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• US Appeals Court Upholds Texas’ Ban On ‘Sanctuary Cities’

  13-03-2018 23:39
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Texas immigration crackdown on “sanctuary cities” took effect Tuesday after a federal appeals court upheld a divisive law backed by the Trump administration that threatens elected officials with jail time and allows police officers to ask people during routine stops whether they’re in the U.S. illegally.
  The ruling was a blow to Texas’ biggest cities —including Houston, Dallas and San Antonio — that sued last year to pre
  
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• Atmos Bringing Plumbers On Board To Help Restore Gas Service

  13-03-2018 23:20
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – In Northwest Dallas, Atmos says their crews are still on track to replace miles of aging steel pipelines. But, getting customers back into their homes is a slow and tedious process… Tuesday night, Atmos says their biggest obstacle is the customer piping.
  Thus, 25 plumbers were brought on board to make those repairs. But, will all of the digging be done within just 10 days?
  “I don’t see it happening for weeks,” says Jimmy Carnes with Starr Cons
  
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• In California, Trump Views Designs For Planned Border Wall

  13-03-2018 22:20
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump got his chance Tuesday to inspect prototypes for the “big beautiful border wall” he wants to build to separate the U.S. from Mexico, saying strengthening the border would help stop “99 percent” of illegal immigration — or, he allowed, “maybe more than that.”
  The president, making his first trip to California as president, appeared engaged as he was briefed on eight border wall designs. He said he preferred a
  
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• Deadly Package Bombings Scaring Austin Residents, $50K Reward Announced

  13-03-2018 22:09
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – A series of deadly package bombs delivered to homes in Austin has shaken residents and cast suspicion on one of life’s common occurrences — getting a package delivered to your doorstep.
  Three package bombs have exploded at homes in the Texas capital over 10 days — including two Monday — killing two people and injuring two others. Investigators say they believe the incidents are related, and residents have responded anxiously in the p
  
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• Body of Dallas Firefighter Killed in NYC to Arrive at D/FW

  13-03-2018 22:08
  
  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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• Love Them or Hate Them, More Roundabouts Coming to FW

  13-03-2018 21:57
  
  Whether you love them or not, drivers in Fort Worth could be seeing more roundabouts in the future.Photo Credit: Texas Sky Ranger
  
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• Police In Mexico Face Sanctions After Topless Photos

  13-03-2018 21:55
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three state police officers in Mexico’s Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo face administrative charges after photos posted on social media showed policemen posing for pictures with topless bathers.
  The state government wouldn’t specify what the officers did, but it said late Monday the three “engaged in poor execution of their duty” in “acts that distracted them from their mission of protecting people.”
  According to local media, wha
  
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• IHOP: ‘Zero Tolerance’ For Server’s Treatment Of Black Teens

  13-03-2018 21:46
  AUBURN, Maine (AP) — The IHOP pancake restaurant chain has responded to a waitress asking some black teenagers to pay upfront for their meal at a franchise in Maine by saying it has “zero tolerance” for discrimination.
  IHOP President Darren Rebelez on Tuesday called the episode at a restaurant in Auburn an “isolated incident” and reiterated the restaurant is reaching out to the teenagers to apologize. He says “appropriate disciplinary actions” will be ta
  
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• Police: Two Children From Texas Shoot Neighbor In Neck During Target Practice 

  13-03-2018 21:32
  EDWARDS, Miss. (AP) — Police say a neighbor was struck by a stray bullet during target practice by two youths in Mississippi.
  Maj. Pete Luke with the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office told WLBT-TV that a 10-year-old and 15-year-old from Texas who were visiting with relatives were taking part in target practice Monday evening when a bullet struck a nearby 59-year-old man in the neck.
  The victim was hospitalized and his injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
  Police say the shootin
  
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• Camp Gold Celebrates First Year

  13-03-2018 21:25
  
  Camp Gold, a two-day retreat featuring outdoor activities for young adults impacted by cancer, celebrated it's first year.
  
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• DFR Grieves, Remembers Firefighter Killed in Crash

  13-03-2018 21:12
  
  Firefighters at Station 36 gathered Tuesday morning to talk about the life of Brian McDaniels, the firefighter killed in a helicopter crash in New York City Sunday.  His parents wanted his story to be told...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Fort Worth tries to emerge from Dallas' shadow with high-flying SXSW activation

  13-03-2018 21:03
  It's more than just a cow town. Fort Worth Now has set up a $500,000 activation for South by Southwest to promote its business aspirations. City officials say the outside perception of the area has yet to emerge from Dallas' shadow, and they came to Austin to try to change that image as thousands of visitors from around the globe descend on the Texas capital.
  
