Legal counsel available to students at no charge
By Kristin Delorantis
Staff Reporter

When Amanda Borowczak’s sister received a ticket for violating open container laws, Borowczak said she wished she could have spoken with someone to tell her about her sister’s rights.
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Fort Worth thinking about oil, gas drilling
By James Zwilling
Staff Reporter

Neighborhood leaders, oil and gas industry executives and real estate developers opened dialogue Monday on a proposed ordinance to allow oil and gas drilling and production in Fort Worth.
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Colby Hall gears up for trick-or-treaters
By Aaron Chimbel
Staff Reporter

Radio-TV-film instructor Chuck LaMendola says he has a reputation for being tough, but students will get to see a different side of him tonight when he is with his 9- and 5-year-old daughters at Colby Halloween.
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Taliban forces dodging U.S. airstrikes
By Robert Burns
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Taliban forces in Afghanistan may be hiding in residential areas, aware of the U.S. military’s hesitancy to bomb where civilians might be hit, a senior military officer said Tuesday.
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Fugitives connected to German terrorist cell
By Karen Gullo
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A terrorist cell operating out of Hamburg, Germany, since at least 1999 included three of the hijackers and three accomplices who are being sought in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday.
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Republicans hold up appropriation bill
By Jesse J. Holland
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republicans have again blocked a major appropriations bill, looking for Democratic assurances that more of President Bush’s judicial nominees will be confirmed before the end of the year.
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Anthrax spores found in mail room near White House
By David Espo
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The nation’s anthrax scare hit the White House Tuesday with the discovery of a small concentration of spores at an off-site mail processing center. “We’re working hard at finding out who’s doing this,” President Bush said as bioterrorism claimed fresh victims along the East Coast.
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Pillsbury merges with General Mills
By Frederic J. Frommer
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A business marriage of the Pillsbury Doughboy and Betty Crocker moved ahead Tuesday when the Federal Trade Commission deadlocked on approving General Mills Inc.’s $11.4 billion purchase of Pillsbury Co.
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O.J. Simpson testifies in his road rage trial
By Catherine Wilson
Associated Press

MIAMI — O.J. Simpson testified in his road rage trial Tuesday that the other driver lied about the confrontation, prompting the prosecutor to ask the former football star whether he has ever lied or been aggressive.
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