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Meet Patrick Welsh, the Dallas PD Sergeant Who's Devoted His Career to Solving Rape Cases Gone Cold

It was the middle of the night when the girl, 12, peeked her head around her bedroom door and saw the man coming up the stairs. He was a stranger, tall and with a gap between his teeth. He made her take off her shirt before he tied her up and raped her at knifepoint amongst her stuffed animals. Then ... More >>

City of Ate Wins! Sriracha Chips Among Finalist for Lay's New Flavor.

Plano-based Frito-Lay has announced the winners of their Lay's Do Us A Flavors contest. Several months ago chip-eaters around the world were asked to submit their idea for a new flavor of chip. The three winning flavors and their people were on Good Morning America this morning; A lady from Land O ... More >>

The 30 Essential Texas Restaurants: Plus Some That Nearly Made It

If you've read this week's feature -- The 30 Essential Texas Restaurants to Visit Before You Die -- by food critic Katharine Shilcutt at our sister paper the Houston Press, then you've no doubt already asked why X, Y or Z restaurant didn't make the list. Maybe you've asked this question angrily to ... More >>

American Airlines Flight Sent Back to Gate After Flight Attendant Rants Over PA About Crashing

Update, 12:30 p.m.: The flight's on the ground, but it will need to restock its alcohol supply. Details after the original. Update, 11:23 a.m.: American has confirmed the incident, and says two flight attendants were injured. The airline's statement is after the original item. Original item: An Am ... More >>

Can Mormons Be Trusted? A Shallow Guide to Managing Your Most Ill-Informed Fears.

Mitt Romney CampaignConcerns have been raised over Mormonism's decision to move to Cleveland. Because, you know, it's Cleveland.​Last month evangelical leaders gathered in D.C. for the Values Voter Summit, where disciples of the Pissed-Off Jesus harrumphed and yammered about how much America sucke ... More >>

So Why Didn't WFAA Air Colbert's Super PAC Spot? "Old-Fashioned Human Error."

Mark Cuban in the Stephen Colbert Super PAC ad that WFAA did not, in fact, reject.​Here's the boring truth behind Stephen Colbert's WFAA rant last night: The reason our ABC affiliate didn't air Colbert's Super PAC spot about the NBA lockout was "garden-variety human error," according to the statio ... More >>

The Spanking Study: SMU Prof Allowed to Listen In as Dallas Parents Discipline Kids

​SMU psychology professor George Holden spends most of his time "understanding the determinants and significance of the parent-child relationship in development," says his Hilltop curriculum vitae, which is loaded with books and studies on the subject. Among the suggested-reading list: "Children's ... More >>

Forget Demi: It's Grand Prairie's Own Selena Gomez That Disney's Pushing Now.

​Can you smell it? That intoxicating blend of corporate America, young Hollywood and mall food courts wafting around town today -- that's from one Selena Gomez, who is indeed back home in Dallas today, promoting the two fairly major projects on her immediate horizon, her FOX studio film called Mo ... More >>

The Beaver: Mad, but not Madcap

This time Mel Gibson just plays crazy.

Demi Lovato Leaves Rehab, Gets Diagnosed As Bipolar, Quits Her TV Show, Pursues Music Full-Time. Is There Anything She Can't Do?

​It seems like it was only yesterday that Demi Lovato burst out of Colleyville and onto the national scene -- or, to be more precise, the Disney scene. But it wasn't yesterday: It was three years ago that Demi Lovato entered the forever-rotating Disney star machine to become primped, prodded and m ... More >>

Not the Devil's Work: Ex-Employee Accuses Christian Broadcaster Daystar of Defamation

Marcus and Joni Lamb​Late last year, you may recall the excitement surrounding the Christian TV mega-network Daystar, whose co-founder Marcus Lamb announced on the air that he'd had an affair with one of his employees. Three ex-employees, he said, were trying to extort $7.5 million from Lamb and h ... More >>

Serita Agnew Tells GMA She Isn't Buying What Pastor Sandy McGriff Is SellingStealing

​No doubt you've heard the tale of Sandy McGriff, the 52-year-old Church of the Living God pastor -- and a former prostitute with more than 12 aliases, according to the Dallas Police Department -- who was spotted breaking into congregant Serita Agnew's house on Christmas Eve and is accused of swip ... More >>

Anna Fermanova's Still in Plano, But the Husband? He's in Moscow. Has Been Since '07.

