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• Renting Textbooks Save College Students Money

  23-08-2018 23:48
  
  As students head back to campus, there are some ways to consider to help save money on school necessities.
  
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• ‘Respect And Obey The Law’: Fort Worth ISD Issues Policy On Protesting Anthem

  23-08-2018 23:45
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Fort Worth ISD has issued a policy regarding student athletes who wish to protest during the national anthem during high school football games and elsewhere this fall.
  FWISD spokesperson Clint Bond issued the following statement on Thursday:
  “In regards to student participation during the playing of the National Anthem prior to sporting events, or at any other time prior to, during, or after Fort Worth ISD activities, the District is strongly encouraging all
  
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• Mexican Marines Seize 1 Ton Of Cocaine And Ten Tons Of Meth

  23-08-2018 23:30
  GUERRERO, Mexico (CBSDFW.COM) – Mexican marines said they seized nearly 1 ton of cocaine in 599 packages on board a speed boat in Guerrero, home to the resort city of Acapulco on Mexico’s Pacific coast.
  Four Mexican men traveling on the vessel were arrested.
  During routine surveillance, marines spotted the speed boat, located approximately 40 nautical miles southwest of Casa de Piedra, when an aircraft of the Mexican Navy sighted a boat with suspicious cargo.
  Marines deployed vessels
  
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• North Texans’ Hawaii Vacation Plans In Limbo Due To Hurricane

  23-08-2018 23:20
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – As Hurricane Lane barrels towards Hawaii, the governor has issued a state of emergency.
  Residents there are preparing for the worst while some North Texans are rethinking their travel plans.
  Zoya Ghamari hopes she’ll be able to catch a flight from Dallas to Maui. It’s her first vacation in two years.
  “You don’t want to go when the devastation has hit,” Ghamari said.
  She was supposed to fly to Hawaii on Sunday. The salon owner already
  
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• Fired North Texas Officer Testifies At Murder Trial; Had No Choice But To Shoot Car

  23-08-2018 22:56
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Former Balch Springs police officer testified Thursday at his murder trial that he felt had no choice but to use deadly force the night he opened fire on a carload of black teenagers leaving a house party, which resulted in the death of a 15-year-old boy.
  Roy Oliver, who is white, was fired after the shooting in April 2017. He told jurors that he decided to fire on the car when he saw it moving toward his partner, Officer Tyler Gross. The gunfire killed high school
  
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• UNT Professor Aims To Break World Record For Longest History Lesson

  23-08-2018 22:21
  DENTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A University of North Texas associate professor is going for the Guinness World Record for longest history lesson on Friday.
  Andrew Torget is prepared to talk for at least 24 hours about a subject he knows and loves.
  Andrew Torget – UNT Professor (CBS11)
  “Idea is we’re gonna teach all of Texas history from the beginning of time, cave people, up until last week,” Torget said.
  Torget said he spent months working on this lesson plan, conden
  
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• Super Kids of North Texas: Fencing Champs

  23-08-2018 22:08
  
  Yasmine Khamis and Kent Iyoki are teammates at the North Texas Fencing Alliance in McKinney. Out of the thousands of fencers who had to qualify to compete at the 2018 Summer Nationals, these two took gold in the...
  
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• Former Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist Ed King Dies At Age 68

  23-08-2018 22:08
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBSDFW/AP) — Ed King, a former guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd who helped write several of the group’s hits including “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died in Nashville, Tennessee, according to a family friend. He was 68.
  Scott Coopwood said King died Wednesday due to cancer. Funeral arrangements had not yet been announced Thursday.
  Founding member of the iconic band Gary Rossington expressed his grief in a statement shared via social media.
  “I’ve
  
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• Feral Hogs Destroying North Texas Golf Course

  23-08-2018 22:06
  
  Feral hogs have caused extensive damage to the Holiday Hills Country Club golf course in Mineral Wells.Photo Credit: Colt Dorr
  
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• North Texas Church Arsonist Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison

  23-08-2018 22:00
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The man accused of causing nearly $800,000 in damage during a January 2017 rampage at the St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth has been found guilty of arson and criminal mischief.
  According to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, in the early morning on January 8, Thomas Britton broke into the century-old church’s education building, where among other resources, the church school is located.
  During the next several
  
