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• Homicide Detectives Investigating Elderly Woman’s Death

  31-08-2016 23:58
  
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  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Homicide detectives are investigating the death of an elderly woman in her home on Heritage Lane near Sheffield Drive in south Fort Worth.
  “She was a good neighbor, very caring, watched out for everyone, always trying to help someone do something,” neighbor Danny Messick said.
  Another neighbor said they heard the woman arguing with someone Tuesday. “I kept hearing her say ‘get a
  
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• Trump Says He And Mexican President Discussed Wall, Not Payment

  31-08-2016 23:29
  
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  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Standing alongside the president of Mexico, a measured Donald Trump on Wednesday firmly defended the right of the United States to build a massive border wall along its southern flank but declined to repeat his frequent promise to force Mexico to pay for it.
  Trump, the U.S. presidential candidate who is widely despised across Mexico, also sidestepped his repeated criticism of Mexican immigrants following a closed-door meeti
  
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• Rangers RP Jeffress To Enter Rehab Following DWI Arrest

  31-08-2016 22:40
  
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  DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) – Rangers reliever Jeremy Jeffress will seek treatment after he was arrested for DWI in Dallas early Friday morning.
  Jeffress will remain on the MLB restricted list while undergoing treatment.
  “The Rangers commend Jeremy for seeking treatment and taking responsibility for his actions,” said Rangers President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Jon Daniels. “Our thoughts are
  
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• Report: Texas Should Reduce Campus Transients After Murder

  31-08-2016 22:35
  
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  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State law enforcement officials recommended Wednesday that the University of Texas beef up police and security guard presence while working to allow fewer homeless people on campus after the murder of a first-year dance major shook up the school.
  The Texas Department of Public Safety also urged the university to improve outdoor video surveillance and lighting by trimming back excessive vegetation, and further restric
  
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• TWU Hires Firm To Investigate Volleyball Players’ Illnesses

  31-08-2016 22:05
  
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  DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas Woman’s University has retained the services of Buckner, a sports and education law firm, to conduct an independent external investigation into what caused eight student-athletes to be hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis.
  “The health and well-being of our student-athletes is our top priority,”  said the statement from TWU to the entire campus. “Buckner’s investigation
  
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• Jury Awards $19.7M In Medical Error Death Of Woman

  31-08-2016 21:43
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Dallas County jury today delivered a $19.7 million verdict against a local doctor on behalf of the family of Katina Clark, who spent more than a year in a permanent vegetative state before her death following brain damage she sustained as a patient at the same hospital where she worked as a surgical technician.
  The verdict handed to Judge Sally Montgomery of County Court No. 3 followed slightly more than two weeks
  
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• Worker Airlifted After Falling into Elevator Shaft at D/FW

  31-08-2016 21:27 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A construction worker at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport was airlifted to a hospital Wednesday after falling down an elevator shaft.Photo Credit: Frank Heinz, NBC 5 News
  
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• Trump Appears In Mexico Before Laying Out Immigration Plans

  31-08-2016 21:26
  
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  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Donald Trump has arrived in Mexico, a surprise visit Wednesday to meet with the president of a nation he derided at the start of his White House campaign as a source of rapists and criminals coming to the U.S.
  The trip, a politically risky move 10 weeks before Election Day, puts Trump in a country where he’s widely despised alongside a foreign leader who has compared him to Adolf Hitler. It also comes hours before the
  
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• Construction Worker Falls Down Elevator Shaft At DFW Airport

  31-08-2016 21:15
  
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  GRAPEVINE (CBSDFW.COM) – A construction worker fell about 30 feet down an elevator shaft this afternoon at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
  It happened at Terminal A near Gate A39 around 1 p.m. in an area walled off for construction.
  The construction contract worker was flown by medical helicopter to a local hospital.
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• iRobot CEO Says Vacuums Are Path To Robotic Future

