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• Mesquite Narcotics Officers, Dallas DEA Dismantle Major Drug Trafficking Operation

  13-08-2020 04:59 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  MESQUITE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A months-long investigation by the Mesquite Police Narcotics Unit led to the dismantling of a major illicit organization responsible for trafficking narcotics across the United States, the police department said Wednesday.
  Narcotics officers began investigating a low-level local narcotics dealer who was selling small amounts of marijuana and illegal THC products in Mesquite.
  That investigation led to the arrest of the dealer and identified multiple high-level
  
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• Nearly 3,000 Fans Watch FC Dallas Play In Person For First Time During Pandemic

  13-08-2020 04:37 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  FRISCO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – FC Dallas took on Nashville SC at Toyota Stadium in Frisco Wednesday night in front of fans.
  It’s the first time they’ve played in front of fans during the pandemic.
  “Some small measure of being able to go back to how life was prior to COVID,” said Jeff Files, a season ticker holder who brought his son, Bentley to the game.
  They were the first two in line to get inside the stadium Wednesday night.
  FC Dallas took on Nashville SC at Toyota
  
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• Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Through Fence, Into Backyard Swimming Pool In Arlington

  13-08-2020 04:14 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – An alleged drunk driver drove into an Arlington homeowner’s backyard swimming pool Wednesday afternoon.
  Car crashes through fence, into pool (credit: Arlington PD).
  Arlington Police said the driver lost control in the 3500 block of S. Center Street, crashed through a fence and into a swimming pool shortly before 5:00 p.m.
  No one was hurt and the driver was arrested.
  Police have not released the identity or any other deals on the driver yet.
   
  
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• Alleged Drunk Driver Crashes Through Fence, Into Backyard Swimming Pool In Arlington

  13-08-2020 04:14 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – An alleged drunk driver drove into an Arlington homeowner’s backyard swimming pool Wednesday afternoon.
  Car crashes through fence, into pool (credit: Arlington PD).
  Arlington Police said the driver lost control in the 3500 block of S. Center Street and crashed through a backyard and into a swimming pool shortly before 5:00 p.m.
  No one was hurt and the driver was arrested.
   
  
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• Granbury Parent Explains Reasons for Choosing In-Person Learning

  13-08-2020 02:39 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Students in a handful of North Texas districts returned for in-person learning on Wednesday. One Granbury mom talked to NBC 5 about her choice to send her children back to school.
  
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• Suspected DWI Driver Crashes Into an Arlington Swimming Pool: Police

  13-08-2020 02:14 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A driver crashed into a backyard and into a swimming pool after losing control of their vehicle, Arlington police said.
  
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• Delaying Decision On STAAR Test Could Cost Texas Tens Of Millions

  13-08-2020 02:10 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – While school districts are still figuring out how to operate this fall there is a debate brewing about standardized testing in the spring.
  “There is widespread opposition to this,” said State Sen. Beverly Powell, referring to STAAR testing.
  She is the latest in a string of lawmakers calling for the suspension of STAAR testing for the next school year.
  “It’s going to be an inappropriate measure of where we are,” said Powell. “We are
  
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• North Texas Infant Found Dead In Bucket Of Tar, Parents Arrested

  13-08-2020 01:55 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  PRINCETON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Princeton, Texas couple has been arrested and charged with abandoning or endangering a child and two counts of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence after Collin County deputies found their one-week old baby dead in a bucket of tar in a shed behind their home.
  The Collin County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday, August 8, deputies were dispatched to a home in the 9100 block of Highridge Road in Princeton, regarding the possibility of an unr
  
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• Collin County Districts Start School Year With Online Classes Only

  13-08-2020 01:55 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Going back to school has a different look this year as both Allen and Plano districts launch with online classes only.
  “It went better than expected!” exclaimed a relieved Gina Rodriguez, a parent of two Plano students.
  “There were a few tears last night trying to figure everything out with work and everything– not from the kids, us,” she added. “Dad may have used some colorful words getting the technology set up. We just got
  
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• Carroll ISD Preparing To Teach Both In-Person And Virtual Classes Simultaneously

