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• Man Stopped by Good Samaritan Indicted for Capital Murder

  01-06-2018 23:55
  
  A Tarrant County grand jury indicted a man Friday on charges of capital murder, aggravated assault and arson following an alleged crime spree that police say began with the violent murder of his ex-girlfriend.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• White House Releases Photos Of Trump Visit With Santa Fe Victims’ Families

  01-06-2018 23:34
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – The White House has released photos from President Donald Trump’s visit with families of Santa Fe High School shooting victims on Thursday in Houston.
  The first photo shows President Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott join families and community members in prayer at the Coast Guard Air Station on Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base.
  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
  A White House spokesman said Trump was “moved” by the May 18
  
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• North Texas Man Indicted For Capital Murder After March Rampage

  01-06-2018 23:03
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A Tarrant County Grand Jury indicted Hung Son Nguyen, also known as “Billy” Son Nguyen, for a March 2018 rampage in Grand Prairie that resulted in the first domestic violence murder in Tarrant County this year.
  Billy Son Nguyen
  Nguyen was indicted on charges of capital murder, aggravated assault and arson.
  Nguyen’s path of destruction began at the home of his ex-girlfriend, 38-year-old Grand Prairie resident Chi Pham, according to the Tarrant Cou
  
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• Abbott Grants More Funding to Border Prosecution Unit

  01-06-2018 22:44
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced grant funding Friday that will pay for investigating and prosecuting drug, weapons and trafficking cases along the Texas-Mexico border.
  
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• Texas Loses Battle To Hide Execution Drug Supplier

  01-06-2018 22:40
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The Texas Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the public disclosure of an execution drug supplier that the nation’s busiest death penalty state has fought for years to keep under wraps.
  It was a second time this week that a court in the U.S. sided with transparency, however limited, involving executions. On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that Alabama must reveal details of its lethal injection procedure.
  The Texas death chamber in Huntsvill
  
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• Fort Worth Teen Aims To Fly Around World Solo For Childhood Cancer Charity

  01-06-2018 22:39
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Nineteen-year-old Fort Worth native Logan Tinley is setting out to break a world record all in the name of charity.
  The Vanderbilt University student and young aviator is trying to become the youngest American to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine propeller plane.
  Logan Tinley (courtesy: Logan Tinley)
  He’s doing it raise awareness and money for the fight against childhood cancers.
  “It all kind of started with some family friends the Lassiters.
  
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• Celina Firefighter Honored for Actions on Deadly SW Flight

  01-06-2018 22:21
  
  When disaster struck 30,000 feet in the air, he sprang into action and tried to save the life of a fellow passenger. Now, a Celina firefighter is receiving special recognition for his heroic efforts.
  
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• Arrest Made in March Hit-and-Run That Injured Pedestrian

  01-06-2018 22:20
  
  After more than two months, an arrest has been made in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Carrollton, police say.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Trump Announces North Korean Nuclear Summit Is Back On

  01-06-2018 22:07 via nbcdfw.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced Friday the North Korea nuclear summit is back on for a June 12 meeting in Singapore. The announcement came after Trump met with Kim Yong Chol, a top deputy to North Korean...
  
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• Problem Pothole Patched in Justin

  01-06-2018 21:59
  
  A construction zone in Justin left a lot of drivers seeing red over potholes, but the problem has been patched.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 5 More Ex-Cheerleaders Sue Texans, Allege Intimidation, Low Pay

  01-06-2018 21:57
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Five former NFL cheerleaders sued the Houston Texans on Friday, alleging the team failed to fully compensate them as required by law and subjected them to a hostile work environment in which they were harassed, intimidated and forced to live in fear.
  The lawsuit, filed in Houston federal court, accuses the franchise of paying the women less than the $7.25 per hour they were promised, not compensating them for making public appearances or performing other tasks rel
  
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• President Trump Says June 12 Singapore Summit Is On After Meeting With Top North Korean Official