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• Free Bluebonnet Tours Offered At Bush Presidential Library

  13-03-2018 21:02
  DALLAS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Another favorite sign of spring in North Texas… the proliferation of bluebonnets!
  Starting now, every Saturday through June 2, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is again offering docent-guided Bluebonnet Tours.
  (credit: Russ McCaskey/CBSDFW.COM)
  Along with the stunning bluebonnets, the Native Texas Park on the grounds of the Bush Center features other seasonal wildflowers, native Texas grasses, tree-shaded lawns, and clearings providing habitats for
  
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• Laredo Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than 1 Ton Of Marijuana

  13-03-2018 20:39
  LAREDO, Texas  (CBSDFW.COM) – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted three narcotic smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 2,400 pounds of marijuana in and around Laredo, Texas, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
  On Friday, March 9, when Border Patrol agents seized 386.3 pounds of marijuana after seeing a suspicious vehicle on Highway 83 south of Laredo.
  Agents attempted a vehicle stop on pick-up truck, when the two people inside it got out and
  
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• Southwest Airlines adding new nonstop routes starting this fall

  13-03-2018 20:33
  Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) last week announced some new routes that will begin in October.The Dallas-based airline is beefing up its routes out of Houston and adding more service to its operations out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport."Our customers are looking for more options to fit their busy lifestyles," said Craig Drew, Southwest's senior vice president of air operations, in a prepared statement. "And we're answering their demands by adding more service on the most po
  
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• Teen Shot at Irving Apartment Complex, Gunman on the Run

  13-03-2018 20:26 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Irving police are investigating a report of shooting involving a juvenile where the gunman is on the run.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Astronaut Scott Kelly Now Has Different DNA Than His Identical Twin Brother After One Year In Space

  13-03-2018 20:19
  CBS Local — Astronaut Scott Kelly set a record for the longest single spaceflight in history and now NASA is saying the trip made him a “new man” as well. A study of Kelly and his identical twin brother found that spending nearly a year in space significantly changed the astronaut’s DNA.
  Kelly spent 340 straight days aboard the International Space Station from 2015 to 2016. When the NASA veteran returned to Earth, researchers immediately noted that he had grown two i
  
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• Report: Texas Bathroom Bill Diverted From School, Tax Issues

  13-03-2018 20:15
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A new report on keeping Texas prosperous says legislators in 2017 unnecessarily diverted attention from topics like education and taxes to concentrate on a failed “bathroom bill.”
  Tuesday’s report from the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness was based on public hearings and testimony from more than 40 witnesses in business, law enforcement, education and local communities.
  The bathroom bill would have barred transgender peopl
  
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• FBI Searching For Bank Robber Known As “The Navigation Bandit”

  13-03-2018 20:03
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas FBI Agents, along with police in Dallas and Garland, are asking for help from the public identifying a bank robber whose been dubbed the “Navigation Bandit.”
  The man is suspected in five North Texas bank robberies — four in Dallas and one in Garland — that happened between February 7 and March 12.
    February 7 – BBVA Compass Bank – 9090 Skillman Street, Dallas, Texas
    February 21– BBVA Compass
  
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• United Airlines speaks to its 'clout' in intensifying O'Hare battle with American Airlines

  13-03-2018 18:55
  United Airlines looks determined not to allow American Airlines (Nasdaq: AAL) to get the upper hand in the battle for O’Hare Airport.  The two have been locked for two weeks in an increasingly fierce fight over gate allocation at O’Hare. That fight broke out after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans unveiled an $8.5 billion, multi-year expansion plan for O’Hare.American cried foul after the carrier allegedly fou
  
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• Lenders set April 3 date for forced sale of Frisco's $3B Wade Park

  13-03-2018 18:51
  The financial turmoil continues for Frisco's $3 billion Wade Park development as a second lender owed millions of dollars has made another foreclosure filing on the property.The stalled mixed-use project was granted a stay from being sold at auction on March 6 after lenders behind Wade Park foreclosed on construction loans made to Wade Park Land LLC, an affiliate limited liability company of Atlanta-based Thomas Land & Development.
  The lenders, New York-based Gamma Real Estate and Bamcap Par
  
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• Florida Prosecutors Seeking Death Penalty In School Shooting

  13-03-2018 18:51
  MIAMI (AP) — Florida prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz in the fatal shooting of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  Nikolas Cruz, 19, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where he allegedly killed 17 people, is seen on a closed circuit television screen during a bond hearing in front of Broward Judge Kim Mollica at the Broward County Courthouse on February 15, 2018 in Fort L
  
