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A maintenance crew had just descended a cell tower when they realized one of their coworkers hadn't made it down. He'd stopped, unable to continue because of the heat. Now he was stuck 700 off the ground.
A Texas jury has convicted polygamist leader Warren Jeffs on child sexual assault charges in a case stemming from two young followers he took as brides in what his church calls "spiritual marriages.''
Some workers on Dallas garbage trucks call this stretch of summer "Hell's Kitchen." Thursday a CBS 11 News crew met three of those workers who say in this heat they have to have each others backs.
Civil liberties groups are gathering together in opposition to Governor Rick Perry's day of prayer and fasting this weekend. The groups say the meeting disrespects the separation of church and state.
The Texas drought is having a big impact on the people who grow the food we eat. Crop losses across the state have not only hurt farmers but also had a negative ripple effect far beyond the farm.
A new temporary art installation in New York's Battery Park near the World Trade Center is paying tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks as the 10th anniversary approaches.
A 79-year-old Oak Cliff woman succumbs to the North Texas heat and dies in her home just two days after reporting to police that her central air conditioner had been stolen.
The child sexual assault case against polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has gone to the jury. He faces up to life in prison.
Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of turkey after a government hunt for the source of a salmonella outbreak that has killed one person and sickened dozens more.
Climatologists say the La Nina weather conditions that contributed to the drought affecting most of Texas may re-occur later this year and prolong the misery for the state's farmers and ranchers.
A fatal 18-wheeler crash closed eastbound Interstate-30, between Cherry Lane and Alta Mere Drive in Fort Worth, on Thursday morning.
Upscale retailer Neiman Marcus said that revenue for stores open at least a year rose 6.5 percent, benefiting from strong sales of designer items.
Southwest Airlines boosted its profit with higher fares and more traffic, but fuel costs soared a stunning 64 percent higher than a year ago.
A suspect has been arrested near Lubbock for the fatal shooting of two men on July 24, in a store parking lot near the Irving Mall.