  01-06-2018 21:28
  WASHINGTON DC (CBS News) — President Trump on Friday said the June 12th summit in Singapore with North Korea is back on, after meeting with top North Korean official Kim Yong Chol for more than an hour in the Oval Office. “We’ll be meeting on June 12th in Singapore,” the president said Friday, one week after canceling the summit.
  Mr. Trump made the announcement, he said, without first opening a letter written to him by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and delivered to
  
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• Governor Abbott Announces More Funding For Border Prosecution Unit

  01-06-2018 21:28
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – In an effort to help secure the Texas-Mexico border, Governor Greg Abbott announced $365,000 in grant funding Friday for the Border Prosecution Unit.
  A US Border Patrol is seen from Mexico while patrolling along the border line between the cities of El Paso, Texas, in the United States, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on April 7, 2018. (HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
  The BPU is made up of 17 district and county attorney offices within the Tex
  
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• Carrollton Woman Charged In Connection To Hit-And-Run Crash

  01-06-2018 21:16
  CARROLLTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Carrollton Police have charged a woman with Failure to Stop and Render Aid for a March hit and run accident that seriously injured a pedestrian.
  Jacqueline Christina Fisher, 31, of Carrollton turned herself in to the Carrollton City Jail on Monday, March 28, 2018 and was released the same day on $50,000 bond.
  Fisher is charged in connection with a crash in the 4000 block of Marsh Lane shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Carrollton Police and Fire
  
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• Bush Institute, SMU launch economic growth initiative

  01-06-2018 20:55
  The George W. Bush Institute and Southern Methodist University on Friday joined forces to launch an initiative aimed at advancing policies that promote domestic economic growth and strengthen U.S. competitiveness in the global economy.The Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative will combine the existing Economic Growth Initiative of the Bush Institute with the public policy work of the SMU Department of Economics.
  The goal is to build the initiative into a globally respected policy voice&h
  
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• Court of appeals upholds $11M judgment In 2013 casino bus crash

  01-06-2018 20:23
  A three-judge panel of the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas affirmed a jury verdict that made the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma liable for most of an $11 million wrongful death award involving the fatal crash in 2013 of a chartered bus bound for the tribe’s Durant, Oklahoma, casino.The 25-page opinion, written by Justice Jason Boatright, rejected all 15 issues raised on appeal by the Choctaw, including their argument that federal law should preempt state common-law claims involving a federall
  
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• Texas Man Dies In Motorcycle-Deer Collision In Kansas

  01-06-2018 19:46
  MERIDEN, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway patrol says a Texas man died when his motorcycle hit a deer in northeast Kansas.
  The patrol says 41-year-old Robert Allen Nelson, of Dallas, died early Friday on Kansas 4 just north of Meriden.
  He was alone riding a 1981 Honda motorcycle northbound when the deer entered the roadway and collided with the motorcycle. The patrol says Nelson struck the deer and was thrown from his motorcycle.
  The patrol says Nelson was not wearing a helmet or protective
  
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• Special Cows Could Solve Your Milk Indigestion Problems

  01-06-2018 19:44
  MORAVIA, N.Y. (AP) – Milk got your stomach feeling sour?
  Dairy companies looking for ways to appeal to people who avoid milk because of indigestion are promoting what they describe as a natural, easier-drinking alternative. It’s called A2 milk, which is produced by a subset of cows that produce milk lacking a protein that backers say is associated with milk’s dyspeptic tendencies.
  That A2 claim has its skeptics, but the bet is that consumers will pay an extra dollar or more per
  
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• Winning Word 'Koinonia' and the Tie to Local Churches

  01-06-2018 19:43
  
  Last night’s winning word of the spelling bee had some of us scratching our heads: Koinonia, pronounced “Koyno-knee-a.”Photo Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
  
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• Texas Meatpacker Recalls More Than 9 Tons Of Smoked Sausage

