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• New Image Gives A Face To Skeletal Remains Found In 1984

  02-05-2018 23:52
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The National Center for Exploited Children is calling on the public to help them identify a John Doe found in 1985.
  The organization partnered with Parabon NanoLabs to create a new, color 3D facial reconstruction in the decades-old case.
  With the release of the new image, the Parker County Sheriff’s Office and the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office are asking for assistance from the public to help identify the young man.
  His skeletal remain
  
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• WATCH: $600,000 Flies Over Highway After Brinks Truck Door Opens

  02-05-2018 23:25
  INDIANAPOLIS (CBS Local) – Drivers on an Indiana highway got an unexpected payday after the back door of a Brinks truck opened, sending hundreds of thousands of dollars flying into the air.
  The Details:$600,000 in cash was spread across I-70 in Indianapolis after a Brinks truck door opened
  Drivers stopped on the highway to record the incident and allegedly steal some of the cash
  State troopers say taking any of the lost money is a crimeThe chaotic scene broke out on Interstate-70 arou
  
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• Dallas ISD Students Take Part in Facebook Youth Summit

  02-05-2018 23:18
  
  Two Dallas ISD students are back home Wednesday after an coveted trip to Facebook headquarters in California.
  
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• NBC 5 Wins 3rd Straight Murrow Award for Overall Excellence

  02-05-2018 22:33
  
  NBC 5 is taking home five regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including its third consecutive “Overall Excellence” award in large market television from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). LastPhoto Credit: RTND.org
  
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• Republican House Members Seek Nobel Peace Prize For Trump

  02-05-2018 22:15
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A group of House Republicans is seeking the Nobel Peace Prize for President Donald Trump because of his work to ease nuclear tensions with North Korea.
  Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are working out the details of a historic summit that could take place by the end of May or early June.
  Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump (Getty Images)
  Yet an agreement by which the North would give up its nuclear weapons and allow for the world to confirm it still
  
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• Trump Hires Lawyer Who Represented Clinton In Impeachment

  02-05-2018 22:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing critical decisions in the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump has hired Emmet Flood, a veteran attorney who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment process.
  Emmet Flood (Getty Images)
  The White House announced the hiring not long after announcing the retirement of lawyer Ty Cobb, who has been the administration’s point person dealing with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
  Denver corporate attorney Ty Cobb in the offices of
  
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• Plano Teen Planned Mass Shooting at NTX Mall: Officials

  02-05-2018 21:38
  
  A 17-year-old Plano student who was inspired by the Islamic State was arrested on criminal solicitation or capital murder and making a terroristic threat, officials announced Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Source: Stars Hire Former Player As New Head Coach

  02-05-2018 21:30
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Stars reportedly have hired a new head coach. He’s a former Stars player.
  CBS11 Sports has confirmed through sources that say it’s University of Denver men’s hockey coach Jim Montgomery.
  As a player, he won a National Championship during his senior season at Maine and spent 12 years playing professionally in the NHL, including on the Dallas Stars from 2001 to 2003.
  A source told CBS4 in Denver that an official announcement is expected late
  
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• Ex-Police Officer On Texas Death Row Loses Federal Appeal

  02-05-2018 21:20
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A former suburban Houston police officer on death row for hiring a hitman to kill his estranged wife in 1994 is a step closer to execution after he lost an appeal before a federal appeals court.
  Prisoner Robert Fratta argued to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that he had new evidence that ballistics tests on a gun he bought excluded it as the murder weapon used to kill his 33-year-old wife, Farah.
  Robert Fratta
  The challenge was one of five filed to the cour
  
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• Ancient Artifacts Seized From Hobby Lobby Returned To Iraq

  02-05-2018 21:01
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thousands of ancient clay tablets, seals and other Iraqi archaeological objects that were smuggled into the U.S. and shipped to the head of arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby were returned to the Iraqi government on Wednesday.
  The Oklahoma City-based private company, whose devout Christian owners won a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court ruling exempting them from providing certain contraceptive coverage for employees, agreed to pay a $3 million fine last year to settle a lawsuit o
  
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• Desperate To Hire, More Businesses Open Door To Pot Smokers

  02-05-2018 20:40
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need workers. Hotels in Las Vegas are desperate to fill jobs.
  Those employers and many others are quietly taking what once would have been a radical step: They’re dropping marijuana from the drug tests they require of prospective employees.
  Marijuana testing — a fixture at large American employers for at least 30 years — excludes too
  
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• Crash, Spill Closes Westbound I-20 West of Weatherford

  02-05-2018 20:35
  
  All westbound lanes of Interstate 20 west of Weatherford were closed for several hours Wednesday due to a crash and spill.Photo Credit: TxDOTThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Woman Rescued After Elevator Malfunctions In Downtown Dallas

  02-05-2018 20:25
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A woman was injured when her elevator malfunctioned before coming to an abrupt stop.
  It happened at the Bank of America Building, located at 901 Main Street, in Downtown Dallas, according to Jason Evans, a spokesman with Dallas Fire-Rescue.
  Firefighters extracted the woman after elevators were brought back up to an accessible level (around the 70th floor).
  She was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
   
