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• Dallas Neighborhood On Edge After Evacuations, House Explosion

  25-02-2018 23:20
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An apartment complex near the area of a deadly gas explosion was evacuated Sunday due to a gas leak.
  Dallas Fire-Rescue said about 90 units in an apartment complex in the 3400 block of Hidalgo Drive were evacuated.
  Atmos Energy has been working on surveying the area after a house explosion that took the life of a 12-year-old girl on Friday. The explosion happened on Espanola Drive.
  The gas leak is the latest in natural gas problems identified in the same neighborhood
  
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• Apartments Near Deadly Gas Explosion Evacuated Due To Gas Leak

  25-02-2018 23:20
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An apartment complex near the area of a deadly gas explosion has been evacuated due to a gas leak, officials say.
  Dallas Fire-Rescue says about 90 units in an apartment complex in the 3400 block of Hidalgo Drive were evacuated.
  Atmos Energy has been working on surveying the area after a house explosion that took the life of a 12-year-old girl on Friday. The explosion happened on Espanola Drive.
  The gas leak is the latest in natural gas problems identified in the same
  
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• Police Respond To ‘Major Incident’ In England After Reports Of Explosion

  25-02-2018 22:21
  (CBSNEWS) – British police say they are responding to a “major incident” in Leicester, England, after an apparent explosion. Police are advising residents to avoid the area.
  “All emergency services are currently dealing with this,” police said, adding that Carlisle Street and part of Hinckley Road have been closed.
  Four people were taken to a nearby hospital following the incident, the East Midlands Ambulance Service said Sunday.
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• At Least 6 Injured After Reported Explosion In England

  25-02-2018 22:21
  (CBSNEWS) – British police responded to a report of an explosion in Leicester, England, that caused a building to collapse along a busy thoroughfare. Six people were hospitalized following the incident, police said, but the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.
  Leicestershire Police said there was “no indication” that the incident was terror related.
  Police said they received the report at 7 p.m. local time Sunday and said “a number” of neighboring build
  
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• Michelle Obama To Release Memoir In November

  25-02-2018 22:09
  Michelle Obama (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Glamour)
  NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama’s memoir, one of the most highly anticipated books in recent years, is coming out Nov. 13.
  The former first lady tweeted Sunday that the book, to come out a week after the 2018 midterm elections, is called “Becoming.”
  “Writing ‘Becoming’ has been a deeply personal experience,” she said in a statement. “It has allowed me, for the very first time, the
  
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• 5 Dead After Tornado, Flooding From Central US Storms

  25-02-2018 21:51
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The death toll rose to at least five on Sunday after severe thunderstorms swept through the central U.S., spawning a tornado that flattened homes, gale force winds and widespread flooding from the Upper Midwest to Appalachia
  The system that stretched from Texas to the Canadian Maritime provinces had prompted several emergency declarations even before the dangerous storms arrived.
  In southwestern Michigan, the body of a man was found floating in floodwaters Sunday i
  
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• Second Weekend For ‘Black Panther’ Is One Of The Best Ever

  25-02-2018 21:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — “Black Panther” scored one of the best second weekends ever with an estimated $108 million in ticket sales, putting it on track to rank among the highest-grossing blockbusters ever.
  Ryan Coogler’s Marvel sensation is on a box-office course that few films have managed, according to studio estimates Sunday. It is only the fourth film to earn $100 million in its second weekend, along with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($149.2 million), “Jur
  
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• Feds Begin Investigation into Deadly House Explosion

  25-02-2018 20:34
  
  A young girl is dead after a natural gas explosion destroyed her Dallas home early Friday morning, Atmos Energy confirms. On Saturday, Atmos Energy announced the neighborhood evacuation order had been lifted.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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• 5 to Watch: Pyeongchang Says Goodbye to Winter Olympics

  25-02-2018 19:43
  
  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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• Cowtown Marathon Hits the Streets of Fort Worth

  25-02-2018 17:37
  
  The Cowtown Marathon is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend and the weather is cooperating for the longest races on 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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• NBC 5 Video Vault: Outdoor Voting in Tarrant County

  25-02-2018 16:22
  
  This week in the NBC 5 Video Vault we go back to 1992 when a North Texas county took a unique spin to voting.
  
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• Richardson Teens Help Family Escape House Fire

  25-02-2018 06:11
  
  Four members of the J.J. Pearce High School Basketball team are being hailed heroes after helping a north Dallas family escape from their burning home early Saturday morning.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Rain Stops But Flooding Woes Continue For Rockwall Residents

  25-02-2018 05:12
  ROCKWALL (CBSDFW.COM) – Residents in Rockwall are trying to get back on their feet after they were forced to evacuate this week due to flooding from heavy rain. Although the rain has stopped, their problems aren’t over yet.
  It’s been a rough week for Neva Kott. She flipped through pictures of her trailer home, which is still underwater. She says the water crept to her waist as her home was one of nearly two dozen homes that were flooded.
  “Another friend who lives a couple
  
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• Bobsledder Lou Moreira Talks About What Led Him to the Sport

  25-02-2018 03:47
  
  Team USA Bobsledder Lou Moreira sits down with NBC 5's Kristin Dickerson to talk about what led him to the sport of bobsled.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Transgender Texas Wrestler Wins Second High School Title

  25-02-2018 02:45
  CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — For the second year in a row, a transgender wrestler has won the Texas girls’ Class 6A 110-pound division.
  Mack Beggs, an 18-year-old senior from Euless Trinity High School near Dallas, entered the tournament in Cypress outside of Houston with an undefeated record. He beat Chelsea Sanchez — who he beat for the title in 2017— in the final match Saturday.
  Video posted online showed a mix of cheers and boos from the crowd following Beggs’ win.
  Beg
  
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• 18 Year Old Shot, Killed While Looking Out Apartment Window

  25-02-2018 01:52
  
  Dallas police say an 18-year-old woman was shot and killed while looking out her own apartment window Saturday afternoon.Photo Credit: MetroThis 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 Killed, Another Injured In Shooting At Dallas Apartments

  25-02-2018 01:24
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An 18-year-old woman was killed Saturday afternoon after she was shot at her Dallas apartment. Her 16-year-old sister was also shot and injured.
  Police say the 18-year-old victim, later identified as Nequacia Jacobs, and her sister were standing in their second-floor apartment just after 2 p.m. in the 5700 block of Highland Hills when they heard a disturbance outside.
  According to police, when they went to their window to look, an unknown male suspect shot at them fro
  
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• 2 Well-Regarded Dallas Chiefs Heading to Other Police Agencies After New Boss Demoted Them

  25-02-2018 00:50
  
  Two high-ranking Dallas police officials are heading to other North Texas agencies after being demoted two ranks last year in Chief U. Renee Hall's shake-up of the Dallas Police Department.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Chip and Joanna Gaines are Hiring

  25-02-2018 00:35
  
  Chip and Joanna Gaines are hiring. But, if you want to be considered, you have a big deadline on Sunday.Photo Credit: TODAY
  
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