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• Alleged Killer Of Officer, Roommate Indicted For Capital Murder

  26-04-2018 23:50
  McKINNEY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Collin County grand jury has indicted Brandon McCall on two counts of capital murder for killing his roommate and a Richardson police officer in February.
  Brandon De McCall (Image via Richardson Police Dept.)
  Prosecutors will seek death penalty.
  Officer David Sherrard was shot after responding to a call about a disturbance at the Breckinridge Point Apartments, near Renner Road and North Star Road in early February.
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• Frisco Police Seeks Help in Credit Card Theft Case

  26-04-2018 23:36
  
  The Frisco Police Department is asking for help identifying a person they say used a stolen credit card to make purchases at a Target in Frisco.Photo Credit: Frisco Police Department
  
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• Woman Shoots Husband During Argument Over Tax Return

  26-04-2018 23:09
  
  A woman shot her husband Thursday morning after the couple got into a fight over their tax return, police say.
  
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• Dak Tells Prospects to Enjoy Draft, Avoid Stress

  26-04-2018 22:23
  
  Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has a message for NFL prospects ahead of the 2018 Draft.Photo Credit: Instagram/_4dakThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Southwest expects fewer bookings after accident, announces Hawaiian destinations

  26-04-2018 21:30
  Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced what Hawaiian cities the airline will service and said due to the recent accident, it expects fewer bookings in the second quarter.In its first quarter earnings announcement, Southwest said it expects its second quarter RASM, or Revenue Per Available Seat Mile, to decrease 1 to 3 percent year-over-year.
  The airline attributed 1 to 2 of those percentage points to soft bookings in the wake of Southwest Flight 1380, the flight that suffered a failed engi
  
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• Ross Perot Jr.: Flying Ubers, spaceplanes, will rocket Dallas-Fort Worth into the future

  26-04-2018 21:25
  Real estate developer and investor Ross Perot Jr. is a fairly down-to-earth guy, as billionaires go. But Perot, who at age 23 completed the first round-the-world flight by helicopter, covers a wide range of topics both worldly and otherwise in this discussion.
  
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• Affidavit: Neighbors Help Child Enslaved At 5 In Texas Home Escape 16 Years Later

  26-04-2018 21:21
  SOUTHLAKE (CBSDFW.COM) – A Southlake couple is charged with forced, unpaid labor of a domestic servant after allegedly keeping a young, West African girl in their home for more than 16 years until neighbors helped her escape.
  Mohamed Toure, 57, and Denise Cros-Toure, 57, arranged for the victim, who didn’t speak English, to travel alone from her village in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa, to Southlake in January 2000 to work for them in their home, according to an
  
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• 0.5K Charity Road Race In Texas Starts And Ends With Beer

  26-04-2018 21:16
  BOERNE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — It’s a road race where participants might not even break a sweat!
  And so many people have registered for the very short road race near San Antonio that no other “underachievers” are allowed to enroll.
  The first Boerne 0.5K is scheduled for May 5 in the city of the same name.
  Organizers say their city permit won’t allow more than 100 “fellow underachievers” on the 546-yard  course.
  Race entry costs $25. The event is ra
  
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• NBC 5, Telemundo 39 and Entercom Announce Partnership

  26-04-2018 21:05
  
  NBC 5, Telemundo 39 and the Entercom, the No.1 creator of live, original, local audio content in the United States, and its Dallas stations announced a media partnership effective immediately that will...
  
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• CDC: Autism May Be More Common Than Previously Thought

  26-04-2018 20:58
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – About 1 in 59 children in the United States live with autism spectrum disorder, according to a report published today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that tracks autism in 11 communities across the country. That’s a higher number than the previous estimate, released in 2016, which found 1 in 68 children in the U.S. have autism.
  Autism is a neurological and developmental disorder characterized by challenges with social skills,
  
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• BNSF offering $15,000 signing bonuses to new hires, report says

  26-04-2018 20:17
  Like others in the logistics industry, Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway is facing a tight labor pool as the national economy booms.That's why BNSF, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A), has hiring incentives starting at $15,000, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
  BNSF is not the only North American Class I railroad to offer lucrative signing bonuses, as the WSJ added that Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE: UNP) is offering signing&hel
  
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• Bill Cosby Verdict: Guilty On Three Counts Aggravated Indecent Assault

  26-04-2018 20:01
  NORRISTOWN, PA (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Bill Cosby has been convicted of drugging and molesting a woman. Cosby, 80, could end up spending his final years in prison after a jury concluded he sexually violated Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. He claimed the encounter was consensual.
  Cosby stared straight ahead as the verdict was read, but moments later lashed out loudly at District Attorney Kevin Steele and called him an “a _ _ hole&rd
  
