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• New Diabetic Pump Approved for Use in Kids

  03-08-2018 23:46
  
  Type one diabetes is a serious disease that needs to be monitored around the clock! A new pump for people with type one diabetes has just been FDA approved for use in kids, starting at age seven.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dog Days of Summer - August 3, 2018

  03-08-2018 23:43
  
  Bentley and Rizzo were both featured in the Dog Days of Summer segment on NBC 5's First at 4 p.m. on Friday, August 3, 2018.
  
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• Slow Speed Chase: Police Pursue Man In Electric Grocery Cart

  03-08-2018 22:42
  SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (CBSDFW.COM) – A police pursuit outside of a South Carolina Walmart wasn’t your typical chase.
  In a video taken by witness Daniel Williams, police can be seen chasing a man who was in a motorized grocery cart and trying to get him to stop.
  The man, who was wearing black shorts, a black t-shirt and an aviator cap, was allegedly trying to steal the cart from the store.
  (Credit: Daniel Williams)
  He was eventually stopped by police. The store said it did not want to pre
  
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• Best Trick to Picking Out the Sweetest Watermelon

  03-08-2018 22:34
  
  If you're heading out to the Watermelon Festival this weekend at the Dallas Farmers Market, here's a trick to pick the best melon!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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• Dallas Zoo Hours Extended So Guests Can Beat The Heat

  03-08-2018 22:20
  
  The Dallas Zoo announced it will be opening its gates an hour earlier than normal so that guests can beat the heat.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Zoo Will Open 1 Hour Early During Month Of August

  03-08-2018 22:18
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Early morning gorilla watching? Count us in! Starting on Monday, Aug. 6, the Dallas Zoo will be opening its gates at 8 a.m. so that guests can enjoy before the summer heat takes over.
  The zoo says the extra time will allow families to enjoy more time before children head back to school and also to beat the heat.
  Dubbed the “early bird” activities, visitors will be able to visit the Wilds of Africa area to see how the staff and animals get ready for regular
  
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• Texas Chemical Plant, CEO Indicted For Explosions During Hurricane Harvey

  03-08-2018 21:46
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The North American subsidiary of a French chemical manufacturer and two senior staff members have been indicted in connection with last year’s explosion at the Crosby, Texas, plant in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
  Arkema North America, its CEO Richard Rowe and plant manager Leslie Comardelle were charged in Friday’s Harris County indictment with “recklessly” releasing chemicals into the air. The charge carries up to $1 million in fines and
  
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• American Airlines ensuring employees involved in new uniform project

  03-08-2018 21:32
  American Airlines appears determined to make sure it doesn’t leave more than 70,000 employees out of the loop as it goes about the lengthy process of designing, testing, manufacturing and finally rolling out new uniforms from Lands' End for tens of thousands of employees by 2020.In the summer of 2017, American (Nasdaq: AAL) said it would end its contract with Twin Hill, a unit of Men’s Wearhouse and subsidiary of Tailored Brands (NYSE: TLRD), which supplied more than 70,000 empl
  
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• SPCA of Texas Offers Tips to Adopting a Pet

  03-08-2018 21:08
  
  Victoria Albrecht of the SPCA of Texas offers some tips you can do to help in the process of adding a new family member to your home. NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 will join together to #ClearTheShelters on Saturday...Photo Credit: Telemundo 39
  
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• To See & Do: Rick Fairless & Marc Fein Tour Strokers Bike Shop

  03-08-2018 20:53
  
  Anchor Marc Fein got a chance to check out this hidden gem in Dallas with the man himself, Rick Fairless. Strokers is a bike shop, bar and grill, which Fairless called “The Most Infamous Chopper Shop...
  
