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• Richardson Church Windows Damaged For Third Time in Three Months

  06-04-2018 23:38
  
  Richardson Police are investigating after multiple windows were damaged or shattered in an administrative building at the Arapaho United Methodist Church.Photo Credit: Jack Highberger - 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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• Two More Die of Flu-Related Deaths in Dallas County

  06-04-2018 23:36
  
  Two people with high-risk health conditions are dead after developing complications from the seasonal flu, Dallas County Health and Human Services confirms.Photo Credit: CDC
  
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• Texas GOP Rep. Farenthold Resigns From Congress Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

  06-04-2018 23:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold of Texas has resigned abruptly from Congress, saying it is time for him to “move along and look for new ways to serve.”
  Farenthold announced in December he would not seek re-election to a fifth term, apologizing for angry outbursts but denying allegations of sexual harassment.
  Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, leaves the Capitol following the final votes of the week on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Farenthold announced he will not see
  
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• Trinity Railway Express Bridge Replacement

  06-04-2018 23:27
  
  The Trinity Railway Express (TRE) trains make major steps in the ongoing double-track upgrade.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Vornado Air Recalls Electric Space Heaters Due To Fire And Burn Hazards

  06-04-2018 23:07
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Vornado Air has recalled about 350,000 electric space heaters after complaints they overheat when in use, posing fire and burn hazards.
  If you own one of these space heaters, don’t use it and return it instead.
  The recall involves Vornado VH101 Personal Vortex electric space heaters sold in the following colors: black, coral orange, grayed jade, cinnamon, fig, ice white and red. The heaters measure about 7.2 inches long by 7.8 inches wide by 7.10
  
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• Teens Help Shelter Animals Find Their Forever Home

  06-04-2018 23:03
  
  Two Keller teens developed a successful social media campaign to help shelter animals find their forever home.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• NASCAR Daniel Suárez and STANLEY Race For $1 Million

  06-04-2018 22:40
  
  NASCAR driver Daniel Suárez and the STANLEY race team head to Texas Motor Speedway to race for not just a win, but a million miracles on Sunday April 8.
  
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• Secret Service Warns Of Credit Card Chip Scheme, Report Says

  06-04-2018 22:31
  CBS Local — The U.S. Secret Service is reportedly warning banks about a new scam that is targeting the chips in credit cards sent through the mail.
  According to a report on KrebsOnSecurity.com, the scheme involves criminals who intercept letters containing debit cards that use chip technology. The scammers swap out the new chip with an old one and then send the letter back out to its original destination.
  Once the actual card holder activates the new card, criminals are able to u
  
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• Fort Worth Homicide Detectives Investigate Deaths Of Mother, Daughter

  06-04-2018 22:25
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A woman and her young daughter were killed in what police are investigating as a homicide in Fort Worth Friday.
  It happened in the 200 block of Shady Lane Drive at Woodhaven Boulevard between Randol Mill Road and I-30.
  The victims are a woman in her 30s and her 10-year-old daughter.
  FW homicide investigation (Jack Fink – CBS11)
  Neighbors tell CBS11 the woman’s younger twin sons have been accounted for and are safe.
  They also said the victim’s sis
  
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• Fountain Made In Memory Of Beloved Dog, Stolen

  06-04-2018 21:59
  HURST, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Missing dogs are a daily occurrence unfortunately… but missing dog fountains are a rarity.
  However, that’s what’s happened to Hurst Animal Services.  Workers discovered it missing on Thursday morning.
  They posted an image on Facebook of their fountain they say was stolen from the front porch of their facility.The post said the fountain is in the likeness of a dog that was a shelter ambassador and after he died, the shelter got the fountai
  
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• Texas Professor Found Dead Amid School Policy Controversy

  06-04-2018 21:41
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A University of Texas professor at the center of a scandal over the school’s failure to discipline employees for off-campus crimes has been found dead.
  Tenured pharmacy professor Richard Morrisett was discovered in his home Thursday night.
  Richard Morrisett (University of Texas)
  A statement Friday by Gregory Fenves, president of the University of Texas System’s flagship Austin campus, didn’t provide a cause of death but said, “We recognize these
  
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• Texas is 'Stickiest' State & Attracts Talent: Report

  06-04-2018 21:39
  
  The Lone Star State just might have a new nickname, thanks to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
  
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• UT Arlington Names Ogden New Head Coach

  06-04-2018 21:16
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — UT Arlington has hired Texas Tech assistant Chris Ogden as its new basketball coach.
  The Mavericks introduced Ogden on Friday.
  Chris Ogden (photo courtesy: Facebook)
  The former Texas player and assistant coach spent the past two years on Chris Beard’s staff at Texas Tech, the Big 12 runner-up this season that went to the NCAA Elite Eight.
  Ogden replaces Scott Cross, who was fired March 26 after 12 seasons as head coach. Cross played at UTA, and then was an ass
  
