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• No Abduction Attempt; Kids Happen Upon Campers: PD

  16-02-2018 23:48
  
  Cedar Hill police say they are no longer searching a wooded area for two people Friday or investigating the associated incident as an attempted child abduction.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Princeton ISD Bus Involved In Crash; No Students On Board Injured

  16-02-2018 23:40
  PRINCETON (CBSDFW.COM) – A Princeton ISD bus was rear-ended Friday afternoon, and there were no injuries to the students on board.
  The accident happened at FM 982 and Harvard Drive.
  There has been no word on how many students were on the bus at the time, but none of them were injured. School officials say the bus was equipped with new seatbelts.
  The condition of the driver who rear-ended the bus is unknown, but according to school officials, they were air-lifted from the scene.
  
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• Plano Man Fatally Shot Outside Home

  16-02-2018 23:11
  
  A Plano resident was fatally shot Wednesday morning in front of his home in what police believe may have been a robbery.
  
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• VP Pence to Speak in Dallas Saturday

  16-02-2018 22:50
  
  Vice President Mike Pence is in San Antonio Friday, where he is scheduled to address the Republican National Committee at about 1 p.m.Photo Credit: Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP, File
  
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• Plano Man Heads To Prison For 3 Decades For Brutal Attack On His Mother

  16-02-2018 22:46
  McKINNEY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A judge sentenced Christopher Dee Acklin, 46, of Plano, to 32 years in prison for Injury to the Elderly Causing Serious Bodily Injury with a Deadly Weapon.
  Christopher Dee Acklin
  In December 2016, Acklin got drunk and then strangled and beat his mother, age 73, at her home in Plano. The injuries he caused required extensive medical treatment, including skin grafts on her arms and surgery for a fractured femur, Collin County Criminal District Attorney Gre
  
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• February's Wingstop Scholar Athlete - Aubrey Walton

  16-02-2018 22:26
  
  Midlothian High School's Aubrey Walton is February's Wingstop Scholar Athlete.
  
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• Firefighters Battle Bedford Apartment Fire

  16-02-2018 22:25
  
  Firefighters are battling an apartment fire in Bedford.Photo Credit: Texas Sky Ranger
  
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• Carroll ISD Sends Summary Of Findings Into Football Program Violations To UIL

  16-02-2018 22:18
  SOUTHLAKE, Texas (CBS11) – A new report alleges the Southlake Carroll High School football program violated UIL rules.
  Head football coach Hal Wasson was suspended last month.
  Southlake Carroll High School football coach Hal Wasson. (CBS11 Sports)
  Wasson has not been publicly accused of any kind of wrong-doing, but the new report zeroed in on four UIL violations.
  According to Carroll ISD, coaches held camps during summer months when they weren’t supposed to under UIL rules.
  Ther
  
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• Hyperloop between Dallas, Fort Worth ‘in the lead’ to be nation’s first

  16-02-2018 21:47
  A hyperloop that shoots travelers between Dallas and Fort Worth at 700 mph could be the first project of its type in the nation to be built and operating.
  
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• Allen Fire Chief Resigns

  16-02-2018 21:29
  ALLEN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – City of Allen Fire Chief Bill Hawley submitted his resignation effective July 20.
  He has served as the city’s fire chief since 2002. The city said in a news release on Friday, “Under his leadership, the department has become nationally recognized for training practices and advanced medical protocols.”
  Bill Hawley- Allen Fire Chief (City of Allen)
  “It’s been a distinct honor and privilege to serve Allen as fire chief,” Hawley s
  
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• Ex-Texas Deputy Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Guns Case

  16-02-2018 21:27
  
  An ex-deputy in North Texas must serve more than three years in federal prison after dozens of confiscated guns were stolen from an evidence room then pawned or sold.Photo Credit: Hans Neleman/Getty
  
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• Casino To Check Hotel Rooms, Even With ‘Do Not Disturb’

  16-02-2018 21:18
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — One of the world’s largest casino companies will check its guests’ hotel rooms every 24 hours, even if they have a “Do Not Disturb” sign hanging on the doorknob.
  Caesars Entertainment told The Associated Press Friday it also is considering giving panic buttons to its employees to enable them to quickly summon help if they are in danger or feel threatened. The company will implement the new policy soon at all its properties worldwide, spoke
  
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• Mother Donates Kidney to Son on Valentine's Day

  16-02-2018 21:12
  
  A mother and son are more connected today than they ever thought possible. Curtisha Grant gave birth to son Ky'are 19 years ago. She gave him life again this week when she donated one of her kidneys to him.
  
