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By MATT SMITH | Cleburne Times-Review, Texas | Published: December 23, 2020 CLEBURNE, Texas (Tribune News Service) — A Burleson pilot died Saturday after the kit plane he was flying crashed in a business parking lot. Burleson police and firefighters responded to the back parking lot of a business at 605 E. Renfro St. where they found the crashed plane and pronounced Earl Kirkpatrick, 85, dead at the scene. Kirkpatrick was the sole occupant of the plane, police said. The National Transport...

North Texas firefighters share excitement and concern about being first to get COVID-19 vaccine this week The Cleburne Fire Department and Flower Mound Fire Department are both getting 500 Moderna COVID-19 vaccination shots this week. Author: Jay Wallis (WFAA) Updated: 7:13 PM CST December 21, 2020 Many fire departments across Texas will be receiving their vaccine distribution this week, including a handful in North Texas. Fire Departments in Cleburne, Flower Mou...

Waxahachie Daily Light Presbyterian Childrens Homes and Services (PCHAS) is distributing gifts to children in the foster care system, from churches in Ellis County and surrounding areas. Founded by a church in 1903, PCHAS has had support from many churches ever since its beginning. "That is always a choice of each church; we are not guaranteed financial support or in-kind support from them. We also get funded by individuals, foundations and other sources," shared Noreen OBrien, Manager of Co...

Alabama News The rate does remain above November 2019’s rate of 2.7%. November’s rate represents 100,537 unemployed people, compared to 127,425. “As we are nearing the end of a definitively turbulent year, it’s truly great news to see our unemployment rate drop below 5%,” Alabama Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington said.  “We’re not where we were prior to the pandemic, and it may take more time to get there, but we’re making progress. We’ve got more people working now than ...

ICU beds disappearing, doctors say ICU beds disappearing, doctors say UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson tweeted this evening that only 4 percent of the state’s ICU beds are available. That was an improvement over this morning, when, according to Arkansas Center for Health Improvement Director Dr. Joe Thompson, Patterson said there were zero ICU beds available. [CLARIFICATION: Patterson was apparently referring to UAMS only when he said Thursday morning there were no beds.] Patterson and Th...

Tarrant County mom gets 12 years for attempting to suffocate her baby By FOX 4 Staff article FORT WORTH, Texas - A woman charged with trying to suffocate her baby has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Police say Shawna Bieber took the baby to Cook Childrens Medical Center last year and claimed her baby would stop breathing. The mother and child were taken to a hospital room with hidden cameras that captured Bieber squeezing her seven-month-old daughter two different times. Prosecutors thin...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 4.4%, down from October’s revised rate of 5.7%, and above November 2019’s rate of 2.7%. November’s rate represents 100,537 unemployed persons, compared to 127,425 in October and 61,381 in November 2019. “As we are nearing the end of a definitively turbulent year, it’s truly great news to see o...

Alabama U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers says he tested positive for coronavirus Thursday morning. Posted: Dec 17, 2020 12:23 PM Updated: Dec 17, 2020 1:21 PM Posted By: Ashley Thusius Alabama U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers says he tested positive for coronavirus Thursday morning. He tweeted “I immediately consulted with the Office of the Attending Physician and am currently self-isolating. I am experiencing mild symptoms but otherwise I am in good spirits and looking forward to getting back to work soon.” R...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- School districts across the Houston area and across the state will be receiving a bit of Christmas cheer in the mail from a man who is determined to spread appreciation and joy this holiday season. "Christmas is both the most exciting and simultaneously the most depressing time of the year," said Matthew Conley, the creator of CrossInk Creations, a ministry. For 13 years, 24-year-old Conley has made it his mission to send a Christmas card to every single employee in Cle...

By Kiana Freeman and Nada J. Ruddock • Published December 14, 2020 • Updated on December 14, 2020 at 4:00 pm Humane Society of North Texas Join NBC 5 and enjoy the gift of giving by making a contribution to our North Texas animal shelters through the Comfort and Joy Donation Drive. Our local participating animal shelters really need a helping hand, especially during this holiday season. The Comfort and Joy Donation Drive will be held now – January 2. Animal shelters are req...