  01-06-2018 19:29
  YOAKUM (AP) – A Texas meatpacker is recalling more than nine tons of smoked sausage over possible contamination by soft plastic in its second recall in a month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced the latest recall by Eddy Packing Co. of Yoakum.
  The company on May 4 recalled nearly 25 tons of smoked sausage due to possible plastic contamination.
  The latest recall involves items produced March 14 for Texas businesses. The 10-pound cases of Carl’s Pork and Bee
  
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• 30-Year-Old Leaves Parents’ Home With Help From Alex Jones

  01-06-2018 19:25
  CAMILLUS, N.Y. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The 30-year-old man whose eviction from his parents’ suburban home drew national attention finally left Friday, hours before a court-ordered deadline, with financial help from Texas-based right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
  Michael Rotondo honked and waved to reporters as he pulled out of the driveway of his parents’ split-level ranch in Camillus, New York, 2 ½ hours before the noon deadline set by a judge
  
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• Celina Firefighter Honored for Heroism on Southwest Flight

  01-06-2018 19:12
  
  After learning one of the heroes of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 lived in his district, Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe wanted to do something special to honor him. Several years ago, Ratcliffe created...
  
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• Immigration Policy Could Impact DFW Economy

  01-06-2018 19:04
  
  Immigrants have a big impact on the economy, especially in North Texas. Dallas Morning News business columnist Mitchell Schnurman talks about how policy changes could impact Dallas-Fort Worth.
  
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• Judge Detains Teen Held in Fatal Fort Worth Stabbing

  01-06-2018 18:55
  
  A Texas judge has ordered a 13-year-old girl to be detained as she awaits trial in the stabbing death of a 14-year-old girl.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Russell Wilson & Ciara Investing In Bid To Bring MLB To Portland

  01-06-2018 18:46
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  Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has a known affinity for baseball and was pretty good at it too. The Super Bowl champ was drafted by both the Baltimore Orioles (2007) and Colorado Rockies (2010) and then spent two seasons in the lower levels of the Rockies minor league system. It comes as no surprise then that Wilson and his wife, Ciara, have joined a bid to bring Major League Baseball to the Pacific Northwest.
  According to The Oregonian, Wilson and Ciara have invested in
  
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• TX Meatpacker Recalls Another 9 Tons of Sausage

  01-06-2018 18:41
  
  A Texas meatpacker is recalling more than 9 tons (8.16 metric tons) of smoked sausage over possible contamination by soft plastic in its second recall in a month.Photo Credit: USDA
  
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• PD: McKinney North H.S. Student Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot

  01-06-2018 18:39
  McKINNEY (CBSDFW.COM) – Several police officers were called to McKinney North High School before the lunch hour after reports of a shooting.
  (credit: CBSDFW.COM)
  Officials say a student was found dead a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A CBS 11 News source said the student fired the weapon while in a bathroom and died from a gunshot wound to the head.
  After the shooting the school was placed on lockdown.
  Students were taken to McKinney Boyd High School where parents could pick them up if they
  
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• Update: Independent Bank closes on deal to buy third Houston-based bank

  01-06-2018 18:26
  Update: Independent Bank Group Inc. (Nasdaq: IBTX), the holding company for Independent Bank, announced June 1 that it closed on its acquisition of Houston-based Integrity Bancshares Inc. The acquisition adds four full-service banking locations in the Houston area to Independent Bank's footprint.
  McKinney-based Independent issued more than 2.07 million shares of its common stock and paid about $30 million in cash to Integrity shareholders, according to a press release. Independent also paid abou
  
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• 2 Adults Dead & 8 Injured, Including Children, in Crashes

  01-06-2018 18:20
  
  Two separate crashes in Wise County left two people dead, officials said.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Semi Carrying Millions Of Bees Overturns On East Texas Highway

  01-06-2018 18:04
  LAMAR COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – A semi-trailer truck carrying a reported 15-30 million honey bees overturned on an east Texas highway on Memorial Day.
  It happened on southeast Loop 286 near the Old Clarksville Road intersection in Paris.
  One witness said as her truck approached the scene, hundreds of bees buzzed around the vehicle.
  “It wasn’t enough to block out the sun, but we could tell it wasn’t normal. That’s when we saw the semi on its side and the beekeepers,
  
