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• Apple Repair Center Accidentally Called 911 About 1,600 Times

  24-02-2018 23:49
  ELK GROVE, Calif. (CBSNEWS) – Emergency dispatchers in Elk Grove and Sacramento County are seeing an influx of false alarm 911 calls from an Apple repair and refurbishing center off Laguna Boulevard, CBS Sacramento reports. Dispatchers said the calls started in October 2017, and there’s usually no one on the other line.
  “We’ve been seeing these calls for the last four months from Apple,” said police dispatcher Jamie Hudson. “We’re able to see quickly whe
  
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• Teacher On Leave After Video Shows Him Recording Fight Between Students

  24-02-2018 23:37
  A McKinney ISD teacher is on leave after a video showed him recording a fight between two students. (Source:@BodinWolf)
  MCKINNEY (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas high school teacher is on leave after a video surfaced on social media of him recording a fight between two students.
  McKinney ISD says the incident was reported on Wednesday and that the teacher was immediately put on administrative leave.
  The video, posted on social media, showed a fight between two students and the teacher recordin
  
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• Girl, 12, Killed in House Explosion, Evacuation Order Lifted

  24-02-2018 22:58
  
  A young girl is dead after a natural gas explosion destroyed her Dallas home early Friday morning, Atmos Energy confirms. On Sunday, the City of Dallas announced the neighborhood evacuation order had been...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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• Evacuation Order Lifted In Area Around Dallas House Explosion

  24-02-2018 22:40
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Atmos Energy and Dallas Fire-Rescue have lifted evacuations around the area of a deadly house explosion that occurred Friday. The area was evacuated as crews were investigating a gas line.
  The evacuation order was within six blocks of a house explosion in the 3500 block of Espanola Drive in Northwest Dallas.
  On Friday, the house explosion took the life of 12-year-old Linda Rogers. Neighbors in the area suspected natural gas problems were to blame for the explosion.
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• Toyota, Hyundai Recalls Roughly 110,000 Vehicles

  24-02-2018 22:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — Toyota and Hyundai are recalling roughly a combined 110,000 trucks and sport utility vehicles, including the 2018 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, and the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport.
  In its recall, Hyundai says some of Santa Fe vehicles are at risk for the steering wheel breaking away from the steering column. Roughly 43,900 vehicles are included in its recall.
  Toyota is recalling roughly 64,900 Tundras and Sequoias, saying these vehicles are at risk for having thei
  
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• Toyota, Hyundai Recall Roughly 110,000 Vehicles

  24-02-2018 22:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — Toyota and Hyundai are recalling roughly a combined 110,000 trucks and sport utility vehicles, including the 2018 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, and the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport.
  In its recall, Hyundai says some of Santa Fe vehicles are at risk for the steering wheel breaking away from the steering column. Roughly 43,900 vehicles are included in its recall.
  Toyota is recalling roughly 64,900 Tundras and Sequoias, saying these vehicles are at risk for having thei
  
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• Saturday's Cowtown Races Delayed by Weather, But Complete

  24-02-2018 21:51
  
  The Cowtown Marathon is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend and the weather was a factor during Saturday's races.Photo Credit: Lexie Houghtaling - 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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• 12-Year-Old Killed in Dallas House Explosion

  24-02-2018 21:42
  
  The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim in a deadly house explosion as 12-year-old Linda Rogers, also known as MichellitaPhoto Credit: LaToya Gibson
  
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• Nanette Fabray, Star Of Stage, Screen And TV, Dies At 97

  24-02-2018 19:52
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nanette Fabray, the vivacious actress, singer and dancer who became a star in Broadway musicals, on television as Sid Caesar’s comic foil and in such hit movies as “The Band Wagon,” has died at age 97.
  Fabray died Thursday at her home in Palos Verdes Estates, her son, Dr. Jamie MacDougall, told The Associated Press. He said the cause was old age.
  “She was an extraordinary woman. Many people referred to her as a force of nature and you could feel i
  
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• Delta, United Latest To Cut Ties With NRA

