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• March Madness: Watch NCAA Teams Practice for Free

  12-03-2018 23:43
  
  On Wednesday the eight teams competing in the NCAA Men’s Basketball 1st/2nd Rounds in Dallas will each hold an open practice at the American Airlines Center.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Fort Worth Bans Smoking in Bars, Bingo Parlors

  12-03-2018 23:43
  
  Fort Worth's new ordinance banning smoking in bars and bingo parlors went into effect Monday.
  
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• Consumer Reports Tests Carpet Cleaners

  12-03-2018 23:41
  
  You should see the mess Consumer Reports just made to test some carpet cleaners! See if these machines stand up to the tests and earn a Consumer Reports recommendation.Photo Credit: Consumer Reports
  
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• Man Arrested For Burglary Of Home Near Gas Leak Area

  12-03-2018 23:36
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police have arrested a burglary suspect who officers said they found removing items from a vacant home in one of the neighborhoods evacuated due to gas line replacements and repairs.
  Dallas Police and Dallas Marshals responded to a suspicious person call in the 3500 block of Durango Street on Sunday, March 11 around 5:20 p.m.
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  Officers said the suspect did not have permission to be at the home and was stealing the victim’s property.
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• Draft GOP Report: No Coordination Between Trump And Russia

  12-03-2018 23:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have completed a draft report concluding there was no collusion or coordination between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, a finding that is sure to please the White House and enrage panel Democrats.
  After a yearlong investigation, Texas Rep. Mike Conaway announced Monday that the committee has finished interviewing witnesses and will share the report with Democrats on Tuesday. Conaway is the Republican l
  
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• Milestone For Fort Worth Beautification Group

  12-03-2018 23:21
  Eastside Blooms is this week's "The Ones For Texas" for making part of Fort Worth beautiful one tree at a time!
  
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• AA Cancels Hundreds of East Coast Flights Due to Nor'easter

  12-03-2018 23:18
  
  American Airlines is canceling hundreds of flights ahead of a predicted Nor'easter expected to hit the East Coast Tuesday.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• North Texan Kelly Clarkson on Being a Judge on 'The Voice'

  12-03-2018 23:09
  
  North Texas native Kelly Clarkson is taking on a new job as judge on NBC's hit show "The Voice." She talked with NBC 5 Anchor Katy Blakey about the show and how she plans to beat out the other...
  
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• Fort Worth City Employee Arrested For Murder

  12-03-2018 22:55
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Fort Worth police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a man in front of a church on Sunday.  The man who was arrested, is a City of Fort Worth employee.
  (Fort Worth Police)
  Emergency crews were dispatched to the Gospel Tabernacle Church at 1501 Stella Street and located an unidentified man deceased from an unknown amount of gunshots.
  Police arrested 60-year-old Daniel Earl Hammack and have charged him with murder.
  The City of Fort Worth confirms Hamm
  
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• Texas Notary's Failure to Sign Stormy Daniels' Hush Agreement is Under Investigation

  12-03-2018 22:27
  
  Texas officials are investigating whether a Dallas-area notary properly signed off on Stormy Daniels’ agreement to stay quiet about her alleged affair with President Donald Trump.Photo Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
  
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• Elaborate Sandcastle At South Padre Island Vandalized

  12-03-2018 22:07
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Police say vandals have damaged an elaborate sandcastle in front of the South Padre Island Visitors Center.
  South Padre Island police are seeking four men in connection with the $24,000 in vandalism discovered Friday during spring break.
  Police said it happened around 1:40 a.m. Friday.
  sandcastle vandalized (YouTUbe: Visit South Padre Island)
  One of the suspects climbed the flagpole and stole the South Padre Island flag.
  The sandcastle featured 2
  
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• 10-Year-Old Becomes Fort Worth Police Officer

  12-03-2018 21:46
  
  For as long as he can remember, 10-year-old Dakin Lovelace has wanted to be a police officer. His only obstacle -- he has a rare genetic disorder that affects his muscles, meaning he has to use a wheelchair...
  
