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• Trump Offers New Year’s Eve Message: ‘We’re Just Getting Started’

  31-12-2017 23:58
  (CBSNEWS/AP) – President Donald Trump is offering a New Year’s Eve message, saying, “What a year it’s been, and we’re just getting started.”
  Trump also tweeted Sunday: “Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Happy New Year!!”
  The tweet included a celebratory video recap of the president’s first year in office, showing gauzy footage of him meeting with world leaders, visiting disaster victims and giving speeches, all accompanied by inspi
  
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• Icy Conditions, Accidents Plague North Texas On New Year’s Eve

  31-12-2017 22:46
  A car crashed into a TxDPS vehicle while the unit was responding to a weather-related accident. (Credit: TxDPS)
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Wintry weather was in full effect Sunday with drivers across North Texas feeling the bitter cold and icy roads through the day.
  In an update as of 3 p.m., MedStar said it responded to about 118 accidents with injuries in Tarrant County cities. Of those accidents, 21 were rollovers.
  Grand Prairies officials responded to about 95 accidents on Sunday as of
  
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• ‘Star Wars’ Passes ‘Beauty And The Beast’ As Top 2017 Earner

  31-12-2017 21:42
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the last day of the calendar year, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” has surpassed “Beauty and the Beast” as the top grossing film in North America in 2017. It also topped the charts for the weekend for the third time, but just barely — Dwayne Johnson’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” is close on its tail.
  According to studio estimates on Sunday, “The Last Jedi” will add $52.4 million over the weekend bringing its
  
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• Unruly Man With Guns Arrested At Houston Hotel

  31-12-2017 21:36
  HOUSTON (AP) — An intoxicated man was arrested at a hotel that hosts one of Houston’s largest New Year’s Eve parties after police found several guns and ammunition in his room, police said Sunday.
  Investigators said hotel security officers called police after the man became belligerent and refused to be leave the bar at downtown Houston’s Hyatt Regency Hotel early Sunday morning. Police said responding officers found a rifle, a shotgun and a handgun in his room, plus ammu
  
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• Pay Attention to This: Cowboys-Eagles

  31-12-2017 18:03
  
  A preview of the Cowboys’ game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at noon at Lincoln Financial Field.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• TX Thunder Truck Surveys Ice, Snow

  31-12-2017 17:51
  
  Watch video streaming live from NBC 5's Texas Thunder Truck surveying icy roads across Dallas-Fort Worth.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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• Icy Roads and Traffic Trouble in North Texas

  31-12-2017 17:40
  
  A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for areas west and north of Dallas-Fort Worth until noon Sunday.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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• Deputies “Down” After Being Called To Suburban Denver Scene

  31-12-2017 17:11
  DENVER (AP) — Authorities in Colorado say a number of deputies from a sheriff’s office in suburban Denver have been wounded.
  The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said via its Twitter account that a major highway south of the city was shut down Sunday. Residents in the vicinity were asked to shelter in place, and avoid windows and exterior walls.
  UPDATE 0513 this morning deputies responded to he Copper Canyon Apartments for a Domestic Disturbance.During the Investigation, shots w
  
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• 5 Colorado Deputies Shot, 1 Fatally, In ‘Ambush’ Attack

  31-12-2017 17:11
  DENVER (AP) — A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff’s deputies in Colorado early Sunday, killing one and injuring four others, before being fatally shot himself in what authorities called an ambush. Two civilians were also injured.
  Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said deputies came under fire almost immediately after entering a suburban Denver apartment and trying to talk with the suspect, who was holed up inside a bedroom.
  “I do know that all of them were shot very,
  
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• 1 Deputy Killed, 4 Injured In Suburban Denver Shooting

  31-12-2017 17:11
  DENVER (AP/CBSDFW) — One deputy was killed and four others were wounded after being called to the scene of a domestic disturbance in suburban Denver on Sunday, authorities said.
  The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said via its Twitter account that shots were fired in the course of the investigation and four deputies were injured and one was deceased. The shooting happened at the Copper Canyon Apartments in Highlands Ranch. The landscaped apartment complex is 16 miles (28 kilomet
  
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• Snow, Freezing Drizzle in North Texas

  31-12-2017 15:36
  
  A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for areas west and north of Dallas-Fort Worth until noon Sunday.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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• Road Crews Gear Up for Winter Weather

  31-12-2017 06:14
  
  Road crews all across North Texas are gearing up for the possibility of winter weather.
  
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• Sundance Square Cancels Outdoor New Year's Event

  31-12-2017 06:08
  
  Bitterly cold temperatures have forced the outdoor New Year's Eve celebration at Fort Worth's Sundance Square to be canceled, officials said Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• North Texans Prepare For Freezing Weather On New Year’s Eve

  31-12-2017 05:10
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Temperatures are dropping Saturday night and into Sunday morning, and some parts of North Texas could see freezing drizzle. Drivers and the Texas Department of Transportation are preparing for the wintry weather.
  TxDOT officials said crews in Tarrant County will be called to start working at around midnight Sunday while Dallas crews started at around 8 p.m. Saturday.
  On Wednesday, TxDOT crews started pretreating North Texas highways with a blanket of brine. They
  
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• Boat Accident on Eagle Mountain Lake Leaves One Man Dead

  31-12-2017 05:05
  
  A 37-year-old man is dead after the boat he was on started sinking while on Eagle Mountain Lake.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Demolition Crews Start Tearing Down Old Dallas ISD HQ

  31-12-2017 04:32
  
  Demolition crews started tearing down parts of the old Dallas I.S.D. administration building on Ross Avenue on Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Timeline for Freezing Drizzle in North Texas

  31-12-2017 03:30
  
  NBC 5 Meteorologist Rick Mitchell has a look at the timeline for the chance of freezing drizzle in North Texas.
  
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• 2 Las Vegas Security Guards Fatally Shot In Hotel-Casino

  31-12-2017 03:00
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two Las Vegas security guards were fatally shot Saturday while investigating a disturbance in a room at a hotel-casino and the suspected shooter is facing critical injuries after turning the gun on himself, police said.
  The gunman’s motive wasn’t known but investigators believe it was an isolated incident.
  “I want you to know right now that this has nothing to do with terrorism,” Capt. Robert Plummer told reporters outside the scene of the shooting.
  
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• Buy NYE Liquor Now, Stores Closed Sunday & Monday

  31-12-2017 02:15
  
  If you plan to purchase any liquor for a New Year's Eve celebration, time is running out. Stores close at 9 p.m. Saturday and will be closed Sunday and Monday due to Texas law.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Bench Dedicated for Sherin Mathews at Memorial Service

  31-12-2017 01:27
  
  A few dozen people attended a memorial service for Sherin Mathews on Saturday at Restland Funeral Home and Cemetery. After the ceremony, a public memorial in her honor was dedicated in the cemetery.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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