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• Houston Mayor: Recovery From Harvey Not Fast Enough

  23-02-2018 23:54
  HOUSTON (AP) — Six months after Hurricane Harvey’s flooding wreaked havoc in Houston, recovery efforts in the United States’ fourth-largest city aren’t “happening fast enough,” Houston’s mayor said Friday.
  Thousands of people still need help as they continue living either in hotels or in damaged homes, said Mayor Sylvester Turner.
  Personal items are seen as a homeowner salvages items from a flooded home as residents begin the recovery process from Hurric
  
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• Silver Alert Issued for Missing North Richland Hills Man, 84

  23-02-2018 23:21
  
  North Richland Hills police have activated a Silver Alert for an 84-year-old man missing since Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• White House Locked Down After Vehicle Strikes Barrier

  23-02-2018 23:11
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House was on lockdown for about an hour Friday after a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier.
  The U.S. Secret Service tweeted that the vehicle “did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex.” No shots were fired during the incident, the Secret Service said.
  Members of the U.S. Secert Service inspect a vehicle that crashed into a barricade on the perimeter of the White House grounds February 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. A female
  
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• Trump Asked About Assault Weapons Ban in Wake of Shooting

  23-02-2018 23:11 via nbcdfw.com
  
  After praising Australia's merit based immigration program, President Donald Trump was asked if he would also consider Australia's decision to ban the sale of assault weapons in the wake of the Parkland...
  
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• Grand Prairie Police: We Won’t Wait For Backup During A Mass Shooting

  23-02-2018 23:02
  GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in North Texas are training to “go directly toward any threat” at a school.
  Instead of assessing a situation, or waiting for backup, police in Grand Prairie said they move to stop it.
  The department regularly trains staff at school campuses, as well as businesses and churches on preparing for an attack.
  “So it’s actually all integrated. What’s taught to the police, works well with how we’re actually teaching the c
  
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• Attorneys Seek Information On Aborted Alabama Execution

  23-02-2018 22:47
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After an aborted lethal injection in which lawyers contend a condemned prisoner endured two-and-a-half hours of medical staff trying to access his veins, a federal judge on Friday ordered Alabama to maintain records about the incident.
  U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdre issued the order in response to a request from Doyle Lee Hamm’s attorneys who say they want to know more about what happened during the attempt to execute him.
  Doyle Lee Hamm
  Hamm, who has battle
  
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• News Now: Rockwall Flooding And More Rain

  23-02-2018 22:31
  We have the latest on the overflowing of Rockwall Lake and the impact on nearby homeowners.
  
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• Trump Will Leave Security Clearance Decision Up to Gen. Kelly

  23-02-2018 22:24 via nbcdfw.com
  
  President Trump was asked to address interim security clearance for White House staff members after Rob Porter and Jared Kushner security clearances were scrutinized during a joint press conference with...
  
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• Rare Snowy Owl Spotted In Fort Worth

  23-02-2018 22:18
  Snowy owl spotted in Fort Worth. (Credit: Ben Sandifer)
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A wild snowy owl was spotted in Fort Worth Thursday — a rare sighting for the species in North Texas.
  Ben Sandifer filmed video of the owl, saying it was found in a large shopping center near I-35 in North Fort Worth. He said it was healthy and was flying, hunting and preening.
  According to Sandifer, the owl is known for having feathers with no pigment, aiding them in their habitat.
  