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• Jay-Z And Beyoncé To Perform In Arlington In September

  12-03-2018 20:55
  LOS ANGELES, California (CBSDFW.COM) – Jay-Z and Beyoncé are joining forces for the newly-announced OTR II stadium tour and will have a tour stop at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on September 11, 2018.
  The tour begins Wednesday, June 6th in Cardiff, UK, the international outing will stop in 15 cities across the UK and Europe and 21 cities in North America.
  Tickets will go on sale to the general public starting Monday, March 19.
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• Austin Police: Second Explosion Today Similar To Others That Killed 2

  12-03-2018 20:50
  AUSTIN, TX (CBSDFW.COM) –Austin police say that today’s second explosion, and third of the month, is similar to two other previous incidents that happened in that city. The first was on March 2 and the second one, earlier this morning.
  The latest victim was identified as a 75-year-old Hispanic female. Manley said she was in critical but stable condition.
  The explosion happened in the 6700 block of Galindo Street. Another woman in her 80s experienced an unrelated medica
  
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• 35 Tons Of Catfish Products Shipped To Texas, Other States Recalled

  12-03-2018 20:50
  ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi company is recalling around 35 tons (31.75 metric tons) of catfish products that might have been tainted by a compound that poses a public health concern.
  Heartland Catfish Company, an Itta Bena, Miss. establishment, is recalling approximately 69,016 pounds of Siluriformes fish (catfish) products that may be adulterated with a residue of public health concern, specifically leucomalachite green, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and
  
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• Dallas County Reports 4 Additional Flu Deaths

  12-03-2018 20:29
  
  Dallas County health officials confirmed four additional deaths Monday from flu-related illnesses.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Apple Adds More ‘Texture’ To Its Services With Magazine Deal

  12-03-2018 20:29
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple has bought digital magazine distributor Texture to extend its subscription services beyond music and online storage.
  The deal announced Monday puts Apple in control of a service often described as a Netflix of magazines. Texture allows readers to pore over articles in more than 200 magazines for $10 per month, much like Netflix sells unlimited access to its video programming.
  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
  But Texture hasn’t proven as popular as Ne
  
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• Illegally-Housed White Tigers Rescued, Given Clean Bill Of Health

  12-03-2018 20:18
  WYLIE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) –  A white tiger and snow white tiger, seized in January in a joint operation by In-Sync Exotics, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and an unnamed local Texas Sheriff’s office have been treated, given a clean bill of health, and released from quarantine, In-Sync Exotics announced Monday.
  The animals were seized from people who did not have proper permits and were housing them illegally.
  The tigers were taken in by In-Sync Exotics.  They will now live at th
  
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• Report: Fox Targeting Witten for Broadcast Booth

  12-03-2018 20:08
  
  According to a report by Sporting News' Michael McCarthy, Fox might be trying to add Cowboys TE Jason Witten to its broadcasting ranks.Photo Credit: Rose Baca/The Dallas Morning News
  
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• A Company Is Building 3D-Printed Homes For Just $10,000

  12-03-2018 20:08
  CBS Local — A Texas-based company is using 3D printing technology to find a solution to the growing problem of affordable housing around the world.
  Austin startup ICON unveiled a new method of mass producing small homes with a massive 3D printer in a process that the company says takes just 12 to 24 hours. At the annual film and innovation festival known as SXSW, the company showed off how it could construct a 650-square-foot house out of cement in one day.Partnering with housing solu
  
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• Tooth Fairy Payouts Are On The Decline, Survey Finds

  12-03-2018 19:58
  CBS Local — Sorry kids, the next time you lose a tooth there’s a chance you won’t find as much money under your pillow as you had hoped for. According to a new poll the price of a tooth in 2017 went down by over 50 cents compared to the year prior.
  The “Original Tooth Fairy Poll” has been tracking what children are given for their lost teeth since 1998. The poll, published by Delta Dental, interviewed over 1,000 parents of children between the ages of six and 12. Wh
  
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• Employees Spend Average Of 6 Hours Watching March Madness At Work, Study Says

  12-03-2018 19:55
  CBS Local — Filling out a bracket for the NCAA Tournament at your office? A new study finds the average U.S. employee will spend six hours of office time keeping track of March Madness instead of working this year.
  According to a survey by staffing firm OfficeTeam, the average worker spends 25.5 minutes a day on March Madness-related activities. Adding up the 15 workdays the annual college basketball tournament runs through, employees take over six hours of work time focusing on watching g
  
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• Videos Released Of U.S. Navy Pilots Encountering A Possible UFO

  12-03-2018 19:25
  CBS Local — Has the U.S. military released visible proof of alien spacecrafts flying over Earth? The Pentagon has released three videos taken by the flight recorders of U.S. Navy fighters in 2015, which seem to show evidence of a UFO encounter.
  The Department of Defense (DoD) began to declassify the recordings in December 2017 and were released to the public by To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science, a privately funded scientific research group led by NASA advisers and former CIA em
  
