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• NTX Statue Removed After 'Racially Insensitive' Complaints

  28-02-2018 23:59
  
  Residents in Corsicana are at odds about a statue that was recently removed from a city park.Photo Credit: Google Maps
  
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• Dallas County Reports 3 Additional Flu Deaths

  28-02-2018 23:53
  
  Dallas County health officials confirmed three additional deaths Thursday from flu-related illnesses.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• CBS 11 Poll: Democrats Undecided Days Before Election; Abbott, Cruz Safe

  28-02-2018 23:30
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A new CBS 11 / Dixie Strategies poll shows Democrats have not coalesced around any single candidate when it comes to their choice for Texas Governor in the primary election and 54% are still undecided just days prior to Election Day, March 6. While Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) and Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) are considered safe  experts say the election in the fall could still hold some surprises.MORE POLL RESULTS – Texans Support Trump, Border Wa
  
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• Gorilla Statue Removed After Complaints It Was ‘Racially Insensitive’

  28-02-2018 23:22
  UPDATED: February 28, 2018  1:15 PM Corsicana city council member Jeff Smith posted to Facebook that the city will return the gorilla statue inside his cage as soon as weather permits.
  CORSICANA (CBSDFW.COM) – A statue of a gorilla, and prime attraction for kids at the Community Park playground in Corsicana was removed by the city.
  A spokesperson for the city said some community members found the gorilla offensive – racially insensitive — in some form, and requested its re
  
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• City Will Return Gorilla Statue Removed After Complaints It Was ‘Racially Insensitive’

  28-02-2018 23:22
  UPDATED: March 1, 2018  2:45 PM
  Corsicana Mayor Don Denbow stated today that the city has assessed the structural integrity of the gorilla statue and determined that with some modifications it can be placed back in the park for children to play on and around. But the city will remove the cage. This is likely going to happen within a week. 
  CORSICANA (CBSDFW.COM) – A statue of a gorilla, and prime attraction for kids at the Community Park playground in Corsicana was removed by the
  
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• White House Communications Director Hope Hicks Resigning

  28-02-2018 22:48
  WASHINGTON (CBS NEWS/AP) – White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal aides, is resigning.
  That’s according to a White House official briefed on her plans but not authorized to discuss them publicly.
  WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 27: White House Communications Director and presidential advisor Hope Hicks (2nd L) arrives at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center February 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. Hicks is scheduled to testify behind
  
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• Trump On Guns, School Safety: ‘We Can’t Wait And Play Games And Nothing Gets Done’

  28-02-2018 22:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Congress should act quickly on gun laws as he convened lawmakers at the White House and pushed for tougher background checks, better school safety and more mental health resources to prevent shootings.
  “We can’t wait and play games and nothing gets done,” Trump said as he opened the session with 17 House and Senate lawmakers. “We want to stop the problems.”
  Trump particularly cited the need for stron
  
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• Laura Bush Reflects on Her Family's Relationship with Graham

  28-02-2018 22:20
  
  Former First Lady and Dallas native Laura Bush spoke to NBC 5’s Meredith Land Wednesday morning about the passing of the family’s dear friend, Billy Graham.Photo Credit: Chuck Burton/AP
  
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• Dallas Police Need Help Solving Deadly Hit-And-Run

  28-02-2018 22:06
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Someone drove into a person walking on the shoulder of a highway, killing them and kept on driving, according to Dallas Police.
  Police said it happened Monday between 12:00 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. in the 2500 block of Marvin D. Love Frwy. on the southbound side.
  Police said based on evidence collected at the scene, the red Chrysler vehicle, has right front end and right side damage.
  The vehicle is also missing the right front headlight and passenger mirror.
  Anyone with inf
  
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• 14-Year-Old Faces Felony For Alleged Threat To Middle School

  28-02-2018 21:09
  WEATHERFORD, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A 14-year-old was arrested shortly before midnight on Tuesday for making a terroristic threat, Weatherford Police said.
  Police said they received a report about an alleged threat made by a student at Hall Middle School around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
  School resource officers began investigating and later that evening determined the alleged threat rose to the level of a crime.
  The teen is currently in a juvenile detention facility.
  School resource officers and We
  
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• Storms Could Become Strong to Severe This Evening