  24-02-2018 19:26
  (CBSNEWS.COM/AP) – Delta and United Airlines are cutting ties with the National Rifle Association, the latest in major companies to do so following the deadly shooting at a Florida high school earlier this month.
  Both Delta and United said Saturday they will no longer offer discounted fares to NRA members to attend their annual meetings, and both have asked the gun rights group to remove any references to their companies from the NRA website.
  The moves come as petitions circulated online t
  
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• Saturday's Cowtown Races Delayed by Weather

  24-02-2018 19:10
  
  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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• Live Radar: Storms Move Through North Texas

  24-02-2018 14:33
  
  A Flood Watch is in effect from midnight Friday through Saturday morning for DFW and counties to the north and east, as this week of rain continues.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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• McKinney High Teacher on Leave After Recording Fight

  24-02-2018 07:00
  
  The McKinney ISD confirmed a McKinney High School teacher is on administrative leave Friday after a video posted to Snapchat and Twitter shows him recording video of two students fighting instead of stopping the...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Ponder Residents Complain of Town Water Causing Rashes

  24-02-2018 06:58
  
  Residents in a Ponder neighborhood have reported itching, burning rashes, and they believe their tap water is to blame.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Texas Bobsled Athletes Take Center Stage

  24-02-2018 06:48
  
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• Fort Worth Bullying Survivor Gains Confidence in Boxing Ring

  24-02-2018 06:37
  
  The Texas Golden Gloves regional tournament is underway this weekend in Fort Worth. One competitor has gone from bullied and scared to boxing brave, on track for a potential Olympic future.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 12-Year-Old Victim of Deadly House Explosion Identified

  24-02-2018 06:16
  
  The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim in a deadly house explosion as 12-year-old Linda Rogers, also known as MichellitaPhoto Credit: LaToya Gibson
  
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• 5 to Watch: Last Days of Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang

  24-02-2018 05:45
  
  It's the final days of the Winter Olympics, but before the flame goes out in Pyeongchang there are more medals to be awarded in bobsled, hockey, curling, and speed skating.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis 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 Threats Increasing In North Texas Since Florida School Shooting

  24-02-2018 05:26
  KELLER, Texas (CBS11) – Since the Florida school shooting that took 17 lives, there have been several threats made to school in the Metroplex, but the  latest threat stands out because of the age of the student, but also of how the threat was made.
  Keller police say the threatening message has already been taken down from the school’s Instagram page, where the threat was made.
  KPD and @KellerISD spent the day investigating a threat against @IndianSpringsMS. District officia
  
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• Police Officers Drop The Puck To Raise Money For Child Fighting Terminal Disease

  24-02-2018 05:26
  PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – There was a hockey fundraiser Friday night in Plano for the daughter of two Dallas police officers.
  Heather Hebert’s 8-year-old daughter is facing a life-threatening illness.
  “Alexah has pulmonary hypertension. It’s a very rare lung disease,” said Hebert.
  “I have to wear a mask so I don’t catch that other person’s disease… like colds and coughs and flu,” said Alexah.
  She was diagnosed at 9 months old.
  “They t
  
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• Medical Facility Coming to Sundance Square

  24-02-2018 03:06
  
  Sundance Square in Fort Worth will get a new medical facility that will provide primary care to patients in the area.
  
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• Dallas Mayor Calls Out Judges To Do Better Job At Taking Away Abuser’s Guns

  24-02-2018 02:37
  DALLAS (CBS11)  – Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings called out local elected judges Friday to do a better job at keeping guns out of the hands of domestic abusers.
  Prompted by a CBS 11 I-Team investigation that exposed widespread failure in Dallas County to enforce a current gun law, Rawlings called a news conference Friday where he said local officials, police departments and judges need to do more to prevent mass shootings.
  Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings (CBS11)
  State and federal law prohibit
  
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• Ponder Residents Complain of City Water Causing Rashes

  24-02-2018 02:33
  
  Residents in a Ponder neighborhood have reported itching, burning rashes, and they believe their tap water is to blame.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Nearly 2 Dozen Homes Flooded Near Rockwall Lake