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• Cryptocurrency makes its way to Dallas-Fort Worth's housing market

  23-02-2018 21:58
  An El Segundo, California-based startup has brought cryptocurrency home sales to Dallas-Fort Worth, with plans to sell a North Dallas house after fixing it up and readying it for a would-be buyer.
  Aperture Real Estate Ventures has launched its Property Coin concept in North Texas, giving home buyers the opportunity to buy an upgraded home in the hot North Texas housing market on an electronic dime by using Property Coin, bitcoin or ethereum.
  Property Coin offers investors the ability to buy into
  
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• Minority business leader event recognizes 30 honorees

  23-02-2018 21:48
  Thirty honorees were recognized at the Dallas Business Journal’s annual Minority Business Leader Awards, held Feb. 20 at the Westin Galleria Dallas.Now in its 11th year, the MBLA program honors men and women from across North Texas for outstanding business and community leadership. This year’s winners own fast-growing and innovative businesses or hold prominent roles at their companies.The 2018 honorees were chosen from among 100 nominations and “represent the best of the best
  
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• Princeton High Student Arrested For Terroristic Threat

  23-02-2018 21:20
  PRINCETON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Princeton High School student was arrested for a terroristic threat on Thursday, February 22.
  Tyler Jace Henrichs, 18, was joking Princeton Police said, but no one is laughing.
  Tyler Henrichs
  Despite the school resource officers being made aware of a “hit list,” investigators determined there was no active threat against any administrators, teachers or students at the school.
  Princeton Police said on their Facebook page, “School officials
  
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• Russian Olympian In ‘I Don’t Do Doping’ Shirt Busted For Doping

  23-02-2018 21:10
  CBS Local — A second Russian athlete has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Nadezhda Sergeeva — who has ironically been wearing a shirt reading “I don’t do doping” — has become the latest distraction for Russia after the country’s flag was banned from the Olympics for cheating.
  The female bobsledder reportedly tested negative for drugs on Feb. 13, however, her Feb. 18 sample came back positive for a ban
  
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• Silver Alert Issued For Missing Azle Man

  23-02-2018 20:45
  PARKER COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 78-yard-old man from Azle.
  The Parker county Sheriff’s Office has issued a statewide Silver Alert for Loyad Frederick Scott. Officials say Mr. Scott has been diagnosed with a cognitive impairment.Mr. Scott (5′ 10″, 200 lbs) was last seen wearing a blue button down shirt, blue jacket, and beige pants.
  He was last spotted Friday morning at Reynolds Drive in Azle. He may be driving a silver 2014,
  
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• Child Killed in Dallas Home Explosion, Evacuations Ordered

  23-02-2018 20:31
  
  A young girl is dead after a natural gas explosion destroyed her Dallas home early Friday morning, Atmos Energy confirms. Additionally, the girl's neighborhood and a nearby school are under an evacuation...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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• Commentary: Investing in the future of Dallas

  23-02-2018 20:16
  The Dallas Citizens Council’s 150 members are leaders of large companies with global, national and regional interests. They have chosen to be members because they understand the critical importance of building the local community in which we all work and live.  This organization exists to invest in the future of Dallas and to continue to shape our home into a world-class city that’s the envy of the nation.Business leaders volunteering their time to make Dallas a better plac
  
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• Hero Dog Shot By Burglars While Protecting Teen, Reports Say

  23-02-2018 20:13
  CBS Local — A heroic German shepherd in Washington state is fighting for his life after protecting his 16-year-old owner from two violent burglars.
  According to KIRO7, the two suspects broke into the teen’s Des Moines home on Feb. 21 while only he and his dog Rex were home. As the boy went to hide in a bedroom closet, Rex reportedly charged downstairs to confront the thieves.
  “Rex’s instinct to protect his home and his best friend, took him downstairs and he attacked
  
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• Form D Friday: E-commerce investor may tap robotics tech to help online shoppers

  23-02-2018 20:06
  Welcome back to Form D Friday, where we sift through local regulatory filings each week to see who’s raising capital for a new project, a new investment idea, or to simply expand their business.Form Ds don’t typically have a lot of details, but they do provide an early glimpse at what investors and business owners are planning. Where we can, we’ll track down some additional tidbits from filers. If you have any tips or comments about new fundraises, drop me a note at jprior@bizj
  
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• Florida Governor: Ban Gun Sales To Underage And Mentally Ill

