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• Video Vault: Fort Worth Christmas Tree Lighting in 1983

  17-11-2019 17:00 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  Fort Worth's Christmas tree lighting in 1983 had it all — animal floats, horse drawn carriages, Tony Bennett and, of course, Santa.
  
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• Pardoned Former Army Lieutenant Welcomed Home in North Texas

  17-11-2019 07:10 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  A North Texas former army lieutenant was welcomed home on Saturday evening after he received a full pardon from President Donald Trump.
  
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• Family Looking for Answers in Deadly Dallas Hit-and-Run

  17-11-2019 05:42 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  A Dallas family is begging for answers two weeks after their father was hit by a driver who left him to die.Photo Credit: Alvarez family photo
  
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• Officer Hospitalized After Vehicle Strikes Patrol Car

  17-11-2019 05:38 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  A Dallas police officer was taken to an area hospital after his patrol car was struck when the driver of another vehicle ran a red light Saturday, police say.
  
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• 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Arlington Shooting

  17-11-2019 05:15 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  One person is dead and a second is injured after a shooting in East Arlington Saturday night, police say.Photo Credit: Telemundo 39
  
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• 1 Dead In Shooting In East Arlington Near High School

  17-11-2019 04:40 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – One person is dead after a shooting in a neighborhood in east Arlington Saturday evening, police say.
  Police say the shooting happened at around 6:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of Summer Place Drive, which is about half a mile from Sam Houston High School.
  According to police, a man was found shot to death in the front yard of a home. His identity has not yet been released.
  Police are continuing to investigate and do not have any suspects at this time.
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• Children Find Body While Playing Outside At Fort Worth Apartment Complex

  17-11-2019 03:57 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A body was found Saturday afternoon by children who were playing outside at an apartment complex in Fort Worth, police say.
  According to police, the children were playing hide-and-seek outside at the Park at Bellevue apartments near Normandale Street and Brian Way Circle in west Fort Worth when they found the body of a male.
  The identity of the male and his cause of death have not yet been released. Police say they have homicide detectives investigating the case.
  
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• Dallas Officer Injured After Being Hit By Vehicle That Ran Red Light

  17-11-2019 03:08 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Dallas officer has been injured after a vehicle that ran a red light crashed into him Saturday evening, police say.
  Police say the officer was driving his patrol car in the intersection of Polk Street and West Pentagon Parkway when a vehicle ran a red light and crashed into him.
  The officer was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries, but police say he appears to be in good condition.
  Police have not yet said what condition the other driver is in.
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• Dallas Officer Faces Charges of Tampering With Evidence

  17-11-2019 02:35 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  A 16-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department was arrested Saturday for tampering with evidence, Dallas police say.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Dog Owner Appealing Pet’s Double Designation As ‘Dangerous’ And ‘Aggressive’

  17-11-2019 02:30 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Jim Humrichouse is watching his dogs more closely these days after a recent encounter with Dallas Animal Services.
  “All somebody has to do is say, ‘I’m afraid,’ and then that gives them the legal ability to take the dog,” Humrichouse said.
  Some Dallas Dogs On ‘Dangerous List’ After Neighbor Disputes; Attorney Claims ‘The Dog Is The Victim’
  The Dallas resident said his dog, Peppa, pulled free from his wife’s h
  
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• Family Ups Reward for Typhenie Johnson to $20,000

  17-11-2019 00:44 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  The family of a Fort Worth woman last seen more than three years ago continues to search for her and have upped a cash reward for answers.
  
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• Trump To Visit Austin Wednesday To Tour Apple Plant Where Mac Pro Computers Are Made

  17-11-2019 00:27 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – President Donald Trump is returning to Texas next week and this time it’s to tour Apple’s manufacturing plant in Austin, according to a White House official.
  The tech company said its newest desktop computer, the Mac Pro, will be manufactured at that plant as it looks to keep production in the United States.
  “We’re building the Mac Pro — Apple’s most powerful computer ever — right here in Austin because we believe in th
  
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• Lyft to Pull Scooters From Dallas

  17-11-2019 00:27 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  A Lyft spokesperson said in a written statement that the company was “shifting resources” and would cease scooter operations in the city Nov. 22.
  
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• Parents Back in Classroom for Dallas ISD's 'Fam Jam'

  17-11-2019 00:19 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  Over 100 parents were back in school Saturday for a workshop to help set their children up for success.Spruce High School in Pleasant Grove hosted Dallas ISD's "Fam Jam."
  
