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• Texas Man Charged In Deadly Church Bus Crash Back In Jail

  11-05-2018 23:47
  UVALDE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A 21-year-old Texas man is back in jail after authorities say he violated his bond while awaiting trial for the 2017 crash that killed 13 people in a church minibus.
  Jack Dillon Young of Leakey was returned to Uvalde County Jail earlier this week after having been free on $380,000 bond.
  Jack Dillon Young
  Documents show he violated three conditions of his pretrial release, including testing positive for the active agent in marijuana.
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• Fort Worth Cats Could Soon Return to LaGrave Field

  11-05-2018 23:41
  
  The Fort Worth Cats baseball team could return and play as early as next year in a refurbished LaGrave Field, a City Council member said Friday.Photo Credit: Fort Worth Cats/Bob Haynes
  
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• Much-Anticipated 360 Tollway Opens, Brings Improvements To North Texas Travel

  11-05-2018 23:29
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The ribbon has been cut, and the newest stretch of tollway has officially opened in North Texas. The 360 Tollway opened late Friday afternoon to hopefully make improvements to travel between several counties.
  The 9.7 mile stretch of 360 extends the highway from southern Tarrant County at I-20 down through Ellis and Johnson Counties to 287.
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  The mayor of Mansfield said he’s excited about the improvements the new tollway will bring. He was at the ribbon
  
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• How to Make the Most of Your Smart TV & Make Your TV 'Smart'

  11-05-2018 23:28
  
  Wayne Carter talks to an electronics expert to help you harvest the power of your smart TV, and save you some money if you're thinking about buying one.
  
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• Perot Museum Talking About Evolution, That's Unusual

  11-05-2018 23:18
  
  The museum's revamped Being Human Hall is more than just another freshly painted gallery. It marks a new level of engagement for the museum with a theory that more than a third of Americans still reject:...
  
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• Updated Closures Around I-30, Texas 360 Construction

  11-05-2018 23:09
  
  The Texas Department of Transportation has released this week's anticipated traffic impact for the construction area near Interstate 30 and Texas 360.
  
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• Judge Says Texas Isn’t Complying With Voter Registration Law

  11-05-2018 23:09
  AUSTIN (AP) — A judge has ruled that Texas isn’t complying with a decades-old voter registration law and wants a quick fix.
  U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia says Texas is running afoul of the National Voter Registration Act that requires letting people sign-up to vote while getting or renewing their driver’s license.
  Garcia ruled Thursday that Texas is falling short by denying drivers who renew online the same instant voter registration as drivers who renew in-person. He gave
  
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• Police Respond To “Bomb” Call At School, Find “Bong” Report Instead

  11-05-2018 22:25
  HOLLISTON, Mass. (AP) — Police arriving at Holliston High School were worried that they might have a potentially explosive situation on their hands.
  Earlier Friday morning they’d received an anonymous phone call claiming that a student had a “bomb” in a car at the school.
  The high school administration was notified and the student parking lot cordoned off, according to a police report.
  Police and school officials were then able to identify and interview the anonymous call
  
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• Organ Recipient Meets Donor’s Survivors In Dallas

  11-05-2018 22:12
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A gift of life led to an emotional meeting for an liver recipient and the liver donor’s surviving family.
  Rebecca Roper met Denise Ely, who received the liver of Geraldine Hodges, Roper’s mother.
  Geraldine Hodges (Hodges family)
  The life-saving transplant happened in 1997.
  Although Ely received her transplant at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, Hodges was from Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
  Ely and her son Evan Ely flew to Dallas for an
  
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• AT&T Chief Lobbyist Out After Hiring Of Trump Attorney Cohen

  11-05-2018 22:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — The chief lobbyist for AT&T is leaving the company after overseeing a $50,000-per-month contract for President Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen to serve as a political consultant.
  In a memo to employees, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said the company made a “big mistake” in hiring Cohen as a political consultant. While everything the company did was legal, Stephenson said that the association with Cohen was “a serious misjudgment.”
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• Jerry Jones: Another $1B ready to spend on the Star development