  28-02-2018 21:01
  
  Showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Wednesday in North Texas.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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• Home Improvement Scammer Arrested By Fort Worth Police

  28-02-2018 20:38
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Police have arrested a New Orleans man accused of defrauding people out of tens of thousands of dollars, for home improvement projects he never did.
  Fort Worth Police say a man who was also wanted in Alabama and Mississippi is now in custody for defrauding would-be home improvement customers out of their money.
  Ernest Thibodeaux – aka Kris Malachi (Image via Tarrant County Jail)
  Officials say 51-year-old Ernest Thibodeaux was calling himself “Kris
  
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• Dallas Among High-Speed 5G Internet Testing Grounds

  28-02-2018 20:31
  
  T-Mobile and Sprint say Dallas will be among the first cities in the country where the companies will test out 5G.
  
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• Tanker Truck Leaking Fuel Closes I-35E in North Dallas

  28-02-2018 20:02
  
  A major North Texas interstate is closed after a tanker truck began leaking fuel onto the road.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Prosecutor Dismisses More Cases Tied To Waco Twin Peaks Biker Shooting

  28-02-2018 20:00
  WACO, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor on Wednesday dismissed another 13 cases against bikers stemming from a 2015 shootout in Waco involving bikers and police, citing evidence from a federal racketeering trial against leaders of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club that began this week.
  The evidence, including transcripts of a lengthy wiretap operation against former Bandidos vice president John Portillo, helps prove the theory that members of the Bandidos traveled to Waco to confront members of a
  
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• Austin To Rename 5 Schools With Names Tied To Confederacy

  28-02-2018 19:57
  AUSTIN (AP) — Five Austin schools are searching for new names after officials voted to get rid of the current names that have ties to Confederate leaders and soldiers.
  The Austin Independent School District’s Board of Trustees voted Monday to rename Fulmore Middle School, Lanier High School, Reagan High School, Eastside Memorial High School at The Johnston Campus and the now-closed Allan Elementary School. Trustees estimate that the name changes will cost more than $322,000.
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• News Now: Florida Students Return & Dick’s New Gun Policy

  28-02-2018 19:34
  Students at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida returned to classes today for the first time since the deadly shooting attack two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Dick’s Sporting Goods announced that it will no longer sell assault-style weapons and will not sell to anyone under 21.
  
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• ‘Knock It Off’: 99-Year-Old Gets 18-Year-Old Hostage Taker To Release Her

  28-02-2018 18:55
  CBS Local — An 18-year-old escaped felon got more than he bargained for after taking a 99-year-old grandmother hostage in her own home. Doris Wasden of Utah not only stood up to the criminal but was reportedly able to secure her own release during a tense standoff with police.
  Freddy Alexander Velasquez shot his way into the West Valley City home on Feb. 23 while on the run from police. Granddaughter CJ Montoya and her fiance Jim Gabbard were able to escape the home with the aide
  
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• Suspected Car Burglar Arrested After Trying to Hide in Drain

  28-02-2018 18:40
  
  A man was arrested after police tracked him in a stolen car and he tried to hide in a drainage ditch, police say.
  
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• Arlington Police Are Searching For Suspected Cologne Thief

  28-02-2018 18:30
  
  Arlington police need help finding a suspected cologne thief.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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• Court: Nike Logo Of Michael Jordan Didn’t Violate Copyright

  28-02-2018 18:13
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An iconic Nike logo of a leaping Michael Jordan that the company has used to market billions of dollars of merchandise didn’t violate the copyright of an earlier photograph of the basketball star, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
  The logo was based on a photograph taken by someone Nike hired. That photo was “obviously inspired” by a 1984 photo by Jacobus Rentmeester, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said. But the court in a 2-1 decision sai
  
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• Trump Tweets Support For Top Texas Republicans

  28-02-2018 18:09
  AUSTIN (AP) — President Donald Trump has tweeted his support for eight top Texas Republicans ahead of the state’s primary next week.
  I want to encourage all of my many Texas friends to vote in the primary for Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton. They are helping me to Make America Great Again! Vote early or on March 6th.
  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 27, 2018On Twitter on Tuesday, Trump encouraged “
  
