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• UPDATE: Missing South Texas Cobra Found!

  24-08-2016 23:36
  
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  UPDATE:  The missing cobra has been found and is back in a cage according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
  Missing cobra back in cage. Thx to @TexasGameWarden + @FBCSO for help w/ search, public safety pic.twitter.com/7uY1PwfVEx
  — TX Parks & Wildlife (@TPWDnews) August 24, 2016NEEDVILLE, TX(CBSDFW.COM) — Here is something you don’t see ‘tweeted’ every day. “We can confirm we are looking f
  
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• Mavericks Release 2016 Preseason Schedule

  24-08-2016 23:14
  
  It's almost time to hoop it up with the Dallas Mavericks. Here is a look at the 2016 preseason schedule.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Another Step Closer to High Speed Rail in Dallas?

  24-08-2016 23:11
  
  Dallas city leaders took their first official action to bring a high speed rail from Houston to Dallas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Body Reported in Creek Along Trinity River Trail

  24-08-2016 23:04
  
  Dallas Fire-Rescue is investigating a report of a body found in a creek near the Trinity River Trail.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Work Begins on TEX Rail Project

  24-08-2016 22:47
  
  Crews broke ground on the 27-mile TEX Rail project Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBCDFW.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• DPD: High Probability Missing SMU Officer Found

  24-08-2016 22:33
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Police Department, along with SMU police, recovered a body Wednesday afternoon at the Turtle Creek viaduct near downtown.
  They were later joined by the medical examiner and dozens more police officers.
  The question remains whether or not the body is that of missing SMU police officer Mark McCullers, 43. However, the body was draped in an American flag and an impromptu procession happened as it was ta
  
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• Body Found In Trinity River In Dallas

  24-08-2016 22:33
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police are investigating a body found in the Trinity River at Oak Lawn and Levee Wednesday afternoon.
  SMU Police are also on the scene.
  No word on if the body is that of the SMU police officer, Mark McCullers, who was swept away in the Trinity River during flooding on July 5.
  CBS11 has a news crew on the scene.
  This is a developing story.
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• Performance Auto Parts Retailer Opening Super Store In Arlington

  24-08-2016 22:19
  
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  ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – The world’s largest direct marketer of performance automotive parts and accessories, Summit Racing Equipment, says it’s opening a new distribution center and retail super store in Arlington.
  “Summit Racing is committed to providing our customers with the best possible service, and that includes fast shipping and delivery,” explained Nan Gelhard, Summit Racing Advertising Manager. &ldq
  
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• Chinese Doctors Use Baylor Cardiac Rehab As Model Program

  24-08-2016 22:14
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A team of health professionals from China is spending six weeks in Dallas studying the program for cardiac rehab at Baylor Health.
  With a population of 1.3 billion, care for patients of heart procedures is a growing need in China. On August 15th, an article published by the Harvard School of Public Health found China’s cardiovascular problems are propelled by increases in high blood pressure and obesity; and t
  
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• Convicted Child Rapist Added To Texas 10 Most Wanted List

  24-08-2016 21:41
  
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  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Robert Charles Willis, 39, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list, and are offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to his capture.
  Willis is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs approximately 165 pounds. He has multiple tattoos, including the image of a hand holding a bell on his upper right arm, and other tattoos on his chest, neck, ar
  
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• Fort Bend County Sheriff Looking For Missing King Cobra

  24-08-2016 21:07
  
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  NEEDVILLE, TX(CBSDFW.COM) — Here is something you don’t see ‘tweeted’ every day. “We can confirm we are looking for a loose 8-10′ King Cobra with @TexasGameWarden off Cloudt Rd. in Needville.”
  That tweet along with an image of a King Cobra was sent today by the Fort Bend County Sheriff.
  We can confirm we are looking for a loose 8-10' King Cobra with @TexasGameWarden off Cloudt Rd in Needville pic.twitter.co
  
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• Texas College Students Rally Against Gun Law With Sex Toys

  24-08-2016 20:54
  
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  AUSTIN (AP) – Hundreds of University of Texas students waved sex toys at a campus rally during the first day of classes, protesting a new state law that allows concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms.
  Organizers said the sex toys were used Wednesday to mock what they consider an absurd notion that guns should be allowed in academic settings. The law took effect Aug. 1.
  Students and faculty at the Austin campus fiercely o
  
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• Man Charged In Watauga Mosque Threat Later Apologized

  24-08-2016 20:38
  
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  WATAUGA (AP) – Police said that a man accused of calling a mosque in Watauga, threatening to decapitate Muslims, later called back to apologize.
  Sgt. Jason Babcock with the Watauga Police Department said Wednesday that James Nicholas Smithey was arrested August 19 on a misdemeanor harassment/threat charge and released on $500 bond.
  The Masjid Al-Sahaabah mosque received the threatening message July 30. The caller identified him
  