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• Soviet Tank Topples Over At Military Parade

  23-08-2018 21:06
  KURSK, Russia (CBSDFW.COM) –  A Soviet military tank toppled over while trying to mount a transport trailer on Thursday in Russia’s Kursk.
  The incident was shot on video by an onlooker who was attending a military parade to commemorate 75th anniversary of the World War Two Battle of Kursk.
  No injuries were reported.
  One of the episodes of long-lasting Battle of Kursk included the largest tank fight in human history – Battle of Prokhorovka.
  The T-34 tank was the Red Army&rs
  
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• Man Detained In Connection with Richland Hills Bank Robbery

  23-08-2018 21:05
  
  Richland Hills police detained a man in connection to a robbery at a Wells Fargo Bank at 6764 Boulevard 26.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Former Officer Continues Testimony Thursday

  23-08-2018 20:40
  
  Roy Oliver, a former Balch Springs police officer facing a murder charge in the killing of 15-year-old Jordan Edwars, testified Thursday that he had no option but to use lethal force when he fired into a moving...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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• Rep. Hunter Greeted at Court With Chants of "Lock Him Up!"

  23-08-2018 20:35 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Protesters greeted Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., with chants of "Lock Him Up" as he and his wife arrived at federal court in San Diego Thursday to face charges alleging they illegally used $250,000 of...
  
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• 32 Children’s Medicines Recalled For Possible “Microbial Contamination”

  23-08-2018 19:55
  (CBS NEWS) – King Bio is voluntarily recalling 32 children’s medicines because of potential “microbial contamination,” the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
  The medicines, which include those meant to relieve common illnesses including fever, cough, flu, tummy aches, nosebleeds, and earaches, were sold nationwide.
  According to the company, “the use of drugs products with microbial contamination could potentially result in increased infections that
  
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• Texas Appeals Court Dismisses Fraud Charge Against Oil Heir

  23-08-2018 19:43
  DALLAS (AP) — A Texas appeals court has dismissed mortgage fraud charges against an heir to a Dallas oil fortune, citing prosecutorial misconduct by a former Dallas County District attorney.
  The Dallas Morning News reports that the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas ruled last week that a trial court judge in 2013 correctly dismissed the cases against Al Hill III. The court ruled that Hill can’t be reindicted.
  Hill alleged that District Attorney Craig Watkins pursued the mortgage fraud c
  
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• Sarah's Weekend Picks Aug. 23-26

  23-08-2018 19:18
  
  GuideLive Editor Sarah Blaskovich is here with things to do this weekend in DFW.
  
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• Police: 3 Texas Teenagers Arrested In School Attack Plot

  23-08-2018 18:54
  TAYLOR, Texas (AP) — Three Texas high school seniors were arrested after investigators say they were overheard discussing plans to launch an attack at school using explosives and firearms.
  Taylor ISD superintendent Keith Brown says students at Taylor High School overheard the 17-year-old boys discussing their alleged plans Wednesday, and notified administrators.
  A Taylor police detective and a school resource officer who were on campus at the time arrested the three and charged each with m
  
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• Teen Dies After Collapsing at Football Practice in Crowley

  23-08-2018 18:04
  
  A 13-year-old Crowley Independent School District student died Wednesday night after falling unresponsive during football practice, officials said.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• ‘Don’t Do It’: Fort Worth Police Rescue Suicidal Woman From Overpass

  23-08-2018 18:00
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Dash-cam video shared on social media by the Fort Worth Police Department shows officers talking a suicidal woman off the ledge of an overpass.
  “Don’t do it.”
  Those are first the words one of the officers says to her.
  The woman looks small. So much smaller than the ominous storm cloud behind her and the expanse of concrete winding far behind and below her.
  Rain is falling.
  She is crying.
  “What’s your name?” the officer asks
  
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• Sears To Close Another 46 Unprofitable Stores In November

  23-08-2018 17:57
  HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Sears Holdings Corp. is closing another 13 Kmart stores and 33 Sears stores as sales shrink and losses grow.
  The ailing company said liquidation sales at the 46 unprofitable stores marked for closure will start August 30, according to the company website. The stores, including two in Texas, will close in November.
  The company said Thursday it informed its workers.
  (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
  In January, Sears said it was closing 100 stores. It
  
