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• Grapevine FD Says ‘Loan A Life Jacket’ Effort Saving Lives On Lake

  14-05-2018 23:41
  GRAPEVINE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Over the weekend one man drowned and another man nearly drowned at Lake Grapevine. 
  Grapevine firefighters said neither of them were wearing life jackets. 
  Grapevine Assistant Fire Chief John Sherwood said he has never pulled a drowning victim out of the water wearing a life jacket, which is why his department is trying to get more of them in the hands of those coming to the lake through their Loan a Life Jacket program. 
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• Marijuana Growers Turning To Hemp As CBD Extract Explodes

  14-05-2018 22:49
  SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — A glut of legal marijuana is driving Oregon pot prices to rock-bottom levels, prompting some nervous growers to start pivoting to another type of cannabis to make ends meet — one that doesn’t come with a high.
  Applications for state licenses to grow hemp — marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin — have increased more than twentyfold since 2015, making Oregon No. 2 behind Colorado among the 19 states with active hemp cultivation. The rapidl
  
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• Texas Man Faces Another Murder Trial 4 Years After Mistrial

  14-05-2018 22:31
  GEORGETOWN (AP) — A second capital murder trial is scheduled to begin for a Central Texas man whose case ended in a mistrial four years ago and involved a prosecutor sent to jail for violating a gag order.
  The Austin American-Statesman reports the trial of 38-year-old Crispin Harmel is scheduled to begin this week in the 2009 death of 27-year-old Jessika Kalaher in Cedar Park.
  Harmel is accused of abducting Kalaher from a Wal-Mart store and taking her to a park where he raped and strangled
  
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• Music Teacher Accused of Sexual Contact With Girl, 10

  14-05-2018 22:23
  
  An Irving elementary music teacher is in jail Monday, accused of repeated sexual contact with a child, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News/Irving Police Department
  
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• Dallas Zoo’s Ajabu Turns 2!

  14-05-2018 22:12
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Elephant Ajabu turned 2 years old Monday and while the Dallas Zoo didn’t share any of the birthday cake with us, they did share some photos and video from the celebration.
  His handlers made sure he enjoyed a delicious herbivore frozen ice cake.
  Ajabu eats birthday cake (Dallas Zoo)
  Ajabu is now 1,560 pounds after weighing 175 pounds at birth, which was a happy surprise that morning 24 months ago!
       It was 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2016 &ndash
  
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• Texas Inmate To Die This Week Loses At Court, Parole Board

  14-05-2018 22:11
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has refused a clemency petition from a 36-year-old San Antonio man set for execution this week for a robbery-slaying more than 14 years ago.
  The panel’s 6-0 vote Monday came hours after Juan Castillo lost a U.S. Supreme Court appeal.
  The high court refused to review arguments that Castillo’s due process rights were violated related to trial testimony from a jail inmate who said Castillo, while locked up awaiting trial, told
  
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• Texas Death Row Inmates Push For Forensic Hypnosis Ban

  14-05-2018 22:04
  AUSTIN (AP) — Two Texas death row inmates are pushing for the state to ban forensic hypnosis in criminal cases.
  The Dallas Morning News reports that hypnosis played a critical part in the arrest and conviction of 48-year-old Charles Don Flores and 37-year-old Kosoul Chanthakoummane. Both men allege their convictions were based on “junk science” and their executions have been delayed.
  Texas has the most robust forensic hypnosis program in the U.S. Police officers are trained sta
  
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• Cadence Bancorporation to acquire Atlanta bank in $1.4B all-stock deal

  14-05-2018 21:52
  Houston-based Cadence Bancorporation (NYSE: CADE) and Atlanta-based State Bank Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: STBZ) announced May 13 they will combine in an all-stock deal valued at $1.4 billion.The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a press release.State Bank shareholders will receive 1.16 shares of Cadence Bancorporation Class A common stock for each share of State Bank common stock they own, per the release. Legacy Cadence shareholders will own 65 percent of the&h
  
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• JPMorgan Chase invests $3M in education, workforce training in Dallas County

  14-05-2018 21:51
  Financial services giant JPMorgan Chase today made a $3 million donation to improve workforce development in Dallas County.The corporate partnership with Dallas County Promise and the Commit Partnership is the first of its kind in North Texas. It aims to provide students with skills for careers in the growing health care and IT sectors through tuition-free community college education.Anne Motsenbocker, managing director of Middle Market Banking South for JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), said she has&
  
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• Balmorhea's 1930s-Era Spring-Fed Pool Damaged, Closes

  14-05-2018 21:51
  
  A 1930s-era West Texas swimming pool built by the federal Civilian Conservation Corps and touted as the world's largest spring-fed swimming pool is shut down indefinitely because the concrete floor is damaged.Photo Credit: Frank Heinz, NBC 5 News
  
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• TCU Overturns Suspensions For Students Accused Of Cheating