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• Dallas Firefighter, SMU Grad Killed in NYC Helicopter Crash

  12-03-2018 19:18
  
  A Dallas firefighter and a Southern Methodist graduate were among five passengers who were killed in a helicopter crash Sunday in New York City.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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• Austin Police Respond To Second Reported Explosion Today

  12-03-2018 18:23
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW) – Austin police are responding to a report of a second explosion in the city Monday.
  APD responding to a reported explosion in the 6700 block of Galindo Street. The incident number is 180710681. The call came in as a nature unknown urgent at 11:50 this morning. PIO is en route and will tweet briefing time and location once determined. NOI
  — Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) March 12, 2018The department’s Twitter account said this afternoon that they were respo
  
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• Hundreds Of Animals Rescued From Filthy Conditions In Grand Prairie

  12-03-2018 18:09
  GRAND PRAIRIE (1080 KRLD) – Dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters and several other small animals are safe now after being rescued from a hoarding situation in North Texas.
  According to officials, investigators were tipped off that a house in west Grand Prairie contained hundreds of animals that were being held in “inhumane and deplorable” conditions.
  “There are cockroaches falling off the ceiling and landing on you,” says Cassie Lackey, communications manager for the
  
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• News Now: Austin Explosion, Mission To Mars

  12-03-2018 17:48
  Police are investigating after a package at an Austin home exploded and killed a teenager. Also, a mission to Mars could begin as early as next year.
  
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• Here’s How To Add “Mario Kart” To Your Google Maps This Week

  12-03-2018 17:19
  LOS ANGELES (CBS Local) – In honor of the iconic character Mario, Nintendo has partnered with Google Maps so users can travel the streets with the famous video game plumber. The new app will add “Mario Kart” to your mobile devices in celebration of Mario Day, which was on March 10 (or Mar10).
  Google Maps rolled out the trick on March 9 and it will be live for a week.
  Here’s how to get in on the fun:
  First, update to the latest version of Google Maps (App Store on iPh
  
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• Man Shot To Death In Front Of Fort Worth Church; Arrest Made

  12-03-2018 17:06
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW) – Fort Worth police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a man in front of a church.
  (Fort Worth Police)
  Emergency crews were dispatched to the Gospel Tabernacle Church at 1501 Stella Street and located an unidentified man deceased from an unknown amount of gunshots.
  Officials say they arrested 60-year-old Daniel Earl Hammack and have charged him with murder.
  Police haven’t released a motive for the crime.
  
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• Jay-Z And Beyonce To Tour This Summer And Fall

  12-03-2018 16:28
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Jay-Z and Beyonce have announced they’ll hit the road together this summer and fall for a stadium tour… and they’ll be making some stops in Texas!
  The hip-hop super couple will kick off their “On the Run II” tour June 6 in Cardiff, Wales. The tour will hit 15 cities across the United Kingdom and Europe and 21 cities in North America, including North Texas at AT&T Stadium on September 11 , and Houston at NRG Stadium on September
  
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• Acquiring Earl Thomas Would Catapult Cowboys to Top of NFC

  12-03-2018 16:18
  
  The Cowboys need to acquire Earl Thomas before the start of training camp. Do that, and the Cowboys will end their 22-year drought without a trip to the NFC Championship game.
  
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• Country Singer Tim McGraw Collapses During Concert

  12-03-2018 16:12
  DUBLIN – Country music star Tim McGraw collapsed on stage during a performance in Ireland. Rolling Stone magazine reports McGraw collapsed while performing Sunday night in Dublin.
  According to Rolling Stone, McGraw had just finished singing his song “Humble & Kind” when he dropped to his knees and then sat down.
  McGraw’s wife, singer Faith Hill, can be seen in a video on a fan’s Instagram page saying, “He’s been super dehydrated. I apologize, bu
  
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• Police: 2 Deadly Package Bombs In Austin Are Linked

  12-03-2018 15:55
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Authorities say a package that exploded inside of an Austin home on Monday, killing a teenager and wounding a woman, is believed to be linked to a deadly package sent to another home in Texas’ capital city earlier this month.
  Austin police Chief Brian Manley said at a news conference that investigators believe the attacks are linked because in each case, the package bombs were left on the victims’ front doorsteps and not delivered by a mail service
  
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• Beyonce, Jay-Z Bringing Tour to DFW

  12-03-2018 15:41
  
  Beyonce and Jay-Z once again revealed the tour was on Monday on social media.Photo Credit: Getty 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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• News Now: Atmos Latest, Fort Worth Smoking & March Madness

  12-03-2018 15:17
  A new smoking ban in the city of Fort Worth’s is now in effect. March Madness is officially underway and billionaire Warren Buffett is offering a million bucks a year for life… to some.
  