  13-08-2020 01:28 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  SOUTHLAKE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Carroll ISD is preparing for both in-person, and virtual classes, with the district working overtime to install over 600 cameras in their classrooms.
  “We really have to be prepared for whatever curveballs thrown at us at any time,” said Randy Stuart, the executive director of technology for Carroll ISD. “It can be nerve racking for sure. I mean you saw a couple teachers just come up to us and say ‘Hey I need help’ and bottom lin
  
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• Gardening 101: Putting Together An Herb Garden

  13-08-2020 01:05 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  Designing an herb garden is an exercise in instant gratification; many herbs are fast-growing plants to harvest (or at least snip) within weeks of germination.
  
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• Dallas Skyline HS Baseball Players Making Up For Lost Time With Summer Showcase Games

  13-08-2020 00:58 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – With COVID-19 having cut the 2020 high school baseball season short, four players from Skyline High School are determined to make up for lost time.
  James Martinez, Daniel Cox, Matthew DeLeon and Damon Chavarria have played together since elementary school and are now facing their toughest opponent yet — a pandemic that destroyed their junior season and put a damper on their summer of exposure.
  “I feel like it’s ruining my chances because college scou
  
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• Mansfield ISD Still Delivering Devices To Students; Online Learning Began Wednesday

  13-08-2020 00:57 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  MANSFIELD, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Using school buses and SUVs, Mansfield ISD staff planned to work late into the evening Wednesday, driving through neighborhoods and delivering computers to students who didn’t have a device for the first day of online classes.
  As many as 4,200 students had used an online portal to indicate they still needed a computer in order to start the school year.
  The district abandoned a distribution plan that over the last several days often led to parents waiti
  
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• Suspected DWI Driver Caused Crash Recorded by Off-Duty Officer: Arlington Police

  13-08-2020 00:56 via nbcdfw.com
  
  An alleged DWI driver ran a red light and slammed into another car in an accident late Monday night, Arlington police said.
  
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• Parents Arrested After Week-Old Baby Died, Found in Bucket of Tar: Collin County Sheriff's Office

  13-08-2020 00:55 via nbcdfw.com
  
  After the body of their week-old baby was found in a bucket in tar, two Collin County parents were arrested and charged with abandoning and endangering a child with additional charges anticipated, the Collin County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.
  
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• Dallas Attorney Describes ‘Movement Forward’ With Sorority Sister, Sen. Kamala Harris As VP Pick

  13-08-2020 00:36 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as his vice president rings with pride for a Dallas attorney who was also a sorority sister of the U.S. senator.
  Jill Louis says Harris remains a dear friend as the senator from California joins Biden’s campaign for the White House.
  “Oh, it’s unbelievable. You almost can’t let the full feeling of it come in,” Louis said on Harris becoming the vice presidential pic
  
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• Texas Parents Considering Nannies To Help With Kids’ Online Learning During Pandemic

  13-08-2020 00:35 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Many parents are having to navigate some tough decisions with their kids starting the new school year virtually.
  A growing concern for working parents has become whether to hire outside help to look after their kids who are taking classes virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Rosalind Prather, the co-founder of Trusting Connections Nanny Agency, says their phones have been ringing nonstop with parents who are looking to hire nannies or private educators to take
  
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• Political Observers and Democratic Leaders Expect Democratic Boost From Harris

  13-08-2020 00:31 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Political observers and North Texas Democratic leaders forecast benefits to other Democratic candidates from Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as his Vice-Presidential running mate.
  
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• McKinney Extends Free Telemedicine Program to Aug. 18

  13-08-2020 00:27 via nbcdfw.com
  
  People who work or live in McKinney will have another week to get free routine medical services through a 24/7 telemedicine pilot program, the McKinney Fire Department announced Wednesday.
  