   
  
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• Von Miller to be Honored by DeSoto ISD

  02-05-2018 20:12
  
  Denver Broncos linebacker and DeSoto High School alumnus Von Miller will be inducted into the DeSoto ISD Hall of Honor on Friday at DeSoto High School. Miller will be one of four individuals recognized at...Photo Credit: CSNPhilly.com
  
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• Southwest Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Window Cracks In-Flight

  02-05-2018 20:10
  (CBSDFW.COM) – A Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago to Newark made an emergency landing in Cleveland  due to a busted window.
  None of the 76 people aboard Southwest Flight 957 were hurt.
  Passengers say they heard a popping sound when the window broke. They told The Associated Press that passengers moved quickly away from the window after it cracked.
  “The aircraft has been taken out of service for maintenance review, and our local Cleveland Employees are working diligent
  
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• Dallas Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Child Pornography

  02-05-2018 19:28
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — A 47-year-old man was sentenced to 30 years on child pornography offenses.
  Hugh Michael Glenn of Dallas was convicted, following a three-day trial, of one count of transporting and shipping child pornography and one count of accessing with intent to view child pornography.
  Glenn was arrested in September 2016.
  The government presented evidence at trial that on August 1, 2016, Glenn transported child pornography by uploading an image of child pornography
  
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• Fort Worth Woman Finds Recipe for Success in Small Business

  02-05-2018 19:07
  
  At some point, a lot of people have thought, "Gosh, I wish I owned my own business." Texas is home to 2.2 million small businesses, according to the governor's office. And of them, more than 725,000 are...
  
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• Is Dallas a Good Place to Live? TDMN Editor Rudy Bush Talks

  02-05-2018 18:58
  
  The city of Dallas sent residents a survey to complete about their feedback on living in the city, including police, schools, streets and code enforcement. The Dallas Morning News City Editor Rudy Bush...
  
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• Man Arrested For Practicing Karate On Swans, Kicking Them In Head

  02-05-2018 18:18
  ORLANDO (CBS Local) – A man has been banned from two Florida parks and charged with cruelty to animals after kicking several swans in the head for “karate practice.”
  Rocco Mantella was seen by multiple witnesses at Lake Eola attacking the swans as well as a sleeping duck on April 26. Police were called in to stop Mantella, who was allegedly hitting the swans “as hard as possible.” One witness claims the 34-year-old saw her reaction and began to laugh
  
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• More Hotels Getting Rid of Tiny Shampoo Bottles: Report

  02-05-2018 18:15
  
  Next time you head out on a trip, you may want to remember your own toiletries.Photo Credit: Pavelis/Adobe Stock
  
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• Southwest Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Window Busts Out In-Flight

  02-05-2018 18:14
  (CBSDFW.COM) – A Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago to Newark made an emergency landing in Cleveland  due to a busted window.
  None of the 76 people aboard Southwest Flight 957 were hurt.
  “The aircraft has been taken out of service for maintenance review, and our local Cleveland Employees are working diligently to accommodate the 76 Customers on a new aircraft to Newark,” Southwest Airlines said in statement released to CBS 11 News.
  @SouthwestAir #WN957 diverts and make
  
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• Woman Rescued From Elevator Collapse In Downtown Dallas

  02-05-2018 18:01
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A woman was injured when her elevator plummeted several floors before coming to an abrupt stop.
  It happened at the Bank of America Building, located at 901 Main Street, in Downtown Dallas, according to Jason Evans, a spokesman with Dallas Fire-Rescue.
  Firefighters extracted the woman after elevators were brought back up to an accessible level (around the 70th floor).
  She was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
   
   
  
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• Police: Woman Abandoned Children In Squalid Conditions Following Eviction

  02-05-2018 17:30
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston woman was arrested on charges that she left her two young children behind in squalid conditions after being evicted from her apartment.
  Houston police spokesman John Cannon says 22-year-old Kerri Green was arrested Tuesday and faces two counts of abandoning a child.
  Authorities in court records say an apartment complex manager went into Green’s apartment on April 23 after she’d been evicted to ensure the unit was empty and clean.
  The manager instead fou
  
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• Tornadoes in Southern Plains, Storms Moving Into North Texas

  02-05-2018 17:08
  
  The month of May started off quiet in North Texas, but farther north it was off to a rough start as severe thunderstorms containing large hail and tornadoes moved through the Central Plains on Tuesday and...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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• Storms Coming, But Not Here Yet: The Missing Ingredient

  02-05-2018 17:07
  
  It continues to look like rain, but where is it? In fact, the past several days have looked like the sky could open up at any moment.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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• Texas Teen Matin Azizi-Yarand Arrested For Planning Mall Shooting Spree

  02-05-2018 16:33
  MCKINNEY (CBSDFW.COM) – Authorities have arrested a 17-year-old high school student who was allegedly planning a mass shooting at a Texas shopping mall. Matin Azizi-Yarand was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with terrorism for plotting an attack at the Stonebriar Centre in Frisco. The shooting was allegedly set to happen sometime in May.
  Azizi-Yarand is said to have spent $1,400 on weapons and tactical gear for his attack.
  Law enforcement officials obtained the Plano West Se
  