  23-02-2018 20:04
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — As teachers returned Friday to a high school where a shooter killed 17 people, Florida’s governor proposed banning the sale of firearms to anyone younger than 21.
  PARKLAND, FL – FEBRUARY 14: Florida Governor Rick Scott speaks to the media as he visits Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting at the school killed 17 people on February 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Numerous law enforcement officials continue to investigate the scene. (Ph
  
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• US Companies Distant Themselves From NRA As Pressure Mounts

  23-02-2018 19:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. companies are taking a closer look at investments, co-branding deals and other ties to the gun industry and its public face, the National Rifle Association, after the latest school massacre.
  Petitions are circulating online targeting companies that offer discounts to NRA members on its website. #BoycottNRA is trending on Twitter.
  Members of the NRA have access to special offers from partner companies on its website, ranging from life insurance to wine clubs. For a seco
  
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• US Companies Distance Themselves From NRA As Pressure Mounts

  23-02-2018 19:51
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — U.S. companies are taking a closer look at investments, co-branding deals and other ties to the gun industry and its public face, the National Rifle Association, after the latest school massacre.
  Petitions are circulating online targeting companies that offer discounts to NRA members on its website. #BoycottNRA is trending on Twitter.
  Members of the NRA have access to special offers from partner companies on its website, ranging from life insurance to wine clubs.
  
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• News Now: Evacuations After House Explosion, DFW Rain

  23-02-2018 19:33
  We’re still following a house explosion in Dallas this morning that killed a child, and forced several homes and an elementary school to be evacuated. Plus, it’s another rainy day in North Texas.
  
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• Lockdown Lifted at Sunnyvale ISD Schools

  23-02-2018 18:46
  
  Dallas County Sheriff’s deputies are responding to Sunnyvale High School, which is on lockdown after a social media threat.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Gas Explosion in Dallas Leaves 1 Dead

  23-02-2018 18:37
  
  More than 700 students are being evacuated from an elementary school near a home where a gas explosion Friday morning left an 11-year-old girl hospitalized in critical condition.
  
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• Lead And Arsenic Found In E-Cigarette Vapors, Study Finds

  23-02-2018 18:32
  CBS Local — A new study is raising concerns about e-cigarettes after several toxic metals were found in the vapors users inhale.
  According to a Feb. 21 report in Environmental Health Perspectives, a large number of devices were producing “unsafe levels of lead, chromium, manganese and/or nickel.” Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health studied the e-cigarettes of 56 individuals and nearly half of them produced aerosol samples cont
  
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• Your Cowtown Marathon Weekend Forecast

  23-02-2018 18:28
  
  The Cowtown Marathon is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend and the weather will be factor during the two days of races Saturday and Sunday.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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• All Schools at Sunnyvale ISD Placed on Lockdown

  23-02-2018 18:26
  
  Dallas County Sheriff’s deputies are responding to Sunnyvale High School, which is on lockdown after a social media threat.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Trump Calls For Arming Many Teachers, More Guards At Schools

  23-02-2018 18:21
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Urging the arming of many teachers and school security guards, President Donald Trump said Friday the armed officer who didn’t stop the gunman who carried out last week’s Florida massacre was either a “coward” or “didn’t react properly under pressure.”
  Departing the White House for the Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump told reporters that “when it came time to get in there and do something,” Florida deput
  
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• Gas Explosion in Dallas Home Leaves 1 Dead, Evacuations

  23-02-2018 18:20
  
  Authorities said multiple people have been hospitalized after a possible explosion at a home near Dallas Love Field Friday morning.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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• Cops: Chevy Chase Kicked In Roadside Altercation In New York

  23-02-2018 18:15
  SOUTH NYACK, N.Y. (AP) — New York State Police say actor and comedian Chevy Chase was kicked in the shoulder during an altercation with another driver.
  Actor Chevy Chase (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  Police say the 74-year-old Chase was driving in South Nyack on Feb. 9 when he was cut off in traffic by a 22-year-old Long Island man. Authorities say the former “Saturday Night Live” star chased the other driver across the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, before both pulled over
  
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• With Rangers, A Homecoming of Sorts for Jesse Chavez

  23-02-2018 18:08
  
  The Texas Rangers officially announced Friday that they signed free agent pitcher Jesse Chavez to a one-year contract. The deal marks a homecoming of sorts for the 34-year-old.
  
