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• Large Grass Fire Burning in Wise County

  31-01-2018 23:54
  
  Several fire departments are currently fighting a large grass fire that is burning in Wise County, south of Boyd.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Firefighters Battle Flames, Wind In Wise County

  31-01-2018 23:52
  WISE COUNTY, Texas (CBS11) – A 20+ acre grass fire was out of control Wednesday afternoon in Wise County.
  It started south of Boyd on County Road 4791 near Farm Road 2048 around 4:00 p.m.
  Wise County grass fire (Chopper11)
  It’s said to be consuming lots of brush and trees but not threatening any homes of businesses at this time.
  Wind has been gusting at 30 to 40 miles per hour today.
  Multiple fire departments responded to the fire.
  Wise County grass fire (Chopper11)
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• FW Man Found Guilty of Assault in Trial Tied to Viral Arrest

  31-01-2018 23:51
  
  A Fort Worth man has been found guilty of assaulting an 8-year-old boy in an encounter that led to a string of events fueling racial tensions more than a year ago.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Money Order for INS Paperwork Disappears, NBC 5 Responds

  31-01-2018 23:50
  
  A South Dallas woman married a man she met in Jamaica, INS misplaced the money orders paying for his citizenship paperwork, and the post office was delayed in reprinting them.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Collin County Town Has Chance To Elect Transgender Mayor

  31-01-2018 23:42
  
  Voters in the Collin County town of New Hope could become the first in Texas to elect a transgender mayor. “I would like to actually be able to say that they elected me for being me, for being Jess, and...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• More Schools Closing Due To Flu

  31-01-2018 23:22
  ELLIS COUNTY, Texas (CBS11) – Stafford and Italy ISD schools will be closed Thursday, February 1 and Friday, February 2 while cleaning crews decontaminate the schools for a high number of faculty and students who are out sick with the flu.
  Classes will resume regular scheduled school on Tuesday, February 6, as Monday was already scheduled as a school holiday.
  Italy ISD said all regular scheduled after school activities will still take place as scheduled.
  
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• Monopoly Creates Special Edition Specifically For Cheaters

  31-01-2018 23:13
  CBS Local — For anyone that’s ever “bent the rules” or just flat out cheated while playing Monopoly, the classic board game’s makers have a special edition just for you. Hasbro is releasing a “cheaters edition” of the famous game to see just how underhanded players can get.
  The new take on the game will test the player’s ability to cheat their opponents and reward them for getting away with various schemes.
  “A recent study conducted by Hasbro
  
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• Updated Ordinance Outlaws Tethering Dogs In Dallas

  31-01-2018 23:05
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Starting February 1st, it’s no longer an option for Dallas pet owners to tie their animals up and leave them unattended in their yard.
  If they do, the city will ticket them.
  Owners must now accompany the animal at all times and provide it with potable water and shelter.
  (Photo credit: KIM JAE-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images)
  “It’s really not a great stimulating life for a dog to be on a chain. They don’t have a lot of room to move and they don&rsquo
  
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• Woman Claims Peacock Was Her Support Animal, United Airlines Says No

  31-01-2018 22:48
  CBS Local — Birds of a feather may flock together, but not on United Airlines. A woman who claimed that a peacock was her “emotional support animal” was not allowed to bring the animal on board her flight.
  Ventiko, a New York-based performance artist, brought her large feathered friend to Newark Liberty International Airport in hopes of taking the peacock with her on a flight to Los Angeles. According to Live and Let’s Fly, the artist initially argued with United Air
  
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• Dallas Man Set To Die For Killing Daughters

  31-01-2018 22:45
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — As her mother listened on the telephone, 9-year-old Faith Battaglia pleaded with her father.
  “No, daddy, please don’t, don’t do it!” the child begged.
  Mary Jane Pearle yelled into the phone for Faith and her 6-year-old sister, Liberty, to run. Then Pearle heard gunshots.
  On Thursday, her ex-husband, John David Battaglia is set for execution for the May 2001 slayings of their daughters.
  John Battaglia (credit: CBSDFW.COM)
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• Arlington Police Searching For Stolen Kitten And Catnapper

  31-01-2018 22:28
  ARLINGTON (KRLD) – A catnapper is on the loose in Arlington, after stealing a 6-month-old kitten named Gayle out of a pet store.The incident happened in the area of 4000 W Green Oaks Boulevard.
  (Arlington Police)
  Arlington police say the man went into the store and talked to an employee about adopting a kitten. When the employee walked away, the man forced open a cage and took Gayle.
  “He hid her under his coat very quickly,” says officer Steven Bartolotta. &
  
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• News Now: Train Crash Involves Members Of Congress

  31-01-2018 22:23
  President Trump reacts to the news of the train crash and Anne Elise Parks talks about the strong winds in North Texas.
  
