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• DCHHS Confirms Positive West Nile Sample in Irving

  30-05-2018 23:35
  
  Dallas County Health and Human Services says West Nile virus has been confirmed in mosquitoes trapped in Irving.Photo Credit: LA Times via Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• North Texas Transgender Student Allowed To Have Adopted Name Read During Graduation

  30-05-2018 22:55
  ALLEN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A transgender student will be the first ever from Allen High School to have their adopted first name read during graduation on Friday.
  The school district made an exception to a rule that only birth names of graduates can be read during the ceremony.
  This decision comes only three days before the ceremony for 1,500 Allen High School seniors.
  One of them is a transgender male who convinced the district with the help of a petition drive to make an exception to a r
  
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• Phages: Fighting Deadly Infections

  30-05-2018 22:48
  
  The World Health Organization, National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control call multidrug resistant bacteria one of the biggest threats to public health, with an estimated 700,000...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Animal Services to Waive Adoption Fees

  30-05-2018 22:46
  
  With its shelter completely full, Dallas Animal Services is waiving adoption fees in hopes of finding homes for hundreds of its animals.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• White House: ‘No One’s Defending’ Roseanne, But Trump Still Owed Apology

  30-05-2018 22:43
  (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — The White House insisted on Wednesday it was not defending Roseanne Barr for the racist tweet that ultimately led to her sitcom’s cancellation on ABC.
  But President Donald Trump and his press secretary Sarah Sanders insisted they were also owed an apology from ABC for airing derogatory comments about the administration.
  It was an expansive answer on a topic Sanders had said just a day before was not on Trump’s radar. It reflected the President’s deeply
  
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• DeSoto High Student Arrested For Bringing Gun To School

  30-05-2018 22:40
  DeSOTO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – DeSoto Police arrested a student at DeSoto High School who had a gun on school grounds on Wednesday.
  After officers found out there was a student on campus with a gun in a backpack, officers were “able to quickly identify the suspect and detain that person.”
  That student was arrested and taken to Tri-City Jail, without incident, according to a DeSoto Police news release.
  That student has been charged with Unlawful Carry of a Weapon-Places Where Weap
  
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• Interstate 20 Back Open After Fiery 18-Wheeler Crash

  30-05-2018 22:22
  
  The eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 were closed in southern Dallas County Wednesday morning due to a fiery tractor-trailer crash.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbing of Teenage Fort Worth Girl

  30-05-2018 22:22
  
  A 14-year-old Fort Worth girl was stabbed to death early Tuesday by another girl after the two got involved in an argument, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 'Children Are in Danger' Call Leads to Horrific Discovery

  30-05-2018 22:14
  
  A man and woman are facing allegations of aggravated sexual assault of a child after a woman who says she was the man's live-in girlfriend called police warning "children are in danger at this house."Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• GOP Congressman Disputes Trump’s ‘Spy’ Claim, Says FBI Acted Properly

  30-05-2018 21:57
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — There is no evidence that the FBI planted a “spy” on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, a senior House Republican said Wednesday, directly contradicting Trump’s repeated insistence that the agency inserted a “spy for political reasons and to help Crooked Hillary win.”
  Rep. Trey Gowdy, chairman of the House Oversight Committee and a longtime Trump supporter, was briefed last week by the Justice Department and FBI followin
  
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• Report: President Trump Appealed To Owners On National Anthem

  30-05-2018 21:54
  DALLAS (CBSLOCALSPORTS.COM) — According to the Wall Street Journal, several NFL owners said in depositions that President Donald J. Trump played a factor in conversations about how to handle the player protests during the national anthem. The report stems from the testimony that several owners have provided as part of Colin Kaepernick’s collusion case against the league.
  One of the owners, Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys, told the court that President Trump called him per
  
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• Eeek! Mayfly Swarm Makes For Cringe-Worthy, Viral Video

  30-05-2018 21:45
  SLIDELL, La. (CBSDFW.COM) — One man’s trip to the gas station produced creepy, cringe-worthy video that has since gone viral.
  Sandy Callegan Hickman posted the video to Facebook (with 2.1 million views and climbing) of a massive swarm of mayflies carpeting a north shore gas station Monday night. Dead ones by the thousands littered the gas pumps.“It was crazy,” her husband Kenny Hickman told 4WWL-TV. “You could hardly see the fuel pumps.”
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• Trump To Meet Families Of Santa Fe School Shooting Victims

