2008 Woodie Awards
Every year as the Fourth of July approaches and fireworks stands begin to pop up in the areas surrounding Denton, law enforcement officials remind buyers of the potential legal troubles and physical dangers of pyrotechnics. Officer Lenn Carter of the Denton Police Department said it is illegal to buy, possess, store or attempt to sell fireworks in Denton, but they can be used at least 5,000 feet away from Denton city limits in a county where fireworks are allowed. (0) comments
UNT physics and materials science pre-doctoral student, Jeffery Hetherly, was one of nine people awarded a $45,000 graduate fellowship from the U.S. Department of Energy, and the only one from Texas. The fellowship was awarded on behalf of the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative Global Nuclear Energy Partnership University Fellowship Program. (0) comments
ALLAS (AP) _ Dallas County Sheriff Lupe (LOO'-pay) Valdez says the Discovery Channel has changed plans and will not do a documentary about the jail after a judge blocked their filming. Earlier Wednesday, a judge agreed with Dallas County commissioners and granted a temporary restraining order to halt the filming by the cable television channel. (0) comments
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 A police officer was nearly hit by a vehicle in the Fry Street area near the corner of Hickory Street. The vehicle was later found and stopped south of campus on Eagle Drive. The driver, Charles Ferbrache, 42, was intoxicated, police said, and was arrested and transported to Denton County Jail, according to police reports. (0) comments