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• Trump Signs Bill Providing More Access To 911 Calls

  16-02-2018 21:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that will provide more direct access to the 911 system for callers using a multi-line telephone in an emergency.
  The White House says the president signed the “Kari’s Law Act of 2017,” which ensures that anyone who dials 911 can reach emergency responders, even if the phone typically requires someone to dial “9” or another digit to reach an outside line.
  The law is named after Kari Hunt, who w
  
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• Woman Knocked Out, Robbed in Dallas' West End

  16-02-2018 20:39
  
  Police are searching for two robbers who punched a woman in the face and knocked her unconscious Tuesday night, police said.Photo Credit: Dallas Police DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• School Shooting Suspect Was On NRA-Supported Target Rifle Team

  16-02-2018 20:36
  PARKLAND, FLORIDA (AP) – The troubled teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation. It was part of a multi-million dollar effort by the pro-gun group to support youth shooting clubs.
  In this handout provided by Broward’s Sheriff’s Office, suspect Nikolas Cruz poses for a mugshot photo after being arrested February 14, 2017 in Parkland, Florida. (cr
  
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• Video: South Texas Man “Dances” With Shark

  16-02-2018 20:24
  DALLAS (KRLD) – Eli Martinez is getting a lot of reaction to a video he posted on Instagram 10 days ago.“It’s video of a tiger shark named Jenn at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas,” Martinez says.
  At first, it appears to be a normal underwater video of a person swimming near sharks … until, suddenly, it’s not.
  The video shows Martinez using a crate to playfully dance with the Jenn the shark.
  “We bring a small crate with some snacks in it. This keeps the
  
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• Form D Friday: John Goff investment arm raises $7.8M for bigger stake in Tulsa oil and gas firm

  16-02-2018 20:07
  The private investment arm of Fort Worth billionaire John Goff is increasing its stake in a Tulsa oil and gas company that just acquired property in Wyoming and Montana; More than $30 million was raised as part of Apollo's deal to take ClubCorp. private last year; and a healthcare artificial intelligence company in Plano that recently partnered with NTT Data is raising new debt.
  
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• CBS Local Interview: Filmmaker Matthew Heineman

  16-02-2018 19:45
  Matthew Heineman thought he was going to be a teacher. After getting denied by Teach for America, Heineman and his friends traveled around the country to create a documentary about their generation. Today, the 34-year-old is an award-winning filmmaker and Academy-Award nominee. Heineman stopped by the CBS Local Studio to discuss the beginning of his film career and the best piece of advice he ever received.Heineman also discussed his new docuseries on Showtime called “The Trade.” Thi
  
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• 13 Russian Nationals Charged In Mueller Investigation

  16-02-2018 19:43
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The office of special counsel Robert Mueller says a grand jury has charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities.
  NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 08: Robert S. Mueller III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), speaks at the International Conference on Cyber Security (ICCS) on August 8, 2013 in New York City. The ICCS, which is co-hosted by Fordham University and the FBI, is held every 18 months; more than 25 countries are represented at this year&r
  
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• Cedar Hill Police Searching For 2 People In Attempted Child Abduction

  16-02-2018 19:38
  CEDAR HILL (CBSDFW.COM) – Cedar Hill police say they are searching for two people in connection to an attempted child abduction at a school Friday.
  According to police, the attempted abduction happened at Newman Academy in the 1100 block of FM 1382.
  The children involved are all accounted for and are safe, police say.
  Police describe one of the subjects as a Hispanic male wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans. The other is described as a black male wearing a white shirt with red lettering.
  