  11-05-2018 22:02
  Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones said Friday he’s excited to spend another $1 billion on developing the land around the team’s practice facilities at the Star in Frisco, Texas.Speaking at luncheon held on the field at the Star’s Ford Center by the Dallas CPA Society, Jones talked about extending himself financially at the start of what would become a $1.5 billion project that included some local taxpayer dollars. “Well, we’re standing here today several hundred
  
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• Job Opportunities For Former North Texas Toys R Us Employees

  11-05-2018 21:28
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas-based Main Event Entertainment is hosting a job fair for former Toys R Us and Babies R Us employees.
  The event is called Play & Apply and it goes from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., May 14-18.
  The company said former Toys R Us and Babies R Us team members are invited to visit any of the DFW centers (except Frisco) to apply and interview for a position at Main Event.
  Applicants will each receive a FUNcard once they have completed the interview to enjoy some of the
  
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• Texas 360 Toll Road Opens Friday

  11-05-2018 21:27
  
  The long-awaited opening of the Texas 360 toll road opens Friday. The 10-mile project connects Tarrant, Ellis and Johnson counties and will cost drivers $1.62 to cover the entire stretch from Camp Wisdom Road to...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Hospital Discharges Baby Saved By Deputy’s Quick Action

  11-05-2018 20:43
  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A 3-month-old Florida boy whose life was saved when a quick-acting sheriff’s deputy rushed him to a hospital has been discharged and sent home.
  The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said baby Kingston was discharged from the hospital Friday.
  Two days earlier, Kingston’s mother flagged down K-9 Deputy Jeremie Nix at an Ocala, Florida, intersection.
  She told the deputy that Kingston was unresponsive and that she needed help.
  Dix tried unsuccessfully to reviv
  
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• Nationstar Mortgage could be facing additional penalties for violating regulation laws

  11-05-2018 20:31
  Nationstar Mortgage (NYSE: NSM) may be facing additional penalties for alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Act.As reported by National Mortgage News, the parent company of Mr. Cooper said in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that action could be taken based on “alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Act and the Homeowners Protection Act.”RESPA oversees costs and fees accrued by consumers i
  
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• The Oldest Man in America is a Texan, Who Loves His Cigars

  11-05-2018 20:30
  
  In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt was president. The first forward pass was introduced to the game of football and Ford was still two years away from producing the first 'Model T.' Times have certainly changed...
  
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• Crash Slows Traffic Along SB 635 in Balch Springs

  11-05-2018 20:25
  
  A tractor-trailer crash is blocking several lanes of southbound Interstate 635 near U.S. Highway 175 Friday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Katten Muchin adds former federal chief judge, four lawyers in Dallas

  11-05-2018 20:01
  Chicago-based Katten Muchin Rosenman announced Wednesday that it has added five new lawyers to its young Dallas office, including former U.S. District Chief Judge Jorge Solis of the Northern District of Texas.Katten opened its Dallas office in February and now has 19 lawyers in multiple practice areas. The firm also has 11 attorneys in Houston and four in Austin.The new additions include corporate transactions partner Greg Hidalgo; securities litigation partners Barrett Howell and Brandon McCart
  
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• Arrest Made in Disabled Vet's Robbery, Dragging

  11-05-2018 19:55
  
  Richland Hills police have arrested a man they say broke a disabled veteran's leg while wrestling with him during a carjacking in January.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Form D Friday: T. Boone Pickens' private equity firm raising $475M second fund

  11-05-2018 19:51
  Dallas private equity firm BP Energy Partners, which has ties to recently retired oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, is raising a second fund to focus on natural gas deals.
  
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• NBC 5 Staff Members Share Their Love for Their Moms

  11-05-2018 19:49
  
  As Mother's Day approaches, NBC 5 staff members shared photos of their moms and why they're so special to them.
  
