http://www.yourstreet.com/news/dallas-county YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Trey Garrison , wrote an interesting piece on Charles Sandoval's reincarnation as a visiting judge in Dallas County after the judge was defeated at the polls and made unwelcome by his fellow jurists in Collin County. He even includes a nice nod to the Collin County... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756251/the-collin-county-observer-d-magazine-on-judge-sandoval Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:50:08 -0800 Just last month, Governor Rick Perry appointed Catherine Evans, a former Dallas County juvenile court judge, to be the ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission. The ombudsman's job is to be the representative of the incarcerated youth of the Texas Youth Commission... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751708/jobsanger-juvenile-official-suspected-of-smuggling Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:04:08 -0700 Photos by Kimberly Thorpe Claude Simmons and Christopher Shun Scott outside the House of Blues, shortly after their release from prison today. Check out more photos here in our slide show . ? The courtroom was filled with tears, then cheers: Two men who spent 12... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752394/today,-two-more-wrongly-imprisoned-men-took-their-first-steps-as-free-men Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:03:08 -0700 Bill Miller Enjoy Friday's cloudless skies and mild temperatures near 80, because you're in for a wet weekend, and more showers next week, according to the National Weather Service. Friday's brilliant forecast follows a stormy Thursday when a cold front pushed into... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736515/late-saturday-showers-just-the-beginning-of-wet-pattern Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:44:08 -0700 ? Phillip David Wainscott , who's been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1995, says Dallas County is interfering with his ability to make a living -- and by Dallas County, he really means Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price in his position as a member... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734333/attorney-claims-dallas-county,-john-wiley-price-are-keeping-him-out-of-bail Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:48:08 -0700 It's not the biggest casualty of Dallas County's budget-cutting exercises, but the closing of the south entrance to the George Allen civil courts building will surely be felt by citizens and county employees alike. With the approval yesterday of the 2010 county... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6724517/dallas-city-hall-blog-update-dallas-county-to-close-south-entrance-to-civ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:40:08 -0700 Dallas County has launched a free discount prescription program for all county residents, regardless of income, age, or health status. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6704163/dallas-county-launches-discount-rx-card Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:41:08 -0700 By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. A former FBI agent who once served as a spokeswoman for the Dallas office has been sentenced to two years probation for driving while intoxicated, according to Dallas County criminal court records. Lori Bailey, 51, of Rowlett, pleaded guilty to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6704135/former-dallas-fbi-spokeswoman-gets-probation-for-dwi Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:24:08 -0700 Dallas County commissioners have decided to stop picking up the $200,000 per year tab for crime lab tests of evidence collected by city police. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6694092/dallas-area-police-must-pay-for-evidence-testing Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:38:08 -0700 DALLAS — Dallas County commissioners have decided to stop picking up the $200,000 per year tab for crime lab tests of evidence collected by city police. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6691638/dallas-area-police-must-pay-for-evidence-testing Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:24:08 -0700 Marlon Alfaro, killed in January in a Lower Greenville parking lot ? Back in March we told you the story of Frank Farias , the airman arrested for murder after running over a man outside a Lower Greenville nightclub in January. There's an update: The 23-year-old is... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6675128/airman-arrested-for-murder-on-lower-greenville-now-awaiting-air-force-heari Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:58:08 -0700 Clay Graham From left to right: James C. Giles, Thomas McGowan, James Waller and Charles Chatman -- all Dallas County DNA exonerees -- in April 2008 ? State Rep. Rafael Anchia filed House Bill 1736 in February; Governor Rick Perry signed the Dallas Democrat's... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6675133/for-the-wrongfully-imprisoned,-further-compensation-to-live-a-normal-life- Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:15:08 -0700 Library of Congress via Flickr The late Dallas County Judge Quentin Corley, pictured here in 1916 ? It's been too long since we've published a photo from The Wayback Machine, so much thanks to the Friend of Unfair Park who was messing around on Flickr and found... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6675137/this-week-s-local-history-lesson-quentin-corley,-dallas-judge-and- Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:21:08 -0700 Each month the North Texas Food Bank pantries serve thousands of families throughout Dallas County. But they can’t do that without help, and that’s where you come in, readers. Representative Helen Giddings (D-Dallas) will  host her 2nd Annual Movie... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6666330/best-southwest-citizen-knight,-giddings-unite-against-hunger Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:46:08 -0700 Rio Vista man dies after wreck A Rio Vista man died Monday of injuries sustained in a wreck south of Cleburne. The Tarrant County medical examiner’s office identified the man as Walter Gill, 68. He died at 1:50 p.m. Monday at Texas Health Harris Methodist... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6663971/briefs-rio-vista-man-dies-after-wreck Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:15:08 -0700 By MELODY McDONALD One man was behind on his car payments, so he got his buddies to steal his vehicle and dismantle it. Another didn’t like his ex-wife’s new boyfriend driving the vehicle he was ordered to make payments on, so he sank it in a country... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6663972/more-car-buyers-going-down-the-wrong-road-and-committing-insurance-fraud Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:10:08 -0700 By MELODY McDONALD One man was behind on his car payments, so he got his buddies to steal his vehicle and dismantle it. Another didn’t like his ex-wife’s new boyfriend driving the vehicle he was ordered to make payments on, so he sank it in a country... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6664794/more-car-buyers-going-down-the-wrong-road-and-committing-insurance-fraud Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:10:08 -0700 A former FBI agent has been hired to investigate the employment practices of two Dallas County constables. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6658261/commissioners-hire-former-fbi-agent-to-investigate-2-constables Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:53:08 -0700 By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. An Irving restaurant owner was shot several times as he stood in front of his business Monday night before the gunman fled the scene, Irving police and a family member said Tuesday. Alfredo Rosales Sr., 65, of Dallas died at Parkland Memorial... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6658252/owner-gunned-down-outside-irving-restaurant Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:27:08 -0700