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• Prosper ISD Welcomes Back Students, More Than 30% Opt Out Of In-Person Learning

  13-08-2020 00:01 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  PROSPER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Wednesday was the first day of school for Prosper ISD and the district reports 61% of elementary and 67% of secondary students participated in in-person learning.
  “They’re ready to see their teachers, they’re ready to see friends, they’re ready to just get back into a normal routine,” parent Kelley Moore said.
  Her 3rd and 5th graders headed back to Johnson Elementary School for the first time since March.
  “It kind of feels w
  
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• Patients In COVID-19 Vaccine Study Receive First Doses In North Texas

  12-08-2020 23:49 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBSDFW.COM) – The first round of patients participating in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine study got their doses on Wednesday in North Texas.
  Researchers at North Texas Infectious Disease Consultants gave out shots to participants — most of whom are essential and front line workers including medical personnel. The shots are given out to those who signed up to be part of the study.
  Dr. Mezgebe Berhe, an infectious disease specialist, says such studies are important to test the safety
  
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• 7 More People In Denton Die From COVID-19, Health Officials Report 92 New Cases

  12-08-2020 23:37 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Health officials announced seven additional Denton County residents have died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the total to 73 deaths due to the virus in Denton County.
  “With the tragic news of seven deaths today, we ask you to please keep the families of these individuals in your thoughts and prayers,” said Denton County Judge Andy Eads. “This COVID-19 virus can cause significant illness and death. It is imperative that everyone continue wearing ma
  
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• Union for Dallas ISD Teachers Calls for Virtual Learning Until January 2021

  12-08-2020 23:28 via nbcdfw.com
  
  On Wednesday, The Alliance/AFT union, which represents teachers within the Dallas ISD, called on the district to conduct online-only virtual learning until January 2021.
  
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• Bars Worried about Governor's Requirements to Reopen

  12-08-2020 22:34 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Many North Texas bar owners and employees say they are more worried than ever after Governor Greg Abbott explained yesterday what it would take to allow free-standing bars to reopen after being shut down twice amid the health crisis. It’s been a sobering six months for Tommy’s Oasis in Arlington. “Very stressful not knowing if we’re going back to work,”...
  
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• Richardson ISD Allows Teachers One Year Unpaid Furlough During Coronavirus

  12-08-2020 22:28 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Teachers within the Richardson ISD will be allowed to take a one-year, unpaid furlough this year, with the ability to return for the 2021-2022 school year.
  
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• Arlington Woman Warns Others After Husband Died From COVID-19 Complications

  12-08-2020 22:17 via nbcdfw.com
  
  An Arlington woman said she is warning others to take COVID-19 seriously after her husband died last month from complications from the virus. She said initially they didn't think the virus was real, but her perspective has changed.
  
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• City Leaders Grapple With Increase in Aggravated Assaults in Downtown Dallas

  12-08-2020 22:03 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Statistics show downtown Dallas, like the city as a whole, is experiencing a rise in some violent crime.
  
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• Pandemic Protection: DART Offering Free Face Masks, Hand Sanitizer To Riders

  12-08-2020 21:55 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Area Rapid Transit has begun installing face mask and hand sanitizer dispensers on all buses, light rail vehicles and streetcars.
  Hand sanitizer dispensers on DART bus (credit: DART)
  DART plans to have dispensers available to customers on each of their more than 600 buses, 160 light rail vehicles and four Dallas streetcars by the end of August/early September.
  Mask dispenser (credit: DART)
  The mask and hand sanitizer dispensers are in addition to DART’s c
  
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• Eagle Scout Candidate Helps Students at Dallas School ‘Be Prepared' for Class

  12-08-2020 21:55 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Boy Scouts from Troop 43 came to Our Lady of Perpetual Hope Catholic School to drop off more than 200 uniforms for every student to start their school year. It was the completion of 15-year-old Grant Cooper's Eagle Scout project.
  
