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• Funeral Service Held For Richardson Officer

  13-02-2018 23:28
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Mourners sang and prayed to honor a suburban Dallas police officer who was fatally shot while answering a disturbance call.
  David Sherrard funeral
  A funeral was held Tuesday for Richardson police Officer David Sherrard. A flag-draped casket was part of the service at Watermark Community Church to honor Sherrard, who was the first Richardson police officer killed in the line of duty.
  David Sherrard (credit: Richardson Police Department)
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• Bill Paxton’s Family Files Wrongful Death Suit

  13-02-2018 22:38
  DALLAS (CNN) – Bill Paxton, whose career credits included roles in “Titanic,” “Aliens,” and HBO’s “Big Love,” died February 25, 2017, just days after undergoing heart surgery. He was 61.
  Paxton’s family alleges the surgeon used “a high risk and unconventional surgical approach with which he lacked experience” and that the hospital and surgeon, “misrepresented and/or concealed information relating to the risks of surgery,&rdq
  
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• Watch: Funeral Underway for Fallen Richardson Officer

  13-02-2018 22:35
  
  Thousands are expected to gather to remember the life and legacy of Officer David Sherrard who was killed in the line of duty.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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• Teen Dies In Drive-By Shooting In Dallas, Second Teen In Hospital

  13-02-2018 22:07
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Samuell High School ninth grader, Natalie Hernandez, 14, was shot and killed and a 16-year-old boy, also a student there, is in stable condition.
  The drive-by shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. Monday, February 12 while the students were parked at a city park in Pleasant Grove.
   
   
  Natalie Hernandez – shooting victim
  Two other students were in the car when the shooting happened but were not hurt.
  Dallas Police said they found Hernandez and the three
  
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• Reward Offered After Girl, 14, Killed in Drive-By Shooting

  13-02-2018 21:53
  
  A 14-year-old girl was killed and a 16-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by shooting Monday night near Umphress Park in southeast Dallas, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Texas Announces $1B For Mitigation Efforts After Harvey

  13-02-2018 21:26
  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says communities that were hit hard by Hurricane Harvey will be able to apply for more than $1 billion in federal funds that can be used on projects to help prevent or lessen damage from future storms.
  Abbott said Tuesday the funding can be used by cities and counties to pay for a variety of projects, including buyouts and elevations of homes, seawalls and large scale channeling of waterways.
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• Parents Of GOP Senate Candidate Gives Max Donation To His Opponent

  13-02-2018 21:05
  CBS Local — The parents of a Republican U.S. Senate candidate have made a very generous political donation… to one of their son’s opponents.
  GOP candidate Kevin Nicholson, a Marine Corps veteran running for office in Wisconsin, is challenging fellow Republican Leah Vukmir for the spot in November’s senate race. The GOP’s primary winner will face off against the incumbent Democrat, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who has been in office since 2013.
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• 2018 Winter Olympics Sets Record For Most Condoms Given Out

  13-02-2018 21:00
  CBS Local — Olympic officials want the thousands of athletes at this year’s winter games to be safe on and off the field. A record 110,000 condoms have been handed out to the nearly 3,000 Olympians in PyeongChang; that’s almost 40 condoms per athlete.
  The Olympics have a reputation for being a hotbed for hook-ups and one night stands between the talented competitors. Organizers say the massive total is 10,000 more than were given to athletes at the Vancouver 2010 and
  
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• Two Dallas Police Officers Injured in Crash

  13-02-2018 20:40
  
  Two Dallas police officers were injured in a crash Tuesday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Barnes & Noble Cites New Staffing Policy In Layoffs

  13-02-2018 20:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble, which announced a round of layoffs this week, is pointing new staffing rules that will allow stores to increase or decrease the number of people on the clock depending on need.
  The nation’s largest book chain said Tuesday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the change will lead to annual cost saving of $40 million.
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  The company insists that the staff cuts will not affect customer service.
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• Man Mistakenly Buys Tickets To ‘Red Hot Chilli Pipers’ Concert

  13-02-2018 19:51
  CBS Local — One man’s Valentine’s Day fail is reminding people around the world to always read the fine print.
  Thinking he had found the perfect Valentine’s Day present, Duncan Robb bought what he believed to be tickets for his girlfriend Sarah’s favorite band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. “Fast forward a month and we get the actual tickets through the post – brilliant! Up they went on the board – still nobody had noticed my mistake,” Robb said,
  
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• Happy Valentine’s Day From Jack Benny