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• 2 Killed, Several Hurt As Strong Winds Strike East Texas

  12-03-2018 13:38
  DALLAS (AP) — Two people were killed and several others injured when a band of severe weather swept through East Texas with winds in excess of 80 mph and hail the size of baseballs.
  The Marion County sheriff’s office says 40-year-old Mary Pinney of Mont Belvieu was killed late Saturday when a tree fell on her family’s tent at a campground in Jefferson. Her husband was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and sheriff’s officials say three children also in the tent wer
  
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• Church Of Scientology Prepares To Launch TV Network

  12-03-2018 13:01
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Church of Scientology is about to get its own television channel starting Monday.
  A Twitter handle, website and app for Scientology TV appeared Sunday posting updates to hype the network’s availability on DIRECTV, AppleTV, Roku, fireTV, Chromecast, iTunes and Google Play.
  A tweet Sunday from the ScientologyTV account says, “It’s time for us to tell our story.”
  Scientology has been the subject of a handful of high-profile projects investig
  
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• Warren Buffett Offers $1 Million Every Year For Life For Perfect NCAA Bracket

  12-03-2018 12:59
  NEW YORK (CNN Money) – It’s that time of year again: 68 college basketball teams have earned bids for the NCAA March Madness tournament. And Berkshire Hathaway employees are given a challenge by their boss.
  The company’s CEO, Warren Buffett, promised $1 million a year for life to the Berkshire employee who picks a perfect bracket through the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16.
  And Buffett will sweeten the pot if a team from his home state of Nebraska clinches the national title,
  
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• Trump Doesn’t Set Age For Guns, Defers On Arming Teachers

  12-03-2018 12:21
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to prevent school shootings doesn’t increase the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons to 21 — an idea Trump publicly favored just last month — and leaves the question of arming teachers to states and local communities.
  Instead, a new federal commission on school safety will examine the age issue as part of a package the White House announced Sunday in response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, las
  
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• When Trump's Tariffs Could Affect Consumers

  12-03-2018 12:14
  
  President Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are set to take effect March 23. Should you use Spring Break to shop for a new vehicle or major appliance before prices rise?Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• New Fort Worth Smoking Ban Begins Today

  12-03-2018 12:00
  FORT WORTH (1080 KRLD) – Starting today, smoking in bars and bingo halls in Fort Worth is against the law.
  Fort Worth becomes the last major city in Texas to enact an ordinance that protects workers from secondhand smoke in all workplaces.
  Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, exactly 90 days ago, announced that the city council voted eight-to-one to expand its smoking ban to include bars and bingo halls.
  Cigar lounges and outdoor patios at least 20 feet from entrances and exits are exempt.
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• Dallas Firefighter Among Those Killed In New York City Helicopter Crash

  12-03-2018 11:48
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Dallas Fire Rescue has confirmed that one of their firefighters is among those killed in a New York City helicopter crash on Sunday night. Brian McDaniel, with DFR Station 36, and Trevor Cadigan from Dallas were both killed.
  In all, five passengers were onboard the chopper that crashed into the East River and all of those passengers were confirmed dead early Monday morning by a NYPD spokesman.
  The pilot was able to escape the Sunday night crash after the air
  
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• 5 Killed In Helicopter Crash Into New York City’s East River

  12-03-2018 11:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — All five passengers aboard a helicopter that crashed into New York City’s East River were confirmed dead early Monday morning by a NYPD spokesman.
  The pilot was able to escape the Sunday night crash after the aircraft flipped upside down in the water, officials said. He was rescued by a tugboat.
  The helicopter, a private charter hired for a photo shoot, went down near Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence.
  Video taken by a bystander and posted on Twitter shows the red
  
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• TX Couple Suspects Odometer Tampering, Calls NBC 5 Responds

  12-03-2018 11:46
  
  Watching your kid get behind the wheel of a car can be nerve-racking for most parents. But putting them in a safe car could give you a little peace of mind. A Texas couple was looking for a Jeep for their...
  
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