  31-08-2016 20:31
  
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  BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) – The clash this year over the future of iRobot pitted visionary robotics against the retail success of the company’s Roombas, the circular-shaped domestic helpers that have cleaned millions of living rooms around the world.
  Colin Angle said he never imagined when he co-founded the company 26 years ago that it would change the way the world views vacuuming. But the chairman and CEO of iRobot also said it&rs
  
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• NFL Concussion Case Moves To Supreme Court

  31-08-2016 20:06
  
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  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A last-minute appeal in the NFL concussion case sends the proposed settlement to the U.S. Supreme Court and delays payouts for at least several months.
  The family of the late Buffalo Bills fullback Carlton “Cookie” Gilchrist wants the high court to revisit the debate over the brain injury known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
  The appeal filed Monday by son Scott Gilchrist calls it “irr
  
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• 2016 Ties 1914 For Wettest August In Texas

  31-08-2016 19:57
  
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  HOUSTON (AP) – Persistent rain in Texas has made August 2016 the wettest August in more than a century and equal to the rainiest August ever.
  Preliminary figures from the State Climatologist office at Texas A&M University show Texas received an average 5.69 inches of rain statewide. That’s the same amount measured in 1914, the present record holder for the month based on records that go back t
  
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• Mattel’s American Girl Dolls To Be Sold At Toys R Us Stores

  31-08-2016 19:55
  
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  NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel’s American Girl dolls will soon be sold at Toys R Us stores, a major expansion for the toy company’s brand of pricey dolls.
  The dolls are sold now at American Girl’s 20 stores and on its website. Making the dolls available in more places could help Mattel Inc. reverse the brand’s declining sales. Last year, American Girl sales fell 8 percent from the year before.
  Toys R Us will sell American
  
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• Dramatic Video Shows Georgia Officer Run Over By Suspect During Traffic Stop

  31-08-2016 19:25
  
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  BARROW COUNTY, GA (CBSDFW.COM) – An officer in Georgia is recovering from injuries after being run over by a vehicle during a traffic stop on Saturday, August 27.
  According to CBS 46 in Georgia, a spokesperson with the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said Statham police officer Marc Lofton was trying to place 28-year-old Jessica Fox under arrest during a traffic stop when she sped off.
  Dramatic video released by police allegedly shows th
  
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• Woman Charged With Setting Apartment Fire

  31-08-2016 17:46
  
  Firefighters contained a two-alarm apartment fire in North Dallas. No word if anyone is injured or what caused the fire.Photo Credit: 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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• ‘Stranger Things’ Gets Green Light For Second Season

  31-08-2016 17:28
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW) – Netflix hit TV show, ‘Stranger Things’, has been renewed for a second season.The show made the announcement on their Facebook page Wednesday morning.
  ‘Stranger Things’ takes place in a small town in Indiana, where a young boy disappears after a very peculiar event takes place. The town must now find out the truth, while dealing with unimaginable forces.
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• Dallas Police End Standoff Near Elementary School

  31-08-2016 17:24
  
  Dallas police have ended an hours-long standoff at a home where an armed robbery suspect barricaded himself inside Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: 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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• Pending US Home Sales Strengthen In July

  31-08-2016 16:56
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – More Americans signed contracts to purchase homes in July, a sign that demand for home ownership remains strong despite a shortage of listings on the market.
  The National Association of Realtors says its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index rose 1.3 percent last month to 111.3, the highest reading since April. The index of upcoming sales increased 1.3 percent from a year ago. The number of signed contracts improved i
  
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• Local Charter School Requires Mandarin Courses

  31-08-2016 16:52
  
  The International Leadership of Texas charter school is preparing their students to become global leaders by requiring Mandarin Chinese courses.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• The Quest To End Lost Airline Luggage

  31-08-2016 16:43
  
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  LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) – Victor DaRosa stands under a scorching afternoon sun, loading bags onto a jet heading to Detroit.
  As each suitcase climbs up the conveyor belt into the plane, a small computer verifies that it actually belongs on that flight. If one bag didn’t, a red light would flash and the belt would stop until somebody acknowledges the mistake and reroutes the luggage.
  This is the future of baggage handling. Delta Air
  
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• D/FW Airport Offers Discounted Parking for Labor Day

  31-08-2016 16:17
  
  Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is offering discounted parking just in time for the Labor Day holiday.
  