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• Granbury Launches Mask Campaign For Businesses During Pandemic ‘Because We Love Granbury’

  12-08-2020 21:33 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  GRANBURY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Granbury is looking to get local businesses to show off their city pride while protecting themselves and their customers from the coronavirus.
  The City of Granbury and the Visit Granbury office will start their “Because We Love Granbury” mask campaign Friday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the distribution of free “Business Kits” to the first 100 businesses that sign up.
  Disposable masks artwork (credit: City of Granbury)
  “We encou
  
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• Fuel Truck Driver Dies After Fiery Crash On Highway 75 In Richardson

  12-08-2020 21:25 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  RICHARDSON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A fuel truck driver has died after a fiery crash on Highway 75 in Richardson Wednesday morning, police said.
  Police said the crash happened just before 10 a.m. in the 2700 block of the highway after a fuel truck that was going southbound crossed the center concrete divider and went into the northbound lanes.
  According to police, the crash caused the fuel truck to overturn and catch fire. The driver, later identified as 28-year-old Colten Everett King of Wea
  
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• Collin, Denton Counties Report Combined 353 New Cases of COVID-19, 7 Deaths Wednesday

  12-08-2020 21:20 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Health departments in Denton and Collin counties reported a combined 353 new COVID-19 cases and seven more coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday.
  
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• Stein Mart Files For Bankruptcy; Liquidation Underway, Going-Out-Of-Business Sales Coming

  12-08-2020 21:08 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — National discount department store Stein Mart filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday after 112 years in business. The company has now set about closing most, if not all, of its 280 stores.
  “The combined effects of a challenging retail environment coupled with the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have caused significant financial distress on our business,” wrote Chief Executive Officer Hunt Hawkins in a news release. “The Comp
  
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• ‘The Trends We’re Seeing Are Good’: Dallas County Reporting Lower Daily Coronavirus Case Counts

  12-08-2020 20:57 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 234 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total confirmed case count in Dallas County to 55,787.
  The 234 new cases is the lowest daily case count since August 6.
  “The trends that we’re seeing are good and they’re due to your smart and sacrificial decisions to wear masks around others outside your home one hundred percent of the time, maintain six foot distancing from people outsid
  
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• Stolen Service Dog Reunited With Owner in Arlington

  12-08-2020 20:57 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A service dog who's been missing since the vehicle she was in was stolen has been found and is safe, according to Arlington police.
  
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• Woman Charged With Murder After Ronnie Cash Found Stabbed To Death At Studio 6 Motel

  12-08-2020 20:47 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A woman who called 911 after stabbing her boyfriend, Ronnie Cash, 58, at the Studio 6 Motel was charged with his murder.
  Police arrested Melissa Hite, 50, after finding Cash on the motel room floor with a stab wound to his chest. He later died at the hospital.
  Police arrested Hite, who first admitted Cash “came at her” with a knife. She told police she stabbed him with a small pair of scissors in self-defense. But a bloody knife was recovered from a k
  
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• Woman Charged With Murder After Boy Friend Ronnie Cash Found Stabbed To Death At Studio 6 Motel

  12-08-2020 20:47 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A woman who called 911 after stabbing her boyfriend, Ronnie Cash, 58, at the Studio 6 Motel was charged with his murder.
  Police arrested Melissa Hite, 50, after finding Cash on the motel room floor with a stab wound to his chest. He later died at the hospital.
  Police arrested Hite, who first admitted Cash “came at her” with a knife. She told police she stabbed him with a small pair of scissors in self-defense. But a bloody knife was recovered from a k
  
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• Southwest Airlines Removes Boy With Autism And Family From Flight Over Face Mask

  12-08-2020 20:38 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — Southwest Airlines removed a passenger and her 3-year-old son from a Texas flight Monday after the boy, who has autism, refused to wear a face mask and became upset.
  Passenger Alyssa Sadler, who was also traveling with her 1-year-old daughter, told CNN affiliate KPRC that the family was deplaned from the Southwest flight from Midland, Texas, to Houston.
  “It was just not a good morning,” said Sadler. “He was screaming. He was throwing a fit. He was screa
  
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• Now Serving Dessert; Billy Bob’s Texas Reopens On Thursday Under New Permit

  12-08-2020 20:11 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – “The World’s Largest Honkey Tonk,” Billy Bob’s Texas reopens on Thursday under a new permit allowing the music venue to open and operate under Food & Beverage guidelines.
  “Our restaurant is now the entire club,” Marty Travis, general manager of Billy Bob’s told CBS 11 News earlier this month. “Our restaurant’s just really big, with a dance floor and it has a retail store in it. It’s almost like a
  
