http://www.yourstreet.com/news/tarrant-county YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us By DIANNA HUNT The swine flu vaccine made its public debut in Tarrant County on Monday with a few tears, a few squirms and, for some, a few giggles. "It tickles a bit," 10-year-old Colby Lovelace said. Colby was among more than a dozen children who became the first... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744615/first-doses-of-swine-flu-vaccine-are-distributed-in-tarrant-county Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:50:08 -0700 By DIANNA HUNT The swine flu vaccine made its public debut in Tarrant County on Monday with a few tears, a few squirms and, for some, a few giggles. "It tickles a bit," 10-year-old Colby Lovelace said. Colby was among more than a dozen children who became the first... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744625/first-doses-of-swine-flu-vaccine-are-distributed-in-tarrant-county Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:50:08 -0700 By BILL MILLER A 20-year-old man died Sunday in an emergency room after he was stabbed in a brawl at an apartment complex in east Fort Worth, police said. Yannick Blake was pronounced dead 8:31 p.m. Sunday at the John Peter Smith Hospital ER, according to the Tarrant... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744618/man,-20,-fatally-stabbed-during-brawl-in-northeast-fort-worth Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:38:08 -0700 Precinct 1 Constable Ben Fry, R-Ennis, had his official oppression trial in Tarrant County’s 237th District Court (Judge Everett Young) transferred (venue change?) to a brand-spanking new Tarrant County 432nd District Court (Gov. Rick Perry appointed Ruben... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742070/the-ellis-county-observer-ben-fry-case-transferred-to-brand-new-court Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:45:08 -0700 By DAVE MONTGOMERY AUSTIN — Three ousted members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission said Thursday that their abrupt removal by Gov. Rick Perry this week could slow the panel’s efforts to determine if a flawed arson investigation led to the execution... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736506/burleson-scientist-says-she-s-suspicious-of-perry-s-motives-in-overhaulin Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:44:08 -0700 By DAVE MONTGOMERY AUSTIN — Three ousted members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission said Thursday that their abrupt removal by Gov. Rick Perry this week could slow the panel’s efforts to determine if a flawed arson investigation led to the execution... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736518/burleson-scientist-says-she-s-suspicious-of-perry-s-motives-in-overhaulin Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:44:08 -0700 By MARTHA DELLER FORT WORTH — A 38-year-old Fort Worth father was convicted Thursday of starving his 7-month-old son, who weighed only 6 pounds when a neighbor called 911 in 2007 to report that the baby’s mother would not take him to the hospital despite... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736504/jury-finds-man-guilty-of-causing-serious-bodily-injury-to-his-son Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:50:08 -0700 By MARTHA DELLER FORT WORTH — A 38-year-old Fort Worth father was convicted Thursday of starving his 7-month-old son, who weighed only 6 pounds when a neighbor called 911 in 2007 to report that the baby’s mother would not take him to the hospital despite... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736516/jury-finds-man-guilty-of-causing-serious-bodily-injury-to-his-son Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:50:08 -0700 By JAN JARVIS and LOGAN WILSON The first shipment of the H1N1 vaccine should be headed for Texas on Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. But it’s not clear when designated providers will have the vaccine ready for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736513/h1n1-vaccine-will-head-to-texas-next-week Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:55:08 -0700 By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. Krysten Tidwell walked down a sidewalk at Midway Park in Euless on Thursday just after sunrise, carrying her backpack and a cellphone. In an instant, a yellow Jeep Wrangler pulled beside Tidwell and a man jumped out, grabbing the screaming... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736519/girl-s-abduction-was-training-exercise-for-northeast-tarrant-task-force Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:52:08 -0700 By ALEX BRANCH FORT WORTH — About $1.8 million in funding for new homeless programs will go toward providing more subsidized housing, hiring additional caseworkers and starting a mobile street management team, officials announced Thursday. The United Way of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736509/about-1-8-million-for-new-fort-worth-homeless-programs-will-be-awarded-in- Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:09:08 -0700 By MARTHA DELLER FORT WORTH — Ruben Gonzalez Jr. isn’t the first Hispanic judge in Tarrant County. But he’s the first Mexican-American to be appointed by a Texas governor to a district court — a signal that the governor wants more diversity on... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736508/judge-ruben-gonzalez-jr-sworn-in-to-tarrant-county-rsquo-s-newest-court Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:32:08 -0700 By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. ARLINGTON ? Officials have released the name of the Good Samaritan Marine reservist who was killed Sunday morning while trying to divert traffic around a crash on Interstate 20. Alvaro Rios, 23, who lived in Dallas, was was an aircraft engine... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728566/good-samaritan-killed-in-arlington-was-a-marine-reservist Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:17:08 -0700 By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. ARLINGTON ? Officials have released the name of the Good Samaritan Marine reservist who was killed Sunday morning while trying to divert traffic around a crash on Interstate 20. Alvaro Rios, 23, who lived in Dallas, was was an aircraft engine... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728699/good-samaritan-killed-in-arlington-was-a-marine-reservist Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:17:08 -0700 In 1965, when Tarrant County voters were going to the polls to decide whether they should create a "junior college" and a taxing entity to support it, they probably didn’t envisioned the institution that today rivals major universities in terms of enrollment.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728544/tarrant-county-college-serves-record-number-of-students Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:53:08 -0700 By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. FORT WORTH -- On a normal dry Sunday, it takes Marie Reynolds less than 15 minutes to drive to St. Ann Catholic Church in Burleson for Mass. Reynolds and her daughter, Joann Reynolds, didn't make it Sunday morning. The Reynolds' car was swept... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717489/high-water-rescues-reported-in-fort-worth,-burleson Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:03:08 -0700 By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. FORT WORTH -- On a normal dry Sunday, it takes Marie Reynolds less than 15 minutes to drive to St. Ann Catholic Church in Burleson for Mass. Reynolds and her daughter, Joann Reynolds, didn't make it Sunday morning. The Reynolds' car was swept... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717497/high-water-rescues-reported-in-fort-worth,-burleson Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:03:08 -0700 By SCOTT NISHIMURA Eric Nevins — laid off in June from a job hauling mobile homes into the oil patch — knows what he’d say to a hiring manager if he got the chance. "I just want to work," he said. "Give me a job, tell me what time you want me to be... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717499/ex-cons-having-a-tough-time-finding-jobs Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:40:08 -0700 By MITCH MITCHELL Heavy downpours turned streets into rivers, knocked out power to thousands of homes and forced a popular outdoor jazz festival to seek shelter Saturday as forecasters predicted stormy weather for the next few days. The National Weather Service... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717563/keep-your-umbrella-handy-d-fw-flash-flood-warning-could-be-extended Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:03:08 -0700 By MARTHA DELLER FORT WORTH — Val Renfro doesn’t consider herself "elderly." In fact, the 66-year-old Arlington woman said Thursday, she rather resented the "granny" moniker adopted by media outlets worldwide as they reported on her gutsy pursuit of a man... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712885/because-of-victim-s-age,-ex-con-purse-snatcher-gets-hard-time Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:42:08 -0700