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• Olympian Madison Kocian Arrives Home in North Texas

  24-08-2016 20:07
  
  Olympic gold medalist and North Texan Madison Kocian is arriving home from Rio Wednesday.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Armed Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting

  24-08-2016 19:58
  
  Dallas police say a man was killed Wednesday after being shot by Dallas police following a traffic stop Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: Ken Kalthoff, NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• DPD Officer Shoots Armed Suspect After Traffic Stop & Foot Chase

  24-08-2016 19:45
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A spokesperson for the Dallas Police Department has confirmed that an officer shot and killed a man, who they say was armed, after a traffic stop in the Oak Cliff area.
  An unnamed officer tried to pull over the vehicle after receiving information that the license plate displayed did not match the car being driven.
  Lieutenant Latoya Porter, with the DPD Homicide/Special Investigations Unit, said the situation deteriorated
  
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• Watch: Man Killed in Dallas Officer-Involved Shooting

  24-08-2016 19:43 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas police say a man was killed Wednesday after being shot by Dallas police following a traffic stop Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: Ken Kalthoff, NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Another Day, Another Report Of Gas Smell At South Oak Cliff H.S.

  24-08-2016 18:42
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The search is on for whatever is creating the smell of natural gas at a Dallas high school. Students at South Oak Cliff High said they smelled gas Tuesday, and Atmos Energy is back at the campus today.
  Principal Marian Willard said Atmos crews were back at the school to try and determine if there is indeed a leak. Gas on the campus has been shut off since Tuesday.
  The school cafeteria can’t prepare food w
  
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• Southwest Pilots Picket Over Contract Dispute at Love Field

  24-08-2016 18:41
  
  Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association officials said they will picket at Love Field Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas City Council Member Accused Of ‘Ambulance-Chasing’ In Civil Lawuit

  24-08-2016 18:26
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A new lawsuit says a Dallas City Councilwoman crossed a line in her response to a fatal dog attack.
  In the suit, Matisha Ward accuses District 7 Councilwoman Tiffinni Young of trying to get Ward to hire an Atlanta, Georgia based attorney to go after the city with a wrongful death lawsuit.
  Matisha Ward is the daughter of Antoinette Brown, who was attacked and killed by a pack of loose dogs this past May.
  Accordin
  
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• Food Stamp Rules May Bring Produce, Problems to Dallas

  24-08-2016 18:12
  
  Regulators with the United States Department of Agriculture have proposed new guidelines for food store retailers that accept SNAP benefits or food stamps.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Texas 121 Reopens After 18-Wheeler Crash in Fort Worth

  24-08-2016 18:10
  
  Police said westbound Texas 121 has reopened near Riverside Drive after an 18-wheeler was involved in a crash in Fort Worth Wednesday morning.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Attack At American University Of Afghanistan In Kabul

  24-08-2016 17:43
  
  Witnesses at the university said that they heard gunshots and a blast, believed to be the campus gate getting blown open to allow attackers inside. Two professors had recently been kidnapped from the university.
  
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• Roofing Shingles A Hot Commodity For North Texas Thieves

  24-08-2016 16:45
  
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  PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – The severe across North Texas this year has been expansive. Since the hailstorms in March countless roofs have been damaged and subsequently repaired… if crooks didn’t walk away with the materials.
  Thieves are taking advantage of roof repairs going on in Plano.
  Officer David Tilley, with the Plano Police Department, explained that pallets of roofing shingles have been stolen right out
  
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• Scores Sagging For High Schoolers Taking ACT Test

  24-08-2016 16:28
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly two-thirds of this year’s high school graduates took the ACT college entrance exam, and their scores suggest that many remain unprepared for the rigors of college-level coursework.
  The testing company said Wednesday that only 38 percent of graduating seniors who took the exam hit the college-prepared benchmark in at least three of the four core subjects tested — reading, English, math and sc
  
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• Clinton Proposes New Federal Fund To Fight Zika

  24-08-2016 16:19
  
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  LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) – As the Zika virus continues to spread, Hillary Clinton is proposing a new fund to improve the federal government’s response to major public health crises.
  The Democratic presidential nominee says the U.S. is failing to sufficiently invest in public health preparedness, not only for Zika, but health threats from potentially pandemic diseases, climate change and possible
  
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• Students March To New Schools In West