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• The Moon Is Getting Its Own Mobile 4G Network In 2019

  28-02-2018 18:02
  CBS Local — Astronauts are finally getting the thing they need most in space: 4G phone service. Nokia is partnering with telecom company Vodafone Germany to build the first mobile phone network on the moon.
  The project is scheduled to launch in 2019 as part of a privately funded lunar mission being undertaken by Berlin-based team Part Time Scientists. “In order for humanity to leave the cradle of Earth, we need to develop infrastructures beyond our home planet,” 
  
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• Graham Praised By President Trump, Politicians As ‘America’s Pastor’

  28-02-2018 17:55
  WASHINGTON (AP) — He felt stung by the politics that helped define his life — and resolved to keep a distance. But in death, the Rev. Billy Graham on Wednesday received a rare tribute from the nation’s top political leaders under the Capitol Rotunda.
  WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 28: (AFP-OUT) Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), second lady Karen Pence, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump attend the cermonies as the late evangelist Billy Graham lies i
  
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• 2 Victims in Critical Condition After Fort Worth House Fire

  28-02-2018 17:43
  
  A man and a woman are in critical condition after a house fire Wednesday morning in Fort Worth, police say.
  
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• Groundbreaking Set For I-35E Southern Gateway Project, Deck Park

  28-02-2018 17:15
  DALLAS (1080 KRLD) – There’s a ground-breaking ceremony today for major highway construction project in Dallas.
  The Southern Gateway project will mean re-building and widening the stretch of I-35 E in the Oak Cliff are of Dallas. The project will also widen Highway 67.
  Officials estimate that construction on the project will take up to three years, and will leave room for a new ‘deck park’ over I-35 between S. Marsalis Avenue and Ewing.
  Lester Houston lives in the ne
  
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• Arlington Police Need Help Sniffing Out Cologne Thief

  28-02-2018 16:45
  ARLINGTON (CBSDFW) – Arlington police are looking for a man suspected of stealing $1,000 worth of cologne.
  We need to sniff this guy out. This cologne crook went into a store in the 4000 block of Retail Way and stole over $1,000 in merchandise. The suspect is described as a white male, around 25 years old, 5’6 with reddish brown hair.Det. Blanco at 817-459-6647 if you this man. pic.twitter.com/yLlFIRwUiY
  — Arlington Police, TX (@ArlingtonPD) February 28, 2018Surveillance f
  
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• News Now: More Gas Leak Evacuations, Dick’s Gun Policy

  28-02-2018 16:16
  More evacuations have been ordered after new gas leaks were discovered in a northwest Dallas neighborhood. Plus, in the wake of the Florida school shooting, Dick’s Sporting Goods will stop selling assault-style weapons.
  
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• After Cutting Papa John’s NFL Announces Pizza Hut Partnership

  28-02-2018 16:07
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – One day after it was announced that the partnership between the National Football League and Papa John’s was ending, North Texas-based Pizza Hut announced that they are now the new official pizza sponsor of the NFL.
  In a press release statement, officials with the restaurant chain said, “The National Football League and Pizza Hut are getting an early start on celebrating the upcoming 2018 NFL season.”
  The new partnership includes use of all
  
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• Hospital Celebrates 5 Decades of Volunteer Work

  28-02-2018 15:27
  
  This week, Children's Health of Dallas celebrated Janice Holmes for her five decades of volunteer work. The Janice Holmes of Gold, an award named for her, will be presented during volunteer appreciation...Photo Credit: Children's Health
  
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• Trump Reaches Deal With Boeing On New Presidential Planes

  28-02-2018 15:05
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has reached an informal deal with Boeing to provide the next generation of presidential aircraft, the White House says.
  Deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said Tuesday that the president negotiated a $3.9 billion “fixed-price contract” for the new planes, known as Air Force One when the president is on board. It follows years of negotiations between Boeing and the U.S. Air Force — and Trump’s personal intervention since his
  
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• LinkedIn Shows 150,000+ Open Jobs in DFW

  28-02-2018 14:58
  
  A check of the online job and social networking site LinkedIn shows that there are more than 150,000 open jobs available in North Texas.
  