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• 2018 Super Bowl Commercials: Best Commercials Set To Air On Super Bowl Sunday

  31-01-2018 21:57
  CBS Local — The Eagles and Patriots will be battling for the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, but that’s not the only competition going on that night. With 111.3 million people tuning in to see last year’s Super Bowl, advertisers will be pulling out all the spots to entertain and attract new customers with star-studded TV spots.
  The year’s most expensive commercial breaks will reportedly cost businesses over $5 million to run a 30-second commercial during Sund
  
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• Jury Deliberates in FW Assault Trial Tied to Viral Arrest

  31-01-2018 21:40
  
  The Fort Worth man accused of assaulting an 8-year-old boy, which led to a string of events that fueled racial tensions, admitted Wednesday that he touched the child but said he didn't do it in an offensive...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• TX GOP Congressional Delegation on Train Involved in Crash

  31-01-2018 21:34
  
  Several members of Texas' Republican congressional delegation were on board a train that collided with a truck, killing the driver, Wednesday in Virginia.Photo Credit: WVIRThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Fort Worth Police Looking For Beer Bandit

  31-01-2018 21:31
  FORT WORTH (1080 KRLD) – Fort Worth police are looking for the man they are calling a serial ‘beer run” suspect.
  #BeerBandit
  Do you recognize this Serial #beer thief?He's stolen beer from the same gas station 3x in the last 3 weeks…and injured an employee in the process.Please call 817-392-4378 if you recognize him.#YouHavetoPayForIt#HeadsUp pic.twitter.com/m1RlwtFr2o
  — Fort Worth Police (@fortworthpd) January 31, 2018Police say since January 11th,  the man ha
  
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• Police Believe Stray Bullet Killed Woman

  31-01-2018 21:26
  TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — Police say a Northeast Texas woman has died after being struck by an apparent stray bullet in gunfire blamed on a fight involving about 20 juveniles.
  Police in Texarkana, Texas, say 23-year-old Kaitlin Lee was shot in the head and died Wednesday.
  Police spokesman Shawn Vaughn says investigators don’t believe the Texarkana woman, who died at a hospital, was part of Tuesday night’s disturbance.
  Police received a 911 call about juveniles fighting on a neigh
  
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• Train Carrying Republican Lawmakers Collides With Trash Truck in Virginia

  31-01-2018 20:59 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A chartered Amtrak train carrying Republican senators and House members to a GOP retreat in West Virginia collided with a trash truck outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. One person is dead and a member...
  
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• Owl Rescued From Backyard Basketball Goal in Bedford

  31-01-2018 20:58
  
  Animal control crews rescued an owl who was trapped inside a basketball goal in a backyard in Bedford.Photo Credit: City of Bedford
  
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• Ritz-Carlton, Dallas Among Hotels Joining AAA Five Diamond List

  31-01-2018 20:36
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – They say they are the best of the best… and this year a North Texas hotel has joined the list of less than 150 establishments that have a AAA Five Diamond Rating.
  Eight hotels have been added as Five Diamond honorees throughout the past year and the Ritz-Carlton, Dallas is one of them. The hotel had to undergo in-person inspections, anonymous overnight stays and a review by a panel of experts before it was awarded the honor.
  (credit: ritzcarlton.com)
  
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• DART Hires Former DART Board Member for Paid Position

  31-01-2018 20:25
  
  For 10 years, the Rev. Dr. Jerry Christian was one of Dallas' eight appointees to the DART Board, but last summer the city council dumped him, in part, because he was of the Dallas reps who voted for the Cotton...
  
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• GOP Rep. Gowdy, Former Chair Of Benghazi Panel, To Retire

  31-01-2018 19:40
  WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy added his name Wednesday to the growing list of committee chairmen announcing they will not seek re-election, saying this is the right time for him to leave politics and return to the justice system.
  WASHINGTON, D.C. – MARCH 20: Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) speaks a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing concerning Russian meddling in the 2016 United States election, on Capitol Hill, March 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Wh
  
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• Killer Whale Learns To Mimic Human Speech With Her Blowhole