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• Steven Tyler Sends Cease-And-Desist To Trump For Use Of Song

  23-08-2018 17:54
  BOSTON (AP) — Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is again demanding that President Donald Trump stop using the band’s songs at rallies.
  Tyler’s attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to the president Wednesday, a day after the song “Livin’ on the Edge” was heard playing at a Trump rally in West Virginia.
  It’s not the first time Tyler has asked Trump to stop using Aerosmith songs. Tyler sent the Trump campaign a pair of cease-and-desist letters in 2015 for
  
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• Former Officer Takes Stand in Murder Trial

  23-08-2018 17:31 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The prosecution has rested its case and former officer Roy Oliver has taken the stand during the sixth day of a murder trial.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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• Fiat Chrysler Recalls Vans, SUVs To Fix Spongy Brakes

  23-08-2018 17:30
  DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 209,000 minivans and SUVs worldwide to fix a brake problem that can cause longer stopping distances.
  The recall covers the 2018 Dodge Journey, 2019 Jeep Cherokee and the 2018 and 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan and Jeep Compass. Most are in the United States.
  Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles are seen on a sales lot. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
  The company says a brake-system part wasn’t built to specifications, allowing gas bubbles to form
  
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• AAA: Texas Retail Gas Prices Remain At $2.61 For Second Week

  23-08-2018 17:18
  COPPELL (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The average retail gasoline price in Texas did not change this week, remaining at $2.61 for a gallon of unleaded.
  AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price was unchanged after falling from $2.63 a gallon two weeks ago. The average price drivers across the U.S. are paying fell by 2 cents to $2.83 a gallon.
  The association survey says drivers in Amarillo and Wichita Falls are paying the least at the pump at $2.50 a gallon. Motorists in Midland, where the aver
  
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• New Poll Shows Ted Cruz 4 Points Ahead Of Beto O’Rourke

  23-08-2018 16:21
  AUSTIN (CBSNEWS.COM) – A new poll shows Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is leading Democratic rival Rep. Beto O’Rourke by just four percentage points. Cruz has the support of 49 percent of registered voters polled, while O’Rourke has 45 percent.
  US Rep. Beto O’Rourke , D-TX; Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (credit: Getty Images)
  Cruz leads O’Rourke among white voters, with the support of 67 percent of white voters without a college degree and 49 percent of white voters with a college
  
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• Drenching Rain Hits Big Island As Hurricane Approaches

  23-08-2018 16:02
  HONOLULU (AP) — As emergency shelters opened, rain began to pour and cellphone alerts went out, the approaching hurricane started to feel real for Hawaii residents.
  Hurricane Lane was forecast to continue its northwest turn into the islands Thursday, which would make it the most powerful storm to hit Hawaii since Hurricane Iniki in 1992.
  “Everyone is starting to buckle down at this point,” said Christyl Nagao of Kauai. “Our families are here. We have businesses and this a
  
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• George Clooney Tops Forbes’ Highest-Paid Actors List

  23-08-2018 15:46
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Clooney can raise a glass, even if he’s not starring in any hit movies.
  The 57-year-old tops the 2018 Forbes’ list of highest-paid actors with $239 million in pretax earnings. Forbes credits up to $1 billion that a British conglomerate said it would pay for Casamigos Tequila, which Clooney co-founded in 2013 with two entrepreneurs. The actor’s wealth also includes additional earnings from endorsements and older movies.
  Honoree George Clooney atte
  
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• Online School Opens 2nd 'Virtual Academy' for Students

  23-08-2018 15:22
  
  This year, Texas K-12 has opened its second online public school, the Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Kroger Phasing Out Single-Use Plastic Bags In All Stores By 2025

  23-08-2018 15:06
  CINCINNATI (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The nation’s largest grocery chain will be plastic-bag free at all of its nearly 2,800 stores by 2025.
  Kroger Co., which orders about 6 billion bags each year, will begin phasing out their use immediately at its Seattle-based QFC grocery stores. It expects to be plastic-bag free at the chain next year.
  The company operates more than 175 stores in Texas and more than 2,600 other stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia, serving almost 9 m
  
