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• JJT: Randy Gregory is Back, Bo Scarbrough Adjusting to NFL

  01-08-2018 23:52
  
  Here are five highlights from coach Jason Garrett’s daily news conferencePhoto Credit: Victor Dominguez, NBC 5 Sports
  
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• Ken Foote Summer Songs: 5 Seconds Of Summer

  01-08-2018 23:15
  (CBS11) – Summer may last longer than five seconds (this year it goes from June 21-September 22, 2018) but the Australian boy band, 5 Seconds Of Summer, has now been around since 2011.
  Like many of today’s top pop music stars, the band (from Sydney NSW Australia) started posting videos of themselves performing songs. The first three members were and are Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford and Calum Hood. Later drummer Ashton Irwin joined the group. Their style is pop rock/pop punk/power
  
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• Suspending Internet Proved Difficult For Family

  01-08-2018 23:13
  
  A family suspended their cable and internet service while living away from their home, but continued to receive a bill. NBC 5 Responds.Photo Credit: NBC7's Consumer Bob
  
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• New Yorker Gets Prison For Trafficking Parts Of Endangered Cats

  01-08-2018 22:57
  SHERMAN (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas say a New York City man must serve nine months in federal prison for trafficking more than $150,000 worth of body parts from endangered African lions and tigers.
  Arongkron “Paul” Malasukum was sentenced Wednesday in Sherman. Malasukum in November pleaded guilty to wildlife trafficking in violation of the Lacey Act, a conservation law.
  Malasukum acknowledged buying a tiger skull from undercover agents working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser
  
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• More Than 100 Apply to Become Denton's Next Police Chief

  01-08-2018 22:56
  
  A nationwide search for Denton's next police chief has resulted in more than 100 applications. The North Texas city hopes to pick a new top cop by October.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Over 100 Apply to Become Denton's Next Police Chief

  01-08-2018 22:42
  
  A nationwide search for Denton's next police chief has resulted in over 100 applications. The North Texas city hopes to pick a new top cop by October.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Sales Tax Holiday Weekend is Almost Here

  01-08-2018 22:40
  
  The Texas annual sales tax holiday has been set for August 10 - 12, just in time for families sending children back to school.Photo Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
  
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• Jail Kitchen Worker Arrested, Accused Of Touching Trustees Sexually

  01-08-2018 22:39
  COLLIN COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – A kitchen worker at the Collin County Jail was arrested for multiple counts of Improper Sexual Activity with inmates.
  Kyle Anderson Thomas was booked into the Collin County Detention Facility and is being held on a $20,000 bond.
  “As our citizens expect and deserve, I hold every employee of the Collin County Sheriff’s Office to the highest standards and expect them to conduct themselves in a professional manner while working for the benefit
  
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• Car Plows Into Smoke Shop, 1 Injured

  01-08-2018 22:39
  CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (CBSDFW.COM) –A store employee was hurt after a car crashed into Infinity’s End in southwest Charlotte, according to store owner Frank Pietras.
  The crash happened just after noon Saturday at the smoke shop.
  According to the police report, a young woman thought she had put her vehicle in reverse, but had not, when she accelerated into the business.
  car into business (credit: Infinity’s End)
  The store owner said one of his employees sustained minor injur
  
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• Tips to Protect Your Pet from Overheating

  01-08-2018 22:16
  
  It's important for pet owners to know warning signs of heat stroke to keep pets safe during the dog days of summer. Dogs don't have the same ability to cool themselves as humans.Photo Credit: KPRC-TV
  
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• Police ID Suspect In Killing Of George H.W. Bush’s Doctor

  01-08-2018 22:02
  HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday identified a man who they believe gunned down one of former President George H.W. Bush’s doctors last month as the son of a woman who died while the doctor was operating on her more than 20 years ago.
  Houston police Chief Art Acevedo said at a news conference Wednesday that the suspect, 65-year-old Joseph James Pappas, should be considered armed, dangerous and possibly suicidal.
  “There was a lot of planning that went into this. There was
  
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• Dirk, Dennis Smith and Luka Doncic Shine in #NBADunkWeek

  01-08-2018 21:58
  
  Celebrate #NBAHandlesWeek and #NBADunkWeek with the stars of the Dallas Mavericks.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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• DFW Airport Likely Getting Its First Whataburger

