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• Winter Weather Advisory: Freezing Rain & Drizzle

  10-02-2018 23:42
  
  Almost all of North Texas will be under a Winter Weather Advisory from Midnight until 12 p.m. on Sunday.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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• Local Five-Year-Old Raises Thousands for Charity with Art

  10-02-2018 23:28
  
  A North Texas five-year-old is proving that anyone has the ability to make a difference.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Police: 2 Officers Killed Responding To 911 In Ohio

  10-02-2018 21:33
  WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio said two officers were fatally shot at a home in a Columbus suburb on Saturday, and a suspect was in custody.
  Westerville police said in a statement that the shootings happened Saturday after officers responded to a 911 hang-up call. The officers were shot around noon after entering the residence.
  Westerville Police Chief Joe Morbitzer identified the officers as 39-year-old Eric Joering and 54-year-old Tony Morelli. He said the officers were respondi
  
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• Reg E Cathey, Known For ‘House Of Cards,’ Dies At 59

  10-02-2018 21:29
  Reg E. Cathey, winner of the award for guest actor in a drama for “House of Cards,” poses in the press room during the 2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
  NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy-winning actor Reg E. Cathey, best known for “House of Cards” and “The Wire,” has died.
  Cathey died at age 59, according to a statement from Netflix published in numerous reports.
  
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• Border Agents To Search For Banned Valentine’s Day Flowers

  10-02-2018 21:23
  SANTA TERESA, N.M. (AP) — Customs agents will step up searches for banned flowers meant for Valentine’s Day being smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico over worries about diseases and pests, federal officials announced.
  Agriculture specialists will be stationed at El Paso, Texas, ports of entry to inspect flowers and plants being brought over the border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said this week.
  Live plants, seeds and bulbs are not allowed entry into the United States without s
  
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• Congressman's Prisoner of War Items to be Donated

  10-02-2018 18:01
  
  North Texas Congressman Sam Johnson is set to donate items from his time being a prisoner of war to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• New App to Help People Cross the Border Illegally

  10-02-2018 06:56
  
  A soon-to-be-launched mobile app to help people cross the southern border illegally is already causing controversy.Photo Credit: Un Nuevo Día / Telemundo
  
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• 2 More Flu Deaths Reported in Dallas County

  10-02-2018 06:51
  
  Dallas County health officials confirmed two additional deaths Friday from flu-related illnesses.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Police ID Man Accused of Attempting to Run Over Officer

  10-02-2018 06:14
  
  A police chase Thursday night ended with an Everman police officer shooting two suspects in Fort Worth, police say.Photo Credit: Everman Police / NBC 5
  
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• Woman Tricked Into Wiring $53K From Her Boss's Bank Account

  10-02-2018 05:51
  
  A Duncanville woman lost more than $50,000 after someone got control of her email account.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Fallen Officer's Family Receives Support at Daughter's Game

  10-02-2018 05:48
  
  Friday night, Officer David Sherrard's family witnessed an overwhelming show of support from the community.
  
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• FW Family Warns of Consequences From Complications of Flu

  10-02-2018 05:46
  
  When Angie Barwise got the flu over Christmas, it was no fun, but she got over it and thought everything was OK. Last week, she came down with flu again, and never recovered.
  
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• Father Of Cowboys Head Coach Passes Away

  10-02-2018 05:08
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The father of Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett, Jim Garrett, passed away Friday night at the age of 87, the Dallas Cowboys said in a news release.
  Garrett spent the majority of his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys scouting department.
  Jim Garrett (Dallas Cowboys – YouTube)
  His wife, Jane, and his eight children were by his side when he passed.
  The Cowboys said, “Garrett was a part of four Dallas Super Bowl teams, including three Super Bowl champio
  
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• Dallas Driver Apologizes In Creative Video For Car Breaking Down In Traffic

  10-02-2018 04:51
  DALLAS (CBS11) – Were you stuck in traffic this week in Dallas?
  It might be because of one North Texas man who is now saying sorry and thanks in a creative way.
  Jeffrey Powell is apologizing for making some folks late through his dash camera video.
  car broke down in Dallas (Jeffrey Powell)
  “I was hoping by posting that, some people might be able to empathize maybe,” said Powell. “There’s so much anger you see on the road.”
  He was on his way to work, heading no
  
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• Cedar Hill ISD: Great AP Scores? Get Cash!

  10-02-2018 03:00
  CEDAR HILL, Texas (CBS11) – Paying for grades? It’s a big `no way’ in many households; but, the Cedar Hill school district is launching a plan to reward students who excel in AP classes– and they’re doing it with cash.
  “If you score a 5, that’s $500, if you score a 4, that’s $400,” says Michael McDonald, Principal of Cedar Hill High. Students who score a 3 on those Advanced Placement tests will receive a $300 payout. Over the course of their
  
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• Denton Quilter Preserves History, Heritage in Her Work

  10-02-2018 02:32
  
  A Denton woman recognized for her fine quilts is keeping her heritage — and her legacy — alive in her works.
  
