plates," said driver Robert Sims.
The mixup began when the state failed to inform law enforcement agencies that it had begun reissuing old plate numbers. Now, state tax officials are receiving dozens of complaints from people who appear to police to be driving around in the wrong car.
The state is making moves to fix the problem and is now giving law enforcement agencies, car dealers and tax offices lists of the recycled plate numbers.
Currently, in the city of Arlington, driving with the incorrect plate on a car is a registration violation and carries a fine of $81.
State Begins To Reissue Old Plate Numbers
FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- It's bad enough to get pulled over by police, but it's even worse to find out your license plate is causing the trouble.
According to The Houston Chronicle, thousands of people across the state may be driving around with recycled plate numbers originally used on vehicles in the 1960s and 1970s.
Drivers told NBC 5 that the mixup has been a headache and has caused a lot of problems.
"I think I would be really upset because it seems like it would be something they should have figured out well in advance, before they make the plates," said driver Robert Sims.
The mixup began when the state failed to inform law enforcement agencies that it had begun reissuing old plate numbers. Now, state tax officials are receiving dozens of complaints from people who appear to police to be driving around in the wrong car.
The state is making moves to fix the problem and is now giving law enforcement agencies, car dealers and tax offices lists of the recycled plate numbers.
Currently, in the city of Arlington, driving with the incorrect plate on a car is a registration violation and carries a fine of $81.
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Police, FBI Question Possible Suspect In Teenager's Killing
HALTOM CITY, Texas -- New information emerged Thursday in the case of 14-year-old Lan Bui's killing earlier this week. The FBI joined Haltom City police in the investigation, and a bloodhound followed the girl's trail to a specific unit within the apartment complex where the girl lived and died.
Bui's body was found Monday night in a courtyard within the Waldemar Apartments. The FBI brought in the bloodhound, which was given Bui's scent samples from bindings used to tie the girl's wrist, according to a search warrant affidavit.
"She was bound," Haltom City Police spokeswoman Terri Stayer said. "Again, I want to also tell you, in addition to that she was also gagged. Specifics concerning the bounding and the gagging will not be released."
The dog led investigators to the apartment occupied by the mother and stepfather of Gustavo Flores, one of 12 people questioned by authorities in connection with Bui's murder.
Flores, 19, was arrested three weeks ago on an aggravated assault warrant. Police said they have not ruled out Flores as a possible suspect in the girl's killing.
"He's nice to every …," Ericka Gonzales, Flores' fiancé, said, her voice trailing off. "He's nice to people that he knows, people that he likes. He stays with us at our apartment there in Fort Worth (Texas), but he's not ever actually out here. He's loud. He's crazy, crazy as in a fun, happy person. He's real loveable. I mean, I love him."
Police said they questioned Flores' mother and stepfather. No arrests have been made in the case.
HALTOM CITY, Texas -- New information emerged Thursday in the case of 14-year-old Lan Bui's killing earlier this week. The FBI joined Haltom City police in the investigation, and a bloodhound followed the girl's trail to a specific unit within the apartment complex where the girl lived and died.
Bui's body was found Monday night in a courtyard within the Waldemar Apartments. The FBI brought in the bloodhound, which was given Bui's scent samples from bindings used to tie the girl's wrist, according to a search warrant affidavit.
"She was bound," Haltom City Police spokeswoman Terri Stayer said. "Again, I want to also tell you, in addition to that she was also gagged. Specifics concerning the bounding and the gagging will not be released."
The dog led investigators to the apartment occupied by the mother and stepfather of Gustavo Flores, one of 12 people questioned by authorities in connection with Bui's murder.
Flores, 19, was arrested three weeks ago on an aggravated assault warrant. Police said they have not ruled out Flores as a possible suspect in the girl's killing.
"He's nice to every …," Ericka Gonzales, Flores' fiancé, said, her voice trailing off. "He's nice to people that he knows, people that he likes. He stays with us at our apartment there in Fort Worth (Texas), but he's not ever actually out here. He's loud. He's crazy, crazy as in a fun, happy person. He's real loveable. I mean, I love him."
Police said they questioned Flores' mother and stepfather. No arrests have been made in the case.
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Highway Reopens After Big-Rig Pileup, Spill
2,000 Gallons Of Liquid Lime Spill Onto Highway
FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- Interstate 35 in Fort Worth is reopened this morning after a big mess Wednesday.