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• After Horrific Shooting, Teachers Return To Their Classrooms

  23-02-2018 17:59
  MIAMI (AP) — In the right-hand drawer of a desk at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is a file that teacher Ernest Rospierski desperately wants back.
  Memorials are seen on a fence surrounding Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 21, 2018.
  A former student, Nikolas Cruz, opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School leaving 17 people dead and 15 injured on February 14. / AFP PHOTO / RHONA WISE (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images)
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• Nebraska Governor Invites NRA To Move Convention After Dallas Snub

  23-02-2018 17:50
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is encouraging the National Rifle Association to hold its annual convention in his state after one of Dallas’ top elected officials urged the group to find another location.
  Ricketts said in a tweet Friday that he and other Nebraska residents “love our constitutional rights” and want the convention in the state.
  .@NRA – We want your convention in Nebraska. Nebraskans love our constitutional rights! #2A https://t.co/Ez
  
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• Tech Training Puts North Texas Vets in the Cloud

  23-02-2018 16:52
  
  A new partnership could change the lives of military veterans in North Texas. The nonprofit Honor Courage Commitment in Farmers Branch just launched a free cloud career training program for area vets.
  
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• News Now: Dallas House Explosion & North Texas Flooding

  23-02-2018 16:34
  We continue to follow a house explosion in Dallas this morning that claimed the life of a child, along with flooding problems across North Texas.
  
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• Michael Dell bought the most expensive home ever in New York City — and it's a 'duplex'

  23-02-2018 16:32
  Michael Dell, the richest man in Austin and Forbes' tenth-richest person in the tech industry, paid a whopping $100 million for a duplex penthouse at One57 — a 1,004-foot-tall luxury tower on New York City's Billionaire's Row.
  The sale set a new record for a single residence in New York City. That's actually lower than the top asking price when the home was advertised. At one point, the duplex was listed for $115 million.The Wall Street Journal first reported the news. And don't worry, Cen
  
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• 11-Year-Old Girl 'Very Critical' After House Explosion

  23-02-2018 16:13
  
  Authorities said multiple people have been hospitalized after a possible explosion at a home near Dallas Love Field Friday morning.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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• Report: Two People Shot On Southeastern Louisiana University Campus

  23-02-2018 15:19
  HAMMOND, La. (AP) – Officials at Southeastern Louisiana University say two people injured in on-campus shooting.
  Southeastern Louisiana University officials says two people have suffered non-life threatening injuries after gunshots were fired on campus.
  School spokeswoman Erin Cowser says the incident happened at 3 a.m. Friday near an assembly hall where basketball games and other sports events are held.
  Cowser says it appears that students were involved, but it is unclear whether the two
  
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• Live Video: House Explosion Prompts Evacuations in Dallas

  23-02-2018 14:34
  
  Dallas Fire-Rescue officials say they are aware of an incident where a house reportedly exploded in the 3500 block of Espanola Drive.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 1 Killed, 1 Injured in Far East Dallas Crash

  23-02-2018 14:27
  
  One person died and a second person was hospitalized after a car hydroplaned about midnight Friday in Dallas, which led to two other crashes, police said.
  
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• Here's How Medical Debt Grows, Gets Out Of Hand

  23-02-2018 14:26
  
  One in five Americans struggle to pay off their debt. Over time, that same debt is multiplied, making it impossible to get out of that financial hole. NBC 5's Samantha Chatman explains how debt grows and what...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas House Explosion Leaves 1 Child Dead; Neighborhood, School Evacuated

  23-02-2018 14:15
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Emergency crews responded to a house explosion in Dallas early Friday morning that claimed the life of a child. It happened shortly before 7:00 a.m. in the 3500 block of Espanola Drive, just north of Dallas Love Field and Bachman Lake.
  “I was sleeping when I heard like a big bomb,” said Elisa Martinez, who lives next door to the home.
  “My house shook when the explosion went off,” added neighbor David McCoy. “I thought it was an earthquake
  