  30-05-2018 21:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will be meeting with the families of the victims of a Texas school shooting during a visit to the state Thursday.
  White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders made the announcement at the White House briefing Wednesday.
  President Donald Trump waves as he walks to the White House after arriving on Marine One on May 29, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump traveled to Nashville, Tennesee to attend a campaign rally for Rep. Marsha Blackburn who is
  
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• Woman Says Warrant Presented For Son Killed By Police: ‘This Was Not A Mistake’

  30-05-2018 21:04
  ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The mother of a Texas man whom police fatally shot last year said Wednesday that sheriff’s deputies recently turned up at her mother’s home to serve a warrant for the dead man’s arrest.
  Dee Crane told The Associated Press that Tarrant County deputies came to the house in Arlington this month, upsetting her family “all over again.”
  Tavis Crane was 23 when he was killed in February 2017. Authorities say Crane ran over Elise Bowden, a
  
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• Fort Worth ISD Now Recruiting Teachers In Phoenix

  30-05-2018 21:02
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Fort Worth ISD has placed advertisements on Phoenix billboards in an attempt to recruit Arizona teachers to a city with higher pay.
  The Fort Worth Independent School District has rented five digital billboards in Phoenix that advertise a starting teacher salary of $52,000.
  Earlier this month, the disctict placed billboards in major Oklahoma cities in hopes of recruiting teachers across state lines for higher-paying jobs.
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• Founder Of Cavender’s Western Wear Chain Dies In Texas

  30-05-2018 20:52
  TYLER (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — James Cavender, the founder of the Cavender’s western wear retail chain, has died in East Texas.
  Company Chief Financial Officer Jim Thompson says Cavender died Tuesday at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. He was 87.
  (credit: Cavender’s)
  Thompson said Wednesday that Cavender, over the past few years, had health issues that left him hospitalized at various times. Thompson did not elaborate.
  On the company Facebook page Cavender was described as, “
  
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• Leads Widen for Cruz, Abbott: Quinnipiac Poll

  30-05-2018 20:43
  
  Senator Ted Cruz and Governor Greg Abbott have widened their leads in their respective races, according to a poll released by Quinnipiac University.
  
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• All Lanes Open After Crash at I-20, Julius Schepps Ramp

  30-05-2018 20:42
  
  A driver rear-ended a tractor-trailer Wednesday morning along Interstate 20 near the Julius Scheppes ramp. The crash was reported shortly before 11 a.m. and has since been cleared.
  
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• Former President George H.W. Bush Still In Hospital, But In “Good Spirits”

  30-05-2018 19:49
  KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) – A spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush is in “good spirits” at a Maine hospital but will need several more days of treatment.
  The 93-year-old was taken to a hospital on Sunday when he experienced low blood pressure and fatigue hours after attending a pancake breakfast at the American Legion post in Kennebunkport.
  His spokesman said in a tweet Wednesday that Bush is talkative and in good spirits but that the treatments to address his blood
  
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• Hawaii Mayor Says You’re On Your Own If You Don’t Evacuate

  30-05-2018 19:34
  KAPOHO, HAWAII (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — So much for the slow-moving lava. Magma from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano traveled down Highway 132 overnight in Pahoa, forcing evacuations as emergency responders worry residents could be painted into a corner on the east side of the Big Island.
  Residents in Kapoho — including Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland — have been advised to evacuate, according to a Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency message.
  It warned that Beach Road, east of Highw
  
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• Get Connected: A Closer Look at Stories for Wednesday, May 30

  30-05-2018 18:42
  
  It's Wednesday, May 30! You're half way through the week. Let's GET CONNECTED.
  