  24-08-2016 16:09
  
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  WEST (AP) – Students and adults have marched to a new school complex in a Central Texas town where a 2013 fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 people.
  Classes began Wednesday at the newly finished West High School and West Middle School.
  The $52 million combined campus offers the first time that students are not in portable buildings or other sites since the deadly blast in West, 75 miles south of Dallas. Federal investiga
  
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• Ford Recalls Over 88K Vehicles Due To Stalling Problem

  24-08-2016 15:37
  
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  DETROIT (AP) – Ford is recalling more than 88,000 cars and SUVs in North America because the engines can stall without warning due to a fuel pump problem.
  The recall covers certain Ford Taurus and Police Interceptor sedans, Ford Flex wagons, Lincoln MKS sedans and Lincoln MKT SUVs from the 2013 through 2015 model years. All have 3.5-liter turbocharged six-cylinder engines.
  Ford says the fuel pump control modules can fail, and the engines may
  
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• Tesla Lays Claim To World’s Fastest Production Car

  24-08-2016 15:25
  
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  DETROIT (AP) – Tesla Motors says a new version of the Model S electric car is the quickest production car in the world from zero to 60 miles per hour.
  The company says the Model S P100D sedan can go from stopped to 60 in 2.5 seconds.
  The LaFerrari and the Porsche 918 Spyder with gas engines were faster, but they were million-dollar specialty cars that can no longer be bought new, CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday.
  The new P100D has a new 1
  
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• Louisiana Signs Emergency Order To Speed Up Debris Pickup

  24-08-2016 14:49
  
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  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has issued an emergency order to speed up the removal of flood debris.
  The order allows mattresses, furniture and carpets to be taken to construction and demolition landfills.
  Prior to this emergency order, which ends Sept. 30, these materials had to be separated from home debris to be taken to a different type of landfill that accepts household waste and garbage.
  The o
  
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• Food Stamp Change Could Worsen Food Deserts

  24-08-2016 14:43
  
  Regulators with the United States Department of Agriculture have proposed new guidelines for food store retailers that accept SNAP benefits or food stamps.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Groundbreaking For Tarrant County TEX Rail Commuter Line

  24-08-2016 14:01
  
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  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The dream of a rail line running through Tarrant County to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is becoming reality. Today groundbreaking events will be held for the new TEX Rail line.
  The 27-mile Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) commuter rail project will initially run through several Tarrant County cities, but once complete will be able to connect with other lines — including the Trinity R
  
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• Homeowners Concerned Over Proposed DART Rail From Plano To DFW Airport

  24-08-2016 13:51
  
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  PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – Concerns are growing over a proposed DART rail line from Plano to DFW Airport.
  Homeowners will have a chance to speak at several public meetings and air any concerns they have over the proposed DART rail connection that would be built along the old Cotton Belt Corridor – that runs east and west between Plano and the north end of the DFW Airport.
  Some homeowners say the plans for the connection might override their ne
  
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• Stolen Truck Crashed Into Dallas Check Cashing Store

  24-08-2016 13:27
  
  Police say a person carjacked a dual-axle pickup truck and tried to crash it into a Dallas check cashing store Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• US Oil & Gas Lease Sale To Be Broadcast Live On Internet

  24-08-2016 12:59
  
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  NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The federal government says that, for the first time, it’s broadcasting an oil and gas lease sale live on the internet.
  The sale Wednesday offers all 23.8 million acres available for drilling and exploration in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast.
  At earlier sales, an official from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management read bids to oil company representatives and others in a Superdome ballroom in New Orleans.
  A bur
  
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• Delayed Construction Affects Elementary School in Arlington

  24-08-2016 12:56
  
  The new school year is just starting for many North Texans, but students at an Arlington elementary school are learning in the middle of a construction zone.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• ‘Affluenza’ Mom Tonya Couch Released From House Arrest, Gets Job As Bartender

  24-08-2016 12:43
  
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  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) -The mother of Tarrant County’s “Affluenza Teen” has now been released from house arrest, so she can get a job. And she already has one lined up as a bartender.
  A judge granted Tonya Couch‘s request to release her from house arrest to find work and to look after her elderly parents.
  Under the new rules, she must wear an ankle monitor and refrain from drug or alcohol consumption. However, the rules
  
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• ‘Affluenza’ Mom Released From House Arrest, Gets Job As Bartender

  24-08-2016 12:43
  
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  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) -The mother of Tarrant County’s “Affluenza Teen” has now been released from house arrest, so she can get a job. And she already has one lined up as a bartender.
  A judge granted Tonya Couch‘s request to release her from house arrest to find work and to look after her elderly parents.
  Under the new rules, she must wear an ankle monitor and refrain from drug or alcohol consumption. However, the rules
  
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• First Human Case Of West Nile Confirmed In Lewisville