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• Tillerson aftermath: Oil jumps briefly, Wall Street isn’t worried

  13-03-2018 18:44
  The news that Rex Tillerson is being replaced as secretary of state by CIA Director Mike Pompeo briefly impacted oil prices and stock markets March 13.Oil jumped briefly because Tillerson’s firing sparked concern about the future of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran could collapse and what that would mean for future oil production in the Middle East, according to Reuters. President Trump and Tillerson had butted heads over Iran, but Pompeo is an outspoken critic of the country, per Reuters.B
  
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• Several Outdoor Stores Quietly Continue To Sell Assault Weapons

  13-03-2018 18:31
  DUNDEE, Mich. (AP) – Some big retailers have curbed sales of assault weapons after last month’s school shooting in Florida. But others are sticking to their guns.
  Several outdoor chains, including Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, Gander Outdoors and Academy Sports, continue to sell assault-style rifles online and in stores as part of their mix of hunting equipment. The decision is in stark contrast to Dick’s Sporting Goods, which recently banned sales of assault rifles, and Walm
  
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• E-Cigarettes Exposing Teens To Cancer-Causing Toxins, Report Says

  13-03-2018 18:17
  CBS Local — A new report is shedding more light on what dangerous chemicals are inside e-cigarettes. According to scientists in California, vaping is exposing teens to “potentially cancer-causing chemicals also found in tobacco cigarettes.”
  A study done by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) has revealed that teens using e-cigarettes are inhaling at least eight different toxic compounds into their bodies while vaping. “Teenagers need t
  
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• Ben Affleck & Matt Damon’s Production Company To Adopt Inclusion Rider

  13-03-2018 18:15
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Prominent producers and celebrities like Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Paul Feig are jumping on the inclusion rider bandwagon following Frances McDormand’s best actress Oscar acceptance speech.
  Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni said late Monday on Twitter that Damon and Affleck’s production company Pearl Street Films would be adopting the inclusion rider in conjunction with USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.
  Early Tuesday, “Bridesmaids” director Paul
  
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• Traffic Stop Leads to 80 Pound Pot Bust in North Texas

  13-03-2018 18:11
  
  Two people are behind bars after police busted them for having 80 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle.Photo Credit: Texas Department of Public Safety
  
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• FBI Searching for Bank Robber Known as 'Navigation Bandit'

  13-03-2018 17:47
  
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently looking for a serial bank robber that has been dubbed "The Navigation Bandit."Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Suspicious Package Scare at Coppell Police Headquarters

  13-03-2018 17:39
  
  The Coppell Police Department building was evacuated Monday evening after a resident asked police to investigate a suspicious package.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Following $25M redo, developer behind The Centrum's renovation looking to sell the building

  13-03-2018 17:37
  Following a $25 million renovation, the developer behind a redesign at The Centrum is looking to sell the property.The Dallas Morning News reported Quadrant Investment Properties LLC, which acquired The Centrum in 2015, is looking for a buyer to pay as much as $170 million for The Centrum and the 13-story Park Creek Place building next door.Quadrant and partner Angelo, Gordon & Co. purchased the adjacent tower in 2016 to add to The Centrum’s refresh, the Dallas Business Journal previou
  
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• Union Pacific to invest nearly half a billion dollars in Texas this year

  13-03-2018 17:20
  Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE: UNP) will invest $450 million in Texas infrastructure this year, the company announced earlier this month.The Omaha, Nebraska-based company is one of the seven Class I North American railroads. It has a significant presence in Texas and Dallas-Fort Worth specifically. The railroad has invested more than $2.3 billion over the last five years in the Lone Star state."Our targeted investments support customers and enhance our efficiency to deliver the goods American busine
  
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• Burglar Accused of Targeting Atmos Evacuees' Homes: Police

  13-03-2018 17:18
  
  A 30-year-old man is accused of burglarizing homes that belonged to Atmos customers evacuated due to the recent gas line repairs.
  
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• Beer Chug: Tom Brady Beats Stephen Colbert In Seconds Flat

  13-03-2018 16:57
  NEW YORK (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady may not like strawberries, but he has skills when it comes to chugging beer.
  Appearing Monday on CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Brady promoted his book “The TB12 Method,” in which he writes about diet and athletic performance. That includes abstaining from alcohol.
  Brady told Colbert he rarely drinks beer. But acknowledged he was a “pretty good beer chugger back in the day.” So
  
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• Amazon Recalls Portable Chargers On Reports Of Fires, Burns

  13-03-2018 16:48
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is recalling 260,000 AmazonBasics portable chargers after reports that they can overheat and cause fires or burns.
  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says Amazon received 53 reports of the chargers overheating, including one of a customer who was burned by battery acid. There were also four reports of property damage due to fire and smoke.
  The CPSC says customers should stop using the chargers and contact Amazon for a refund. Seattle-based A
  
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• Comerica Bank’s California market president retires, successor named

  13-03-2018 16:38
  The leadership transition also comes with a change in where the California market president will be based, shifting from the bank's California headquarters in San Jose to Los Angeles.
  