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• Dallas Fed: Texas Jobs On Pace For Strongest Growth Since 2014

  11-05-2018 19:49
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Fed says Texas is on pace for the strongest job growth seen in four years, posting 3.5 percent job growth in the first quarter of 2018.
  The state’s energy sector continues to boom, and that expansion has benefited the Houston metro area, according to a new release from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
  Dallas and Austin also saw a significant pickup in jobs. San Antonio job growth weakened in the first quarter, likely due in part to moderating
  
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• Truck Hits Concrete Divider, Mows Down Light Poles

  11-05-2018 18:55
  
  Scary moments for drivers on a busy Wisconsin interstate after a pick-up truck mows down light poles in the median.Photo Credit: Wisconsin Department of Transportation
  
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• Volunteers Mend More Than Wood After Dallas Home Depot Shooting

  11-05-2018 18:49
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Today dozens of volunteers and Home Depot employees came together to repair some of the damage caused by the man who opened fire at one of the home improvement store’s locations in Dallas.
  When Dallas police officers chased the man accused of killing Officer Rogelio Santander and wounding Officer Crystal Almeida and store employee Scott Painter, it ended with a crash in a residential neighborhood. More specifically it was the fence at the back of the dog pa
  
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• Man Arrested In Connection To Dragging, Aggravated Robbery Of Disabled Veteran

  11-05-2018 18:05
  RICHLAND HILLS (CBDFW.COM) – Police have arrested a man in connection to the aggravated robbery of a disabled veteran in Richland Hills.
  The attack happened January 15, just before 6:30 a.m. at the Shell gas station at 7301 Airport Freeway.
  The victim, Allan Huddleston, 69, said he goes there every morning to buy a cup of coffee and a newspaper.
  But on that morning, he was robbed and dragged 20 feet. Huddleston’s leg was broken in the assault. 
  “He got in the tru
  
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• Andrew White, Lupe Valdez Debate Friday in Austin

  11-05-2018 18:03
  
  Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls Andrew White and former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez will hold their one and only debate Friday ahead of this month's primary runoff.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Texas Woman Who Ran Over Cheating Husband Released From Prison

  11-05-2018 17:54
  GATESVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Clara Harris, the Texas woman who ran over her cheating husband with her Mercedes-Benz after she caught him with his mistress, is now a free woman.
  A Houston jury sentenced Harris to 20 years in prison on what would have been her 11th wedding anniversary. It was in July of 2002 when Harris confronted her husband, David, and his mistress, Gail Bridges, in a hotel lobby.
  After arguing with Bridges, Harris returned to her car and with her t
  
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• Suspect in Custody in Possible Calif. School Shooting

  11-05-2018 17:49 via nbcdfw.com
  
  One suspect is in custody and another person is in the hospital after possible school shooting in Palmdale, California.
  
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• Will an employee stick around? This DFW company is using big data to find out

  11-05-2018 17:37
  The trucking industry needs more drivers. Dallas-based Omnitracs is using big data to determine what people trucking companies should target.
  
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• Exceptional Drought Continues in Panhandle

  11-05-2018 17:19
  
  The current weather pattern continues to keep the storm clouds away from North Texas.Photo Credit: David Simeral, Western Regional Climate CenterThis 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 Man Charged With Having Sex With Kansas 15-Year-Old

  11-05-2018 17:18
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a 36-year-old man is charged with traveling from Texas to Kansas to have sex with a 15-year-old girl and later bringing the girl back to Texas with him.
  The U.S. attorney’s office says Juan Carlos Carmona was charged Thursday with two federal counts. It wasn’t immediately known whether he had an attorney.
  The complaint says the investigation began May 16 when the Hutchinson, Kansas, teen was reported missing. Investigators say they found tha
  
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• Houston among 8 cities that could host 2020 Democratic National Convention