  31-01-2018 19:37
  ANTIBES, France (CBS Local) – Many people go to an aquarium to look at the whales but researchers say one killer whale in France would be happy to have a conversation with you too. A 14-year-old orca named Wikie has learned to imitate human speech through the use of her blowhole.
  The orca, living at the Marineland aquarium in Antibes, France, has copied several phrases like “hello,” “bye-bye,” “one, two, three,” and even people’s names. &ldquo
  
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• Officers Who Killed Dallas Police Ambush Sniper Will Not Face Charges

  31-01-2018 19:36
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – A grand jury has declined to bring any charges against the Dallas police officers who were responsible for the death of a sniper who had killed five other police officers during a downtown rally.
  The Dallas County District Attorney’s office said in a statement on Wednesday that investigators presented their findings to a grand jury more than a year after the July 2016 attack. “The grand jury returned a no bill. All evidence related to this case has been
  
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• News Now: GOP Train Crash & North Texas Fire Danger

  31-01-2018 19:22
  We’re following the latest on a crash in Virginia involving a garbage truck and a train that was carrying GOP lawmakers to a retreat. We’re also keeping an eye on fire danger across North Texas.
  
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• Clinton Regrets Not Firing Adviser Accused Of Harassment

  31-01-2018 19:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton says she should not have let a senior campaign adviser keep his job after a female staffer accused him of sexual harassment in 2007.
  (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
  “The most important work of my life has been to support and empower women,” Clinton wrote on Facebook Tuesday night. “So I very much understand the question I’m being asked as to why I let an employee on my 2008 campaign keep his job despite his inappropriate work
  
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• Train Carrying GOP Lawmakers Hits Truck, 1 On Truck Killed

  31-01-2018 18:35
  WASHINGTON D.C. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican policy retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck in a rural Virginia town on Wednesday. No lawmakers or aides were reported injured, but the White House said one person was killed and another was seriously hurt.
  Lawmakers said the fatality appeared to be someone who was on the truck. One lawmaker who was aboard the train, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said the vehicle had been ripped i
  
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• Sweet Job: Trio Of Judges Select Vermont’s Best Maple Syrup

  31-01-2018 17:36
  ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — In the country’s top maple producing state, Vermonters take their maple syrup seriously, and so do the judges at the annual maple contest.
  Tasting teaspoon after teaspoon of maple syrup samples, after first critiquing the entries for density, clarity and color, a panel of judges at the annual Vermont Farm Show picked the top in each class of syrup and the overall best in show.
  Someone’s got to do it, right?
  “It is a lot of fun,” judge Mark
  
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• 3 Dead, 2 Injured As Helicopter Crashes Into California Home

  31-01-2018 17:17
  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Three people were killed and two others injured when a helicopter crashed into a house in a suburban Southern California neighborhood just a few minutes after taking off, officials said.
  The helicopter crashed into the house with such force that it was barely recognizable. The crushed metal sat in a heap on the side of the house, its tail rotor sticking out of the roof of a nearby home and a 6-foot chunk landing in the street in front of yet another house.
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• CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald Resigns Over Financial Conflicts

  31-01-2018 17:03
  NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. officials have announced that the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned because of financial conflicts of interest.
  Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald had been in the job since July.
  A statement Wednesday from the Department of Health and Human Services said Fitzgerald’s complex financial interests had caused conflicts of interest that made it difficult to do her job. Alex Azar, who was sworn in as head of the department Monday, accepted her
  
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• No, That Wasn’t Drool On His Lips, Rep. Joe Kennedy Says

  31-01-2018 16:58
  WASHINGTON (AP) — No, that wasn’t drool on the lips of Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III. He says it was ChapStick.
  (Credit: CBS News)
  Twitter lit up with jibes about the 37-year-old Democrat’s response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union. In his televised speech Tuesday, Kennedy’s lips appeared wet and glistening, leading to tweets about Kennedy’s “drool.”
  Kennedy joked on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Wednesday that h
  
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• Taylor Swift Groper Finds New Job As DJ At Mississippi Radio Station

  31-01-2018 16:57
  GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) – The man fired from his radio DJ job for groping superstar Taylor Swift has been hired by a Mississippi radio station.
  The Washington Post quotes Delta Radio CEO David Fuss as saying he believes David Mueller’s side of the story.
  A federal jury determined that Mueller assaulted and battered Swift by grabbing her under her skirt as they posed for a photo. Mueller, who uses the last name “Jackson” on air, still denies that. He began co-hosting the &ld
  
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• Super Blue Blood Moon Over North Texas

  31-01-2018 16:42
  
  What do you get when you mix a blue moon, a supermoon and a blood moon together? The rare event known as a Super Blue Blood Moon.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Fort Worth Police Officers Changing Procedures After Viral Video