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• Crews Still on Scene of Fire at Chemical Recycling Facility

  06-04-2018 21:12
  
  A large fire broke out at a chemical recycling plant near Mansfield early Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Facebook Tried To Convince U.S. Hospitals To Share Data, Reports Claim

  06-04-2018 20:57
  CBS Local — According to multiple reports, Facebook sent a doctor to several U.S. hospitals in the hopes of convincing them to share patient data with the social media giant.
  The data sharing project was reportedly devised by Facebook’s secretive research department known as Building 8. The project planned to collect personal details, including illness and prescription records, which would be then matched up with user information on the social network. Facebook allegedly created
  
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• Steven Spielberg Says Next Indiana Jones Could Be A Woman

  06-04-2018 20:48
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – Movie director Steven Spielberg said that casting a female to play the iconic role of Indiana Jones could actually become a reality. “We’d have to change the name from Jones to Joan,” Spielberg said jokingly in a recent interview with The Sun. “And there would be nothing wrong with that.”
  Spielberg has no problem putting women front and center in his movies. Last year, he directed the “The Post,” which featu
  
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• DFW Airport And American Airlines Reach $20M Agreement

  06-04-2018 20:32
  
  The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is welcoming a $20 million plan that will renovate, develop, and improve customer experience at Terminal E.
  
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• Suspects In Texas Arrested For $1,000,000 Theft Of Cash And Coins

  06-04-2018 20:31
  COLLIN COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Officials with the Collin County Sheriff’s Office have arrested two teenagers who they say stole more than $1,000,000 in cash and coins from a home in an unincorporated part of the county.
  Investigators arrested Anthony Sotelo, 19, and 18 year old Fernando Lopez and both have been charged with felony theft. Sotelo is the boyfriend of the homeowner’s 15-year-old daughter.
  Officials did not released the name of the family who was burglarized, but
  
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• Rhode Island Town Unanimously Passes Law Banning Balloons

  06-04-2018 20:19
  NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (CNN) – Balloons won’t fly anymore in New Shoreham, Rhode Island. The town’s council voted unanimously this week to say goodbye to balloons for good. A new law prohibits the sale and use of balloons throughout the town, which comprises the area of Block Island off Rhode Island’s coast.
  “We are very concerned about the environment,” explained Kenneth Lacoste, first warden of the town council. “There’s a lot of information out
  
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• Man And Woman Were Trespassing At Dallas VA When Alleged Assault Happened

  06-04-2018 20:13
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A woman and the man she says attempted to rape her were trespassing on the Dallas VA Medical Center’s campus when the alleged incident happened, according to Jeffrey Clapper, Public Affairs Officer at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
  A release sent to CBS 11 News from the Dallas VA details what happened the night the 20-year-old woman was allegedly attacked.
  The suspect, Zachariah Duntay Smith, 24, and the woman exited at the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
  
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• Baby Wipes Tied To ‘Perfect Storm’ Of Child Food Allergies, Study Says

  06-04-2018 19:58
  CBS Local — A new study has revealed that baby wipes may be part of a “perfect storm” which can trigger childhood food allergies.
  Researchers from Northwestern University say that a combination of genetics, allergens in dust, food choices, and the effects of infant cleansing wipes on the skin are all part of a package that triggers allergies. “It’s a major advance in our understanding of how food allergy starts early in life,” lead author Joan Cook-Mills
  
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• Police Searching for Missing Teen With Autism

  06-04-2018 19:44
  
  Family, friends and police are searching for a teenager who's been missing since March 29.Photo Credit: Greenville Police Dept.
  
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• UTA Introduces New Men's Basketball Coach

  06-04-2018 19:41
  
  The University of Texas at Arlington Department of Athletics is expected to introduce Chris Ogden as the University's new head men's basketball coach at a press conference Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• DART Rail Operator Followed, Assaulted, Robbed

  06-04-2018 19:18
  
  A DART Rail Operator is recovering after DART says he was assaulted and robbed in a parking garage.
  