  11-05-2018 17:14
  Houston is one of eight cities on a short list to host the Democratic National Convention in 2020. Both NBC News and CNN report that the Democratic National Committee’s list includes Atlanta; Birmingham, Alabama; Denver; Houston; Miami Beach, Florida; Milwaukee; New York; and San Francisco. The DNC sent formal requests for proposals to those cities after they responded to initial letters of interest the organization sent to a “broad list of cities,” per reports. The select
  
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• GameStop's CEO stepping down after 3 months in the role

  11-05-2018 16:33
  One of GameStop Corp.’s co-founders is once again at the company’s helm as CEO Mike Mauler steps down “for personal reasons.”The Grapevine-based retailer announced Friday the resignation of Mauler, effective immediately. He took GameStop’s (NYSE: GME) top role just three months ago, in February.Daniel DeMatteo will step into the interim CEO role and keep his positions as executive chairman and director with the company’s board. DeMatteo has served as CEO and i
  
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• ‘Rick and Morty’ Gets Approval For 70 More Episodes

  11-05-2018 16:02
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of the animated science fiction comedy series “Rick and Morty” can rest easy.
  Series co-creator Justin Roiland posted on Instagram on Thursday that 70 more episodes have been approved for the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim late-night programming. There were 31 episodes in its first three seasons.The series, which debuted in 2013, follows mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his grandson Morty Smith. It was the top TV comedy among millennials in 2017 and en
  
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• How the Cowboys' Draft Picks Project in 2018

  11-05-2018 16:00
  
  Cowboys insider Jean-Jacques Taylor looks at each of the Cowboys’s draft picks and how they fit onto the 2018 roster.Photo Credit: Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News
  
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• New Home Brings Woman Back to Childhood Neighborhood

  11-05-2018 15:13
  
  The dream of owning your own home has extra special meaning for a woman in Plano. Celestine Stimpson Foreman moved into her new house on Friday, May 4. Celestine's new house is in the Douglass Community...
  
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• Starbucks Changes Bathroom Policy Following Racial Firestorm

  11-05-2018 14:12
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Starbucks is opening its bathrooms to everyone regardless of whether they’ve made a purchase following the arrest last month of two African American men at one of its coffee shops in Philadelphia.
  Chairman Howard Schultz says he doesn’t want the company to become a public bathroom, but feels employees can make the “right decision a hundred percent of the time,” if that choice is removed at the store level.
  One of the men arrested on Apri
  
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• Celebrate Mother's Day at one of Dallas' most popular brunch spots

  11-05-2018 13:41
  In time for Mother’s Day on Sunday, TripAdvisor has unveiled the most-visited brunch spots in Dallas.To compile its list, TripAdvisor studied mobile data gathered between January 1 and April 30. The results are based on local and traveler check-ins at each eatery.Dallas’ top picks range in cuisine from diners to bakeries and Italian food to Latin tastes. Topping the list was Paradise Bakery & Cafe near the Galleria on Dallas Parkway.To see the other spots on TripAdvisor’s r
  
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• Cindy McCain Tweets White House Aide Accused Of Mocking John McCain

  11-05-2018 13:39
  SEDONA, Arizona (CBSDFW.COM/CBSNEWS.COM) – After reports that a White House aide allegedly joked that Senator John McCain is “dying anyway,” Cindy McCain tweeted the aide Thursday, reminding her that the comment could be repeated to McCain’s children and grandchildren.
  @kellysadler45May I remind you my husband has a family, 7 children and 5 grandchildren.
  — Cindy McCain (@cindymccain) May 10, 2018John McCain, who is in Arizona battling brain cancer, c
  
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• This famous slugger topped Heritage Auction's most expensive lots in April