​Several Friends of Unfair Park have asked: What the what does Anna Fermanova's husband do, anyhow? Good question -- especially since Fermanova's attorney, Scott Palmer, says those three high-priced, high-powered scopes she was caught taking to Russia were for a friend of her husband's so he could ... More >>

Today In Music News: Wilco Out At Nonesuch, The Toadies Are Givers And Drake Gets The Boot

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 9, 2010...At this point in its career, starting a label is probably the smartest thing Wilco could do.The Toadies are offering up on of their "new" Feeler for free download over at Spin.com.Drake just can't catch a break in the NYC: His Good Mo ... More >>

The Go-Go's Cancel Farewell Tour--Which Included An Upcoming Stop at The Granada

​Sad news for those (including me) who were looking forward to catching The Go-Go's at their Granada Theater show on July 26: Seems guitarist Jane Wiedlin took an awful fall that will require surgery. Here's the word straight from the band's website:It is with great regret that the Go-Go's announc ... More >>

The Daily Show Sends Jason Jones to Get to the Bottom of Dallas Gay Divorce Case

Peter Schulte and the petitioner still known as J.B. on The Daily Show last night ... but what is it about that vase ...?​No doubt you recall the October ruling from Judge Tena Callahan of Dallas County's 302nd Family District Court, who said there was no good reason for the courts not to consider ... More >>

Stream Norah Jones' Ryan Adams-Penned Song Over at NPR.org

​Over on NPR.com today, a real treat: The National Public Radio folks have posted a stream of the new Norah Jones track "Light As A Feather" for all to listen in on.It's a track of note because, for one, Jones didn't write it; rather, mercurial and prolific alt-country icon Ryan Adams did. And, li ... More >>

Keith Garvin, Male Anchor: Former ABC News-man to Fill Seat on Channel 21 Newscast

Keith Garvin​Meet Keith Garvin. Or maybe you already know his work from, oh, Good Morning America and ABC World News Now. At this moment, he's an anchor and reporter for the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C., but before that he spent a good long while reporting and back-up anchoring for ABC News, ... More >>

"This is Not About Gay and Lesbian Marriage."

​As you're no doubt aware, on Thursday, Judge Tena Callahan of Dallas County's 302nd Family District Court ruled that two men married in Massachusetts in 2006 could indeed get divorced in Dallas. To which Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott responded, Whoawhoawhoa: "The laws and constitution of the ... More >>

Q&A: Justin Bua Brings "The DJ" And The Rest of His Iconic Work To Dallas

Justin Bua at 4th Wall Gallery.Even if the name Justin Bua doesn't ring a bell, chances are you've seen New York City-raised artist's work--most notably, his almost ever-present piece "The DJ." It's the image on which Bua made his name as a prominently hip-hop-centric artist, leading the way to his ... More >>

Special Olympics Basketball Tournament Brings a Much-Needed Attitude Adjustment

Twenty Five Years Later, Frustration Over Pursuing a Woman's Alleged Attacker

ABC NewsDallas Police Sgt. Patrick Welsh on Good Morning America todayGood Morning America this morning ran a lengthy story about a woman, shown but not identified, who believes that 25 years after she was beaten and raped at knifepoint in her family's home, the Dallas Police Department has solved t ... More >>

USA Today and GMA Put One Richardson Family on a Budget

Former Dallas Police Detective Says Good Morning America

The Best Photo of Dallas ... Ever?

Lying is the New Winning!

Dallas No Dallas? Y'Don't Say.

How Good Morning America Really Screwed Up Its Dallas Window

Dallas' Window to Times Square

Brad Oldham Says Good Morning America All Christmas Long

Now, That's the Holiday Spirit

Don't Ask This Mexican to Throw Stones at Mencia

Taking the Chantix Story National

Mark Cuban Will Not Win Dancing With The Stars

Ole Oops

Popular prosperity preacher sues ABC and Trinity Foundation

A Renowned Dallas Jury Consultant Has That Lovin' Feeling for Phil Spector's Murder Trial

MediaWeak

No, Pal, You STFU

Channel 4: It's Foxy!

Sweet Jesus Camp

ExxonMobil: The Company You Hate to Love to Hate

Parental Guidance

Rating the year's hits with Mom and Dad

Best Douche Bag

Matt Starr

Best Early-Morning Comedy Routine

Daybreak with Scott Sams, WFAA-TV Channel 8

Morning Glory

Channel 11's Rene Syler makes a big-market leap, and the press jumps her, of course

Cher, Cyndi Lauper

August 23

Look at Our Briefs

A page of stuff that didn't fit elsewhere

Tuned Out

A veteran prosecutor--and famed barbershop quartet member--bows out of office

The product

Former Dallas Cowboy Pat Toomay found it harder to write about the NFL than to play in it

Buzz