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• New IKEA Print Ad Urges Customers to Pee On It

  10-01-2018 23:55
  
  IKEA's new ad promises a big discount - if you urinate on it.Photo Credit: IKEAThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Embattled Tarrant Judge Drops Re-Election Bid

  10-01-2018 23:39
  
  Embattled Tarrant County of the Peace Russ Casey dropped his re-election bid Wednesday after a criminal investigation was launched into whether Casey had forged voter signatures.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Snow Possible Thursday, Temps to Plummet

  10-01-2018 23:21
  
  A strong cold front will arrive Thursday sending temperatures tumbling while ushering in a chance for some light snow.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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• Firefighters Recover Electrocuted Man Suspended on Scaffold

  10-01-2018 23:16
  
  Firefighters with Dallas Fire-Rescue are working recover an electrocuted man suspended from scaffolding in Deep Ellum.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Man In Florida Caught With ‘Full Rack Of Ribs’ In His Pants, Police Say

  10-01-2018 22:55
  CBS Local — On Dec. 15 a Florida man was caught red-handed with a full rack of ribs in an unlikely and pretty conspicuous location.
  According to the Martin County Sheriff’s office in Florida, Maeli Alvarez-Aguilar, 26, was booked on a petty merchant theft charge after he was caught walking out of a local grocery store in Indiantown, Florida.
  A report from TCPalm indicates that ribs weren’t the only item police found in the man’s pants. The man was also
  
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• Dozens Of Oncor Trucks On Barge Heading To Puerto Rico To Help Restore Power After Hurricane

  10-01-2018 22:32
  GULF OF MEXICO (CBS11) – About 70 trucks from Oncor are now on barges in the Gulf of Mexico sailing to Puerto Rico to help the power restoration efforts on the island in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
  Oncor says it will take approximately 10 days for the barges to arrive on the U.S. territory.
  Oncor trucks have set sail for Puerto Rico on a barge (Oncor)
  The trucks were delivered to Lake Charles, LA, last week for transport.
  About 80 Oncor employees will fly to the island during the week of
  
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• Diet Coke Gets New Look, New Flavors Amid Sinking Sales

  10-01-2018 21:55
  NEW YORK (AP) — Diet Coke is getting a makeover to try to invigorate the sugar-free soda’s slumping sales.
  literal thirst trap. #SoManyFlavors pic.twitter.com/CpdmTk3lYh
  — Diet Coke (@DietCoke) January 10, 2018Coca-Cola Co. said Wednesday it’s adding a slimmer 12-ounce Diet Coke can, updating the logo and offering the 35-year-old drink in four new flavors, including mango and ginger lime. The taste of the plain Diet Coke will stay the same, the Atlanta-based company said.
  
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• Roanoke Offering Residents Free Flu Shots

  10-01-2018 21:38
  ROANOKE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – As the flu continues to spread in North Texas, the City of Roanoke is trying to get the entire city vaccinated.
  The Roanoke Fire Department is providing free flu shots for Roanoke residents.
  Proof of residency will be required: driver’s license, utility bill etc.
  Shots will be available every day at the Fire Station during “reasonable hours.”
  A patient receives a flu vaccine. (credit: FRED TANNEAU/AFP/Getty Images)
  The Fire Station is located
  
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• Suspicious Device in Rockwall Ruled Harmless

  10-01-2018 21:13
  
  A suspicious device found on in Rockwall Wednesday morning turned out to be harmless.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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• Man Electrocuted While Working On Scaffolding

  10-01-2018 21:05
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A worker on scaffolding came in contact with overhead power lines and was electrocuted at 424 Swiss Avenue in Dallas shortly before 1:00 p.m. Wednesday.
  The victim died.
  While working with Oncor to ensure the safety of first responders, Dallas Fire-Rescue is awaiting the arrival of the medical examiner before extracting the victim from the scaffolding.
  The victim’s brother told CBS11, they were on a roof installing a safety rail for the scaffolding when the work
  
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• Death Threats Cause Lockdown After Teacher Handcuffed

  10-01-2018 20:43
  NEW ORLEANS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Louisiana school board’s office went on temporary lockdown after getting death threats from around the world in response to widely viewed video of a teacher screaming while being handcuffed at a school board meeting.
  The threats have come from as far away as South America, Australia and England, as well as other U.S. states, Vermilion Parish School Board President Anthony Fontana told The Advertiser newspaper Tuesday. He said they’ve been reporte
  
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• Cliburn Youth Competition Heading to Dallas

  10-01-2018 20:33
  
  For the first time, the Van Cliburn Foundation will hold one of its competitions in Dallas.
  
