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DELRAY BEACH, FL — A Delray Beach woman was rescued from a storm drain this week, nearly two years after police found her naked and stuck in another storm drain weeks after her boyfriend reported her missing. According to a report by WFLA, Delray Beach police responded to a canal near Lindell Boulevard after someone reported a person in possible distress. When officers arrived, they asked a woman later identified as Lyndsey Kennedy if she needed help; however, she ignored them and climbed into a storm drain pipe, WFLA reported. Police said Kennedy refused to leave the drain and was...

A highly venomous cobra is on the loose in Grand Prairie, Texas, after it went missing from a home on Tuesday. The owner was permitted to have the snake by the State of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. A bite from the West African Banded Cobra could be lethal to humans, and the snake is aggressive. “I left to go get food for my other animals down the street and I came back, and the cage door was open by an inch," he said. "She must have found a way to open it up." He believes the snake is either...

A massive fire at a plastics facility in Grand Prairie, Texas, that can be seen for miles is likely to continue burning for days and could knock out electricity in the area for some time, firefighters said Wednesday morning while urging people to stay indoors because of the "toxic plume" rising from the scene. At about midnight, an overhanging power line fell onto plastic sheeting in a storage facility at the Poly-America manufacturing plant in the 2000 block of West Marshall Drive, said Bill Murphy, Assistant Chief with the Grand Prairie Fire Department. The materials ignited and spread throughout the...

Some people know how to make an entrance, while others specialize in exits. On December 6th, 17-year old Jackson Racicot posted a video titled, “How I quit my job today,” on Facebook. As of today, the video has been viewed nearly 300,000 times. The teen quit his job at the Walmart Grande Prairie Supercentre in Alberta, Canada, by reading a prepared speech into a store-wide intercom system, Insider reports. “Attention all shoppers, associates and management, I would like to say to all of you today that nobody should work here, ever,” he said over the speakers. “Our managers will make...

March 24, 2009 Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/March/09-nsd-264.html Irish Trading Firm and Its Officers Charged in Scheme to Supply Iran with Sensitive U.S. Technology WASHINGTON – An Irish trading company and three of its officers have been charged with purchasing helicopter engines and other aircraft components from U.S. firms and illegally exporting them to Iran using companies in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates. Among the alleged recipients of these U.S. goods was an Iranian military firm that has since been designated by the United States for being owned or controlled by entities involved in Iran’s nuclear...

Tarrant County Community College southeast campus in Arlington is on lockdown midday Tuesday after reports of an armed suspect near campus. Scanner traffic indicates that Grand Prairie Police are looking for an armed burglary suspect who has a stolen .22 firearm. Suspect is reportedly wearing a black hoodie. Officials believe the suspect may be in a wooded area behind the campus. TCC sent out an alert to students telling them a lockdown is in effect. If they were in a building, students were told to stay in the room, turn out lights and stay away from doors and windows.

GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) – A shooter opened fire at a skating rink during a private family event Saturday night, killing five and wounding four before turning the gun on himself, Grand Prairie Police spokesman John Brimmer said.

GRAND PRAIRIE -- A gunman in a van in a Wal-Mart parking lot killed one police officer and critically wounded another Friday, prompting a daylong standoff that trapped customers in the store before the attacker was found dead. Sgt. Gregory Hunter, 54, was fatally shot as he and another officer, Bruce Seix, checked on a blue camper-style van that had been parked all night with its engine running, said police spokesman John Brimmer. Hunter went to the front of the van and Seix to the side, Brimmer said. The suspect, whose name was not released, shot Hunter at least twice...

Breaking on Fox news right now; Blue van found & thought to have been abandoned in lot. 2 officers approached it & were shot. Both survived, with one being airlifted to a nearby hospital. Other officers & the SWAT team have surrounded the vehicle.

Standoff in Texas Town Ends With Two Dead, One Officer Critically Injured Angela K. Brown/Associated Press Jun 18, 2004 GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) - A gunman in a van in a Wal-Mart parking lot killed one police officer and critically wounded another Friday, prompting an hours-long standoff that trapped customers in the store for hours before the attacker was found dead. Sgt. Gregory Hunter, 54, was fatally shot Friday morning as he and another officer, Bruce Seix, checked on a blue camper-style van that had been parked all night with its engine running, said police spokesman John Brimmer. Hunter went...

I have been searching and find nothing. Apparently, there was a body hanging from the overpass on the Spur 408 to I-20 Westbound, and had traffic all snarled up. This did come from the Bone, but it was too ad-lib to be a setup, and the TxDOT cams are shut down there, so I can't see anything. If anyone has heard anything, or was there, I'd appreciate any info. I won't go into why, but I'm curious if this was really a suicide.

Kurds rejoice in a new era for homeland 'Hope has replaced the fear, thanks to America'04/28/2003 By LOUISE APPLEBOME / The Dallas Morning News GRAND PRAIRIE – Kurdish revelers used a sunny afternoon at Joe Pool Lake to celebrate the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq and sunnier days for Kurds living in that country's northern region. "Today, every child in Iraq can have a better life and bright future. People of Iraq will enjoy peace, democracy and freedom," said Ilham Ahmad, 18. On Sunday, Ms. Ahmad was one of a cadre of speakers that addressed a crowd of...

Man linked to missing woman, girl kills self 01/11/2003 By JASON TRAHAN / The Dallas Morning News Authorities are unraveling the links among a suicide in a Grand Prairie motel this week, two missing people and a bloody trailer found in Central Texas. The man who committed suicide, James D. Clinton, was wanted for questioning in the disappearances of his wife and her daughter. Gay W. Clinton, 43, and her daughter, Samantha R. Clinton, 14, were reported missing Dec. 21 after relatives couldn't reach them. At 8:40 a.m. Thursday, Mr. Clinton, 50, of Centerville in Leon County, called 911...

Irving police seek 4th in death of waitress 01/06/2003 From Staff Reports Irving police are looking for a fourth person wanted in the death of a waitress at an Irving Bennigan's. Jennifer Michelle Sanchez, 22, was trying to write down the license-plate number of the car after its four occupants ran out on a $100 restaurant tab early Friday. She died later that day at Parkland Memorial Hospital from head injuries. Jennifer Michelle Sanchez The driver, 18-year-old Sarah Foust of Irving, is charged Saturday on suspicion of murder and driving under the influence, Irving police said. She's in jail...

Waitress hit by car dies 01/03/2003 By KIMBERLY DURNAN / Dallas Web Staff A 22-year-old waitress died from severe head injuries after she was struck early Friday by a car occupied with four people who had walked out on their restaurant bill at an Irving Bennigan's, police said. Jennifer Sanchez, of Grand Prairie, was taken to Parkland Hospital where she underwent surgery for her injuries. Ms. Sanchez had gone into the restaurant parking lot just after 1 a.m. to get the license plate number of four patrons who had just walked out on their $100 restaurant tab, Irving police...