About 2,000 gallons of lime poured out onto the freeway when three tractor-trailers collided around 10:40 a.m. in a south bound lane of Interstate 35W at the Northeast 28th Street underpass.
The lime is a mix of crushed limestone and water and is a non-hazardous liquid used to stabilize soil for construction.
Police said the truck carrying liquid lime lost control coming from the on-ramp. The driver hit a gravel truck - which in turn hit another gravel truck.
Environmental crews spent seven hours cleaning up the mess.
Two of the three drivers were taken to a hospital in good condition Wednesday.
A Fort Worth HAZMAT crew arrived at the scene to stop any of the lime from spilling into the nearby creek system, and to assist in the clean-up.
2,000 Gallons Of Liquid Lime Spill Onto Highway
FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAS NBC 5) -- Interstate 35 in Fort Worth is reopened this morning after a big mess Wednesday.
About 2,000 gallons of lime poured out onto the freeway when three tractor-trailers collided around 10:40 a.m. in a south bound lane of Interstate 35W at the Northeast 28th Street underpass.
The lime is a mix of crushed limestone and water and is a non-hazardous liquid used to stabilize soil for construction.
Police said the truck carrying liquid lime lost control coming from the on-ramp. The driver hit a gravel truck - which in turn hit another gravel truck.
Environmental crews spent seven hours cleaning up the mess.
Two of the three drivers were taken to a hospital in good condition Wednesday.
A Fort Worth HAZMAT crew arrived at the scene to stop any of the lime from spilling into the nearby creek system, and to assist in the clean-up.
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NEW TRANSIT CENTER TO OPEN,
BUS ROUTE SCHEDULE CHANGES AHEAD
Effective Monday, February 21, 2005
We'll be celebrating a number of service improvements just in time for spring, crowned by the opening of a new transit center near Fair Park, plus a number of systemwide bus route changes aimed at improving efficiency and reliability. Check the listing below to determine if your route is affected. For more details, please call DART Customer Information at 214-979-1111 or visit us online at http://www.DART.org.
J.B. JACKSON, JR. TRANSIT CENTER
DART's first major transit center in the Fair Park/South Dallas area – named for a former DART Board member and African-American community leader – is located just north of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., between Trunk Ave. and J.B. Jackson, Jr. Blvd. Features will include:
A climate-controlled waiting area with a station monitor in attendance.
Seven bus bays and parking for 200 cars. Bus routes 12, 26, 50 and 409 will serve the facility, which will eventually become a DART Rail station as well.
(NOTE: The portion of Route 445 currently serving the area will become a part of Route 409. For details, please refer to Route 409.)
Special buses will operate non-stop each weekday morning from J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center to South Garland, North Irving and Addison transit centers, and will arrive in time for 6 a.m. transfer connections. The buses will display Route 264 (South Garland), Route 202 (North Irving) and Route 205 (Addison) destination signs, respectively, and require a premium (express) fare.
Click here for route changes.
SOURCE: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
BUS ROUTE SCHEDULE CHANGES AHEAD
Effective Monday, February 21, 2005
We'll be celebrating a number of service improvements just in time for spring, crowned by the opening of a new transit center near Fair Park, plus a number of systemwide bus route changes aimed at improving efficiency and reliability. Check the listing below to determine if your route is affected. For more details, please call DART Customer Information at 214-979-1111 or visit us online at http://www.DART.org.
J.B. JACKSON, JR. TRANSIT CENTER
DART's first major transit center in the Fair Park/South Dallas area – named for a former DART Board member and African-American community leader – is located just north of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., between Trunk Ave. and J.B. Jackson, Jr. Blvd. Features will include:
A climate-controlled waiting area with a station monitor in attendance.
Seven bus bays and parking for 200 cars. Bus routes 12, 26, 50 and 409 will serve the facility, which will eventually become a DART Rail station as well.
(NOTE: The portion of Route 445 currently serving the area will become a part of Route 409. For details, please refer to Route 409.)
Special buses will operate non-stop each weekday morning from J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center to South Garland, North Irving and Addison transit centers, and will arrive in time for 6 a.m. transfer connections. The buses will display Route 264 (South Garland), Route 202 (North Irving) and Route 205 (Addison) destination signs, respectively, and require a premium (express) fare.
Click here for route changes.
SOURCE: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
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