North Texas News: UNT Coach to Oklahoma State, SMU Professor Search, JFK Assassination Documents

UNT Football Coach Departure

• 🏈 Eric Morris, the head football coach for the University of North Texas, is leaving to become the coach at Oklahoma State.
• 🎯 This move comes as UNT is having a stellar season, ranked in the top 25 and in contention for the college football playoffs.

Child Abuse and Death Investigation

• ⚠️ A tragic case in Grand Prairie involves the death of a one-year-old baby, with the child's mother, Susan Pasarees Nunees, and her boyfriend, Fernando Vega Diaz, facing charges.
• 💔 Court documents detail graphic abuse, including hitting, smothering, and choking, which led to the child's death.
• ⚖️ Both suspects face first-degree felony charges for injury to a child causing death and are being held on an immigration detainer.

SMU Professor Missing on Appalachian Trail

• ⛰️ Authorities in Georgia have suspended the search for SMU Professor Charles Hush, who went missing two weeks ago while hiking the Appalachian Trail.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 His family and law firm in Dallas are continuing their own search efforts.

Addison Considers DART Membership

• 🚆 The town of Addison is considering a special election for residents to decide on its future DART membership, which it has held since 1983.
• 📉 This follows decisions by other North Texas cities like Plano and Irving to let voters weigh in on their DART participation due to perceived lack of value.

Newly Discovered JFK Assassination Documents

• 📜 Dallas Police Department archives have yielded newly discovered documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
• 📰 Among the findings are letters between WFAA and the Dallas Police Department, including correspondence from photojournalist Bert Ship.
• 🔗 Additional materials were found nearly 25 years ago from a raid, including a shell casing from Jack Ruby's pistol.
• 🔍 The archives also contain items related to the exhumation of Lee Harvey Oswald, including a ring found on his remains, sparking further historical discussion.