Archive for December 20th, 2009

East Texans Graduate From Basic Training

by on Sunday, December 20th, 2009

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Campaign to reclaim Christmas from malls picks up in pews

by on Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Linda Davis, with daughters Emily, 10, and Grace, 5, is a member of the Advent Conspiracy at Terrace United Methodist in west Houston Massage Parlors. Advent Conspiracy is a church-based movement that aims to reclaim…

VA official looks out for her fellow veterans

by on Sunday, December 20th, 2009

L. Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs while deployed in Iraq in 2004, looks on as a silhouetted Michelle Obama addresses volunteers at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Shooting at El Paso house party kills soldier

by on Sunday, December 20th, 2009

StumbleUpon EL PASO mdash; El Paso police said they are investigating the shooting death of a Fort Bliss soldier at a house party after someone grabbed a handgun at the gathering and it went …

Investigators seek cause of SW Houston apartment fire

by on Sunday, December 20th, 2009

StumbleUpon Arson investigators are trying to determine what caused a three-alarm fire at a southwest Houston Massage Parlors apartment complex Saturday morning, authorities said. The fire broke out shortly …