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• Paul McCartney & Metallica To Headline Austin City Limits Music Festival

  02-05-2018 16:05
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Paul McCartney and Metallica will headline the performance slate at the 17th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival during the first weekends of October.
  Other key acts that are scheduled to play include Childish Gambino, Shawn Mendes, Arctic Monkeys, Camila Cabello, Khalid, Hozier, David Byrne and Travis Scott.
  Asleep at the Wheel also will be featured as more than 125 bands perform on eight stages at Zilker Park from October 5-7 and October 12-14.
  Also featured
  
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• Texas Police Shoot & Kill Suspect Wielding Samurai Sword

  02-05-2018 15:38
  LEAGUE CITY (AP) – Officers shot dead a Southeast Texas man police say threatened them with a samurai sword.
  A multi-agency tactical squad was serving a search warrant at a home in the Houston-Galveston suburb of League City about 5 a.m. Tuesday.
  Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset said an officer entered a bedroom and was confronted by Roger Fortner assuming a defensive stance with the sword. Trochesset said the 49-year-old suspect was shot first with a bean bag but remain unsubdued
  
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• Next Steps For Migrant Caravan Will Unfold Out Of Public View

  02-05-2018 15:08
  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) – The caravan of Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States sought the world’s attention as scores of migrants traveled through Mexico on a journey to escape their violent homelands.
  Now that the group has arrived at the border, the next steps in their journey will unfold mostly out of public view.
  The caravan first drew attention in the U.S. when President Donald Trump promised that his administration would seek to turn the families away. The rest of
  
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• Kanye West Causes Stir After Saying Slavery Was A “Choice”

  02-05-2018 14:53
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Before the last one had a chance to simmer down, Kanye West caused another stir, calling American slavery a “choice” in an interview Tuesday.
  “When you hear about slavery for 400 years, for 400 years, that sounds like choice,” West said on “TMZ Live” after questions on his pro-President Donald Trump posts and pictures that caused a dust-up last week. “You was there for 400 years, and it’s all of y’all?”
  “D
  
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• 5 Injured After Crash Involving Fire Truck

  02-05-2018 14:28
  
  Three Dallas firefighters and two civilians were hospitalized after being injured in a crash Wednesday morning between a Penske rental truck and a Dallas fire engine, authorities said.
  
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• Boy Scouts Planning Name Change As Girls Join The Ranks

  02-05-2018 14:18
  NEW YORK (AP) – For 108 years, the Boy Scouts of America’s flagship program has been known simply as the Boy Scouts. With girls soon entering the ranks, the group says that iconic name will change.
  The organization on Wednesday announced a new name for its Boy Scouts program: Scouts BSA. The change will take effect next February.
  Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh said many possibilities were considered during lengthy and “incredibly fun” deliberations before the new nam
  
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• Dallas Preparing For NRA Convention Crowds, Including Protesters & President

  02-05-2018 13:52
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – President Donald Trump will officially headline the National Rifle Association’s 147th annual convention in Dallas. The event starts on Thursday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, but the President and Vice President Mike Pence do not arrive in town until Friday.
  Signs and security barricades are still being set up as Dallas gets ready to welcome 80,000 people to the convention, as well as thousands of protesters who plan to make sure that the nation
  
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• Local Moving Company Ordered to Stop Doing Business

  02-05-2018 13:49
  
  An Arlington moving company has been ordered to stop doing business by the federal government. This comes after a series of reports by NBC 5's Samantha Chatman.
  
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• Crews Work To Clean Up Train Derailment In North Fort Worth

  02-05-2018 13:08
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Emergency crews reported to the scene of a train derailment in north Fort Worth early Wednesday. Dozens of train cars rolled off of the tracks just after 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of Loop 820 and North Main Street, not far from Meacham Airport.
  Multiple agencies have responded to the derailment, including some crews from out of state. They will be working throughout the day to remove about 40 train cars, about 25 of which somehow jumped off of the tracks. It
  
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• Derailed Freight Train Closes Major Fort Worth Street

  02-05-2018 13:03
  
  Fort Worth firefighters say a portion of North Main Street will be closed for several hours after a freight train ran off its tracks early Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: Fort Worth Fire Dept.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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• Technology in Stop Lights Tells When Lights Will Change

  02-05-2018 12:40
  
  As of June 2017, traffic technology in place at 124 signal lights in Frisco has been able to communicate with certain, newer model Audi cars.
  
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• More Hotels Getting Rid of Tiny Shampoo Bottles

  02-05-2018 12:27
  
  Next time you head out on a trip, you may want to remember your own toiletries.
  
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• Hefty Signing Bonuses Offered for Railway Positions at BNSF

  02-05-2018 11:52
  
  A North Texas-based company is set to offer hefty signing bonuses up to $25,000 to find new employees.BNSF Railway wants to fill 3,500 hourly positions across the country, which could include the Fort...
  
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