  01-08-2018 21:56
  DALLAS-FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – North Texas air travelers may soon be able to get a classic taste of home before leaving home (or immediately upon returning) as DFW International Airport appears to be planning to add a Whataburger.
  If the DFW Airport Board approves the plan at Thursday’s board meeting, it will happen.
  “We absolutely love hearing from so many fans traveling through DFW International Airport and are excited about the opportunity to cure their cravings,” Wh
  
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• Advocates Say Immigrant Child Died After Leaving ICE Custody

  01-08-2018 21:48
  HOUSTON (AP) — A report that a child died shortly after being released from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas has inflamed the debate over the detention of immigrant families.
  The American Immigration Lawyers Association said Wednesday that it had learned of the death of a child shortly after the child and parent left the ICE family detention center at Dilley, Texas. The legal group said it learned of the death through someone in contact with the family it could
  
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• Dallas Bike Ride Returns For Second Year

  01-08-2018 21:41
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Bike Ride, a closed-road, recreational bicycle event that celebrates bicycling as a form of healthy living, fitness, transportation and fun, returns to Dallas this fall.
  The event is scheduled for Saturday, November 3, 2018 and features a 20-mile car-free bike ride throughout Dallas.
  (courtesy: Dallas Bike Ride)
  The inaugural event in 2017 saw nearly 3,000 registrants.
  The ride is recreational in nature, encouraging people of all ages (three and up) and all bik
  
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• Gang Member, Sex Offender Who Led Police On Chase Sentenced To 60 Years

  01-08-2018 21:20
  McKINNEY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A judge sentenced a violent gang member to 60 years in prison after a Collin County jury found Arnulfo Mercado-Pena Jr. guilty of “evading arrest with a vehicle while using a deadly weapon.”
  Arnulfo Mercado-Pena Jr.
  According to the Collin County District Attorney’s Office, in October 2017, Princeton Police Officer Curtis Humphreys saw Mercado-Pena, 32, speeding at 98 miles per hour on U.S 380.
  Officer Humphreys tried to pull him over,
  
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• Reward Increased To $8K For Accused Child Sex Abuser On Texas’ Most-Wanted List

  01-08-2018 21:01
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – The reward for David Sauceda Medina, 62, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender was increased to $8,000 for information leading to his capture if the tip comes in during the month of August.
  Medina is wanted for indecency with a child/sexual contact and failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
  Medina has ties to the city of Austin, Bell County and the Chicago area, and is known to frequent homeless shelters. He has been wanted since January 2018 aft
  
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• North Texas Cattle Rancher Thrives By Going Native

  01-08-2018 20:50
  BLOOMING GROVE (CBSDFW.COM) – Cattle is the largest cash crop in Texas — but it’s a thirsty crop. It takes more than 10,000 gallons of water to grow one pound of beef. But one North Texas rancher has learned how to take whatever Mother Nature gives and run with it.
  There are more four-legged bovines in Texas than in any other state, and building a cattle ranch operation is done from the ground up — literally. “It’s really all about the soil, that’s where
  
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• Group Pushing Dallas Leaders for Paid Sick Leave Ballot

  01-08-2018 20:17
  
  Should Dallas businesses be required to offer their employees paid sick leave? It's a question community organizers want voters to answer in November. And while their efforts to put a measure on the ballot...
  
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• Texas Judge Considers Case Against Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

  01-08-2018 19:28
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones wants a Texas judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him by families of some of the children killed in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
  A hearing Wednesday in Austin is the first of two this week involving the “Infowars” host. He was sued after repeatedly claiming on his Austin-based show that the Connecticut shooting was a hoax. A gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators at the
  
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• Dog Days of Summer - Aug. 1, 2018

  01-08-2018 19:16
  
  Remy and Parker were featured during the Dog Days of Summer segment on Wednesday, August 1, 2018.
  