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• 5 Dead, Nearly 200 Sickened In Romaine Lettuce Outbreak

  01-06-2018 17:49
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Four more deaths have been linked to a national food poisoning outbreak blamed on tainted Arizona-grown romaine lettuce, bringing the total to five.
  The Arizona growing season is long over and it’s unlikely any tainted lettuce is still in stores or people’s homes. But there can be a lag in reporting, and reports of illnesses have continued to come in.
  In an update Friday, health officials said 25 more cases raised the total to 197 illnesses in Texas a
  
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• Added Security For Graduates Of Texas School Where 10 Killed

  01-06-2018 17:37
  SANTA FE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Heightened security measures will be in place for the graduation ceremony at a Texas high school where a gunman fatally shot eight students and two teachers just two weeks ago.
  The Santa Fe Independent School District hasn’t elaborated on the added security for Friday’s graduation at Santa Fe High School. Officials say media won’t be allowed on district grounds during the ceremony at the school’s football stadium, but that the event
  
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• Fort Worth developer files suit to reclaim $1.4M in lost incentives

  01-06-2018 17:21
  Trademark Property Co. has filed a lawsuit claiming an apartment developer will cost it more than $1.4 million in economic incentives.As reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth-based Trademark has filed the suit against Houston’s Transwestern Acquisitions, which acquired the property for and was set to build the RiverVue apartment complex at Trademark’s Waterside development.Waterside is a $185 million, 63-acre mixed-use development in Fort Worth that includes residentia
  
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• Former Classmates Award Scholarships to Alma Mater

  01-06-2018 17:03
  
  Members of the Richland High Class of 1967 stay connected to their alma mater through scholarships awarded to current seniors.
  
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• Trump Says Samantha Bee Should Be Fired Over Ivanka Slur

  01-06-2018 17:01
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) – President Donald Trump asked Friday why comedian Samantha Bee has not been fired for calling his daughter and White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump a “feckless c***” on her TBS show earlier this week.
  “Why aren’t they firing no talent Samantha Bee for the horrible language used on her low ratings show?” Trump wrote on Twitter.
  In the wake of ABC canceling Roseanne Barr’s hit sitcom following a racist remark on Twitter, Trump called
  
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• Crash Involving Multiple Vehicles in Grand Prairie

  01-06-2018 17:00
  
  A crash involving multiple vehicles closed northbound State Highway 360 at Carrier Parkway but lanes have since reopened.Photo Credit: Frank Heinz/NBC 5
  
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• Sears Closing 3 Stores in North Texas

  01-06-2018 16:54
  
  Sears is closing three stores in Denton, Lewisville, and Fort Worth by September.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• New Tariff On Aluminum Could Raise The Price Of Canned Drinks

  01-06-2018 16:50
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The cost of a can of beer or soda could soon be on the rise. Manufacturers are warning a new 10-percent tariff on aluminum, set to take effect Friday, will negatively impact business.
  At the Oak Highlands Brewery in Lake Highlands, co-owner Brad Mall says half his outside sales come from canned beer. “If the can prices increase, it’s hard for us to pass that on to the consumer because the competition for craft beer has grown so much in
  
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• Facebook’s No Longer The Most Popular Social Media Site For Teens

  01-06-2018 16:38
  NEW YORK (CNN Money) – Teens are over Facebook. A new study has confirmed what we’ve long expected. Facebook is no longer the most popular social media site among teens ages 13 to 17.
  The Pew Research Center revealed Thursday that only 51 percent of U.S. teens use Facebook. That is a 20 percent drop since 2015, the last time the firm surveyed the social media habits of teenagers.
  Now, YouTube is the most popular platform among teens — about 85 percent said that they use it
  