  24-02-2018 02:10
  ROCKWALL, Texas (CBS11) – Families in Rockwall pushed from their homes because of flooding, may not be able to see improvement for another week or so.
  City of Rockwall officials said Friday, the floodwaters that seeped into 21 houses near Rockwall Lake won’t recede for 10 to 14 days. And more rain is expected.
  Rockwall flooding (CBS11)
  Thursday, overflow from the swollen lake started sleeping into houses in the Lake Estates subdivision.
  Laura Hill and her four children live on Lakesi
  
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• Nearly 2 Dozen Homes Flooded Near Lake Rockwall

  24-02-2018 02:10
  ROCKWALL, Texas (CBS11) – Families in Rockwall pushed from their homes because of flooding, may not be able to see improvement for another week or so.
  City of Rockwall officials said Friday, the floodwaters that seeped into 21 houses near Lake Rockwall won’t recede for 10 to 14 days. And more rain is expected.
  Rockwall flooding (CBS11)
  Thursday, overflow from the swollen lake started sleeping into houses in the Lake Estates subdivision.
  Laura Hill and her four children live on Lakesi
  
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• The Cowtown 2018 is This Weekend

  24-02-2018 01:51
  
  Join NBC 5 rain or shine at the 40th running of The Cowtown!
  
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• Virtual Reality Helps Enrich Brain Function for Seniors

  24-02-2018 01:46
  
  Virtual reality helps enrich the lives of seniors as well as aid in warding off symptoms of degenerative diseases like dementia.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Family Receives Closure After Vandals Destroy Loved One’s Grave

  24-02-2018 01:22
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Dallas family is receiving some closure thanks to gift from a man from Washington state that ensures their loved one’s final resting place is a proper one.
  Rebecca Grimes first shared their family’s story with CBS 11 in 2015. At the time she showed us how vandals had torched and destroyed her boyfriend Hector Escobar Jr’s grave.
  She said her family vowed to clean it up and one day place a customized headstone on the grave.
  Her story and wish was he
  
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• Washington Post Reveals NRA Donations to Members of Congress

  24-02-2018 00:33
  
  The Washington Post recently released a report showing how much money the National Rifle Association has donated to current members of Congress. See what Texas members have received here.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Dallas Police Take On Richardson Police In Charity Hockey Game

  24-02-2018 00:31
  DALLAS (KRLD) – In partnership with the Dallas Stars, Dallas police officers will hit the ice to take on the Richardson police department in a charity hockey game tonight.
  The game benefits Alexah Hebert, the 8-year-old daughter of Dallas police officers Heather and Matt Hebert.
  When Alexah was 9-months-old, she was diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension. Because the cancer has no known cure, she was given a terminal prognosis.
  Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Hebert family
  
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• QB Kellen Moore Now Cowboys' Coach Moore

  24-02-2018 00:25
  
  Kellen Moore is the new quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys after spending the previous three seasons as the backup to Tony Romo and then Dak Prescott.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Haltom City Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Ponzi Scheme

  24-02-2018 00:12
  
  A Haltom City man is found guilty after taking $693,000 in a Ponzi scheme on 13 people and is sentenced to 25 years in prison, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorneys say.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Profiling The Candidates In The 32nd Congressional District: Incumbent Pete Sessions

  24-02-2018 00:11
  DALLAS (CBS11) – All this week and next week, CBS11 is highlighting some of the key political races in the Texas primary on March 6.
  We’ve profiled the major Democratic candidates running in the 32nd Congressional District who want to unseat veteran Republican incumbent Pete Sessions.
  In all, seven Democrats are vying for the chance to challenge him.
  “I don’t know who their candidate will be but I look forward to discussing the issues,” said Rep. Sessions.
  After 21
  
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• Fans Set New Record for NFL Draft Tickets

  24-02-2018 00:11
  
  Records break as the 2018 NFL Draft approaches in Arlington with the number of fans who have signed up to attend.Photo Credit: Frank Heinz, NBCDFW.com
  
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