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DUNCANVILLE, Texas — Police on Monday shot and killed a man who showed up at a Duncanville summer camp with a gun and then exchanged shots with officers, officials said. No children, camp staffers or police were injured in the incident, which unfolded shortly after 8:30 a.m. at the Duncanville Fieldhouse. The location is an indoor sports and fitness venue where more than 150 children were attending a summer camp. Police began receiving calls at 8:43 a.m. about a person with a gun and shots fired, according to a police news release. Officers arrived two minutes later, at 8:45 a.m.,...

Duncanville, Texas mayor silences anti-camera councilman by having him arrested. The mayor of Duncanville, Texas had a member of the city council arrested last Tuesday for speaking out against the use of red light cameras during an official meeting. The incident took place during the discussion of whether the city should spend $59,000 to make street repairs. Mayor David Green recognized Councilman Paul Ford to speak on the contract item. "Thank you," Ford said. "I want to let you know that earlier this evening during briefing, Mayor Green threatened me that if he told me to stop talking and I...

A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder for the shooting death of a Texas boy stricken with cancer who was gunned down while standing in front of his house. Ryan Lara, 15, had recently started treatment for lymphoma when he was killed Nov. 8 in a botched robbery that occurred as he was moving a car from the street to the family's driveway in Duncanville.

A Texas high school teacher has been placed on leave and may be fired after a tweet she sent out about Ferguson directed at “dumb duck ass crackers” and telling people “kill yourselves.” Here’s the tweet in question, which has since been deleted (along with the Twitter account): Vinita Hegwood tweeted that out on Friday night. The Duncanville school district was quick to condemn her remarks as “absolutely reprehensible, and today school officials are saying that she’s been placed on leave without pay. WFAA reached out to Hegwood’s husband. He didn’t say much about the tweet, just that there’s more...

Neglect by Duncanville mom allegedIndicted Duncanville woman denies leaving boy, 12, in squalor06/14/2003By ROBERT THARP and HERB BOOTH / The Dallas Morning News A Duncanville mother was indicted Friday on charges that she abandoned her 12-year-old son in a squalid home without running water or a telephone. Larrolynn Joyce Ward visited the house twice a week to bring the boy food and water, according to court documents. As investigators stepped through the house in April, clouds of gnats swarmed with every footstep, and trash was at least 6 inches deep in every room, authorities said. Ms. Ward, 36, was indicted...

Duncanville students suspended for video Band members reportedly bared breasts on tape05/13/2003 By HERB BOOTH / The Dallas Morning News Eight Duncanville High School band students have been suspended from classes for taking part in a video where girls bared their breasts, a district official said Monday. Seven girls and one boy – all juniors and seniors – were sent to Summit Education Center, the district's alternative school, Duncanville school Superintendent Jerry Cook said. Some of the students admitted participating in the video, he said. Karla Oliver, the Duncanville school district's director of community relations, said the video was shot...