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• 4 Regional CPS Directors Fired Amid Texas Agency’s Shakeup

  31-08-2016 15:58
  
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  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Child Protective Services has fired four regional directors as it looks to overhaul operations following years of complaints that the agency fails to adequately protect children who are abused or neglected.
  The four directors were terminated this week and a fifth in El Paso opted to retire. The five represent half of CPS’ regional directors in Texas.
  The move is another indication that Henry “Hank&rdq
  
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• Ethan Couch’s Lawyers Want Judge’s Rulings Tossed

  31-08-2016 15:57
  
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  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Lawyers for Ethan Couch have filed a new motion arguing that the ‘affluenza’ teenager should be released from jail, because the judge should not have had jurisdiction over the case. According to state law, juvenile cases like that of Couch are technically considered to be civil proceedings. Judge Wayne Salvant, however, is a Tarrant County criminal court judge.
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• 3 Surrender Outside Dallas Home; Nearby School on Lockdown

  31-08-2016 15:27
  
  Two men and one woman were arrested after surrendering outside a Dallas home where police say person suspected of robbery was inside.Photo Credit: 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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• Texas Attorney General Paxton Sues County Over Gun Ban

  31-08-2016 15:21
  
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  AUSTIN (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a Houston-area county that has banned guns from being brought into the county courthouse.
  Paxton filed the suit Tuesday against Waller County, just a month after he sued the city of Austin over a gun ban at city hall.
  The latest suit seeks a fine of $1,500 for each day the county doesn’t allow licensed gun owners to carry weapons in the courthouse.
  Texas la
  
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• Hurricane Churns Toward Hawaii; People Stock Up, Board Up

  31-08-2016 15:17
  
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  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Preparing for what could be the first hurricane to make landfall in Hawaii in years, residents on the Big Island are stocking up on food and water and seeking shelter for their animals.
  The National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning as the storm dubbed Madeline churned west Tuesday toward the island, urging residents to rush through preparations to protect themselves and their property and expect hurricane co
  
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• Brand New Computer Lab for Dallas STEM Students

  31-08-2016 14:28
  
  Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa cut the ribbon to officially open a renovated computer lab at the Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Clinton To Stress American Exceptionalism In Ohio

  31-08-2016 14:26
  
  Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | TwitterSOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Hillary Clinton plans to stress her support for American exceptionalism during a speech in the battleground state of Ohio, while arguing that Donald Trump has rejected the concept.
  Clinton’s midday address at the American Legion’s annual convention in Cincinnati Wednesday comes as Trump ponders a last-minute trip to Mexico in advance of a long-awaited speech on immigration. A Clinton campaign official
  
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• Donald Trump Heading To Mexico Ahead Of Immigration Speech

  31-08-2016 14:13
  
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  EVERETT, Washington (AP) — Donald Trump will be taking his first foreign trip as the Republican presidential nominee on Wednesday, making a quick visit to Mexico, a nation he derided as the home of rapists and criminals as he launched his campaign.
  The meeting with President Enrique Pena Nieto, who earlier this year compared the billionaire candidate to Hitler, comes hours before Trump is set to deliver a highly-anticipated immigration speech
  
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• Springsteen Breaks Own Record For Longest U.S. Show

  31-08-2016 14:11
  
  Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | TwitterEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band couldn’t leave New Jersey without breaking another record.
  Tuesday night’s concert at MetLife Stadium ended 4 hours after it started, breaking the previous record for the group’s longest U.S. show of 3 hours and 59 minutes set at MetLife last Thursday.
  Springsteen told the audience the three shows at the Meadowlands were “most enjoyable.”
  Th
  
