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Silver Alert issued for missing North Texas man

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GARLAND, Texas — A Silver Alert was issued Saturday evening for a missing North Texas man from Garland. The Garland Police Department is looking for 70-year-old Gary Chambers. Chambers is described as a 6-foot-tall, 180-pound man with brown hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt and plaid pajama bottoms. Chambers was … Read more

British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Michael Clayton,’ dies at 75

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LONDON – Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in “The Full Monty,” “Michael Clayton” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” has died, his family said. He was 75. A statement shared by his agent on behalf of the family said Wilkinson died suddenly at home on Saturday. It didn’t provide further … Read more

Drunken driver arrested after fleeing crash on North Side, police say; 1 hospitalized in critical condition

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SAN ANTONIO – A driver was arrested Friday night after fleeing the scene of a car crash that critically injured another person. San Antonio police said the incident happened at around 8 p.m. in the 9500 block of Wetmore Road. A gray Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound on Wetmore when, for some reason, drove into … Read more

Two dead, dozens displaced by Christmas Eve apartment fire in Fort Worth, officials say

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Two residents were transported to local hospitals with life-threatening injuries, officials said. FORT WORTH, Texas — Two person was killed, and more than 20 other Fort Worth residents were displaced from their apartments, after a fire broke out in their building on Christmas Eve, officials said. Just before 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve, the Fort … Read more