  13-02-2018 19:36
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite days of the year! So, being the old soul that I am, the late comedian Jack Benny came to mind.
  First off the bat, Benny was actually born on Valentine’s Day 1894 in Waukegan, Illinois. Secondly, his longtime theme song was a popular hit during the 1930s, called “Love In Bloom.” With music by Ralph Rainger and lyrics by Leo Robin, it was first published and performed in 1934 as part of a Paramount Pictur
  
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• Olympic Skater Wins Gold After Rescuing Pup From South Korea Meat Trade

  13-02-2018 19:33
  NEW YORK (CBS Local) – An Olympic figure skater went to South Korea last year to rescue dogs from the country’s controversial meat trade. Now, she’s back and taking home a gold medal.
  Canadian pairs skater Meagan Duhamel — a two-time world champion — rescued her mini-dachshund Moo-tae from a South Korean meat farm last February. Working with the non-profit Free Korean Dogs, Duhamel adopted the 2-year-old pup while she was in the country for Olympic tr
  
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• News Now: Fallen Officer Funeral, Changing Weather

  13-02-2018 19:22
  Hundreds of people are expected to pay their respects at the funeral for fallen Richardson police officer David Sherrard this afternoon. We’re also keeping a close eye on this week’s roller coaster temperatures.
  
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• LOOK: Teen’s Jump Onto ‘Ice’ Trampoline Goes Viral

  13-02-2018 19:15
  CBS Local — What happens when you jump onto a trampoline that’s been covered by a sheet of ice? You become an instant hit on YouTube.
  A Missouri teen’s leap onto an ice-coated trampoline was captured in slow motion by the boy’s friend and later posted on YouTube by the jumper’s mom, Michelle McNew. “I couldn’t see the whole thing,” 14-year-old Dylan McNew said, via the Springfield News-Leader. “After I jumped, I felt the ice break a
  
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• Olympic Swimmer Says She Wants To Save Others From Sex Abuse

  13-02-2018 18:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic swimmer Ariana Kukors said in an emotional interview Monday that her former coach “stole so much” from her in the decade she alleges he sexually abused her starting when she was a minor.
  LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 30: Ariana Kukors of the United States competes in heat 3 of the Women’s 200m Individual Medley on Day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on July 30, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
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• Judge To Decide Whether Powerball Winner Can Stay Anonymous

  13-02-2018 18:08
  NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman who won a $559.7 million Powerball jackpot is likely to get the money soon as her demand to remain anonymous makes its way through the courts.
  Judge Charles Temple heard arguments Tuesday from lawyers for the woman and the state. He didn’t indicate when he would rule.
  The woman, identified as Jane Doe, is asking the judge to allow her to remain anonymous despite signing the ticket following the Jan. 6 drawing. She later learned that she
  
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• US Intelligence Boss To AP: Security Clearances Are ‘Broken’

  13-02-2018 17:23
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s intelligence chief says the government’s background checks system is “broken” and must be completely overhauled.
  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, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump gave a $10,000 check to Don Bouvet’s son, Shane Bouvet, a 24-ye
  
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• Dog Barred From Race For Kansas Governor

  13-02-2018 17:04
  HUTCHINSON, KS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Kansas election officials are putting the brakes on a dog’s campaign for governor.
  Terran Woolley, of Hutchinson, decided to file the paperwork over the weekend for his 3-year-old pooch, Angus, to run for the state’s top office after reading stories about six teenage candidates. That according to KWCH-TV . The teens entered the race after learning Kansas doesn’t have an age requirement, something lawmakers are seeking to change.Woolle
  
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• News Now: Fallen Officer Funeral & 3 Arrested After High-Speed Chase

  13-02-2018 17:00
  Funeral services for fallen Richardson police Officer David Sherrard are scheduled for this afternoon and CBS 11 News cameras were there when three suspects were taken into custody after a high-speed police chase and crash.
  
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• Woman Sentenced To Life In Daughter’s Crucifix Death

  13-02-2018 16:32
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing her adult daughter by forcing a crucifix and medallion down her throat because she believed the woman was possessed by the devil.
  Court records show 51-year-old Juanita Gomez was sentenced Monday for the 2016 death of Geneva Gomez. The judge followed the sentence recommended by jurors who convicted her in January of first-degree murder.
  Attorneys for Juanita Gomez plan to appeal.
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• Girl, 14, Killed in Dallas Drive-By Shooting

  13-02-2018 16:21
  
  A 14-year-old girl was killed and a 16-year-old girl wounded after a drive-by shooting Monday night in southeast Dallas, police say.
  