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• Toyota 1 Year After Moving to Plano

  01-08-2018 18:56
  
  Toyota wanted a single operating work culture when they moved all of their headquarters from across the county to one central place in Plano just a year ago. Since then, it's built efficiency and a sense...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Lost Goose Follows Michigan Police Officer Back To Park

  01-08-2018 18:52
  ESCANABA, Mich. (CBSDFW.COM) – A police officer in Michigan had to play Mama Bird with a lost goose last week. The Escanaba Department of Public Safety posted the adorable video on their Facebook page on Tuesday, showing the officer being trailed by his new feathered friend.
  According to the department, Sgt. Eric LaFave responded to a complaint about the goose being harassed at a local bar. He arrived and found the bird, and tried to bring it back to a nearby park, presumably the animal&rs
  
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• Kroger Grocery Stores Ban Use Of Visa Cards At Some Locations

  01-08-2018 18:49
  CINCINNATI, Ohio (CBSDFW.COM/CBS NEWS) – Kroger, the biggest supermarket chain in the U.S., is barring the use of Visa cards at some stores in a dispute over the “swipe” fees it pays to handle customers’ credit and debit card transactions.
  A California subsidiary of the grocery chain, Foods Co., said that starting on August 14 it will stop accepting Visa credit cards at its 21 stores in the state. That will save on the costs associated with Visa’s interchange r
  
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• Advocates for Paid Sick Time in Dallas Want Issue on Ballot

  01-08-2018 18:47
  
  Should Dallas businesses be required to give employees paid sick time? It's a question local organizers who are pushing for paid sick time want voters to decide on the ballot in November.
  
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• Retired Police Officer Finds New Career in Equine Dentistry

  01-08-2018 18:45
  
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• Houston Massage Therapist Convicted Of Exploiting Boys

  01-08-2018 18:20
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston massage therapist who in 2012 flew to London before the Summer Olympics but was sent back to Texas faces up to life in prison for sexually exploiting boys.
  The Houston Chronicle reports a U.S. jury convicted 41-year-old Jason Daniel Gandy of sex trafficking, sexual exploitation and transportation of minors, making sexually explicit images and transporting child pornography.
  Prosecutors say Gandy, who awaits sentencing, ran a massage business from his Texas home. Fo
  
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• Get Connected: August 1, 2018

  01-08-2018 18:17
  
  It's Wednesday August 1, 2018. Let's Get Connected!
  
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• Texan Guilty Of Killing Sister Who ID’d Him As Shooter

  01-08-2018 18:14
  GREENVILLE (AP) — An East Texas man faces up to life in prison after being convicted in the death of his sister who while mortally wounded called 911 to report he shot her.
  A Hunt County jury Tuesday convicted 62-year-old Martin Ray Malone of murder. The punishment phase was scheduled Wednesday over the 2017 death of 54-year-old Jayme Malone Lopez.
  Authorities say Lopez called 911 to say Malone shot her. Her vehicle crashed at a park. Lopez died at a hospital.
  The Greenville Herald-Banner
  
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• Masked Intruders Use Sledgehammer, Steal $15K From Children’s Charity

  01-08-2018 17:26
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas police are investigating a burglary of a child’s charity that was captured on camera.
  Sam’s Search For A Cure is looking for more ways to improve Juvenile Diabetes awareness while supporting scientists, doctors and researchers and local families. (photo credit: Sam’s Search For A Cure)
  A group of masked intruders broke into to the Sam’s Search for a Cure office and used a sledgehammer to steal $15,000.
  The charity raises money for juveni
  
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• Inmates Scale Fence, Escape ICE Custody in Johnson County

  01-08-2018 17:04
  
  Authorities are searching for one of two inmates who escaped a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Alvarado Tuesday.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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• Car Manufacturers Seek Tech Solutions To Hot Car Deaths

  01-08-2018 16:53
  NEW YORK (CNN) – According to the National Safety Council, 37 children die each year as a result of being left in a hot car. Each death seems to prompt a discussion about ways to prevent these tragedies by reminding drivers of their precious backseat cargo.
  Safety advocates scored a win Tuesday as automaker Nissan announced plans to make rear door alerts standard in eight vehicle types by model year 2019. The system will notify drivers if the rear door was opened before a trip, but no
  
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• Fort Worth Police Install A/C Unit for Woman, 89

  01-08-2018 16:45
  
  Members of the Fort Worth Police Department installed a new air-conditioning unit Tuesday for an 89-year-old woman who was living without an air-conditioner, according to a tweet.Photo Credit: Fort Worth Police DepartmentThis 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 Fires Erupt In Northern California; Homes Threatened

  01-08-2018 15:51
  UPPER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Days after wildfires left a deadly swatch of destruction in Northern California rural counties, new blazes exploded to life and threatened more homes in what has become an endless summer of flame in the Golden State.
  North of San Francisco, a fire threatened homes in an old ranching and farming area near Covelo. About 60 homes were ordered evacuated as the blaze erupted late Tuesday and winds whipped flames through brush, grass, oak, pine and fir near Mendocino Na
  
