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• Grand Prairie ISD Expected To Release Investigation Findings

  24-05-2018 23:56
  GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) – Consumer Justice has learned that Grand Prairie ISD is preparing to release the results of a months-long investigation into questionable spending of district money.
  Superintendent Dr. Susan Hull lives in a home owned by the district. Board members promised to look into the purchase and renovation of the home after two invoices surfaced, dated one day apart, totaling $70,000 for work done to the home on Carrier Parkway. Any expense over $50,000 requires boa
  
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• New Questions About Investigation Into Grand Prairie Spending

  24-05-2018 23:49
  GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) – A Consumer Justice investigation into the perks paid to local superintendents has led to questions about another investigation at Grand Prairie ISD.
  It’s been nearly a year since the district promised to look into spending at the superintendent’s home, which is owned by GPISD. The district bought the property for $694,500 in 2016. Dr. Susan Hull pays $1,000 a month to rent the home.
  Tens of thousands in cosmetic upgrades…$45,000 for a new fen
  
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• Mesquite Teen 4th Sibling In Her Family To Be Valedictorian

  24-05-2018 23:11
  MESQUITE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Mesquite ISD held a special luncheon Thursday to celebrate their highest graduating achievers. Among them is a young lady whose unique distinction has earned her a full ride to college.
  It’s a record-setting achievement at Mesquite ISD. Four valedictorians from the same family.
  Abigail Bautista and her three older siblings all attended North Mesquite High School.
  Abigail Bautista – North Mesquite High valedictorian (courtesy: Bautista family)
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• Police Union Defends Former Mesquite Officer Against DA

  24-05-2018 22:58
  
  The statewide police organization providing legal defense to a former Mesquite Police officer is accusing the Dallas County District Attorney's Office of dragging its feet on his case.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Arlington Students Earn High School and College Degrees

  24-05-2018 22:41
  
  Four years ago, Arlington ISD did something it had never done before -- open a high school where students could earn both their high school diplomas and their two-year associate's degrees by the time they...
  
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• Mosquito Season Returns With Zika Concerns

  24-05-2018 22:40
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – The Texas Department of State Health Services is reminding Texans spending more time outdoors with family and friends, mosquitoes are back, including mosquitoes that could carry the Zika virus.
  Health experts say the first step to prevent the spread of Zika is preventing mosquito bites to begin with.
  It’s important to wear insect repellent and use screens on doors and windows to protect yourself and your loved ones from the Zika virus.
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• James Corden Takes ‘Late Late Show’ To London In June

  24-05-2018 22:30
  CBS’ Emmy Award-winning THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN will return to London, England to broadcast four special episodes from the historic Central Hall Westminster, Monday, June 18 – Thursday, June 21 (12:37 AM-1:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Corden will host a star-studded lineup of guests in his native country, including Cher, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Niall Horan and Foo Fighters. Additional guests will be announced closer to air. During these London-base
  
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• Texas Waives Passing Rules, Fines Firm After Standardized Testing Glitches

  24-05-2018 21:41
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — After glitches during statewide standardized testing, Texas is excusing students affected from some passing requirements and fining the firm that administers the exams.
  Last month, 41,702 students were booted for about 20 minutes from the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, or STAAR exam. Then, earlier this month, 29,307 students taking it were affected by about 90 minutes of connectivity slowdowns.
  Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced T
  
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• Get Connected: A Closer Look at Stories for Thursday, May 24

  24-05-2018 21:27
  
  It's Thursday, May 24, 2018 - let's GET CONNECTED!Photo Credit: NBC 5 Marketing
  
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• Texas Couple Surprised With Quadruplets

  24-05-2018 21:18
  
  A woman in Texas thought she was having triplets, but ended up giving birth to quadruplets and making history at the same time.Photo Credit: KCEN
  
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• Former Dallas Cowboy Drew Pearson To Appear On ‘The Young And The Restless’ 

  24-05-2018 21:07
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM) – Football fans who also follow The Young And The Restless are in for a treat when former Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champ Drew Pearson makes a guest appearance on the show.
  Self-professed Y&R fan Pearson—who plays Dwayne, a bodyguard for Victor Newman (Eric Braeden)—filmed his scenes Thursday.
  Oh the drama!
  Will Dwayne catch a bullet for Victor? Will Victor shield Dwayne from an assailant?
  Find out on Thursday, June 28 when the e
  
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• Barefoot Inmate Who Escaped From County Van Captured