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• 2 Suspects at Large in Plano After Attempted Robbery

  13-02-2018 15:41
  
  Two suspects are still at large after they fled the scene of an attempted break-in, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Missing Fmr. Cowboys RB Found Safe: Police

  13-02-2018 15:28
  
  Dallas police are asking for the public's help locating former Dallas Cowboys running back Lincoln Coleman, who has been reported missing.Photo Credit: The Dallas Morning News/NBC 5
  
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• Mattel Following Popular Card Game Uno With… Dos, Of Course

  13-02-2018 15:27
  NEW YORK (AP) – What’s next for Uno? Dos, of course.
  Mattel is launching the new card game Dos next month in hopes of giving its nearly 50-year-old Uno brand a second life. Dos has similar rules as Uno, except players make two piles of cards and can throw down two cards at a time instead of one.
  It comes as Mattel tries to turn its business around, mainly by updating classic brands, such as Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars. The toy maker’s revenue fell 11 percent last year, hur
  
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• North Texas Prepares To Lay Fallen Richardson Police Officer To Rest

  13-02-2018 14:44
  RICHARDSON (CBSDFW.COM) – Family and friends will gather today to say farewell to a fallen Richardson police officer. Thousands are expected to attend the funeral for David Sherrard, which is scheduled today. The 37-year-old was shot and killed last week after responding to a disturbance call at an apartment complex.
  Loved ones and fellow officers crowded First Baptist Richardson on Monday evening for Sherrard’s visitation. Today his body will be escorted to Watermark Community
  
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• Betty Buckley To Lead US National Tour Of ‘Hello, Dolly!’

  13-02-2018 13:43
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award-winning actress Betty Buckley has been tapped to lead the national tour of the latest exuberant Broadway production of “Hello, Dolly!” a gig she calls “such a gift.”
  “I’m just so happy to take such a happy show all around America. It’s like ‘Make America Happy Again,'” Buckley told The Associated Press on Monday. “It’s like an antidote.”
  Buckley will star as matchmaker and schemer Dolly Levi
  
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• Denton to Become America's Largest 'Green Power' City

  13-02-2018 13:41
  
  The City of Denton is in the process of becoming the largest city in America, and only the second city in Texas, to buy all of its electricity from renewable sources.Photo Credit: NBC 7 San Diego
  
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• 14 Worms Removed From Woman’s Eye After Rare Infection

  13-02-2018 13:36
  NEW YORK (AP) — An Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies.
  Fourteen tiny worms were removed from the left eye of the 26-year-old woman in August 2016. Scientists reported the case Monday.
  The woman, Abby Beckley, was diagnosed in August 2016 with Thelazia gulosa. That’s a type of eye worm seen in cattle in the northern United States and southern Canada, but never before in humans.
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• UIL To Review Duncanville & DeSoto High School Basketball Brawl

  13-02-2018 13:30
  DUNCANVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – A basketball game between DeSoto High School and Duncanville High School turned into a fist fight last week, and video of the brawl quickly went viral on social media. That viral video, posted shortly after the game ended on Duncanville’s home court, will be discussed Tuesday at a UIL meeting in Austin.
  The video shows a crowd of students from both sides fighting on the court, as coaches and security officers attempt to separate them from each oth
  
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• 2 Years Probation For North Texas High Schools Involved In Basketball Brawl

  13-02-2018 13:30
  UPDATE: In addition to the suspensions already set by schools the UIL issues:
   1.       Public reprimand for both coaches and teams
  2.       Two years probation for both programs 
  DUNCANVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – A basketball game between DeSoto High School and Duncanville High School turned into a fist fight last week, and video of the brawl quickly went viral on social media. That viral video, posted shortly after the g
  
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• 2 Hospitalized After Shooting in Dallas

  13-02-2018 13:26
  
  Two people were hospitalized after a shooting in Dallas Monday night.
  
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• Bill, Melinda Gates Turn Attention Toward Poverty In America

  13-02-2018 13:12
  KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Bill and Melinda Gates, as the world’s top philanthropists, are rethinking their work in the United States as they confront what they consider their unsatisfactory track record on schools, the country’s growing inequity and a president they disagree with more than any other.
  In an interview with The Associated Press, the couple said they’re concerned about President Donald Trump’s “America first” worldview. They’ve made known
  
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• Can Gene Therapy Be Harnessed To Fight The AIDS Virus?

  13-02-2018 12:59
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – For more than a decade, the strongest AIDS drugs could not fully control Matt Chappell’s HIV infection. Now his body controls it by itself, and researchers are trying to perfect the gene editing that made this possible.
  Scientists removed some of his blood cells, disabled a gene to help them resist HIV, and returned these “edited” cells to him in 2014. So far, it has given the San Francisco man the next best thing to a cure.
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• McKinney is Missing Affordable Housing: Mayor

  13-02-2018 12:48
  
  McKinney's mayor says the lack of affordable housing is the root cause of lower-income job vacancies.
  
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