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• 100 Dancers To Pay Tribute On 9/11 Outside Lincoln Center

  31-08-2016 14:09
  
  Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | TwitterNEW YORK (AP) — About 100 dancers will pay tribute on September 11 with an outdoor performance at New York’s Lincoln Center.
  Organizers say the work, called “The Table of Silence Project ,” is a “ritual for peace and healing.”
  The performance is choreographed by Jacqulyn Buglisi of the Buglisi Dance Theater.
  Buglisi was inspired by Italian artist Rossella Vasta’s sculptural installation of 100
  
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• Results Of FWPD Investigative Units Audit To Be Released

  31-08-2016 14:05
  
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  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Fort Worth Police Department is taking a hard look at one area of the department after at least one questionable move by a veteran detective. Chief Joel Fitzgerald called for a top to bottom review of every investigative unit back in June. The results of that audit are expected today.
  For nearly three months, an 11-member task force has been looking into nine investigative units… as a p
  
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• Dallas ISD Sees Enrollment Drop Again

  31-08-2016 13:43
  
  Dallas ISD enrollment could be down as many as 2,000 students from last year despite efforts to entice parents back to the district.Photo Credit: The Dallas Morning News
  
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• Lawsuit Filed Against Atmos Energy Over Waxahachie Explosion

  31-08-2016 13:39
  
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  DALLAS (1080 KRLD) – Atmos Energy has been hit with a huge lawsuit over last year’s explosion that damaged a neighborhood in Waxahachie, and nearly 30 plaintiffs have signed-on.
  The lawsuit blames Atmos for not monitoring Metrobore, the contractor that allegedly cut through both gas and sewer lines.
  Attorney Tom Carse tells KRLD news the leak went unnoticed for four days – until Adele Chavez turned on her stove and i
  
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• Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Atmos Energy Over Waxahachie Explosion

  31-08-2016 13:39
  
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  DALLAS (1080 KRLD) – Atmos Energy has been hit with a huge lawsuit over last year’s explosion that damaged a neighborhood in Waxahachie, and nearly 30 plaintiffs have signed-on.
  The lawsuit blames Atmos for not monitoring a contractor named Metrobore, who allegedly cut through both gas and sewer lines.
  Attorney Tom Carse tells KRLD news the leak went unnoticed for four days – until Adele Chavez turned on her stove and&nbs
  
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• Sister Cities Program Generates Millions of Dollars for Fort Worth

  31-08-2016 13:38
  
  For the first time, Fort Worth can put a dollar amount on the estimated economic impact of its longstanding Sister Cities program - $14 million in 2016 so far.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Police In Standoff With Alleged Robbery Suspects In East Dallas

  31-08-2016 13:02
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police have surrounded a house south of Garland Road after a standoff with several alleged robbery suspects.
  According to reports, the call came in around 3:45 a.m. Wednesday from a home on Estacado Drive just south of Garland Road, on the east side of White Rock Lake.
  Estacado Drive has been sealed off. There is no word if any surrounding homes have been evacuated.
  CBS11 reports at least seven Dallas police cars
  
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• Dallas Police Standoff Ends With 5 People In Custody

  31-08-2016 13:02
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police surrounded a house in Dallas early Wednesday morning for a standoff with at least one alleged robbery suspect. The incident began at around 3:45 a.m. along Estacado Drive, just south of Garland Road on the east side of White Rock Lake.
  Police responded to the scene after an armed robbery. The victim saw the suspect go into the home and called the authorities to come help. When of
  
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• Dallas Police Standoff Ends With 4 People In Custody

  31-08-2016 13:02
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police surrounded a house in Dallas early Wednesday morning for a standoff with at least one alleged robbery suspect. The incident began at around 3:45 a.m. along Estacado Drive, just south of Garland Road on the east side of White Rock Lake.
  Police responded to the scene after an armed robbery. The victim saw the suspect go into the home and called the authorities to come help. When of
  
