• Woman arrested for stabbing fire hose as Dallas firefighters battled blaze

  

• Toys for Tots, Pistons owner Tom Gores provide gifts for Detroit families

  

• Fort Worth police unveils new unit to build community trust

  

• Plans announced for Pittsburgh's First Night festivities on New Year's Eve

  

• Extended street closures begin in downtown LA for Convention Center revitalization

  

• Sheriff Tom Dart says he warned lawmakers about electronic monitoring issues

  

• Loop rollover crash shuts down part of Wacker Drive

  

• Man dead after barricading himself inside Stamford, Conn., home, police say