  24-05-2018 21:02
  DALLAS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Although he was handcuffed and barefoot, Justin Gonzalez managed to escaped from a police van on May 21, but his freedom was fleeting. Today he is back in custody and facing a new charge.
  Gonzalez was being transferred from the Garland Jail to the Dallas County Jail when he managed to slip out of handcuffs, open the rear door of the van and escape. He was fully clothed but had no shoes.
  (credit: Dallas County Sheriff’s Department)
  The 25 year old had been
  
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• Agency: Texas Chemical Plant Lacked Plan For Harvey Floods

  24-05-2018 20:32
  DALLAS (AP) — The federal agency that investigates industrial accidents is offering muted criticism of the Houston-area chemical plant that flooded last year during Hurricane Harvey and partially exploded.
  Officials with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said Thursday that said crews for Arkema Inc. worked “to the best of their ability” to keep the equipment that cooled and stabilized its organic peroxides from losing power.
  But Arkema’s emergency plans hadn’t accounte
  
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• No Meeting, Commemorative Coin Of Trump And Kim Jong-un Released Anyways

  24-05-2018 19:54
  UNITED STATES (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – The U.S.-North Korea summit may be up in the air but officials have already created a coin to commemorate it.
  It shows President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, next to the words “peace talks.”
  The coin was created by members of the White House Communications Agency – but was not approved by the Trump administration.
  Similar coins are created for every presidential trip abroad.
  President Donald Trump canceled the June 12 su
  
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• Fired Mesquite Officer’s Attorney: ‘Politics And Fear’ Led To Dismissal

  24-05-2018 19:06
  MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) – Attorneys for the former Mesquite police officer charged with aggravated assault by a public servant for shooting an unarmed man say he did nothing wrong.
  Wiley was fired from his job and charged with aggravated assault. Despite the charge, law enforcement agencies are standing behind him.
  “There is only one path to justice and this officer did nothing wrong. It was a mistake for the police chief to fire him and for the DA to keep this going this long,&rd
  
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• Officials: Border Agent Shoots, Kills Alleged Illegal Immigrant After Being Attacked

  24-05-2018 18:36
  RIO BRAVO, TX  (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — An immigrant who was in the country illegally was shot and killed Wednesday by a Border Patrol agent in Rio Bravo, Texas, according to US Customs and Border Protection.
  The agent was responding to a report of illegal activity near a culvert and discovered a group of immigrants who were in the country illegally, the agency said.
  The agent tried to apprehend the group, but he came under attack by people using blunt objects.
  According to the Laredo
  
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• George W. Bush Cheers on Mascot of Himself at Rangers Game

  24-05-2018 18:31
  
  Among the crowd of Rangers fans at the ballgame Wednesday night, former President George W. Bush cheered on a familiar face: the mascot version of himself.Photo Credit: (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)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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• McDonald’s Not Ready To Let Go Of Plastic Straws

  24-05-2018 18:28
  NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s isn’t ready to stop offering plastic straws, despite environmental concerns.
  A shareholder proposal to pressure the world’s biggest hamburger chain on the matter was voted down at the company’s annual meeting Thursday. The proposal by activist group SumOfUs asked for a report about the “business risks” of using plastic straws at the chain’s 37,000 locations globally.
  McDonald’s said it was already working on finding
  
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• Rockets To Honor Texas School Shooting Victims Before Game 5

  24-05-2018 17:54
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — When the Houston Rockets suit up for Thursday night’s Western Conference finals game, they’ll carry onto the court a remembrance of the 10 people who lost their lives in last week’s Texas school shooting in Santa Fe.
  Each player’s uniform will feature a gray rectangular patch on one shoulder that will read: “Santa Fe HS” when they meet the Golden State Warriors in Game 5. The words will be in green writing with a yellow outline
  
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• Kindergarten Class Shake Hands, Smiles Every Morning

  24-05-2018 17:26
  
  There are times when teachers may wonder, am I making a difference? The emphatic truth is yes, and the proof is the video the morning routine if a kindergarten class in the Keene Independent School District.
  