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• TCU Adjusts 2020 Football Schedule As Conference Moves Ahead With Play

  12-08-2020 19:41 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – With the Big 12 moving forward with the football season and other fall sports amid the pandemic, the TCU Horned Frogs have revised their schedule to align with the conference’s plans.
  The conference’s board of directors approved a plan to start fall sports after Sept. 1 and allowing football teams to play one non-conference game before league plays begins Sept. 26.
  TCU, which is in Fort Worth, released its new schedule on Wednesday, with their f
  
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• Dallas County Adds 234 COVID-19 Cases, 9 Coronavirus-Related Deaths

  12-08-2020 19:29 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Health officials in Dallas County on Wednesday reported 234 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nine coronavirus-related deaths, as the county's 14-day average for new cases fell to its lowest point since July 2.
  
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• Fort Worth ISD Gearing Up for Virtual Learning

  12-08-2020 19:21 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Preparation for a virtual semester is underway in Fort Worth ISD. On Wednesday, leaders from schools across the district are picking up vital equipment families will need for a successful year. Virtual instruction is scheduled to begin on Sept. 8. About 20,000 Chromebooks and 10,000 hot spots have been set aside for those who still need it. That technology will...
  
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• Arlington, Pantego to Conduct Ground Spraying for West Nile Virus

  12-08-2020 19:15 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Arlington and Pantego will conduct targeted ground spraying for the West Nile virus on Wednesday and Thursday.
  
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• American Airlines No Longer Allowing Masks with Exhaust Valves or Vents

  12-08-2020 19:11 via nbcdfw.com
  
  American Airlines announced Wednesday it would no longer allow face coverings with exhaust valves or vents.
  
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• ‘Thoughts & Prayers Needed’: Dr Pepper Fans Freaking Out After Soda Company Confirms Shortage

  12-08-2020 18:52 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – News of the current Dr Pepper shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic sent many to social media in a frenzy, thirsty for “thoughts and prayers,” as they grappled with the prospect of life without their favorite soda.
  On Monday, the Plano-based soft drink company confirmed on Facebook and Twitter that the they’re suffering a shortage of some products in stores.
  Fizzling supply of the sugary drink was just too much for some, a final blow i
  
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• Dr Pepper Fans Freaking Out After Soda Company Confirms Shortage: ‘Thoughts & Prayers Needed’

  12-08-2020 18:52 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – News of the current Dr Pepper shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic sent many to social media in a frenzy, thirsty for “thoughts and prayers,” as they grappled with the prospect of life without their favorite soda.
  On Monday, the Plano-based soft drink company confirmed on Facebook and Twitter that the they’re suffering a shortage of some products in stores.
  Fizzling supply of the sugary drink was just too much for some, a final blow i
  
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• Tarrant County 7-Day Average of New COVID-19 Cases Drops to Lowest Point Since July 5

  12-08-2020 18:51 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Officials in Tarrant County on Wednesday reported 405 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more coronavirus-related deaths.
  
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• Closures on State Highway 360 in Arlington for Bridge Construction Friday

  12-08-2020 18:15 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Portions of State Highway 360 in Arlington will be closed on Friday for bridge construction.
  
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• Carrollton, Coppell, and Lewisville Police Working to Identify Serial Robbery Suspects

  12-08-2020 17:56 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Coppell, Carrollton, and Lewisville Police Departments are asking for the public's assistance in identifying several serial robbers.
  
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• Irving Resident Joins Millionaires Club After Winning On Lottery Scratch Ticket

  12-08-2020 17:48 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) — A person in Irving is Texas’ newest millionaire.
  Officials with the Texas Lottery Commission confirm a person in Irving claimed a prize of $1 million after winning on a scratch ticket.
  (credit: Texas Lottery)
  The winner, who has chosen to remain anonymous, spent $20 to purchase at least one Instant Millionaire scratch ticket at Lavon Beer & Wine Food  in Garland.
  The Instant Millionaire game offers more than $519 million in total prizes — with the
  
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