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• Cedar Hill Police Say No Attempted Abduction, Call Off Search

  16-02-2018 19:38
  CEDAR HILL (CBSDFW.COM) – Cedar Hill police say they have called off a search for two men and say there was no attempted child abduction at a school Friday.
  According to police, there were five girls between the ages of 12 and 14 were walking on a trail when they came across a tent in a wooded area. They started going through the tent.
  Police say two men approached them and took their stuff back. One of the men may have cut one of the kids as they were taking their stuff back.
  Police are l
  
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• Why this company with major DFW ties is a 'winner' in Trump's budget plan

  16-02-2018 19:36
  In part because of its missiles and fire control division, based in Grand Prairie, one Wall Street analyst sees Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) benefiting from President Trump's fiscal 2019 budget."We think that plus-ups for key missile defense and legacy aircraft platforms make Lockheed Martin and Boeing early winners," J.P. Morgan analyst Seth Seifman wrote in a letter to clients this week, according to a report from CNBC."DoD is requesting funding for additional Black Hawks (and) C-130s,&he
  
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• FBI Received Tip On Florida School Shooting Suspect But Didn’t Follow Up

  16-02-2018 19:20
  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The FBI received a specific report in January that the suspect in the Florida school shooting could be plotting an attack, but agents failed to investigate the tip, the agency said Friday.
  A tipster who was close to Nikola Cruz called the FBI and provided information about Cruz’s guns and his erratic behavior, including his expressed desire to kill people and his disturbing social media posts. The caller was concerned that Cruz could attack a school.
  In a statem
  
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• Teen Shot Sitting in Arlington Taco Cabana Parking Lot

  16-02-2018 19:10
  
  Arlington police say a 17-year-old female was shot in a restaurant parking lot late Thursday night.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• The Women Of ‘Black Panther’ Take Center Stage

  16-02-2018 19:03
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Scientist. Warrior. Queen Mother. Spy. These are just a few of the job titles of the women of “Black Panther,” now playing in Texas and nationwide.
  None of them are fighting over a guy, or needing one to save them. They are fierce, proud, intelligent and capable. And, in the case of Danai Gurira’s character Okoye and her fellow Dora Milaje fighters: Bald and rocking a bold lip while protecting the nation of Wakanda at the highest level.
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• Atlanta development group readying SkyHouse arrival in $1.8B Frisco Station

  16-02-2018 18:58
  An Atlanta-based development group — including Novare Group and Batson-Cook Development Co., a subsidiary of Kajima USA — has begun construction on SkyHouse Frisco Station, a new 25-story luxury apartment in the $1.8 billion Frisco Station mixed-use development.
  The 242-acre Frisco Station project, which is being developed in partnership with Fort Worth-based Hillwood, The Rudman Partnership and VanTrust Real Estate, was attractive to the development group because interwoven design,
  
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• This is why U.S. banks are pulling back on their real estate footprints in DFW

  16-02-2018 18:27
  The U.S. banking industry is continuing to whittle down real estate portfolios across the country, including Dallas-Fort Worth, as it optimizes bank branch performance for its customers, according to a recently released JLL report. That could lead to more redevelopment opportunities ahead in the region.
  
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• Woman Knocked Unconscious in Downtown Dallas: Police

  16-02-2018 18:17
  
  Police are searching for two suspects after a victim was punched in the face and knocked unconscious Tuesday night, police said.
  
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• Teenager In Critical Condition After Shooting In Arlington

  16-02-2018 18:08
  ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Two people are in custody and one person hospitalized after a late night shooting in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Arlington.
  Police say they sent officers to the Taco Cabana on South Cooper Street, near the Walmart Supercenter, after getting a report about a shooting. When officers arrived they found a 17-year-old girl seriously injured from a gunshot.
  After some investigation police say three people were inside a car when one of them sitting in the
  
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• Analytics firm backed by Jordan Speith's father to merge with Austin data management company

  16-02-2018 18:04
  Social media analytics provider MVPindex and data management platform Umbel have agreed to merge, bringing together the two Texas-based firms in a unified offering.
  The deal, set to close at the end of the month, aims to create a full sports and entertainment data solution for audience engagement and purchase intent, blending Dallas-based MVPindex’s social media measurement and Austin-based Umbel’s first-party customer data.
  Financial terms were not disclosed, but the merged operatio
  
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• Tarrant County Grand Jury Indicts Man in Second Death

  16-02-2018 17:50
  
  Authorities say a Fort Worth man arrested after a severed head was found near a walking trail is suspected in the death of a second person.
  