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• Dallas Police Issue Silver Alert For Missing 70-Year-Old Man

  03-08-2018 20:32
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It started August 2 when Dallas police issued a Critical Missing Alert for a 70-year-old. Today that man, Roy Cook, still hasn’t been found and detectives have upgraded his disappearance to a Silver Alert.
  Police are again asking for help from the public locating Mr. Cook, who was last seen in the 800 block of Lawton Drive in the Pleasant Grove area.
  The elderly man has dementia, may be confused when contacted and police believe he could be a dang
  
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• RealPage acquires marketing tools firm for more than $100M

  03-08-2018 20:27
  Richardson’s RealPage got its checkbook out again, and this time it’s spending more than $100 million on a digital marketing company.
  RealPage (Nasdaq: RP), which offers software and data analytics for the real estate industry, said it landed an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of LeaseLabs, a provider of digital marketing services and software in the multifamily housing industry.
  It’s paying about $103 million in cash and stock, plus an earn-out provision p
  
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• Judges From New Show ‘Making It’ Join NBC 5

  03-08-2018 20:17
  
  Judges Simon Doonan and Dayna Isom Johnson join NBC DFW to talk about what to expect from the new competition series about making crafts.
  
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• Photos: Beyoncé's early childhood home in Houston up for sale

  03-08-2018 20:13
  A childhood home of singer Beyoncé Knowles is currently up for sale.
  Located near the Texas Medical Center and Houston's Museum District, 2414 Rosedale St. is listed for $500,000 by Realtor Brad Upshaw, head of The Upshaw Group and an agent for Keller Williams, according to the home’s profile on HAR.com. The nearly 3,000-square-foot residence has three bedrooms and three bathrooms.Above, click through the slideshow to see photos of the home. Upshaw confirmed that the residence
  
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• Man Found Not Guilty In Death Of Border Patrol Agent

  03-08-2018 20:10
  EL PASO (AP) — A Texas jury has found a man not guilty of murder in the stabbing death of an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent last year.
  The El Paso Times reports that the jury issued its verdict Thursday after more than five hours of deliberation in the trial of Hisaias Justo Lopez. This was the second trial for Lopez after a jury in April was unable to reach a verdict in the case.
  Lopez faced murder charges in the death of 30-year-old Border Patrol Agent Isaac Morales. According to cour
  
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• Kids Dining Out: 100+ Goats Invade, Chow Down On Lawns In Idaho

  03-08-2018 19:34
  BOISE, Idaho (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — More than 100 escaped goats munched on manicured lawns in Idaho’s capital city on Friday morning before being rounded up and hauled away.
  CBS affiliate KBOI 2News captured pictures of the goats calmly eating grass and shrubs in a Boise neighborhood.
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  The goats were tagged so neighbors knew they weren’t wild. But initially, no one knew where the animals came from or how they’d gotten there.
  It turns out there’s a com
  
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• McKinney ISD to Open New Stadium Aug. 30, Postpone Repairs

  03-08-2018 19:25
  
  The McKinney Independent School District plans to kick off the 2018 football season at their new $70 million stadium later this month and will postpone repairing cracks found in concourses until after the...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Form D Friday: Irving energy investment giant NGP raises $3.2B for new fund

  03-08-2018 19:10
  One of Dallas' largest oil and gas private equity firms has raised $3.2 billion for a new fund, another energy fund with links to the Trammel Crow family and Exxon raised $200 million, and a tech company that wants to help law enforcement officers find off-duty security jobs attracted investors.
  
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• Colombian Cartel Puts Hit On Dog That Sniffed Out 9 Tons Of Cocaine 

  03-08-2018 19:07
  (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — Her talent for sniffing out drugs has led to the capture of at least 245 people and the seizure of 9 tons of cocaine from the powerful Urabeños gang in Colombia.
  But now Sombra (Shadow, in English), a 6-year-old German shepherd who is incredibly popular among children and adults alike, is in danger.
  The Urabeños mafia has put a bounty of 200 million pesos ($70,000) on her head, according to Colombian police, so the dog had to be moved to Bogota’s El D
  
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• Police Say Suspect In Houston Doctor’s Death Killed Himself