  31-01-2018 16:08
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – It has been more than a year since the recording of a controversial arrest in Fort Worth turned into a viral video online. Now, the Fort Worth Police Department is announcing changes related to how its officers deal with members of the community.
  Every police officer in the department has completed a training course in de-escalation and the use of force. The department’s goal on Wednesday is to show city officials and other task force members what is no
  
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• Nassar To Face Another Sentence, More Victims In Return To Court

  31-01-2018 14:41
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Larry Nassar, the former sports doctor accused of sexually assaulting more than 150 women and girls, will be confronted again by scores of victims as he faces another prison sentence for molesting gymnasts, this time at an elite Michigan club run by an Olympic coach.
  Judge Janice Cunningham has set aside several days for roughly 60 people who want to confront Nassar or have their statement read in court. The hearing starting Wednesday could unfold much the same as a h
  
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• Rangers' New Ballpark Excavation Nearly Complete

  31-01-2018 14:25
  
  Excavation on the new, $1.1 billion Texas Rangers baseball stadium is nearing its completion and is slated to be finished within a month.
  
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• Texas Democrat on Trump Highlighting 'Unity'

  31-01-2018 14:03
  
  U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-30) said President Donald Trump "talks a good game, but we have not seen the effort" in unifying Republican and Democrats.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• President 'Wasn't There to Fight': Pete Sessions

  31-01-2018 14:03
  
  U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-32) joined NBC 5 Today to discuss President Donald Trump's first State of the Union Address.
  
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• Instant Pot Test: Buffalo Ranch Chicken Dip

  31-01-2018 13:53
  
  NBC 5's Deborah Ferguson took a viewer's Instant Pot recipe to the test ahead of Super Bowl Sunday.
  
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• Trump Signs Order To Keep Guantanamo Bay Prison Open

  31-01-2018 13:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep open the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, marking a formal reversal of his predecessor’s eight-year effort to shut it down.
  Trump made it clear during his campaign that he wanted Guantanamo to remain open and to “load it up with some bad dudes,” but he has not yet sent a new detainee to the facility.
  The order, which Trump signed Tuesday night just before delivering his first State of th
  
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• Lunar Showstopper: 1st Super Blue Blood Moon In 35 Years

  31-01-2018 13:39
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show Wednesday.
  It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse.
  Hawaii and Alaska have the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia. The western U.S. should have good viewing, too, along with Russia. The U.S. East Coast, Europe and most of South America and Africa are out of luck for the eclipse.
  WATCH: Lunar Eclipse of the Super Blue Blood Mood
  
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• Key Moments from Trump's First State of the Union

  31-01-2018 13:26 via nbcdfw.com
  
  President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union Tuesday night. Here are key moments from the speech.
  
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• 11 Counties Under Fire Weather Warnings

  31-01-2018 12:23
  
  Many counties in North Texas have fire weather warnings in effect Wednesday as gusty winds and very low humidity are expected through the area.
  
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• Luxury North Texas Ranch Sells for $59.5 Million

  31-01-2018 11:04
  
  A 2,500 acre luxury ranch southeast of Dallas just sold for $59.5 million.
  
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• Key Moments from the State of the Union

  31-01-2018 06:56 via nbcdfw.com
  
  President Trump delivered his first State of the Union Tuesday night; here are key moments from the speech.
  
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• North Texans React to President Trumps State of the Union Address

  31-01-2018 06:29
  
  Members of the group Mi Familia Vota watched President Trump's State of the Union tonight with mixed reactions.
  
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• Trump Calls for Unity on Immigration in State of the Union

  31-01-2018 06:11
  
  Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump called upon lawmakers Tuesday night to "summon the unity" to make good on long-standing promises to fix the nation's crumbling infrastructure...
  
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• The Trade That Led to the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty

  31-01-2018 06:02
  
  In 1989 a trade between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings had many people scratching their heads. Turns out Jimmy Johnson had a long term plan, and sending Herschel Walker packing doesn't seem...
  
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• SMU Students watch SOTU, Their Future In Mind

  31-01-2018 05:56
  
  SMU students gathered in Armstrong Hall Tuesday night to watch President Trump’s first SOTU speech. Students listening closely to the Presidents language on key issues including immigration and North...Photo Credit: Win McNamee/Pool via AP
  
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• Forney Soccer Team Returns to Field Amid Hazing Investigation

  31-01-2018 05:36
  
  The Forney High School soccer team returned to the field Tuesday amid a hazing investigation involving accusations of sexual assault.
  
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