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• North Texas Journalism School Considers Course On Covering Mass Shootings

  16-02-2018 17:26
  DENTON (1080 KRLD) – Journalism professors at the University of North Texas are joining other educators across the country on how to teach students to not only survive mass shootings, but how to cover them.
  man in custody at school shooting in FL (CBS)
  The Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas is one school that may add a specialized course to their curriculum.“I do think that trauma reporting and how you manage through those kind of events
  
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• North Texas Journalism School Considering A Course On Covering Mass Shootings

  16-02-2018 17:26
  DENTON (1080 KRLD) – As mass shootings happen more often, professors of journalism are starting to consider teaching their young reporters how to cover traumatic events.
  man in custody at school shooting in FL (CBS)
  The Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas is one school that may add a specialized course to their curriculum.“I do think that trauma reporting and how you manage through those kind of events is important,” says Dorothy Bl
  
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• Walmart chooses Austin for first tech hub; hiring ramping up

  16-02-2018 17:04
  Walmart Inc. has thousands of stores, so even small operational changes, such as figuring out when to re-order inventory or fix the air conditioning, can save millions of dollars.That's why the nation's largest brick-and-mortar retailer has opened an Austin office where workers are figuring out how to apply transformational technologies such as artificial intelligence and data science to back-end operations.According to an announcement, the office will be focused on "enterprise technology functi
  
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• Woman Attacked Near The West End; Police Looking For Suspects

  16-02-2018 16:46
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police are asking for help from the public in identifying two men accused of attacking a woman and robbing her near the West End in Dallas on Tuesday evening.
  Dallas Robbery Suspect
  Officials say the victim was walking in the 1800 block of Laws Street just before 10:00 p.m. when she was punched in the face and knocked to the ground by the unknown assailants.
  According to officials, the suspects also took off some of the victim’s clothing to look for property as
  
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• Ram Trucks Recalled To Fix Problem With Gear Shifters

  16-02-2018 16:26
  DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 229,000 Ram trucks, mostly in North America, because they can be shifted out of park without a key in the ignition or a foot on the brake.
  The recall covers certain 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups. Also included are 3500, 4500 and 5500 Chassis Cab trucks. All are from 2017 and 2018 and have steering column shifters.
  U.S. government documents say if the brake pedal is pushed for a long time when the trucks are running and in park, the brake-shift
  
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• President Trump To Visit Reeling Florida Community Friday

  16-02-2018 16:16
  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s heading to Florida, where a community is in mourning after a shooting at a high school killed 17 people.
  I will be leaving for Florida today to meet with some of the bravest people on earth – but people whose lives have been totally shattered. Am also working with Congress on many fronts.
  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 16, 2018In a Friday morning tweet, Trump said “I will be leaving for Florida to
  
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• Major Road Closures in Fort Worth This Weekend

  16-02-2018 15:57
  
  We have a traffic alert for drivers in Tarrant County this weekend.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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• Protests During Plano Mayor’s Address After Council Member’s Islamophobic Post

  16-02-2018 15:33
  PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – The controversy over a Plano city council member’s seemingly anti-Muslim Facebook post spilled over Thursday night at the mayor’s State of the City address.
  Council member Tom Harrison did not attend the meeting but made an appearance in a video that was greeted with a mixture of loud boos and scattered applause.
  Harrison apologized Wednesday after sharing a post on his Facebook page with the words “Share if you think Trump should ban Islam in Am
  
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• Highlighting Flying Taxis, Driverless Cars, Texas Hyperloop

  16-02-2018 15:06
  
  Flying taxis and driverless cars are quickly becoming less like futuristic science fiction and more like actual solutions to the transportation troubles of today.
  
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• At Least 5 NTX Students Arrested for Guns, Alleged Threats

  16-02-2018 14:54
  
  At least five North Texas students were arrested on Thursday, either for allegedly having a gun at school or over alleged threats, a day after 17 people were killed in a school shooting in Florida.Photo Credit: KNBC-TV
  
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• A Triceratops skull and Jackie Robinson jersey: See Heritage Auctions' top-selling items of 2017 (Photos)

  16-02-2018 14:51
  An easy-to-use website and plenty of interesting merchandise earned Heritage Auctions more than $438 million in online sales last year, shattering industry records.The Dallas-based auction house reported web sales made up more than half of its total 2017 revenue, with the remainder coming from live auctions and direct sales. In all, Heritage saw $815 million in total sales for the year.Heritage beat its own record with its 2017 success. The $438 million figure is roughly $100 million more than&h
  
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