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• Fiery 18-Wheeler Crash Closes Interstate 20 in SE Dallas

  30-05-2018 18:39
  
  The eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 are closed in southern Dallas County Wednesday morning due to a fiery tractor-trailer crash.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• New Guidelines: Colon & Rectal Cancer Screenings Should Start At 45

  30-05-2018 18:25
  (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – If you’re in your mid-40s and haven’t had your colon checked, it might be time.
  The American Cancer Society’s newly updated guidelines for colon and rectal cancer screening recommend that adults at average risk get screened starting at age 45 instead of 50, as previously advised.
  The updated guidelines come on the heels of what appears to be a rise in colorectal cancer among younger adults.
  Those at higher risk include African Americans, Alaska Nat
  
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• Whataburger Hickory Smoked Bacon Now Available at Stores

  30-05-2018 18:05
  
  Whataburger is ready to be part of your breakfast plans, even if you're eating at home.Photo Credit: Whataburger
  
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• Semi Tractor-Trailer Crash & Fire Shuts Down Interstate-20

  30-05-2018 17:41
  DALLAS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – An accident involving a semi tractor-trailer and at least three other vehicles left the big rig on fire and all the eastbound lanes of Interstate-20 in southeast Dallas County shut down.
  There were two separate crashes, both happening 8:15 a.m., near Bonnie View Road.
  According to Dallas County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Raul Reyna, the semi caught fire but the driver was able to get out. The 18-wheeler was carrying some type of cardbo
  
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• Study Says Seafood Is Sexy, Leads To More Love Making And Babies

  30-05-2018 17:39
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggests seafood could also give your sex life a boost.
  It suggests that couples who load up on fruits from the sea tend to have more sex and conceive faster than other couples trying to get pregnant.
  The study is welcome news for one couple who enjoys both seafood and its sexy impact on their sex life.
  “There’s some truth to it… in fact we’re about to head out to test that th
  
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• Drug Maker Responds After Roseanne Blames Racist Tweet On Ambien

  30-05-2018 17:20
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/CNN Money) – Roseanne Barr is blaming the sleep drug Ambien for her racist comments on Twitter, telling her fans online, “I’m not a racist, just an idiot who made a bad joke.” ABC canceled her hit show “Roseanne” on Tuesday following her foul Twitter behavior.
  Barr went on another tweetstorm early Wednesday, retweeting fans who portrayed her as a victim of a liberal media double standard. She zig-zagged between apologizing for her rem
  
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• WATCH: Fiery 18-Wheeler Crash Closes I-20 in Dallas

  30-05-2018 17:07
  
  A fiery 18-wheeler crash has closed eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 in southern Dallas County Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Construction Areas You Should Know This Week

  30-05-2018 17:06
  
  There are several traffic pressure points you should know for this week, especially if you're driving in Irving or Dallas.
  
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• Geometry Students In Irving Apply Math Skills To Home Building

  30-05-2018 16:22
  IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – Most high school students do not build a house as a part of their curriculum, but several kids in Irving are doing just that in geometry class. It is a creative way of learning mathematics — in and out of the classroom — at MacArthur High School.
  What looks like a construction site is actually geometry in action.
  “We’re building a tiny home,” explained instructor David Lewis, who has been leading the budding construction experts as they e
  
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• Birth Control Pills Recalled After Glitch That Could Cause Pregnancy

  30-05-2018 16:21
  MADISON, N.J. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Allergan is voluntarily recalling packs of its birth control pills in the U.S. because of a packaging error with placebos, increasing the possibility of unintended pregnancy.
  The company says four placebo pills were placed out of order in the Taytulla packs. Allergan says the first four days of therapy had four non-hormonal placebo capsules instead of active capsules.
  The physician sample packs were intended to have 24 active pink pills, followed by four ina
  
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• Coach: Southwest Airlines Agent Asked For Proof Biracial Son Was Hers

  30-05-2018 14:37
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has apologized to the head coach of the University of California women’s basketball team after she claimed an airline employee stopped her from boarding because the worker didn’t believe her 1-year-old biracial son was hers.
  @SouthwestAir I’m appalled that after approx 50 times flying with my 1 year old son, ticket counter personnel told me I had to “prove” that he was my son, despite having hi
  
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• Something Good: Aledo Band Director

  30-05-2018 14:34
  
  Aledo High School Band Director Joey Paul is celebrating a 25-year career in the Aledo Independent School District.
  
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• WATCH: Mesquite Officer Accepts Boxing Challenge

  30-05-2018 14:31
  
  A Mesquite police officer who was responding to a noise complaint ended up being challenged to a friendly boxing match with some teens.
  
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