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• Clues Sought On Severed Heads Discovered In Texas, Louisiana

  26-04-2018 19:22
  HOUSTON (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine if severed heads discovered last month near lakes in Texas and Louisiana are part of the same gruesome case.
  The Houston Chronicle reports the two unidentified victims were white women with reddish hair and good teeth. The heads were found in plastic bags and in similar surroundings — about 150 miles apart — at Lake Houston and near Calcasieu Lake.
  Some volunteers doing cleanup near Lake Houston made the macabre discovery Mar
  
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• Booted “Survivor” Desiree Opens Up About Experience

  26-04-2018 19:18
  Desiree Afuye had been Naviti strong for 25 days of “Survivor: Ghost Island,” but got caught in a lie and voted out of the show’s 36th season by her former Naviti allies on Wednesday night.
  Realizing that she needed to make a move against the stronger members of her tribe, Desiree approached the four remaining Malolo members — Michael, Jenna, Donathan and Laurel — and tried to cut a deal. But her conspiring was exposed when Laurel told other Naviti members about the
  
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• What “The Doctors” Learned From Halsey & Kate Bond’s Struggles With Endometriosis

  26-04-2018 19:01
  Endometriosis affects many women. Ten percent of women in their reproductive years suffer from the condition. On “The Doctors” this week, Dr. Nita Landry and Dr. Andrew Ordon are helping to give viewers the tools to deal with struggles of this condition, sitting down with special guests Halsey and Kate Bond to discuss how the singer and actress suffered from years of misdiagnosis. Dr. Nita and Dr. Andrew spoke to CBS Local about what they learned from Halsey and Kate Bond’s exp
  
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• Bookings For Southwest Airlines Fall After Fatal Accident

  26-04-2018 18:45
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Southwest Airlines says bookings are down since the fatal accident on one of its Dallas-bound planes last week.
  The company said Thursday that it expects revenue per mile, which tracks average prices, will drop between 1 percent and 3 percent in the April-through-June quarter. It said that 1 to 2 percentage points of the decline is due to slower sales since the April 17 accident that killed a passenger.
  Southwest disclosed the weaker bookings as it reported a 22 pe
  
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• Ronny Jackson Withdraws From Consideration For VA Chief

  26-04-2018 18:27
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Veterans Affairs, Ronny Jackson, withdrew Thursday in the wake of late-surfacing allegations about overprescribing drugs and poor leadership while serving as a top White House doctor, saying the “false allegations” against him have become a distraction.
  In a statement the White House issued from Jackson, he said he “did not expect to have to dignify baseless and anonymous attacks on my character and integrity.&
  
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• Wife Shoots Husband After Fight About Tax Returns

  26-04-2018 18:24
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Police say a couple’s fight over their tax returns ended violently.
  The victim’s wife told police that he charged at her so she shot him.
  He’s recovering from a gunshot wound to his stomach at a local hospital.
  Police haven’t said whether she faces charges or not.
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• American Airlines tries to ease financial burden of becoming a pilot with new program

  26-04-2018 18:15
  In an effort to combat the growing pilot shortage, American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) announced a new program earlier this week it hopes will make the process of becoming a pilot easier.The American Airlines Cadet Academy will give potential pilots an opportunity to become first officers at one of American's regional carriers and eventually fly for the Fort Worth-based airline.Once selected, potential pilots will train at one of American's pilot schools. One of the main challenges Americ
  
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• Jerry Jones’ oil and gas firm nears deal for majority stake in Frisco's Comstock

  26-04-2018 18:10
  Rebounding Frisco oil and gas firm Comstock Resources Inc. (NYSE:CRK) is nearing another deal with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for a majority stake in the company.Comstock is in negotiations to acquire land in North Dakota from Jones’ Arkoma Drilling in exchange for about $620 million worth of its stock. The resulting deal would allow Arkoma to own 84 percent of Comstock’s outstanding shares.A final deal could be reached within the next several weeks, Comstock said Thursday.&nbs
  
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• Woman Shoots Husband Over Tax Return

  26-04-2018 17:31
  
  A woman shot her husband after the couple got into a fight over their tax return on Thursday morning, according to Fort Worth PD. The shooting happened at 7:27 a.m. in the 8800 block of Sharpview Drive.
  