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• 3 Suspects Surrender Amid Standoff With Dallas Police

  31-08-2016 13:02
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police surrounded a house in Dallas early Wednesday morning for a standoff with at least one alleged robbery suspect. The incident began at around 3:45 a.m. along Estacado Drive, just south of Garland Road on the east side of White Rock Lake.
  Police responded to the scene after an armed robbery. The victim saw the suspect go into the home and called the authorities to come help. When officer
  
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• 3 People Surrender Amid Standoff With Dallas Police

  31-08-2016 13:02
  
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police surrounded a house in Dallas early Wednesday morning for a standoff with at least one alleged robbery suspect.
  The incident began at around 3:45 a.m. along Estacado Drive, just south of Garland Road on the east side of White Rock Lake.
  Police responded to the scene after an armed robbery.
  The victim saw the suspect go into the home and called the authorities to come help. When officer
  
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• Feds To Distribute $53 Million To States To Fight Opioid Abuse

  31-08-2016 12:48
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it will distribute $53 million to 44 states in an effort to curb opioid abuse.
  Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell says the funding will focus on reducing over-prescribing of pain killers, increasing access to treatment and making sure the antidote naloxone is widely available.
  The administration is also calling on Congress to provide $1.1 billion in new money, saying legislation
  
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• R&B Singer Chris Brown Arrested On Suspicion Of Assault With A Deadly Weapon

  31-08-2016 12:41
  
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  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/AP) Singer Chris Brown has been bailed out of jail. He was released late last night, just hours after being arrested following a day-long police standoff at his Los Angeles home.
  Los Angeles County jail records show he was released late Tuesday night after posting $250,000.
  He was arrested hours earlier on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman called for help from a gathering at his home.
  The arrest marked
  
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• Police Shoot, Kill Felony Robbery Suspect In Weatherford

  31-08-2016 12:28
  
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  WEATHERFORD (CBSDFW.COM) – Police were forced to shoot a robbery suspect dead following a confrontation in a Weatherford motel room overnight.
  Weatherford Police lieutenant Chris Crawford says officers tried to arrest the 36-year-old man on felony robbery warrants at the Super Value Inn late Tuesday night.
  When officers entered the room, they attempted to subdue the suspect with non-leathal taser. Police reports say the suspect was unaff
  
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• Police Shoot & Kill Robbery Suspect In Weatherford

  31-08-2016 12:28
  
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  WEATHERFORD (CBSDFW.COM) – Police were forced to shoot and kill a robbery suspect following a confrontation in a Weatherford motel room late Tuesday night. The incident happened at the Super Value Inn, located along Interstate-20 near Main Street.
  Lt. Chris Crawford with the Weatherford Police Department said that officers attempted to arrest a 36-year-old man on felony robbery warrants. When the officers entered the room,
  
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• Missing Swimmer Found Dead on Lake Lewisville

  31-08-2016 12:23
  
  Police said the body of a missing 28-year-old man has been found on Lake Lewisville Tuesday evening.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Officer Kills Knife-Wielding Man at Weatherford Motel

  31-08-2016 11:57
  
  Police say an officer fatally shot a man who charged at authorities serving him a warrant at a Weatherford motel Tuesday night.Photo Credit: 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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• Selena’s Wax Figure Unveiled at Madame Tussauds Hollywood

  31-08-2016 06:15
  
  This will make your heart sing, "Bidi bidi bom bom!"Grammy-award winning Selena Quintanilla Perez now has her place among Hollywood's elite in the place where many fans flock to finally grab a picture...Photo Credit: KNBC-TV
  
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• Oak Cliff Neighbors Discuss Southern Gateway Deck Park

  31-08-2016 06:01
  
  More than 100 people filled a room at the Dallas Zoo Tuesday to provide feedback on the proposed Southern Gateway Deck Park.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Grand Prairie Mariachis Win National Competition

  31-08-2016 05:49
  
  The Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy's mariachis brought home a national competition and it took a lot of work to earn the title.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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