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• Women Accuse Morgan Freeman Of Inappropriate Behavior, Harassment

  24-05-2018 17:24
  (CNN) — A young production assistant thought she had landed the job of her dreams when, in the summer of 2015, she started work on “Going In Style,” a bank heist comedy starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin.
  But the job quickly devolved into several months of harassment, she told CNN. She alleges that Freeman subjected her to unwanted touching and comments about her figure and clothing on a near-daily basis. Freeman would rest his hand on her lower back or rub h
  
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• Zack Martin Won't Practice Until He Gets Paid

  24-05-2018 16:34
  
  Martin has been negotiating a long-term deal with the Cowboys for more than a year. The Cowboys picked up his fifth-year option, which means he’s scheduled to earn $9.3 million this season. The long-term deal hePhoto Credit: Vernon Bryant The Dallas Morning News
  
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• President Trump Cancels Summit With North Korea

  24-05-2018 16:03
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – President Donald Trump has canceled the June 12 summit with North Korea, citing ‘tremendous anger and open hostility’ in a recent statement from North Korea.
  His comments appear to refer to insults from the North Koreans directed at Vice President Pence. As quoted by the state-run news agency, North Korean Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Choe Son Hui said of Pence, “I cannot suppress my surprise at such ignorant and stupid remarks gushing out
  
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• Texas, US Gas Prices Continue to Spike

  24-05-2018 15:52
  
  Retail gasoline prices in Texas and across the country continue to climb upward.
  
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• Police Recapture Inmate Who Slipped Out of Cuffs, Jumped Van

  24-05-2018 15:25
  
  Authorities have recaptured an inmate who escaped custody Monday by slipping out of his handcuffs and jumping from a van while being transported from Garland to Dallas.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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• Caught On Video: Road Rage Suspect Hits Man With Sledgehammer

  24-05-2018 15:14
  PHILADELPHIA (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A road rage suspect seen on surveillance video hitting a man with a sledgehammer after smashing the windows out of a vehicle is being sought by Philadelphia police.
  Video of the parking lot attack was posted online by the police department Wednesday. It shows the assailant exiting a red truck with a sledgehammer and busting out the driver’s side window of an SUV.
  (credit: Philadelphia Police Department)
  During the attack a passenger in the SUV opens his
  
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• Big Jake & Thumbelina: The Tallest & Smallest Horses In The World

  24-05-2018 14:46
  POYNETTE, Wis. (CNN) – Horses come in all shapes, colors and sizes — from the Falabella miniature horse to the tall British Shire. And, just like horses that hold records for being the fastest, there are also records set for the tallest horse and the shortest horse.
  Big Jake first became famous in 2012 after he was crowned as the tallest in the world by the Guinness World Records. He is not a British Shire, but Jake does come from a breed that is admired as one of the strongest and h
  
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• Why Penney, Macy’s, Gap, Other Retailers May Have To Close More Stores

  24-05-2018 14:31
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – Shares of JCPenney slumped more than 6 percent on Tuesday after the surprise departure of CEO Marvin Ellison raised fresh concerns about the struggling 110-year-old retailer’s future. But Macy’s, which has faced its share of challenges, is on the upswing after reporting better-than-expected results last week and issuing bullish earnings guidance. That’s stoking investors’ hopes of a possible turnaround at the largest U.S. department store ch
  
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• TMSG: Kindergarten Class Shake Hands, Smile Every Morning

  24-05-2018 14:23
  
  A kindergarten class in Keene ISD have a daily morning routine of shaking hands, making eye contact and smiling every day when they start class.
  
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• Details Revealed in Arlington's $10M E-Sports Stadium

  24-05-2018 14:18
  
  Arlington is preparing to start one of the most anticipated projects coming to North Texas.Photo Credit: City of Arlington
  
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• Dallas Mayor Unveils GrowSouth Annual Report

  24-05-2018 13:56
  
  Today, Mayor Mike Rawlings will give his annual progress report and address the public outlining the greatest accomplishments within the initiative.
  
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• Milwaukee Chief Apologizes For Arrest Of Bucks Guard Sterling Brown

  24-05-2018 13:45
  MILWAUKEE (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales apologized to Bucks guard Sterling Brown on Wednesday for a January arrest that started with a parking violation and escalated to include the use of a stun gun, and he said some officers were disciplined.
  Brown, who is African-American, responded with a statement that described the incident as “an attempt at police intimidation” and said it “shouldn’t happen to anybody.”
  Morales’ apology
  
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• Hawaii Volcano Generates Blue Flames From Burning Methane

