Social Security check in the mail will soon be a thing of the past 2:03 PM

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Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of people who receive Social Security and other government benefits.

Warnings credited in Midwest tornado outbreak 12:33 PM

Concerned that Midwesterners might be complacent after repeated tornado warnings came to nothing, forecasters issued a sternly worded alert, well in advance, that weekend storms could prove fatal.

Guard family adviser knows what she's talking about 11:31 AM

Christine Gilbreath holds one of the most important jobs in the Texas Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment.

Tarrant County cities are adding and expanding parks

A soon-to-open park in north Arlington is a gem in almost a literal sense.

Group calls on JPS to get rid of McDonald's 11:31 AM

A national advocacy group is calling on John Peter Smith Hospital to close the McDonald's restaurant at its main campus, saying hospitals should "stop fostering a food environment that promotes harm, not health."

Fort Worth adds an estimated 9,360 people in 2011

Fort Worth was the fastest-growing city in North Texas last year, but the pace has slowed dramatically compared to its heady pre-recession gains.

Potential Clemens jurors question cost of hearing 4:45 PM

Roger Clemens stood and uttered "Morning" to the 90 potential jurors who had gathered in the ornate, sixth-floor ceremonial courtroom, the one deemed big enough to hold them all. After he sat down, he swiveled his chair, as if trying to make eye contact with as many as possible.

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Dan McCarney's recovery from a February stroke was outlook-altering.

 
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If Senate forum is any indication, we'll miss Hutchison

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