  03-08-2018 18:47
  HOUSTON (AP) – A man accused of killing one of former President George H.W. Bush’s doctors killed himself when confronted by authorities, police said Friday.
  Houston police Chief Art Acevedo said 62-year-old Joseph James Pappas died from a single self-inflicted shot to the head. Acevedo reported that Pappas had body armor on during the confrontation.
  Police allege Pappas shot Dr. Mark Hausknecht on July 20 while the cardiologist rode his bike to work at Houston Methodist Hospital. Au
  
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• NASA Assigns Astronauts To SpaceX, Boeing Test Flights

  03-08-2018 18:30
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — NASA has assigned the astronauts who will ride the first commercial capsules into orbit next year and bring human launches back to the U.S.
  “Today, our country’s dreams of greater achievements in space are within our grasp,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “This accomplished group of American astronauts, flying on new spacecraft developed by our commercial partners Boeing and SpaceX, will launch a new era of human spac
  
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• New Mom’s Health Failing, Until Nurses Put Baby On Her Chest

  03-08-2018 18:20
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – There was a joyful homecoming at Medical City Dallas on Friday morning, after a baby delivery in June did not go as planned. A nurse who works in the postpartum unit gave birth to a healthy baby. But, within minutes, her co-workers saw that she was in trouble.
  Chi Tran gave birth a son named Eric on June 29. The child was healthy, but she started hemorrhaging just moments later, and had to be rushed into an operating room. “When it turned for the worst, it
  
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• More than cookies and crafts: Jennifer Bartkowski showcases Girl Scouts as a pivotal partner in STEM education

  03-08-2018 18:10
  Tech Titans, the largest technology trade association in Texas, has announced its 2018 finalists for the Tech Titans Awards. The Dallas Business Journal is profiling the finalists ahead of the Tech Titans Awards Gala, which will be held on Friday, Aug. 24 at Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.Jennifer Bartkowski is out to show that the Girl Scouts are more than cookies, crafts and badges.As CEO of the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas,&
  
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• Kim Keating helping drive AI at AT&T as she looks to the future

  03-08-2018 18:06
  Tech Titans, the largest technology trade association in Texas, has announced its 2018 finalists for the Tech Titans Awards. The Dallas Business Journal is profiling the finalists ahead of the Tech Titans Awards Gala, which will be held on Friday, Aug. 24. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.Kim Keating is helping AT&T accelerate its approach to artificial intelligence.
  Keating, who has been with the company since 2014, recently became part of a new effort called the Chi
  
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• Why moving to Plano was the boldest decision this VP ever made

  03-08-2018 18:04
  Tech Titans, the largest technology trade association in Texas, has announced its 2018 finalists for the Tech Titans Awards. The Dallas Business Journal is profiling the finalists ahead of the Tech Titans Awards Gala, which will be held on Friday, Aug. 24 at Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.After her first two years at Anderson Merchandisers, Nereyda Norman got a promotion and instantly developed a passion for software development.
  
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• Model, Lady Gaga’s Muse ‘Zombie Boy’ Commits Suicide

  03-08-2018 17:44
  MONTREAL (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A talent agency has confirmed the death of Quebec model Rick Genest aka ‘Zombie Boy’ who’s known for his head-to-toe tattoos and participation in the Lady Gaga music video “Born This Way.”
  A Facebook account appearing to belong to Genest hinted at depression earlier this year. A post made in May shows a haunting photo of the 32-year-old sitting in a hospital bed, wearing a Kill Me t-shirt with a tongue depressor hanging from his
  
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• Home of the Day: 7117 Araglin Court

  03-08-2018 17:24
  By Jan Baldwin, Sales AssociateHome of the Day is presented by the Dallas Business Journal with Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty. This is your invitation to view some of Dallas's most-luxurious properties. Come inside and take a look around. Click on the gallery image to view today's featured property.7117 Araglin Court, Dallas, TX 75230 | $899,500Located in the heart of North Dallas, this pristine and classic home is located in the exclusive gated community of Araglin Court. The&he
  