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• Dallas House Explosion Leaves 1 Child Dead & 4 Other People Injured

  23-02-2018 14:15
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Emergency crews responded to a house explosion in Dallas early Friday morning that claimed the life of an 11-year-old child. It happened shortly before 7:00 a.m. in the 3500 block of Espanola Drive, just north of Dallas Love Field and Bachman Lake.
  “I was sleeping when I heard like a big bomb,” said Elisa Martinez, who lives next door to the home.
  “My house shook when the explosion went off,” added neighbor David McCoy. “I thought it was
  
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• Traffic from internal Amazon website might hint at HQ2 site winner

  23-02-2018 14:00
  The response to an obscure article about a Virginia county receiving an environmental award might be a tip to where Amazon’s much-hyped $5 billion second headquarters could eventually land.A December article in ARLNow, headlined “County Wins Top Environmental Award from U.S. Green Building Council,” received more than 6,000 page views. So, the website decided to investigate the interest in Arlington County’s environmentally-friendly policies.Turns out, the “vas
  
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• Houston-based coworking company expands to Dallas

  23-02-2018 13:58
  Coworking company The Work Lodge is building its first out-of-Houston location in Dallas' Design District.
  
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• Future of business education on display at UT-Austin's new $186M Rowling Hall

  23-02-2018 13:55
  Master of Business Administration students at the University of Texas at Austin will soon have the run of a cutting-edge academic building that can carry them into the fast-moving world of 21st-century business.The McCombs School of Business on Thursday hosted a grand opening for Robert B. Rowling Hall – named for the Dallas businessman behind TRT Holdings, Inc. – at the northeast corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Guadalupe Street.The 497,500-square-foot Rowling Hall wil
  
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• Tech consulting firm to hire 50 in Dallas as demand grows for cloud computing services

  23-02-2018 13:50
  Fifty new hires are being made in Dallas to meet a growing demand for cloud computing services.Quisitive, a digital technology consulting firm with offices in Dallas and Denver, is bringing on the new workers over the coming months to support cloud migration for its clients in the financial services, oil and gas, manufacturing, and retail industries. The hires will include infrastructure, application and data architects, as well as data engineers.In conjunction with bringing on new employee
  
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• Opposition mounts to tax breaks for Amazon’s HQ2

  23-02-2018 13:46
  Amazon.com Inc. has made it clear that financial incentives will be one of the biggest factors in its decision on where to place its new headquarters, and Dallas-Fort Worth backers of the $5 billion project have said that the region and state will pony up to seal a deal.But opposition to tax breaks and other financial incentives for Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) continues to grow.This week, for instance, the grassroots millennial group Generation Opportunity started running ads in opposition to metro&he
  
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• Former Plano Star Athlete Sentenced For Sexual Assault Of A Child

  23-02-2018 13:32
  PLANO (1080 KRLD) – A once highly recruited baseball player from Plano High School will spend the next three decades behind bars.
  Court record show Zachary Holifield, who is now 19-years-old, was sentenced to 33 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sex assault charges.
  Holifield was a star athlete at Plano Senior High and had committed to Oklahoma State University before his arrest two years ago.
  Zachary Holifield is accused of sexually assaulting two children. (Plano PD)
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• One Dead, One Injured In Early Morning Crash In Far East Dallas

  23-02-2018 13:15
  GARLAND (1080 KRLD) – An early morning accident in far east Dallas has left one person dead and another injured.
  Garland police say an SUV heading south on Ferguson Road near Shiloh Road lost control and ended up in the opposite lane of traffic, colliding with a light pole just after midnight.
  Soon after, another vehicle traveling north on Ferguson Road at a high rate of speed crashed into the SUV and the light pole, causing the pole to smash through the windshield. Police say a passe
  
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