  14-05-2018 21:46
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Some of the TCU students who received year-long suspensions from the University on allegations of “academic misconduct” for using Quizlet to prepare for an exam have had their suspensions overturned, the law firm of Varghese Summersett announced Monday.
  “We are pleased to report that all of our clients’ suspensions have been lifted by the Dean of the Bob Schieffer College of Communication,” said Attorney Letty Martinez, who is represe
  
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• Dallas apartments offering more free rent to bring in new residents

  14-05-2018 21:42
  With a large number of apartments under construction and on the market, new Dallas developments are competing to bring in residents.That’s leading many apartment complexes to give concessions, or free rent, to potential lessees. Nationally, the apartment market has added roughly 1 million new units since 2015, and concessions are becoming more popular at lease-up properties looking to establish a resident base.Dallas ranked fourth in a study by Richardson-based RealPage (Nasdaq: RP) for co
  
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• First Lady Melania Trump Hospitalized After ‘Successful’ Kidney Procedure

  14-05-2018 21:37
  First lady Melania Trump underwent an “embolization procedure” to treat a benign kidney condition, the White House said Monday.
  The first lady’s office said in a statement that the procedure was “successful and there were no complications.”
  “Mrs. Trump is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and will likely remain there for the duration of the week.  The First Lady looks forward to a full recovery so she can continue her work on behalf of child
  
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• $2.8M stretch of land could become a car rental facility for Dallas Love Field

  14-05-2018 21:29
  In this edition of Muni Monday, we examine how local municipalities are spending their money.
  
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• Irving Music Teacher Arrested For Indecency With A Child

  14-05-2018 21:22
  IRVING, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A music teacher Lee Britain Elementary School in Irving has been arrested for indecency with a child.
  The victim, a 10-year-old girl, made an outcry that her music teacher, Edmund Charles Barrera, “had repeatedly touched her genitals through the clothing,” Irving Police explained in a news release Monday.
  Police said the behavior took place during classroom hours and had reportedly went on during the past few years.
  Detectives had previously been i
  
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• “Moose” Johnston Offers Keys To Success To Antler-Wearing Students

  14-05-2018 21:01
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – What would a visit from a Moose be without some antlers? Fifth graders at the Momentous Institute in Oak Cliff wore antlers to greet a former Dallas Cowboys great Daryl Johnston — who goes by the nickname “Moose.”“I think it’s good for kids to hear from somebody they think maybe had an easy path, that the were some challenges in their background too,” said Johnston, a former fullback for the Cowboys in the 90’s.The three-time
  
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• CBS Corp. Sues Majority Shareholder To Gain Independence

  14-05-2018 20:09
  NEW YORK (AP) — CBS is suing its controlling shareholder as part of its long-running attempt to avoid a combination with Viacom.
  Both companies are controlled by National Amusements. That’s the holding company run by Shari Redstone, the daughter of media mogul Sumner Redstone. Though National Amusements abandoned a proposal for CBS and Viacom to combine in 2016, CBS fears it may come up again.
  Now, CBS is suing to block any interference by National Amusements ahead of a CBS board vot
  
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• Nintendo Is Re-Releasing The NES Classic In June

  14-05-2018 19:57
  JAPAN (CBS Local) – Nintendo is giving video game lovers another chance to buy the company’s wildly popular retro gaming console: the NES Classic.
  The Details:Nintendo is re-releasing the NES Classic Edition this June
  NES Classic debuted in 2016 and was discontinued in 2017
  The retro gaming console will sell for $60 and contains 30 classic gamesIn a tweet send out on May 13, the video game giant announced that the NES Classic Edition will be returning to stores on June 29 and be
  
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• AA Tightens Leash on Emotional Support Animals

  14-05-2018 19:41
  
  Travelers flying with American Airlines will need to leave their emotional support tarantulas at home under a revised policy announced Monday that’s meant to rein in the surging number of support animals...Photo Credit: The Dallas Morning News
  
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• Margot Kidder, Who Played Lois Lane In “Superman” Films, Is Dead At 69

  14-05-2018 19:36
  (CBS NEWS) – Margot Kidder, best known for her role as Lois Lane in the “Superman” films in the 1970s and 1980s, has died at 69. The actress passed away on Sunday in Montana, according to the Franzen-Davis Funeral Home.
  Kidder debuted as Lois Lane in 1978, when she starred opposite Christopher Reeve, and was also in the film’s three sequels, “Superman II,” “Superman III” and “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.” She acted recently in the
  
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• 65,000 Coffee Bean Cans Recalled For Lids That Can “Detach Suddenly”

  14-05-2018 19:13
  RYE BROOK, NY (CBS Local) – Coffee producer Illy has recalled 65,000 cans of their whole coffee beans after finding that the lids could burst off and injure customers.
  According to a warning from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on May 10, the 8.8-ounce cans may “detach suddenly with force”, if there is a missing air valve on the bottom of the containers. The agency adds that the defective cans pose a real injury risk to consumers and should be replace
  