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• Kroger Introducing Free Online Grocery Delivery Service

  01-08-2018 15:46
  CINCINNATI (AP) – Kroger will be introducing an online delivery option as convenience becomes an increasingly crucial element of customer loyalty in a hyper-competitive atmosphere.
  Kroger Ship will launch in Cincinnati, the company’s home town, as well as Houston, Louisville, and Nashville. It will expand to other markets over the next few months. Kroger is the biggest grocery chain in the country by revenue, running 2,800 stores.
  Delivery is free for any order with a tab exceeding $
  
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• Partially Collapsed Irving Parking Garage Will Have To Be Torn Down

  01-08-2018 15:20
  IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – There’s fear a domino effect could completely level the parking garage in Irving that has already partially collapsed – twice. More than 20 vehicles were crushed when the initial collapse happened just before lunchtime on Tuesday.
  People who park at the the O’Connor Ridge Office Park, not far from Highway 114 on Fuller Drive in Las Colinas, tell CBS 11 News they’ll be parking elsewhere and will be shuttled to the buildings where they
  
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• J.Lo To Receive Michael Jackson Vanguard Award At MTV VMAs

  01-08-2018 14:53
  NEW YORK (AP) – Jennifer Lopez’s two-decade music career will be honored at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.
  The network announced Tuesday that Lopez will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on August 20 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Lopez, who last performed at the VMAs in 2001, will also perform at the show.
  The Bronx-bred performer has released multiple hits and memorable, dance-heavy music videos since the late 1990s, including “If You Had My Love,
  
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• TMSG: Fort Worth Officer Gives AC to Woman, 89

  01-08-2018 14:35
  
  Fort Worth Office Billy Gray came to help out an 89-year-old woman with a new air conditioner.
  
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• Draft Poster For “The Empire Strikes Back” Sells For $26,400

  01-08-2018 14:30
  DALLAS (AP) – A rare draft poster for the “Star Wars” sequel “The Empire Strikes Back” has sold at auction for $26,400.
  Heritage Auctions said that a long-time pop culture collector who wished to remain anonymous made the winning bid on Sunday in the Dallas auction.
  The poster features Han Solo and Princess Leia in an embrace, similar to one from a “Gone With the Wind” poster featuring Rhett Butler carrying Scarlett O’Hara while surrounded by flame
  
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• USDA Issues Alert About Salads & Wraps Due To Parasite Concerns

  01-08-2018 14:11
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal authorities have issued a public health alert about more than two dozen beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products as a precaution due to possible parasite contamination.
  The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says the products, distributed by Indianapolis-based Caito Foods may be contaminated with cyclospora. The parasite causes intestinal illness.
  The USDA says Caito Foods was notified from their lettuce supplier, Fresh Express
  
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• Coworkers Describe Escaping Irving Garage Collapse

  01-08-2018 13:54
  
  There are many words to describe what Jigna Bavishi and Eva Yu experienced Tuesday morning during a parking garage collapse in Irving. The two women chose “lucky” and “miraculous.”Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 2 Dead in Stabbing Overnight in Dallas

  01-08-2018 13:41
  
  There were four victims, two of whom died, in separate stabbings that happened overnight in Dallas.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Texas Deputy Fired After Inmate Escaped, Rode On Top Of Patrol Car

  01-08-2018 13:34
  ABILENE (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Texas sheriff’s deputy has been fired after video showed him driving down a Texas highway with an inmate sitting on the roof.
  The deputy had been transporting 31-year-old Martin Gregory Estrada when the man broke a patrol car window and climbed onto the vehicle’s roof. The deputy summoned help and didn’t stop until backup arrived.
  A spokesperson with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office says the deputy was terminated for violating office po
  
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• 3 Local Highways Among 'Most Dangerous' in America

  01-08-2018 13:34
  
  There is a whole lot of Texas represented in a recent ranking of the 50 Most Dangerous Highways in the United States.Photo Credit: Frank Heinz, NBC 5 News
  
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• Woman Survives Violent Crash in Hurst

  01-08-2018 13:18
  
  A woman is recovering in a hospital after a crash in which her SUV flipped multiple times and landed upside down on the entrance gate to a business in Hurst, police said early Tuesday morning.
  
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