  24-05-2018 13:38
  HONOLULU (AP) — Blue flames from burning methane are the latest natural phenomena being seen at the eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.
  Nighttime photos released Wednesday by the U.S. Geological Survey show the flames spouting from cracks in the pavement in the Leilani Estates neighborhood where the volcano has been gushing lava on the big island of Hawaii for the past three weeks.
  The volcano produces methane when hot lava buries and burns plants and trees.
  “The methane gas w
  
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• Police Chase Ends With Driver Crashing Into Wall

  24-05-2018 13:36
  
  A driver crashed into a wall after leading Fort Worth police on a chase early Thursday morning, police said.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• Space Station Accepts Special Delivery From Virginia

  24-05-2018 13:26
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station accepted delivery Thursday of more than 7,000 pounds of supplies from Virginia.
  A commercial cargo ship arrived at the orbiting lab three days after launching from Wallops Island. Orbital ATK shipped the goods for NASA in a Cygnus capsule, which is named after the swan constellation.
  NASA astronauts Scott Tingle and Ricky Arnold used the station’s big robot arm to snag the Cygnus from orbit, as the craft passed 260 miles abo
  
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• Texas Shooting Survivors Seek Purpose In Shadow Of Parkland

  24-05-2018 13:01
  SANTA FE (AP) — She had seen the memorials on television, the familiar white crosses erected after each massacre, and now there were 10 of them lined up on her high school’s lawn.
  Kyleigh Elgin was part of a new set of young victims, like many before her, who left flowers and letters and searched for ways that their tragedy might be different, that it might end the grim routine of school shootings.
  “Our community is really small, but we’re like one big family, and I genui
  
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• Police Associations Accuse Dallas County DA Of Politicizing Officer-Involved Shooting

  24-05-2018 12:00
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The largest police association in the state is accusing the Dallas County district attorney of politicizing a police-involved shooting.
  That shooting involved in Mesquite Police officer who has been fired and indicted after shooting an unarmed man he thought was breaking into a car that actually belonged to the suspect.
  The Dallas County DA’s office calls these accusations by police groups an effort to influence the jury pool in a case it’s about to go to
  
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• Police Associations Accuse Dallas County DA Of Politicizing Officer-Involved Shooing

  24-05-2018 12:00
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The largest police association in the state is accusing the Dallas County district attorney of politicizing a police involved shooting.
  That shooting involved in Mesquite Police officer who has been fired and indicted after shooting an unarmed man he thought was breaking into a car that actually belonged to the suspect.
  The Dallas County DA’s office calls these accusations by police groups an effort to influence the jury pool in a case it’s about to go to
  
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• Look Inside Arlington's $10M Esports Stadium

  24-05-2018 11:43
  
  Arlington is preparing to start one of the most anticipated projects coming to North Texas.Photo Credit: City of Arlington
  
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• Deadline Approaching to File for Western Union Refund

  24-05-2018 11:36
  
  Time is running out for consumers who were tricked into wiring money through Western Union. This comes after the company agreed to pay a $586 million settlement, and the Department of Justice is using that money...
  
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• Texas-Mexico Border – 'The Last Stand'

  24-05-2018 08:00
  
  Over the past year, about 40 percent of illegal immigrants caught crossing the United States' southern border were apprehended along a 300-mile stretch of the Rio Grande Valley. After President Trump dispatchedPhoto Credit: US Customs and Border ProtectionThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Mexico Arrests Drug Figure Linked to 2013 Southlake Murder

  24-05-2018 07:06
  
  Mexican police have arrested the brother of a drug cartel leader in connection to a murder in Southlake five years ago, Mexican authorities announced Wednesday.Photo Credit: PGR
  
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• Name of High School Yearbook Racially Insensitive: Student

  24-05-2018 06:58
  
  A Frisco High School student says she was shocked by the name of the school yearbook.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Eye-Popping $15M Price Tag on Vacant Highland Park Lot

  24-05-2018 06:55
  
  A vacant lot at the corner of Lakeside Drive and Laurel Street in Highland Park has a $15 million price tag that's attracting attention.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Valdez 'Energized' After Win in Primary Runoff (Raw Video)

  24-05-2018 06:41
  
  Former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez sat down with NBC 5's Julie Fine a day after securing the Democratic nomination for Texas governor.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• NFL Owners Agree on New National Anthem Policy

  24-05-2018 06:40
  
  NFL owners agreed on a new policy preventing players from taking a knee during the national anthem. NBC 5 Sports Director Newy Scruggs and Cowboys Insider Jacques Taylor share their thoughts on the new rule.Photo Credit: NBC 5 Sports
  
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