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• Rowlett Police Searching Suspects Who Threw Rocks From Overpass

  23-08-2018 14:25
  ROWLETT (CBSDFW.COM) – Rowlett police are looking for the young men who were throwing rocks off an overpass last weekend, damaging several cars and seriously injuring a man.
  Taylor Jergensen said he was nearly killed by a rock that came crashing through the windshield of the car he was riding in.
  “When it came through the window it hit me and I think I actually may have blacked out for a second,” he said. “I feel like I remember seeing it come in and the next thing I
  
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• TMSG: Class Sings Happy Birthday for Boy, 7

  23-08-2018 14:15
  
  Classmates at Primrose School of Bedford serenaded happy birthday to a 7-year-old boy who has Down syndrome and is nonverbal.
  
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• Passengers Arrive at DFW From Hawaii Before Storm

  23-08-2018 14:07
  
  Passengers flying from Hawaii arrived at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport early Thursday morning ahead of Hurricane Lane.
  
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• 5K Jobs Available At 'You're Hired Job Fest'

  23-08-2018 13:55
  
  5,000 jobs are up for grabs at "You're Hired Job Fest" in Dallas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• See the Plane From Rapper Post Malone's Emergency Landing

  23-08-2018 13:31
  
  A luxury jet carrying rapper Post Malone landed safely in New York Tuesday afternoon, hours after blowing two tires during takeoff at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport.The Stewart Air National Guard Base...Photo Credit: Stewart ANGB Fire Department
  
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• 13-Year-Old Crowley ISD Student Dies After Football Practice

  23-08-2018 13:22
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Crowley Independent School District is mourning the loss of a middle school student who died after football practice.
  Kyrell McBride-Johnson, a student at at Summer Creek Middle School, died Wednesday evening. In a statement Crowely Superintendent Michael McFarland said Kyrell was practicing with the team when he experienced a “medical emergency” that left him unresponsive.
  (credit: CBSDFW.COM)
  Coaches performed CPR on the 13-year-old until pa
  
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• NBC 5 Forecast: Getting Hot Again

  23-08-2018 13:11
  
  Hotter weather is building, with a slow rise in humidity.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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• What's Going on With Mysterious 'Uber Codes'?

  23-08-2018 12:51
  
  One day, a mysterious "Uber code" popped up on an NBC producer's phone. Surprised by the unsolicited message, we looked into it and found other Uber customers complaining in online forums.
  
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• Teen Died After Collapsing at Football Practice in Crowley

  23-08-2018 11:42
  
  A 13-year-old Crowley Independent School District student died Wednesday night after falling unresponsive during football practice, officials said.
  
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• $1.5 Million in Drugs Found After Investigation in Denton

  23-08-2018 05:58
  
  Denton Police say they have arrested two people after a narcotics investigation that led to the discovery of $1.5 million worth of opioid drugs.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas ISD Responds to Bus Overcrowding, Delays

  23-08-2018 05:55
  
  Dallas ISD responded to concerns Wednesday over bus problems during the first week back to school under its new program.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Parents Want To Form All Boys Volleyball Team In Dallas ISD

  23-08-2018 05:44
  
  The start of the school year also means the start of school sports, and there's a push from some parents in the Dallas Independent School District to form a new team.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• More Guns On Campuses In Keene ISD

  23-08-2018 05:40
  KEENE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Keene ISD is now in its third year of a growing program — allowing teachers and other staffers to carry guns in…in secret.
  “We don’t want a person who wants to just carry a gun. We’re looking at someone from the heart…that he actually wants to protect the kids,” said Keene ISD Police Chief Ronald Potts.
  Keene ISD guns on campus (CBS11)
  They’re known as guardians.
  Teachers, faculty and staff who signed up and meet
  
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• Frisco Pilots 'Brain Break' Program

  23-08-2018 05:40
  
  Frisco ISD is exploring the idea of providing "Brain Breaks" to more students.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Some Republicans Calling to Unseat Muslim Party Leader

  23-08-2018 05:37
  
  A widely-viewed Facebook post from a Tarrant County Republican calls for a party leader to lose his job because he's Muslim. The post has triggered a backlash from many prominent Republicans in the county...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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