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• Dallas Officer Turns Self In For Tampering With Evidence

  16-11-2019 23:55 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Dallas police officer has turned herself in on charges of tampering with physical evidence, authorities said Saturday.
  Police said Senior Cpl. Angel Herring was taken into custody at the Tri-City Jail in DeSoto after the Dallas Police Department charged her with tampering.
  Police have not said what the incident of alleged tampering involved.
  According to police, Herring has been with the department since May 2004 and was with the Legal Service Unit. She’s been
  
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• Jeopardy! Legend James Holzhauer Wins Tournament Of Champions

  16-11-2019 23:04 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — The legend of James Holzhauer continues as he won Jeopardy!’s Tournament of Champions Friday evening, giving him over $2.7 million in earnings this year from the game show.
  Holzhauer won $250,000 as the winner of the game show’s special tournament against Emma Boettcher and Francois Barcomb.
  Boettcher famously ended Holzhauer’s historic 32-game win streak in June, but the Jeopardy! celebrity lived up to his name in the end.“I’ve said al
  
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• Man Dies After Driving Into Creek In Frisco

  16-11-2019 22:17 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  FRISCO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A man died late Friday evening after he drove off a roadway and into a creek in Frisco, police say.
  Police and fire crews responded to the crash at around 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of Preston Road and Eldorado Parkway. First responders found a vehicle upside-down in the Panther Creek Relief.
  Police say officers approached the vehicle and were able to free the sole victim from the water. The man was taken to the hospital but later died. His identity has n
  
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• Suspected Drunk Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Dallas Ambulance Carrying Pregnant Woman

  16-11-2019 21:38 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A suspected drunk driver was arrested early Saturday morning after police say he crashed into a Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulance that was carrying a pregnant woman.
  Police say the ambulance was going eastbound at around 3 a.m. on Bruton Road near Masters Drive with its emergency lights on.
  When it was turning left through a red light, a Chrysler 200 that was speeding on southbound Bruton Road crashed into the front of the ambulance, according to police.
  Police say the par
  
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• DWI Suspect Hits Ambulance Carrying Pregnant Patient

  16-11-2019 18:52 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  As the ambulance attempted to turn at a red light, a Chrysler 200 traveling swiped the front, police said.
  
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• Man Dies After Vehicle Goes Into Creek in Frisco: Police

  16-11-2019 18:18 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  Officials think the vehicle was headed north on Preston Road then veered across the southbound lanes and into the creek.
  
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• FAITH Knights Make Playoffs for 9th Straight Year

  16-11-2019 04:57 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  High school football under the Friday night lights is a way of life in Texas, the stuff that makes movies and TV series, but what if you are home schooled? Stephenville's FAITH Knights have been the most...Photo Credit: NBC 5 Sports
  
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• Dallas Dog Owner Martha Yescas-Lira Charged With Felony In Attack By 3 Dogs On 76-Year-Old Woman In Park

  16-11-2019 04:47 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police have arrested a dog owner after her three pit bulls got out and attacked a 76-year-old woman in Beckley Heights Park Friday morning.
  Police arrested Martha Yescas-Lira, 44 and charged her with “attack by dog causing serious bodily injury,” a 3rd degree felony.
  Police said the victim was walking in the park when she was attacked.
  Location of dogs attack on woman in Beckley Heights Park. (Caroline Vandergriff – CBS 11)
  Witnesses observed
  
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• Advertising on Car Window Helps Woman Find a Kidney Donor

  16-11-2019 04:44 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  A woman who advertised her need for a new kidney on her car windows found a willing donor where she least expected it.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Coming up Sunday on Lone Star Politics, Democratic Presidential Candidate Julian Castro

  16-11-2019 03:16 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  NBC 5 Political Reporter Julie Fine has a preview of what's coming up this Sunday on Lone Star Politics.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Lone Star Politics November 17, 2019

  16-11-2019 03:09 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  This week on Lone Star Politics, Democratic Presidential candidate, Secretary Julian Castro says don’t count him out despite him not meeting the qualifications for the November debate. Plus, Tarrant County
  
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• WATCH: Kanye West Visits, Performs For Harris County Jail Inmates

  16-11-2019 02:30 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Grammy award-winning rapper Kanye West made a stop at the Harris County Jail Friday, days before his Sunday service with televised pastor Joel Osteen.
  In secret from the public, the star rapper-turned-gospel singer performed songs Friday from his new gospel album “Jesus is King.” He and his choir performed for more than 200 male inmates at one jail facility before crossing the street to another jail facility and performing for a smaller crowd of female
  