  11-05-2018 13:38
  Mickey Mantle is making news again as one of the slugger’s baseball cards set a record with its sale for $2.88 million.The 1952 Topps collectible topped Heritage Auction’s biggest sales of April and is now the most expensive post-World War II trading card. The item earned a mint 9 rating, just one rung down from a perfect assessment.Mantle’s face was also on two more of Heritage’s top-selling lots of April, with a 1951 Bowman card selling for $750,000 and a 1952 Topps car
  
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• Deals Day: After more than 30 years, Dallas property management group changes name

  11-05-2018 13:33
  After more than 30 years, SIMC Property Management Group is rebranding and branching into commercial real estate.SIMC has taken on the name Valiant Enterprises under the trade names Valiant Residential and Valiant Commercial. The company has historically been a residential property management group and currently oversees over 35 multifamily properties in North Texas.With the rebrand, Valiant is also looking to invest in commercial assets, and its portfolio includes Class A and mixed-use developm
  
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• Hawaii Volcano Could Soon Have Once-In-A-Century Eruption

  11-05-2018 13:18
  PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) – A Hawaii volcano that sputtered lava for a week, forced around 2,000 residents to evacuate, destroyed some two dozen homes and threatened a geothermal plant now threatens to blow its top in the coming days or weeks.
  Experts fear it could hurl ash and boulders the size of refrigerators miles into the air.
  Scientists note that as long as people stay out of closed areas of a national park around the volcano, the possible explosion won’t be deadly.
  “If it
  
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• ‘Solo’ Film Debuts, Brings Millennium Falcon To Hollywood

  11-05-2018 13:08
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood played host Thursday evening to a few more scoundrels than usual for the world premiere of “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”
  The film tells the story of the early years of smuggler Han Solo, who was played by Harrison Ford in seven films in the “Star Wars” franchise. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich as Solo and Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, both actors playing younger versions of the characters made famous by the original “Star Wars&r
  
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• Gander Outdoors Makes Comeback in North Texas

  11-05-2018 13:03
  
  One year ago, Gander Mountain filed for bankruptcy and began closing its stores nationwide. Now, the outdoor outfitter is making a comeback in North Texas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• NRA Convention, Trump Visit Costs Dallas Police $575K

  11-05-2018 12:59
  
  The National Rifle Association's annual convention last weekend cost Dallas police $575,000, the city manager said on Thursday.
  
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• Frisco Square Parking Set to Change

  11-05-2018 12:58
  
  The Frisco Police Department is planning to enforce 30 minute parking along Coleman Boulevard and two hour parking along Frisco Square Boulevard.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Report: AT&T Paid Trump Lawyer To Advise On Time Warner Deal

  11-05-2018 12:55
  WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T paid President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, $600,000 for advice on its proposed purchase of Time Warner shortly after Trump’s election, according to a report published Thursday by The Washington Post.
  The ties between AT&T and Cohen had previously been revealed, but the telecommunications company had only said it agreed to pay the attorney to gain a better understanding on how the incoming Trump administration might approach a
  
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• Raw: Huge Mound of Mulch Catches Fire in Dallas

  11-05-2018 12:47
  
  Dallas firefighters were called at about 2 a.m. Friday to battle flames at the Living Earth mulch supplier on California Crossing Road. It took a couple hours of work to contain it, and no injuries were...Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Dallas Firefighters Battle Huge Mulch Fire

  11-05-2018 12:03
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas firefighters battled a fire in a large mulch pile in Northwest Dallas early Friday morning.
  Photos: Robert Flagg/CBSDFWFirefighters received the call about the blaze — at Living Earth Technologies just off Northwest Highway — a little after 2 a.m.
  Flames could be seen by traffic cameras more than a mile away.
  There was no word on a possible cause nor any reports of injuries.
  A dozen Dallas Fire Rescue vehicles were called to the scene.
  Crews are exp
  
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• Study Tracks Where We Spend Our Paychecks

  11-05-2018 11:52
  
  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released a study that serves as a snap shot into what Americans are spending their money on.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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