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• Big Changes May Be Coming Soon for Dallas Trash Collection

  14-05-2018 19:07
  
  Big changes for Dallas trash collection were endorsed by a city council committee Monday to move forward.Photo Credit: NBCDFW.com
  
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• Sears: Committee Explores Sale Of Kenmore, Other Assets

  14-05-2018 19:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sears Holdings Corp. is considering selling its storied Kenmore brand along with other related assets.
  The ailing company, which operates department stores under the Sears and Kmart names, says a special committee of its board is starting a formal process to explore the sale.
  The move, announced Monday, comes almost a month after the retailer said it received a letter from its largest shareholder ESL Investments, headed by Sears Chairman and CEO Edward Lampert, expressing i
  
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• Cowboys Sending Mixed Messages on Tavon Austin

  14-05-2018 18:53
  
  If you listen to the front office, the Cowboys view him as a running back more than a receiver. If you listen to play-caller Scott Linehan, he views Austin more as a receiver than runner.
  
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• 4 Suffer Minor Injuries on Dallas-Bound Southwest Flight

  14-05-2018 18:19
  
  Some passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver suffered minor injuries when the plane appeared to suddenly lose cabin pressure as it neared Dallas.
  
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• American Airlines Announces New Support Animal Policy: Goats Not Allowed, Trained Mini Horses Are

  14-05-2018 18:15
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Starting July 1, ferrets, goats and hedgehogs can no longer fly American Airlines, even if they’re support animals.
  They’re just three of a somewhat lengthy list of barred animals the airline has put out in response to an increase in customers transporting a service or support animal onboard their aircraft — more than 40 percent from 2016 to 2017.
  “We support the rights of customers, from veterans to people with disabilities, wit
  
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• Air Force Veteran To Be Buried Wednesday With No Known Family There

  14-05-2018 18:09
  DENTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – An Air Force veteran will likely be buried with no family at her gravesite.
  Margaret King died several months ago, but the university where she worked held off burying her, hoping they would find her family.
  Months after her death, neither UNT or police have been able to track down any family.
  Margaret Rosa King (University of North Texas)
  She served three years in the Air Force in the 70s. King will have full military honors when she’s buried here at DFW
  
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• 5-Year-Old Survives Backyard Bear Attack

  14-05-2018 17:23
  MESA COUNTY, Colo. (CBSDFW) – Authorities in Grand Junction have set up three traps for a bear that attacked a 5-year-old girl outside her home early Sunday morning.
  The girl ventured outside at 2:30 a.m. Sunday to “investigate noises in the yard she may have thought was her dog,” a news release from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife stated.
  The girl’s mother heard a commotion, investigated, and discovered a large black bear dragging her daughter.
  The woman screamed an
  
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• Uproar After School Has Caged Tiger At High School Prom

  14-05-2018 17:18
  MIAMI, Fl. (CBSDFW.COM) – Some parents and students in Florida are upset after organizers of a high school prom in Miami featured a live tiger as part of the theme.
  The caged animal’s presence angered some who called it animal abuse for the sake of entertainment.
  Christopher Columbus High held their “Welcome to the Jungle” themed prom on Friday. In addition to jungle decorations, school staff and student organizers made arrangements for several animals
  
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• Chili's reports possible payment data breach

  14-05-2018 16:52
  Patrons who visited certain Chili’s Grill & Bar locations between March and April may have had their payment card information compromised, the Dallas-based chain announced over the weekend.Chili’s, which is owned by Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), said it is assessing the scope of the incident, which impacted guests who visited some of its corporately-owned stores. It did not specify which stores may have been affected.The company believes malware was used to gather the inform
  
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• Supreme Court Makes Sports Gambling Possible Nationwide

  14-05-2018 16:41
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports.
  The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. The 1992 law barred state-authorized sports gambling with some exceptions. It made Nevada the only state where a person could wager on the results of a single game.
  Texas G
  
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• Full-Day Summer Camps Offer Fun Activities For DFW Kids

  14-05-2018 16:30
  Summer break is fast approaching, and that means freedom for North Texas children. But parents will want to make sure that their kids are still learning and staying active. Summer camps keep everyone happy.
  
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• Water Safety Concerns After A Deadly North Texas Weekend

  14-05-2018 16:22
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – This week was deadly in waters across North Texas. Three people drowned and another nearly drowned in lakes and swimming pools.
  Rescue crews at Lake Grapevine were busy. A team with the fire department were first called to Grapevine Lake on Saturday, that’s when a man, not wearing a life jacket, went into the water from a pontoon boat. The search resumed Sunday with the help of the Texas Game Warden and the body, later identified as 38-year-old Ve
  
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