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• Suspected California High School Shooter Dies, Motive Remains Unclear

  16-11-2019 02:24 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA) — Nathan Berhow, the 16-year-old student suspected of killing two of his classmates at Saugus High School, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead Friday afternoon, according to officials.
  Berhow was on the honor roll and track team at Saugus High School, grew up as a Boy Scout and had a girlfriend. His motive in the deadly shooting at Saugus High School is a mystery to all who knew him.
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  Grieving students from Saugus High School
  
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• University Of North Texas Push For Change After Staff Member Used Racial Slur At Panel Discussion

  16-11-2019 02:06 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  DENTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — University of North Texas students are pushing for change after a staff member used a racial slur during a free speech panel discussion last week.
  Student leaders said they don’t believe that the former staffer’s view represents the university as a whole — but, they do believe the incident can be a catalyst for changes that are long overdue.
  According to them, the numbers don’t add up: at 53%, the majority of the student body are minorit
  
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• Dallas Native Clayton Kershaw on Baseball, Family and Kids

  16-11-2019 02:05 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  At 31-years-old, Dallas native Clayton Kershaw has reached legendary status. But the left-handed starting pitcher for the Dodgers and three-time Cy Young Award winner measures his life in other ways.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Locations Of Dangerous Dogs Kept Secret In Most North Texas Cities

  16-11-2019 01:50 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Most cities in the Metroplex deem animals dangerous if they pose a risk to the public. But where those pets live can sometimes remain a secret.
  Under state law, a “dangerous” dog falls under two definitions:
  (A) makes an unprovoked attack on a person that causes bodily injury and occurs in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept and that was reasonably certain to prevent the dog from leaving the enclosure on its own;  or
  
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• Locations Of Dangerous Dogs Kept Secret In Many North Texas Cities

  16-11-2019 01:50 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Most cities in the Metroplex deem animals dangerous if they pose a risk to the public. But where those pets live can sometimes remain a secret.
  Under state law, a “dangerous” dog falls under two definitions:
  (A) makes an unprovoked attack on a person that causes bodily injury and occurs in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept and that was reasonably certain to prevent the dog from leaving the enclosure on its own;  or
  
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• 19 Foster Children Get Forever Families at Tarrant County Adoption Day

  16-11-2019 01:42 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  19 foster children made their forever homes official on Tarrant County Adoption Day.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Type 1 Diabetes Walk Happens In Plano

  16-11-2019 01:38 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  Major advances in technology have made life easier for people with type 1 diabetes, an auto-immune disease that attacks the pancreas and dangerously affects a person's blood sugar levels. One family in Frisco isPhoto Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Judge Removed From Contempt Case Against Dallas County DA

  16-11-2019 01:25 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A retired visiting judge has removed Dallas County Judge Tammy Kemp from a contempt case she initiated against Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot.
  The retired judge, Robert Brotherton of Wichita Falls, also rejected Judge Kemp’s order that prevented the DA’s office from representing Creuzot.
  Kemp accused Creuzot, a former Dallas County judge himself, of violating her gag order after he discussed the case involving Amber Guyger, a fired Dallas Pol
  
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• Country Music Legend Willie Nelson At Fort Worth’s Billy Bob’s For The 57th Time Friday Night

  16-11-2019 01:23 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – It’s hard to think about country music especially in Texas without thinking about Willie Nelson.
  The 86-year-old has created quite the frenzy for fans trying to score the hottest ticket in town to see him play at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth Friday night.
  Willie Nelson performs during the Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert to benefit United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Norman
  
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• Small Jet Crashes Into Parked Plane During Emergency Landing

  16-11-2019 00:50 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  A small passenger jet making an emergency landing at the San Antonio International Airport Friday afternoon crashed into a parked plane, according to WOAI-TV.Photo Credit: WOAI
  
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• Student Hurt After Traffic Incident Near School: Police

  16-11-2019 00:42 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  A Colleyville middle school student was sent to the hospital after a traffic incident near her school.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Tornado Recovery Progress

  16-11-2019 00:37 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  Sunday marks four weeks since the devastating Dallas tornado that damaged hundreds of buildings. While some businesses are struggling to recover, others have worked hard to reopen.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Kanye West, Choir Visit Harris County Jail Inmates

  16-11-2019 00:24 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  HARRIS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) — Grammy award-winning rapper Kanye West made a stop at the Harris County Jail Friday, days before his Sunday service with televised pastor Joel Osteen.On this date, @kanyewest visits @HCSOTexas jail system. “This is a mission, not a show”- Kanye
  — Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) November 15, 2019Harris County Sheriff’s Office Public Affairs Director Jason Spencer said in a tweet that West and his choir “brought some light to people wh
  
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• Dallas Principal Inspires Students After Beating Cancer

  16-11-2019 00:14 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  At Cedar Crest Elementary School in Dallas, students start every day the exact same way. Principal Jawaid, who students call Mrs. J, wants to make sure every student knows that nothing can stop them because...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Chuck Todd on the Impeachment Hearings

  16-11-2019 00:14 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  NBC's Meet The Press Moderator Chuck Todd joins NBC 5 Political Reporter Julie Fine to talk about the impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump going on this week.
  