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• Startup Company Plans To Launch ‘Luxury Space Hotel’ In 2021

  06-04-2018 18:58
  CBS Local — A startup in Texas is setting its sights set on providing hotel guests with an out of this world view. The company announced that they plan to launch a “luxury space hotel” within the next four years.
  Orion Span revealed their plan at the Space 2.0 Summit in California on April 5. “We are launching the first-ever affordable luxury space hotel,” founder and CEO Frank Bunger said while unveiling the company’s design for the Aurora Space Sta
  
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• $1M in Cash, Coins Taken From Collin County Home, 2 Arrested

  06-04-2018 18:55
  
  Two North Texas teenagers have been arrested, accused of stealing more than $1 million in cash and coins from a Collin County home.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News/ Collin County Sheriff's Department
  
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• Lioness With A Mane Has Died At Oklahoma City Zoo

  06-04-2018 18:51
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Zoo says an 18-year-old African lioness that mysteriously sprouted a mane last year has died.
  Bridget recently became a global sensation when a story about her “mini-mane” went viral. (photo courtesy: Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden Facebook page)
  The zoo says the lioness, named Bridget, was euthanized Wednesday after a veterinary team determined she was likely suffering from heart failure or infection. The zoo says Bridget had been
  
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• U.S. Postal Service Debuts STEM Education Forever Stamp

  06-04-2018 18:35
  
  The U.S. Postal Service debuts a new stamp on April 6 recognizing the science, technology, and engineering, and mathematics, known as STEM education.Photo Credit: U.S. Postal Service
  
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• Dallas Police Seek Suspected Skimmer Who Hit QuikTrip Convenience Store

  06-04-2018 17:49
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Police Department Financial Crimes Unit is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspected skimmer.
  Do you recognize this man? Contact the Financial Crimes Unit, Detective Morris #7224 at 214.671.3506 and reference case # 068709-2018 if so. (photo credit: Dallas Police Dept.)
  On April 1 he entered the QT convenience store located in the 5900 block of W. Davis Street in Dallas and in seconds placed a skimming device on the front of the A
  
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• Dallas Police Seek Suspected Skimmer Who Hit QuickTrip Convenience Store

  06-04-2018 17:49
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Police Department Financial Crimes Unit is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspected skimmer.
  Do you recognize this man? Contact the Financial Crimes Unit, Detective Morris #7224 at 214.671.3506 and reference case # 068709-2018 if so. (photo credit: Dallas Police Dept.)
  On April 1 he entered the QT convenience store located in the 5900 block of W. Davis Street in Dallas and in seconds placed a skimming device on the front of the A
  
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• Driver Dies After Semi Catches Fire, Hangs Off Bridge

  06-04-2018 17:40
  
  The driver of a semi-truck died at the scene of a crash on eastbound Interstate 30, which was closed at E. Grand Avenue after the truck caught fire early Friday morning.
  
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• Australian Federal Police Welcomes German Shepherd Puppies

  06-04-2018 17:06
  FORT WORTH (CNN) – Meet the newest additions to the Australian Federal Police. They are puppies in training!
  According to a post on their Facebook page, the AFP’s canine team have welcomed three German shepherd puppies. They are named Lexie, Maddie and Rosie, and they are getting ready to head off to the police dog academy for training.
  The world wishes these adorable pups the best of luck!
  
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• Justin Timberlake Reunites With ‘Selfie Kid’ For Another Photo

  06-04-2018 16:53
  BOSTON (AP) – The 13-year-old Massachusetts boy who became a social media sensation after taking a selfie with Justin Timberlake during the Super Bowl halftime show got another chance to meet the pop star — and they took another selfie.
  Ryan McKenna took an impromptu picture with Timberlake as the singer walked through the crowd while performing at the big game.McKenna posted a new selfie with Timberlake on Instagram after reuniting with him at a concert in Boston on Wednesday.
  McKen
  
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• Facebook Breach Shows “We Share Too Much And Think Too Little”

  06-04-2018 16:47
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – Facebook’s acknowledgment that all 2 billion of its users likely had their information “scraped” without their knowledge or consent should serve as a wake-up call to consumers. Watch what you share — not just on social media, but also on apps and in online quizzes.
  “People are giving out enough pieces of personal information to create a new identity, and you can’t count on the federal government — or companies —
  
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• Ford Recalls 350,000 Vehicles For Transmission Shifter Problem

  06-04-2018 16:39
  DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – Ford is recalling about 350,000 trucks and SUVs in the U.S., Canada and Mexico because they might be in a different gear than the one shown on the shift indicator.
  The recall covers the 2018 F-150 pickup and Expedition large SUV with 10-speed automatic transmissions. Also covered are 2018 F-650 and F-750 trucks with six-speed transmissions. The F-150 is the top-selling vehicle in the U.S.
  Ford says that on some vehicles, a clip that locks the gear shift cable to the
  
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• Murderous Menendez Brothers Have Been Reunited In Prison

  06-04-2018 16:30
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The Menendez brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion nearly three decades ago, have been reunited in a Southern California prison. Erik Menendez, 47, has moved into the same housing unit as his 50-year-old brother, Lyle Menendez, Corrections department spokeswoman Terry Thornton said Thursday.
  Erik Menendez, left, in an Oct. 31, 2016 photo; and Lyle Menendez, right, in a Feb. 22, 2018 photo. (credit: Cal
  
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• News Now: Race Weekend At TMS

  06-04-2018 16:18
  It’s race weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway! NASCAR is back in town for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500.
  