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• North Texas Widow Warns Raw Oyster Lovers After Spouse’s Death From Vibrio

  10-01-2018 20:19
  DALLAS (1080 KRLD) – A North Texas widow has words of caution for some seafood lovers, stay away from raw oysters.
  Vicki Berquist and her wife Jeanette LeBlanc of Quinlin were in Louisiana last September where they bought a bag of fresh oysters from a seafood market after going crabbing with some friends.
  Jeanette ate some of them, not knowing there was a potential of the bivalves containing the deadly bacteria Vibrio, a bacteria that is primarily found in warm gulf waters.
  Vicki says had
  
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• Man Wanted for Questioning in Baby's Death Found in a Tree

  10-01-2018 19:31
  
  A man wanted for questioning in the death of an infant was arrested early Wednesday hiding in a tree after he was tipped off that police were looking for him, police said. The child's mother and aunt were...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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• Three Flu-Related Deaths Reported In Tarrant County

  10-01-2018 19:24
  TARRANT COUNTY (CBSDFW) – Today, officials with Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) confirmed 3 flu-related deaths in the county.
  The three flu-related deaths are the first ones in Tarrant County in a flu season that has gripped North Texas.
  All three deaths involved senior adults (55 years and older) with underlying medical conditions. The organization didn’t release any further information about the victims’ medical history.
  “It’s safe to say that we are currently
  
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• Tarrant County Reports Their First 3 Flu Deaths This Season

  10-01-2018 19:24
  TARRANT COUNTY (CBSDFW) – Today, officials with Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) confirmed three flu-related deaths in the county.
  The three flu-related deaths are the first ones in Tarrant County in a flu season that has gripped North Texas.
  All three deaths involved senior adults (55 years and older) with underlying medical conditions. The organization didn’t release any further information about the victims’ medical history.
  “It’s safe to say that we are curre
  
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• 3 in Custody After Employee Shot During Scuffle With Robber

  10-01-2018 19:24
  
  Three people are in custody Wednesday after a shooting during a robbery at a mobile phone store in Allen, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 7-Eleven Probe Opens New Front On Immigration

  10-01-2018 18:40
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. immigration agents descended on dozens of 7-Eleven stores before dawn Wednesday to open employment audits and interview workers in what officials described as the largest operation against an employer under Donald Trump’s presidency.
  Agents targeted about 100 stores nationwide, broadening an investigation that began with a 4-year-old case against a franchisee on New York’s Long Island. The audits could lead to criminal charges or fines over the stores&rs
  
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• Smelling Your Partner’s Clothes Can Decrease Stress Level, Study Says

  10-01-2018 18:29
  CBS Local — If you find that the pressures of everyday life are mounting and your partner’s not around to comfort you, rifling through their clothes and taking a whiff might be just what you need to help you relax, according to a recently published study.
  The study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and the American Psychological Association, revealed that women feel more at ease when smelling their male partner’s musk on a T-shirt.
  To get the r
  
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• Boy Scouts Of America Being Sued Over Sex Abuse In Chicago Area Troop

  10-01-2018 18:19
  CHICAGO (CBSDFW) – More than a dozen lawsuits were filed against the Boy Scouts of America in a Chicago area court Monday, according to CBS Chicago. The suit alleges that the organization was negligent in allowing a convicted sexual predator to be a scout leader at a troop in southwest Burbank, Illinois in the late 1970s or 1980s.
  (credit: George Frey/Getty Images)
  The 15 suits name the Boy Scouts of America, which is based in Irving, Texas, and the Organization’s Chicago Area Counci
  
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• Dallas Cowboys VP of Personnel Staying Put

  10-01-2018 18:12
  
  Will McClay, the Dallas Cowboys vice president of personnel, confirmed to NBC 5's Jean-Jacques Taylor Wednesday that he has turned down an opportunity to talk to the Houston Texans about their general manager...Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Dallas Leaders Approve DFW Consideration For 2026 World Cup

  10-01-2018 18:07
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The DFW area has moved a step closer in the bid to be considered as a host city for the World Cup games in North America in 2026. Dallas City Council members on Wednesday approved the Metroplex being included in that bid — just the first in a series of steps before it becomes official.
  The United Bid Committee is submitting a proposal to FIFA to host the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico in 2026. The City of Dallas, through the Dallas Sports
  
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• Historic Mansfield Theater Gets Revamp

  10-01-2018 17:58
  
  Nearly a year after the city swooped in and purchased the century-old theater, they're hopeful it's best days are ahead of it.
  