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• School Pits Cowboys Vs. Packers Fans To Raise Money For Choir Director’s Cancer Therapy

  26-04-2018 17:27
  COPPELL (CBSDFW.COM) – The Assistant Principal at Coppell Middle School West hopes to raise money for a colleague’s cancer battle by pinning Cowboys fans and Packers fans against each other.
  Choir Director Allison Hartzell recently went through a second surgery on her Stage 4 oral cancer diagnosis. Only 10 months after extensive chemotherapy and radiation she has had a recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma. Thus, more treatment is needed. That’s where the community, and Ha
  
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• Ford To Stop Selling All But 2 Passenger Cars In North America

  26-04-2018 17:27
  DEARBORN, Mich. (CBSDFW.COM/CBSNEWS.COM) – Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it will shed most of its North American car lineup as part of broad plan to save money and make the company more competitive in a fast-changing marketplace. The changes include getting rid of all cars in the region during the next four years except for the Mustang sports car and the new compact crossover Focus Active, CEO Jim Hackett said as the company released first-quarter earnings.
  The decision, which Ha
  
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• American Airlines CEO Warns That Higher Fares Are Coming

  26-04-2018 17:06
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Rising fuel costs are eating into airline profits, dampening expectations for the rest of 2018, and setting the stage for higher fares.
  Fuel is the airlines’ second-biggest expense after labor, so when it rises — at American it was up 40 cents a gallon from a year ago — so does the cost of providing air travel, says American Airlines CEO Doug Parker.
  “If indeed this is where fuel prices are going to stay, I would expect you would see higher
  
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• Arlington Man Sentenced for Stomping Baby to Death

  26-04-2018 15:52
  
  A Texas man convicted of beating and stomping his girlfriend's baby daughter to death then burying her body has been sentenced to life in prison.
  
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• North Texas Man Sentenced To Life In Stomping Death Of Toddler

  26-04-2018 15:45
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A North Texas man convicted of beating and stomping his girlfriend’s baby daughter to death then burying her body has been sentenced to life in prison.
  Joshua Beard (credit: Arlington Police Department)
  A Tarrant County jury handed down the sentence to 24-year-old Joshua Beard of Arlington. Beard was convicted of murder on Saturday in the 2014 death of 18-month-old Tylea Moore.
  Prosecutors say Tylea died of blunt force trauma at the home Beard shared with
  
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• Genetic Sleuthing Bolsters Food Poisoning Searches

  26-04-2018 15:26
  ATLANTA (AP) — Disease hunters are using genetic sequencing in their investigation of the ongoing food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, a technique that is revolutionizing the detection of germs in food.
  The genetic analysis is being used to bolster investigations and — in some cases — connect the dots between what were once seemingly unrelated illnesses. It also is uncovering previously unfathomed sources of food poisoning, including one outbreak from apples dippe
  
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• Tears Flow As Victims Of Waffle House Shooting Remembered

  26-04-2018 15:19
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Waffle House where four people were killed in a weekend shooting rampage wore orange ribbons, hugged each other and wept as the restaurant re-opened. And a steady stream of customers came in to the Nashville restaurant Wednesday to show support.
  The parents of Joe Perez, a 20-year-old victim of the Sunday morning shooting, signed four white crosses outside, one of them bearing their son’s name and picture.
  Company officials said they will donate
  
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• Photos Show Prayers, Love for Slain Dallas Officer

  26-04-2018 15:15
  
  Dallas Police Officer Rogelio Santander, shot and killed in an incident Tuesday at a Home Depot store, is being remembered by those who knew him as a man who was funny, kind and committed to helping others.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Candlelight Vigil To Be Held For Fallen Dallas Police Officer

  26-04-2018 15:03
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – There has been a steady flow of people stopping by the Northeast Patrol Division of the Dallas Police Department to honor Officer Rogelio Santander. The 3-year DPD veteran died Wednesday, less than 24 hours after being shot in the line of duty.
  Officer Rogelio Santander
  There is a mix of hope and heartache for officers and DPD staff… hope that the other injured officer, Crystal Almeida, will recover and heartache that one of their own has lost his life.
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• Wall Street clearing firm stretches legs in Cypress Waters, explores blockchain

  26-04-2018 13:39
  “We have dedicated resources looking at blockchain and distributed ledger. It definitely is a big industry buzz word right now,” said Options Clearing Corp. Vice President Mike Hansen, who is based in the company’s new Dallas office.
  
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• Free Events at NFL Draft in Arlington

  26-04-2018 13:04
  
  More than 400,000 people have downloaded the Fan Mobile Pass to attend the free Fan Experience.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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