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• Rights Groups Object To Texas Superintendent’s Threat To Punish Protesting Students

  28-02-2018 14:52
  NEEDVILLE (AP) – Three civil rights advocacy groups have warned a Houston-area school district superintendent that his threat to punish students who disrupt classes to protest current gun laws may violate their constitutional free-speech rights.
  In a statement issued Tuesday, the Texas ACLU, Texas Civil Rights Project and Texas Appleseed said they had sent a letter to Needville school district Superintendent Curtis Rhodes that expressed their concern over Rhodes’ threat. Texas ACLU s
  
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• Florida School Tragedy Leaves Profound Effect On Dwyane Wade

  28-02-2018 14:38
  MIAMI (AP) – Joaquin Oliver was buried in a jersey bearing Dwyane Wade’s name. So perhaps it was fitting that Wade’s best game this season came in sneakers with Oliver’s name scrawled on them.
  The Miami area is reeling right now, and will be for a while, in the aftermath of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High. The school will reopen Wednesday, the first official day it will be in session since 17 students and teachers were killed in a Valentine’s Day massa
  
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• Grand Prairie Child Faces Felony Charges For Threat Against School

  28-02-2018 14:23
  GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) – The FBI helped police in Grand Prairie catch the child who posted a threat against Ronald Reagan Middle School on social media. That suspect, said to be a former student at the campus, is now in custody and facing felony charges.
  The threat, posted on Instagram, showed pictures of somebody holding a rifle and an arsenal of guns — the same images being used in similar school threats across the nation. The caption warned students to “stay home on
  
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• NBC 5 Viewers Donate, Relieving $1.6 Million in Medical Debt

  28-02-2018 13:54
  
  As of Wednesday, NBC 5 viewers have donated $1.6 million to help end the medical debt epidemic.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Another 30 Dallas Homes Evacuated Amid Gas Concerns

  28-02-2018 13:53
  
  Authorities went door-to-door once again early Wednesday morning asking residents of a Northwest Dallas neighborhood to evacuate their homes amid ongoing natural gas issues in the area.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Dick’s Sporting Goods Ends Sale Of Assault-Style Rifles In Stores

  28-02-2018 13:45
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Dick’s Sporting Goods, one of the nation’s largest outdoor gear retailers, is ending the sale of assault-style rifles in stores.
  Dick’s Chairman and CEO Edward Stack said on “Good Morning America” Wednesday that after the shooting the company “felt it needed to do something.”
  In a release on social media, Dick’s says they are committed to the following:
  They retailer will no longer sell assault-style riles (modern s
  
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• Amazon Buying Internet-Connected Doorbell Maker Ring

  28-02-2018 13:33
  NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon is expanding its home-security business by buying Ring, which makes Wi-Fi-connected cameras and doorbells.
  The deal comes months after the online retailer started selling its own Wi-Fi-connected indoor security cameras, which work with its voice-assistant Alexa. The Ring acquisition helps Amazon better compete with Google’s Nest, which also makes cameras and doorbells.
  Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. declined to say how much it was paying for Ring or when the dea
  
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• Gunshot Causes Gas Leak in Farmers Branch: Police

  28-02-2018 13:30
  
  Residents in Farmers Branch were able to return to their homes Wednesday morning after officials cleared a gas leak that was caused by a gunman, police say.
  
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• Democrats Divided Over Vow To Repeal Trump’s Tax Law

  28-02-2018 13:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — From New Mexico to New York, many Democrats are calling for the repeal of the Republican tax plan that President Donald Trump signed into law just two months ago.
  They’re betting big that the message will resonate with voters in the midterm elections in November and provide the sort of clear, populist economic message some Democrats worry has been missing.
  But some, including red-state Democrats, are clearly queasy about the strategy, mindful that repealing a govern
  
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• Evacuations Again Underway In Dallas Neighborhood Plagued With Gas Leaks

  28-02-2018 13:12
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – More evacuations this morning in a Northwest Dallas neighborhood where there were two fires, several natural gas leaks and a deadly house explosion.
  Before sunrise crews with Atmos Energy were out knocking on doors on Bowman Boulevard, near Walnut Hill Lane, and telling residents to leave. A CBS 11 News crew in the area also reported the smell of gas in the area.
  The newly discovered gas leaks forced dozens of residents to grab what they could and quickly make th
  
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