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• Southwest Airlines' $97M hangar project at Hobby Airport on track to open in 2019

  01-06-2018 16:36
  Preconstruction has finished and the heavy construction work will soon begin on the Southwest Airlines Tech Ops MX Hangar project at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston.That’s according to Mike Carpenter, a senior project manager for McCarthy Building Companies Inc. The St. Louis-based company is the general contractor for the project and recently filed a $97 million construction permit for the hangar. The project is expected to finish in the fourth quarter of 2019, Carpenter sai
  
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• Experts Say Too Much Bad News Can Actually Make You Sick

  01-06-2018 16:21
  NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – Every breaking news story or severe weather alert seems to push our world further and further into a crisis. Experts say it is taking a serious toll on our environment, but also on our mental health.
  Over the last year, hurricanes battered communities around the globe, a monster earthquake wreaked havoc in Mexico and the American west erupted in flames. There have been more school shootings, and the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea is pouring lava into the Pacific
  
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• Form D Friday: Euless aerospace firm lands $35M

  01-06-2018 16:16
  Euless aerospace parts maker HM Dunn, which is backed by a buyout fund in Connecticut, has raised $35 million.
  
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• David Irving Moving Down Same Path as Quincy Carter

  01-06-2018 16:14
  
  It seems like defensive tackle David Irving has a fear of success. Obviously, he still has time to have a tremendous season and career, but he's given the Cowboys no reason to trust him or think about signing...
  
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• Freebies for #NationalDonutDay & NBC 5 Today's Favorites

  01-06-2018 16:08
  
  To celebrate #NationalDonutDay, the crew of NBC 5 Today is sharing their favorite donut flavors. We have a list of freebie deals for you too!Photo Credit: NBC 5This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You” Video Is Tribute To Inspiring Women

  01-06-2018 15:39
  LOS ANGELES (CNN) – Maroon 5’s new video for “Girls Like You” brings together the ultimate superwomen squad.
  Though the song itself — about a man who doesn’t sound like he deserves to keep the company of an awesome woman — is not exactly a female-empowering anthem, the video brings a mix of celebrities, athletes and activists together for an ode to strength.
  Singer Camila Cabello kicks off a string of cameos, and they continue with Phoebe Robinson (&ldqu
  
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• A Moo-Ving Rescue: Cow Pulled From Maryland Swimming Pool

  01-06-2018 15:39
  DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — As the temperatures heat up more and more people are heading to the pool to cool off, but firefighters at one station thought it was kind of strange when they got a rescue call — for a cow.
  First-responders from the Woodland Beach Volunteer Fire Department, in Maryland, were sent to a nearby home Tuesday night where they were told a cow had fallen into the swimming pool.Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokeswoman Lt. Jennifer McKee says makesh
  
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• Dallas Police BBQ Fundraiser To Benefit Injured Officers

  01-06-2018 15:00
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Dallas are trading in their badges and guns today for aprons and chef hats. The short-term “career change” is happening while they host a fundraiser for two of their officers and a civilian loss prevention officer.
  Members of the police department got the coals smoking one the barbecue pit in support of Dallas police Officers Crystal Almeida and Joey Arvizu and Home Depot security guard Scott Painter.
  Officer Almeida is out of the hospital,
  
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• 3 Injured, Including 2 Officers, After Crash in The Colony

  01-06-2018 13:59
  
  Two officers and a driver were injured in a wreck in an intersection in The Colony early Friday morning, police said.Photo Credit: NBC 5/Metro Video
  
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• Motorcyclist Hurt After Crashing During Chase in Dallas

  01-06-2018 13:49
  
  A motorcyclist was seriously injured Thursday night after crashing into a car during a police chase in North Dallas, police say.Photo Credit: Metro
  
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• Super Kid Receives Spartan of the Year Award

  01-06-2018 13:41
  
  Micah Ford received the Spartan of the Year award this year at Central Jr High in the HEB Independent School District, which gives this award to one male and one female in 9th grade who show good character, make...
  
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