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• Fort Worth Rodeo Arena Gets New Safety Features After Horse Deaths

  10-01-2018 15:32
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo opens this week, and fans will notice a change at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. After a pair of tragedies, the clean white concrete wall that surrounds the arena is getting a new look this year.
  Last year, two horses ran straight into the arena’s wall, hitting it head first and suffering fatal injuries.
  The wall was built in 1936 and has been part of the arena’s signature look. However, knowing that something ha
  
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• CES Tech Show Stuffed With New Gadgets We Don’t Need… Or Do We?

  10-01-2018 14:23
  LAS VEGAS (AP) – Today’s vision of a smart home has more to do with what’s technologically possible than what people really need.
  Thus the endless parade of internet-connected wine openers, water bottles, meat thermometers and refrigerators, and a dearth of automation that would clean and fold our laundry, pick up things around the house or assist aging people as their physical strength wanes.
  Not that some tinkerers aren’t trying to come up with life-changing tools. The
  
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• Hospitals Gearing Up for More Flu Patients

  10-01-2018 14:20
  
  Doctors and nurses throughout North Texas are preparing for another round of flu patients in emergency rooms and clinics.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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• Man Arrested For Theft Of West Texas Collector’s KISS Memorabilia

  10-01-2018 14:04
  SAN ANGELO (AP) – Police in West Texas have arrested a man suspected of stealing a devoted fan’s collection of KISS rock group memorabilia acquired over 40 years.
  San Angelo police Officer Tracy Gonzalez says most of the KISS shirts, records, action figures and magazines taken from a unit at a storage business have been recovered. Gonzalez had no immediate estimate on the collection’s value.
  Tom Green County jail records show 50-year-old Michael Roehr of San Angelo was being he
  
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• Tarleton State Student Shot in the Face is Paralyzed: Family

  10-01-2018 13:52
  
  The 26-year-old student remains hospitalized in Houston and is undergoing therapy.
  
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• Garland Mayor Submits Official Resignation

  10-01-2018 13:34
  GARLAND (1080 KRLD) – Several months after he announced in a city council meeting that he would be stepping down, Garland Mayor Douglas Athas has officially submitted his resignation letter.
  At a recent meeting, Athas says serving for the past 20 years has been his highest honor. He quoted President John F. Kennedy, saying leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. He also evoked the words of Abraham Lincoln, saying Government of the people, by the people shall not perish fro
  
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• Police Arrest Armed Man in Crash, Carjacking in Carrollton

  10-01-2018 13:23
  
  Police arrested a suspected drunk driver who they say crashed into a Dallas patrol vehicle following a chase in Carrollton.Photo Credit: Metro Carrollton PDThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Victim Search Expands As California Storm, Mudslides Kill 13

  10-01-2018 13:20
  MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — A storm that slammed a California coastal community is over. The search for its victims is not.
  Authorities in Santa Barbara County were still trying to reach new areas and dig into the destruction to find dead, injured or trapped people after a powerful mud flow swept away dozens of homes.
  At least 13 people were confirmed dead Tuesday, at least 25 were injured and at least 50 had to be rescued by helicopters.
  Those numbers could increase when the search is deepen
  
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• James Franco Ready To ‘Listen, Learn, Change’ After Sexual Misconduct Claims

  10-01-2018 13:20
  NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Times has canceled a public event with James Franco days after the Golden Globe winner was accused of sexual misconduct.
  The TimesTalk event scheduled for Wednesday was intended to feature “The Disaster Artist” director and star and his brother and co-star, Dave Franco, discussing the film with a Times reporter.
  The Times said in a statement that “given the controversy surrounding recent allegations” it was canceling the event.
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• Animal Rights Group Presses Army On Wild Horse Roundups

  10-01-2018 12:46
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Animal rights advocates want a federal court to make an Army base in western Louisiana stop rounding up hundreds of feral horses on land it owns or uses.
  Fort Polk began escalating efforts in November, and some captured horses are treated poorly and many may be slaughtered, the Pegasus Equine Guardian Association said in court papers backing up its request for a preliminary injunction.
  People and groups that might adopt the horses, “are being arbitra
  
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• Judge Blocks Trump Decision To End DACA Program

  10-01-2018 12:25
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday night temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation.
  U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted a request by California and other plaintiffs to prevent President Donald Trump from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program while their lawsuits play out in court.
  Alsup said lawyers in favor of DACA clearly demonstrated that the young immigrants “w
  
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• DWI Suspect Captured After Hitting DPD Officer During Chase

  10-01-2018 12:18
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police have captured a man who, investigators said, crashed into a squad car, injuring a Dallas police officer while fleeing from Carrollton police officers.
  Officials stated that the police chase started when Carrollton officers attempted to pull over 28-year-old Rueben Prado Vargas of Dallas. He was suspected of driving drunk on Interstate-35E at around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday night.
  Jolene Devito with the Carrollton Police Department said that Vargas then crashed
  
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• Is Your Town Getting Rifle-Resistant Vests for Officers?