  24-08-2016 12:35
  
  Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | TwitterLEWISVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – The first human case of the West Nile virus in Lewisville this year has been confirmed by health officials. And, on Wednesday night, the city will be taking steps to prevent any further spread of the disease.
  According to Denton County Public Health, the person in question has been diagnosed with West Nile fever, a less severe form of the mosquito-borne illness. Officials added that they do not know whe
  
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• Gaston Forecast To Become A Hurricane In Atlantic

  24-08-2016 12:24
  
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  MIAMI (AP) – Tropical Storm Gaston is gaining strength in the Atlantic and could soon become a hurricane.
  The storm’s maximum sustained winds early Wednesday have increased to near 70 mph (110 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says additional strengthening is forecast and Gaston is expected to become a hurricane later in the day.
  Gaston is centered about 975 miles (1,570 kilometers) west of the Cabo Verde Islands and is moving we
  
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• Infant Toy Building Sets Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

  24-08-2016 11:41
  
  Manufacturer ALEX recalls 91,000 infant building toy sets due to a choking hazard, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.Photo Credit: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
  
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• Powerful Quake Kills Dozens In Central Italy

  24-08-2016 06:28
  
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  ROME (CBSNEWS.COM/AP) — A powerful earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 37 people were reported dead.
  The mayor of the quake-hit town of Accumoli, Stefano Petrucci, said at least six people had died there, including a family of four, and two others. “There are deaths,” he told state-run RaiNews24.
  “Four people are under the rubble, but they are not
  
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• More Than A Dozen Killed In Italian Earthquake

  24-08-2016 06:28
  
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  ROME (CBSNEWS.COM/AP) — A strong earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 14 people were reported dead in two hard-hit towns that were partially demolished.
  The mayor of the quake-hit town of Accumoli, Stefano Petrucci, said at least six people had died there, including a family of four, and two others. “There are deaths,” he told state-run RaiNews24.
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• Frisco Residents Continue Fighting Oncor Substation

  24-08-2016 05:47
  
  After months of controversy, Frisco's Planning and Zoning Board voted against Oncor's request to build a new substation near two schools.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• FEMA Denton Leads Federal Relief Effort In Louisiana

  24-08-2016 05:34
  
  Help for flood victims in Louisiana continues to pour in from North Texas. As many as 400 workers from FEMA's Region 6 Headquarters in Denton are in Louisiana to get federal assistance to the people there.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 6.1 Magnitiude Earthquake Reported In Rome

  24-08-2016 05:28
  
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  ROME (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude estimated at 6.1 has rattled Rome and central Italy in the middle of the night.
  There were no immediate reports of damage early Wednesday, but state-run RAI radio said people ran into the streets in central Umbria and Le Marche regions shortly after the quake struck just after 3:30 a.m.
  The European Mediterranean Seismological Center put the magnitude at 6.1 and said the epicenter was nor
  
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• Wrong Address Leads Arlington PD to Break Down Wrong Door

  24-08-2016 05:22
  
  Arlington Police are apologizing for an error that led officers to break into a family's south Arlington home while responding to a domestic disturbance. But a wrong address led police to the wrong home.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Confusion As To Whether Trump Could Favor ‘Softening’ Immigration Stance

  24-08-2016 05:20
  
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  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Donald Trump suggested he could favor “softening” laws dealing with immigrants living in the United States illegally but then contradicted himself at rally later this evening.
  Trump taped a town hall in Austin for Fox News Tuesday afternoon. Moderator Sean Hannity asked the Republican presidential nominee if he would change any statute to accommodate law-abiding citizens or those with children.
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• Richardson Couple: Someone Killed Our Dog Over Clinton Sign

  24-08-2016 04:59
  
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  RICHARDSON (CBSDFW.COM) – A Richardson couple thinks a series of cruel attacks on their home is the result of a Hillary Clinton campaign sign in their front yard.
  Matt Steadman says he wasn’t surprised when three separate signs were stolen from their yard almost as fast as he put them out.
  “I just kind of thought ‘oh well the third sign is still there no big deal,’ ” said Steadman.
  But last week that th
  
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• Frisco Planning & Zoning Commission Denies Prop To Build Oncor Substation

  24-08-2016 04:52
  
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  FRISCO (CBSDFW.COM) – The City of Frisco Planning & Zoning Commission voted 4-to-1 on Tuesday night, denying Oncor plans to build a new substation along Legacy Drive.
  The vote comes as several residents in the area voiced their opposition to the proposed substation that would be built 595 feet from Allen Elementary School.
  Commissioners who were against the proposed site felt Oncor needed to respect the residents who were in the
  
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