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• Dallas home health tech company continues growth with acquisition of Home Health Gold

  13-03-2018 16:06
  Home health technology company Axxess is continuing its rapid growth with the acquisition of Waterville, Maine-based Home Health Gold.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but David Merk will remain president and CEO of Home Health. He created the company in 1997 to equip home health providers with reports that combine financial, clinical and operational data to guide daily decision making, the companies said in a prepared statement.“… I look forward to being part of the Axxess fami
  
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• Rex Tillerson out as Trump’s secretary of state, replaced by Mike Pompeo

  13-03-2018 15:35
  The president said he will replace Pompeo with the deputy CIA director, Gina Haspel, making her the first woman to head the spy agency.
  
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• News Now: Austin Explosions, Atmos Update

  13-03-2018 15:19
  Authorities across Texas are on high alert after 3 explosions in Austin, where bombs were hidden in packages and placed on doorsteps. Plus, Atmos is working to replace the last few feet of gas lines in a northwest Dallas neighborhood.
  
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• “Flava In Ya Ear’ Rapper Craig Mack Dead At 46

  13-03-2018 14:38
  WALTERBORO, S.C. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Rapper Craig Mack, best known for the platinum 1994 hit “Flava in Ya Ear” has died in South Carolina.
  The coroner in Colleton County says the 46-year-old Mack died at his home in Walterboro on Monday evening. Mack is said to have died of heart failure.
  Rapper Craig Mack. (credit: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
  The Long Island, New York, native at one time was part of Diddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment, which released his first album, “Project:
  
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• Dallas DA Investigates Potential Voter Fraud

  13-03-2018 14:11
  
  Dallas County prosecutors are investigating whether someone committed fraud in the handling of more than 1,200 mail-in ballot applications for the 2018 elections.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Trump Ousts Tillerson & Nominates Pompeo As Secretary Of State

  13-03-2018 13:49
  WASHINGTON (CBS News) – President Donald Trump has replaced Rex Tillerson at Secretary of State with CIA director Mike Pomeo, after months of speculation surrounding Tillerson’s role in the Trump administration. The Washington Post first reported news of the latest staff shakeup for the White House.
  Trump tweeted the news of Tillerson’s ouster, thanking him for his service.
  Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Tha
  
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• Bus Carrying Texas Students Plunges Into Alabama Ravine, 1 Dead

  13-03-2018 13:42
  LOXLEY, Ala. (AP/CBSDFW.COM) – A bus carrying Texas high school band members home from a spring break trip to Disney World plunged into a ravine before dawn Tuesday in Alabama, killing one person and injuring many others.
  An Alabama trooper confirmed the person killed was the bus driver.
  First responders used ropes to rappel down a 50-foot ravine in the middle of Interstate 10 to reach them, and then use equipment to cut out the victims, said Baldwin County Sheriff Huey Hoss Mack, who
  
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• Warnings Across Texas After Deadly Package Explosions In Austin

  13-03-2018 13:18
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A sense of fear is sweeping through the city of Austin and across Texas after three package bombs, left on doorsteps in suburban neighborhoods, have exploded in less than two weeks.
  Two people have been killed in the explosions and two others seriously injured. Now police are trying to find the person/persons responsible before someone else gets hurt or killed.
  Police said the bombings in eastern Austin — two Monday and one on March 2 — are likely linke
  
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• How to Rescan Your Television to Receive NBC 5's Signal

  13-03-2018 13:06
  
  NBC 5 and COZI-TV are moving to a new frequency on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. You will still find us on Channel 5, but if you are an over-the-air viewer who watches us with an antenna you will need to rescan your TV channel lineups on May 30, 2018.
  
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• Lynda Carter Recounts Alleged Sexual Harassment On “Wonder Woman” Set

  13-03-2018 13:05
  NEW YORK (CNN) – Actress Lynda Carter is sharing her #MeToo stories for the first time.
  The legendary Hollywood figure, best known for her role in the “Wonder Woman” television series, recounted two instances of sexual harassment to The Daily Beast in a new interview.
  Carter insinuated that one of the men who had sexually harassed her had already been named in the wave of the #MeToo movement, saying that he had victimized “a lot of people.” She declined to iden
  
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