  10-01-2018 11:33
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott revealed a $23 million grant to bring rifle-resistant vests to nearly 33,000 Texas police officers.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Family Believes Body of Woman Found in Garage Is Missing Mom

  10-01-2018 05:46
  
  Dallas police are investigating after a woman's body was found inside the garage of a home Tuesday near Paul Quinn College.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Fort Worth Woman Spends 150 Tuesdays Helping Homeless

  10-01-2018 05:41
  
  As North Texas is bracing for the bitter cold to return, those who work with area homeless are worried it may catch some on the streets off-guard.
  
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• Good Samaritan Thanks Father of Man Who Saved Her Life

  10-01-2018 05:38
  
  Just hours after surgery, a crash survivor expressed her gratitude for a good Samaritan's act of heroism that cost him his life.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Legacy Food Hall A Dining Destination in North Texas

  10-01-2018 05:36
  
  Legacy Food Hall has exceeded sales expectations in its first month of business, manager says.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Good Samaritan Injured In Deadly Crash Says Man Who Died Saved Her Life

  10-01-2018 05:10
  DALLAS (CBS11) – Lyndsee Longoria held the phone crying.
  “It’s okay. It’s okay,” said a comforting voice on the other end of the line.
  She’d called this grieving father, former Texas Rangers coach Rich Donnelly to share her memory of his son’s final act.
  Lyndsee Longoria (CBS11)
  “He passed saving my life. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here today,” she told him.
  Longoria and her family were on Highway 67 Sunday night, when th
  
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• Yelp Accused Of Hiding Positive Reviews For Non-Advertiser

  10-01-2018 05:07
  DALLAS (CBS11) – A Dallas business owner is accusing Yelp of hiding good reviews of his coffee shop after he refused to pay them for advertising.
  Bob Sinnott owns Toasted Coffee + Kitchen in Lower Greenville.
  He said after months of non-stop phone calls from Yelp, he claims his favorable rating dropped after he finally told the company he would not pay for advertising.
  “What I would compare it to, the mafia,” said Sinnott. “You know, you do business with me or there&rsquo
  
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• 91-Year-Old Retired Marine Becomes One Of The Oldest To Receive Purple Heart

  10-01-2018 05:00
  NORTH TEXAS (CBS11) – “Ladies and gentleman, I’m honored today to present Corporal Shelby Dawson the Purple Heart medal for his sacrifice in the defense of our great nation…” said U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Kevin Matthews.
  Ninety-one-year-old Shelby Dawson finally heard those much deserved words in a ceremony at his church last weekend. The military awarded the retired corporal one of the oldest medals in the armed forces.
  Dawson also became one of the oldest, if no
  
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• Off-Duty Officer Struck At Highway Construction Area

  10-01-2018 04:53
  DALLAS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – An off-duty Dallas police officer was injured in a crash Tuesday night after a chase and an attempted carjacking involving a DWI suspect.
  I-35 was closed at Royal where the crash happened.
  The chase started In Carrollton.
  Carrollton Police said the officer who was struck was blocking traffic for highway construction at the time.
  Police chased the driver, who ultimately got out and ran.
  Soon after police said he tried to carjack another driver.  The suspect
  
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• Tarrant County Flu Cases Have Tripled Since December

  10-01-2018 04:40
  TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (CBS11) – Tarrant County Public Health officials say the flu cases they’ve recorded this month are already three times the amount of December.
  One of the hardest hit areas in the county is near Kennedale in the 76140 and 76028 zip codes.
  Community Med Urgent Care is near the area and their staff members have reported seeing flu patients non-stop.
  Dane Thurston, a physician assistant and one of the medical providers at Community Med, describes the influx of influ
  
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• Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake Strikes In Caribbean Sea North Of Honduras

  10-01-2018 04:25
  (CBS) – The United States Geological Service reports a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck north of Honduras in the Caribbean Sea.
  Earthquake in Caribbean (USGS)
  The Tuesday quake has sparked a tsunami warning in the area, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
  Reuters reports that a tsunami advisory is in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  Tsunami Info Stmt: M7.8 in the Caribbean Sea2152EST Jan 9: Tsunami NOT expected; U.S. Atlantic or Gulf Coast#NTWC
  — NWS Ts
  
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• Why The FWSSR is Not Held in the Fort Worth Stockyards

  10-01-2018 04:03
  
  Have you ever wondered why the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo isn't held at the Fort Worth Stockyards? The answer goes all the way back to 1943.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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