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• Supremely Confident Lawrence Ready to Put on Sack Show

  03-08-2018 17:16
  
  Supreme confidence fills every crevice of DeMarcus Lawrence's 26-year-old body. You know why? He has put in the work which means he already knows the results the 2018 season will bring him.Photo Credit: NBC 5 Sports
  
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• Newspaper Reader Helps Lead Police To “Crazy Sensational” Killer In Texas

  03-08-2018 17:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old woman at a Brooklyn deli was arrested in Texas.
  The Daily News reported Friday that a reader alerted Ebony Young’s family to the suspect’s identity after seeing an article about the March killing.
  Claudia Hospedales, who goes by the nickname “Crazy Sensational,” was arrested last month in Arlington. The 26-year-old has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and is jailed while awaiting trial.
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• Wanted Woman in Southlake's Sassy Tweets Captured, Again

  03-08-2018 16:59
  
  An alleged serial criminal propelled to viral fame by the Southlake Police Department is back behind bars.Photo Credit: Gun Barrel City PD Southlake DPSThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Prison For Mexican Trucker Who Smuggled Immigrants

  03-08-2018 16:38
  CORPUS CHRISTI (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Mexican trucker must serve 2½ years in a U.S. prison for trying to smuggle 53 immigrants in a refrigerated trailer through a South Texas border checkpoint.
  Luis Valero-Carrizales was sentenced Thursday in Corpus Christi. The 39-year-old Valero-Carrizales in April pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport undocumented immigrants.
  A U.S. Border Patrol agent searches for undocumented immigrants in McAllen, Texas. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)
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• Dallas investor buys major stretch of East Austin

  03-08-2018 16:26
  A Dallas investment firm's acquisition of 114 parcels on 12th Street in East Austin has given some nearby residents pause.Eureka Holdings Inc. has steadily grown its holdings east of I-35 in recent years and now owns more than $51 million in Austin's 12th Street corridor, stretching from the interstate east to a little past Hargrave Street, the Austin American-Statesman reports.Eureka bought its first 12th Street property in 2014 at 12th and Navasota streets. Since then it has purchased empty&he
  
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• Phil Mickelson Shows His Dance Moves In New Commercial

  03-08-2018 16:22
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Phil Mickelson has been known to wow fans on the golf course, but his new commercial is turning heads for completely different reasons. The veteran golfer is the lone star of an online ad promoting dress shirts by Mizzen+Main.
  Did you know that Mickelson can dance?
  Actually, he can’t. But he tried really hard.
  The commercial shows Mickelson “dancing” at a driving range, dodging golf balls with every move. He does a disco point, a high kick and ev
  
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• Virginia City Could Be Under 17 Feet Of Water In 7 Minutes If Dam Fails

  03-08-2018 16:02
  LYNCHBURG, Va. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A deluge of rain in Virginia has prompted evacuations below an overflowing dam.
  The National Weather Service said up to six inches of rain fell within hours, filling College Lake near Lynchburg beyond capacity. The service says a failure of the College Lake Dam could flood parts of Lynchburg with 17 feet of water in just seven minutes.
  County officials reported the dam’s “imminent failure” at around 9:30 p.m. They were still looking for si
  
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• Rocking Chair Among Iconic JFK Memorabilia Being Auctioned

  03-08-2018 15:41
  BOSTON (AP) – Some of the most iconic items associated with the late President John F. Kennedy are going on the auction block.
  Eldred’s auction gallery in East Dennis, on Cape Cod, is taking bids Friday on a rocking chair that JFK used in the Oval Office, a tie clip in the shape of the PT-109 torpedo boat Kennedy commanded during World War II, and pens he used to establish the Peace Corps and sign a landmark nuclear arms treaty.
  Other items up for grabs include a charcoal drawing of
  
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• FOX Says “Simpsons” Creators Can Handle Apu How They Want