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• Residents See Rising Property Value in Tarrant County

  06-04-2018 15:46
  
  Tarrant County residents are experiencing a bit of sticker shock after finding out about newly appraised values of their properties.
  
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• Lin-Manuel Miranda Has Shingles, Quarantined From Baby Son

  06-04-2018 15:22
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda thought he had a migraine. It turns out the Broadway star really had shingles.
  Miranda tweeted on Thursday the diagnosis was caught early, but he’s been quarantined from his 8-week-old son. He jokingly said his ophthalmologist had blurred his eyes and he’s wearing a mask and posted a “Phantom of the Opera” gif.
  Footage of me yesterday when I found out pic.twitter.com/03ItZgNrkv
  — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) Ap
  
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• Crews Battling Fire at Chemical Recycling Facility

  06-04-2018 15:08
  
  A large fire broke out at a chemical recycling plant near Mansfield early Friday morning.
  
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• Fiery Crash Leaves 1 Dead, Big Rig Dangling From Dallas Bridge

  06-04-2018 15:01
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A deadly crash involving a big rig and four other vehicles ended with a large fire along Interstate-30 in Dallas on Friday morning. The incident happened at around 5:45 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the highway, on the bridge over East Grand Avenue.
  Details of the crash are still under investigation, but it is known that at least one vehicle hit the back of the big rig and started the fire. Those flames have since been extinguished, but firefighters and other emergen
  
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• NASCAR Speeds Back Into TMS For O’Reilly Auto Parts 500

  06-04-2018 14:57
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Start your engines! NASCAR is speeding back into the Texas Motor Speedway in north Fort Worth this weekend for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. Thousands of race fans will be packing into the area to catch the big race on Sunday.
  The speedway’s gates actually open at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. The days leading up to the race will be all about the fan experience and qualifiers. NASCAR fans arrive early to check out their favorite drivers, see them hit the paveme
  
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• Fire, Explosions Rock North Texas Chemical Recycling Company

  06-04-2018 14:32
  TARRANT COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – A massive fire at a recycling center in Tarrant County continues to send flames shooting sky high.
  Clean Solvent Recycling, near the city of Mansfield, went up in flames just after 1 a.m. and caused explosions that rocked a nearby residential area.
  After more than five hours firefighters decided to let the blaze at the chemical recycling company burn itself out. The business is a paint and paint thinning recycling facility.
  (
  
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• Eastbound I-30 Closed After Semi Catches Fire

  06-04-2018 13:34
  
  Live video will appear in the player above.Eastbound Interstate 30 is closed at E. Grand Avenue after an 18-wheeler caught fire early Friday morning.The semitruck crashed through a guardrail and is...
  
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• Fiery Crash Leaves Big Rig Dangling From Bridge In Dallas

  06-04-2018 13:26
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A crash involving an SUV and a big rig ended with a massive fire along Interstate-30 in Dallas on Friday morning. The incident happened at around 5:45 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the highway, on the bridge over East Grand Avenue.
  Details of the crash are still under investigation.
  Video from the scene showed the big rig’s cab dangling from the bridge over East Grand Avenue, with significant damage done to the side of the bridge itself. Shortly after the crash
  
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• Texas Brings, Keeps in Talent: Report

  06-04-2018 13:13
  
  The Lone Star State just might have a new nickname, thanks to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
  
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• Dunkin’ Donuts Selling Fries, Pretzels And Chicken Tenders

  06-04-2018 13:11
  BOSTON (AP) — Want some fries with that doughnut?
  Dunkin’ Donuts is selling Donut Fries along with other non-traditional products as part of a new $2 snacking menu at a small number of its stores in the Boston area.
  In addition to the fries, customers can also order pretzel bites, waffle-breaded chicken tenders, Munchkin dippers and a gluten-free brownie.
  Dunkin’ Donuts says the menu is paired with signature beverages and is designed as an afternoon snack.
  The test will gather
  
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• Oklahoma Teacher Walkout Stretches Into 5th Day

  06-04-2018 12:55
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A teachers strike in Oklahoma stretched into a fifth day on Friday, and a state union leader said he doesn’t think pending proposals to increase revenue are enough to stop the walkout from extending into next week.
  The Senate was expected to consider separate proposals Friday to expand tribal gambling and tax certain internet sales that are expected to generate roughly $40 million annually.
  But Oklahoma Education Association Executive Director David Duvall says h
  
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• Deep Ellum Parking Scam Caught on Camera

  06-04-2018 12:47
  
  Drivers heading to Deep Ellum beware of crooks pretending to be parking attendants.
  
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