http://www.palestineherald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:46:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_324104635.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_324104635.html KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — Killeen police detained three teens over the slaying of a 16-year-old boy who had been missing more than a week. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_324104515.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_324104515.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas unemployment rate rose slightly in October while the state bucked a yearlong trend by adding jobs. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:35:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_323163057.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_323163057.html A week after Palestine’s season came to an end, head coach Booker Bowie is retiring.Palestine Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Thomas A. Wallis confirmed Thursday afternoon that Bowie has decided to retire. Friday will be Bowie's last day. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_323130853.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_323130853.html MINEOLA, Texas (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety says a pilot survived the crash of his small plane and managed to make a phone call for help. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:07:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_323130804.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_323130804.html DALLAS (AP) — Activists have gathered in Dallas to protest coal-fired power plants in Texas. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:12:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_322211251.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_322211251.html HUNTSVILLE — Palestine native Danielle Simpson, who earlier this year requested that his execution be expedited, was put to death Wednesday night, almost 10 years after murdering 84-year-old Geraldine Davidson. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_322195228.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_322195228.html HUNTSVILLE _ Palestine native Danielle Simpson was executed Wednesday night for the January 2000 murder of 84-year-old retired schoolteacher Geraldine Davidson. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_322124624.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_322124624.html HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A condemned prisoner who volunteered for execution but in recent weeks changed his mind hoped a court would spare him from a trip to the Texas death chamber Wednesday evening. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:48:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_322145301.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_322145301.html As of mid-day Wednesday, Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials say condemned killer Danielle Simpson of Palestine remained scheduled to die sometime after 6 p.m. for the January 2000 murder of 84-year-old Geraldine Davidson. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:44:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321194417.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321194417.html FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) — Army Secretary John McHugh says he’s working closely with the Army and the secretary of defense to figure out what led to a mass shooting at Fort Hood earlier this month and what can be done to prevent it from happening again. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:43:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321194340.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321194340.html HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A condemned killer who prosecutors said had been faking mental illness to avoid execution won a reprieve from a federal judge less than two hours before he could have been taken to the Texas death chamber Tuesday evening. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:39:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321193918.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321193918.html The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied a pair of requests filed by attorneys representing Danielle Simpson, moving the condemned killer one step closer to execution on Wednesday. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321160252.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321160252.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas lawmaker is proposing to treat the 13 people wounded or killed this month at Fort Hood by a gunman as casualties of combat. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:41:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321124119.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321124119.html CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The wreckage of a naval training plane has been found nearly three weeks after it was first reported missing. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:40:00 +0000 http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321124048.html http://www.palestineherald.com/breakingnews/local_story_321124048.html McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Customs inspectors in Laredo caught a 31-year-old Mexican woman trying to enter the U.S. hidden inside a suitcase.