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• After 21 Years On Death Row, Texas Grants Stay Of Execution For Rodney Reed

  16-11-2019 00:07 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  LIVINGSTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — Just five days before his scheduled execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Parole Board, granted a stay of execution for convicted murderer Rodney Reed.Reed has been incarcerated for more than 21 years for the 1996 rape and murder of 19-year-old Stacey Stites, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  His legal team filed for clemency after new witnesses and evidence came out that would exonerate Reed. The Innocence P
  
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• North Texas Fans React to Myles Garrett Suspension

  15-11-2019 23:54 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  Fans here in North Texas are reacting to the news of Myles Garrett's indefinite suspension. In a moment of rage, he ripped off Pittsburgh Quarterback Mason Rudolph's helmet, and hit him in the head with...Photo Credit: David Richard/AP
  
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• Schedule Change: 'Days of Our Lives' to Air at 3 a.m.

  15-11-2019 23:45 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  Due to NBC News' coverage of the Impeachment Hearings, Friday's episode of "Days of Our Lives" did not air at its regularly scheduled time.
  
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• Health Professionals Brace For Tough Flu Season That Already Claimed Life Of 5-Year-Old

  15-11-2019 23:45 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  RIO GRANDE (CBSDFW.COM) — As health professionals are bracing for what’s expected to be another tough flu season, a 5-year-old from the Rio Grande has died from the virus — the first child death of the season.
  The numbers are rising every week, and Internal Medicine specialist at Texas Health Dallas Dr. Donna Casey said the cases even came early.
  “We actually started seeing the flu in August, and it’s usually my travelers that we see first. We’ve had cases of
  
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• 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' ICE! Now Open at the Gaylord

  15-11-2019 22:59 via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth News
  
  The 2019 ICE! exhibit is now open at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine.Photo Credit: Gaylord Texan Resort
  
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• Now Through Christmas Eve, North Texas Police Department Allows Residents To Ship Packages To Station

  15-11-2019 22:51 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  GLENN HEIGHTS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — The Glenn Heights Police Department is now allowing residents to have packages shipped to the station between now and Dec. 24 to avoid package theft.
  To have packages shipped to the department, residents should enter the following shipment information:
  [Resident’s name]
  Glenn Heights Police Department
  550 E. Bear Creek Rd.
  Glenn Heights, TX 75154
  To pick up packages, the department said residents must bring a government-issued ID card and order/shi
  
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• The Foote Files: Paul McCartney And ‘Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time’

  15-11-2019 22:45 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  (CBS 11) – Here is a wonderful holiday song from the legendary Paul McCartney!
  “Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time,” written and produced by McCartney in 1979, running 3:45 on the Parlophone/Columbia record label, and released November 16, 1979.
  It was a success worldwide, with its best performance on the UK Singles Chart where it got all the way to #6.
  Enjoy!
  
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• When It Comes To Fostering Children, Texas Archdiocese Challenges LGBT Anti-Discrimination Rights

  15-11-2019 22:29 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Texas archdiocese wants to become a foster care provider, but only if it can be exempt from adhering to federal safeguards against anti-LGBT discrimination.
  The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is joining the Texas Attorney General’s office and the Department of Family and Protective Services in challenging the rule that prohibits discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity and other characteristics, the Houston Chron
  
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• 76-Year-Old Dallas Woman In Critical Condition After Being Mauled By 3 Pit Bulls

  15-11-2019 22:23 via Dallas News From KTVT Channel 11 – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police say a 76-year-old woman was seriously injured during an animal attack Friday morning.
  Police said three pit bulls mauled her around 11:25 a.m. on Coleshire Drive and Starkey Street.
  Dallas Fire-Rescue rushed the woman to the hospital where she is said to be in critical condition.
  The dogs’ owner will be issued citations by Animal Control, and a grand jury referral.
  The dogs are currently in the possession of Animal Control.
  More to come.
  
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