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• President Trump Won’t Declassify Democratic Memo

  10-02-2018 02:15
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Citing national security concerns, the White House is formally notifying the House intelligence committee that President Donald Trump is “unable” to declassify a memo drafted by Democrats that counters GOP allegations about abuse of government surveillance powers.
  WASHINGTON, D.C. – FEBRUARY 9: (AFP-OUT) US President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with Don Bouvet, who has been battling cancer in the Oval Office of the White House, February 9, 201
  
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• President Trump Sends Democratic Memo Back For Revisions

  10-02-2018 02:15
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Citing national security concerns, the White House is formally notifying the House intelligence committee that President Donald Trump is “unable” to declassify a memo drafted by Democrats that counters GOP allegations about abuse of government surveillance powers.
  WASHINGTON, D.C. – FEBRUARY 9: (AFP-OUT) US President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with Don Bouvet, who has been battling cancer in the Oval Office of the White House, February 9, 201
  
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• Olympics a Source of Pride for Korean Community in North TX

  10-02-2018 01:43
  
  Nearly 100,000 Koreans now call North Texas home, and many of them rose before dawn Friday to watch online as the Opening Ceremony for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics happened live.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• NTX Farmer to Stop Spreading Human Waste as Fertilizer

  10-02-2018 01:28
  
  A farmer near Krum has agreed to stop spreading treated human waste on his land as fertilizer after more than 20 people complained about the stench to the state environmental agency.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Traveling Exhibit Honoring The Guitar Comes To North Texas

  10-02-2018 01:19
  FORT WORTH (CBS11) – Guitar lovers are about to get a treat by way of a traveling exhibit in Fort Worth.
  Beginning Saturday, February 10 through Sunday, May 6, the Fort Worth Museum of Art and History will host, “Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World.”
  HP Newquist, the exhibit’s curators said every guitar on display pays homage the instruments history.
  “We’ve got 70 guitars on display including the World’s largest guitar,” said Newquist.
  New
  
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• New Questions Over Caraway Connections to Men in FBI Probe

  10-02-2018 01:16
  
  Records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates raise new questions about Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway and his relationship with two men at the center of the FBI corruption investigation at Dallas County Schools.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Red Hats Raise Awareness for Congenital Heart Defects

  10-02-2018 01:11
  
  As red hats are passed out across DFW, a Dallas nurse inspires families of children born with heart defects.
  
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• Richardson Community Mourns Loss of Police Officer

  10-02-2018 00:59
  
  David Sherrard was fatally shot while responding to a disturbance call at a apartment complex. Another man was also shot and died later. The suspect is being held on a capital murder charge.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Former TCU WR Kolby Listenbee Lawsuit May Impact Football Program

  10-02-2018 00:56
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Attorneys for a former TCU football player are continuing to investigate the environment inside the successful college program. While they’re focused on the experience of one player, the suit could have a larger impact.
  Once one of the fastest men on the football field, Kolby Listenbee’s run toward a pro-football career slowed, after a pelvic injury while playing for TCU in 2015. This month he sued the school, coaches and the Big 12 Conference in an ef
  
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• Jon Kitna Resigns As Waxahachie High School Head Coach

  10-02-2018 00:55
  WAXAHACHIE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Waxahachie High School head football coach Jon Kitna has resigned from his position at the school.
  The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback had just finished his third season as coach of the Waxahachie Indians.
  This past year, he led the team to its first playoff appearance since 2009.
  Kitna’s son Jordan tweeted a note from his father, saying his goodbyes.
  From my dad: pic.twitter.com/kxlLXDq0P0
  — Jordan Kitna (@Jordan_kitna3) February 9, 2018
  
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• John Gavin, Actor Who Became Ambassador To Mexico, Has Died

  10-02-2018 00:44
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – John Gavin, the tall, strikingly handsome actor who appeared in “Spartacus,” “Psycho” and other hit films of the 1960s before becoming President Ronald Reagan’s ambassador to Mexico, has died at age 86.
  Budd Burton Moss is the manager of Gavin’s wife, actress Constance Towers. He says Gavin died Friday. No cause of death was immediately available.
  American actor John Gavin holds a 1,500 year-old figure from his private collection, May
  
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• Tips and Reminders to Prevent and Fight the Flu

  10-02-2018 00:42
  
  It's good to know how to prevent the flu, identify it and treat it. Consumer Reports has some tips to avoid getting sick and remedies to consider if you start feeling sick.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• FWPD Officer Who Survived Shooting: Job as Dangerous as Ever

  10-02-2018 00:39
  
  The growing memorial to Richardson Police Officer David Sharrard is not the first of its kind. Tributes to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty have become all too common in recent years.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Lewisville H.S. Student, 18, Runs for Board of Trustees

  10-02-2018 00:37
  
  An 18-year-old high school student is one of two candidates running for school trustee in the Lewisville Independent School District.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Equifax Hack Put More Info At Risk Than Consumers Knew

  10-02-2018 00:05
  DALLAS (AP) – Equifax has disclosed to lawmakers that its data breach exposed more of consumers’ personal information than the company first made public last year.
  WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 03: Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee\’s Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. Smith stepped down as CEO of Equifax last month
  
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