  03-08-2018 15:26
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – Creators of “The Simpsons” have the freedom to handle the show’s depiction of Indian shop owner Apu in the right way for their show, a top FOX executive said Thursday.
  Apu, the Kwik-E-Mart clerk who has sold expired food and ripped off customers in the long-running animated FOX series, has come under fire as racist and stereotypical. The criticism flared after the recent release of the documentary “The Trouble with Apu.”
  “We
  
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• FW Gymnastics Coach Arrested, Accused of Child Sex Abuse

  03-08-2018 15:22
  
  Fort Worth police say Skipper Glenn Crawley was arrested Wednesday after authorities executed a warrant at an Indianapolis residence. He is being held at an Indiana jail, pending extradition. Police said CrawleyPhoto Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Families Get Ready For Classes At The Mayor’s Back To School Fair

  03-08-2018 14:49
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Families in Dallas are getting ready for the first day of classes at the Mayor’s Back To School Fair.
  Families started lining up as early as 3 a.m. to take advantage of the free event, but the fair officially began at 8:00 a.m.
  While parents can bring their children to take advantage of free health, dental and vision screenings, along with immunizations and haircuts, the majority of the people who spoke with CBS 11 News said they are there for the backpacks
  
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• TMSG: Student Leaders Learn From Summer Workshop

  03-08-2018 14:32
  
  Student council members from across North Texas participated in the Texas Association of Student Council's summer workshop at Angelo State University.
  
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• Fort Worth Officers Investigated Over In-Custody Death

  03-08-2018 14:29
  
  Fort Worth police officers have been reassigned to desk duties as the department investigates the death of a man who had been left handcuffed in the back of a police vehicle last week, police say.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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• Dallas Zookeepers Reveal Animal Tattoos & Stories Behind The

  03-08-2018 14:28
  
  For National Zookeeper Week, zookeepers at the Dallas Zoo revealed their tattoos of animals that made an impact on their lives -- from elephants to chimpanzees to Texas horned lizards.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• WWE Wrestler Kane Wins Mayor’s Race In Tennessee

  03-08-2018 13:52
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Glenn Jacobs, the WWE wrestler known as Kane, has won the bout for mayor in Tennessee’s third largest county.
  Jacobs, a Republican who also runs an insurance and real estate company, was leading Democrat Linda Haney by a large margin with most of the votes counted in Knox County on Thursday. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Jacobs claimed victory at his watch party, saying his decision to seek the mayor’s job was met at first with “pretty resoun
  
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• Journalist's Childhood Dream Leads to Hall of Fame

  03-08-2018 13:40
  
  The stories of Hall of Fame football players could not have been written without people like Charean Williams, a career journalist being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Resident Survey Hopes to Help Shape Fort Worth's Identity

  03-08-2018 13:36
  
  Residents asked to "tell their story" and help leaders decide how to brand Fort Worth.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Suspect In Murder Of Bush’s Former Doctor Told Friend He Has A Hit List

  03-08-2018 13:26
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/CBSNEWS.COM) – In a chilling interview, a former friend of Joseph Pappas told the CBS Houston affiliate that he believes the suspected killer of a Houston cardiologist has a hit list and may be hunting his next victim.
  “I personally do not think the doctor is the only person that he is going to target,” the friend told KHOU on the condition of anonymity. “I think [Dr. Mark Hausknecht] was number one on the list. And Joe is extremely intelligent. He&rsq
  
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• Back To Rubble, Some ‘Lost Everything’ In California Fire

  03-08-2018 13:10
  REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Carol Smith and her family walked into their hillside neighborhood Thursday to find her home reduced to mangled metal and piles of bricks after a massive Northern California wildfire leveled more than 1,000 homes.
  “I’m waiting to probably break down any minute here. Pretty overwhelming,” Smith said as the family stood on the sidewalk staring in disbelief at what’s left of their house in the city of Redding.
  The family, who wore masks and spott
  
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