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• Warnings Dropped As Tropical Storm Turns Away From Hawaii

  25-08-2018 23:49
  HONOLULU (AP) — Weather officials dropped all warnings Saturday after tropical storm Lane weakened and turned away from Hawaii.
  The storm began moving to the west, breaking its northward march toward Honolulu after drenching the Big Island and Maui over the past two days.
  The slow-moving storm, moving less than 5 mph, dumped nearly four feet of rain on the Big Island and about a foot on Maui before it was downgraded Friday to a tropical storm from a hurricane.
  The storm was about 110 miles
  
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• Hawaii Emerges From Threat As Storm Veers Away From Islands

  25-08-2018 23:49
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii emerged Saturday from the threat of a potentially devastating hurricane after historic amounts of rain forced evacuations on some islands but damage appeared less than feared.
  Tropical Storm Lane, once known as Hurricane Lane, began to break apart as it veered west into the open Pacific, leaving behind sighs of relief and plenty of cleanup, especially on the Big Island where rainfall totals approached 4 feet (1.2 meters).
  No storm-related deaths have been reported, t
  
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• Kyle Pavone, Vocalist For We Came As Romans, Dead At 28

  25-08-2018 23:42
  (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Kyle Pavone, vocalist for the metalcore band We Came as Romans, has died at age 28, band members said Saturday.
  The Troy, Michigan, group tweeted about the death Saturday, saying: “Kyle’s tragic loss came too early in his life and those of his bandmates. All are devastated by his passing.” The death was confirmed by a band publicist, Amy Sciarretto. No further details about the cause were released.
  A group of friends founded the band under another name i
  
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• DISD Hiring More Bus Drivers After 'Hiccups' in First Week

  25-08-2018 23:21
  
  Dallas ISD admitted there were some "hiccups" in their transportation system this week, as they rolled out their new school bus service for the first time. One of the major issues they faced was a shortage...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• PETA Urges Aretha Franklin’s Estate To Donate Her Fur Coats

  25-08-2018 23:01
  (CBSNEWS) – PETA is urging Aretha Franklin’s estate to give up her vast fur coat collection. The animal rights group sent a letter Friday to the Queen of Soul’s niece, Sabrina Garret Owens, asking her to donate the garments to its fur donation program.
  “Aretha will always be remembered for all that she did to help empower African-American people, especially women, in her lifetime,” PETA’s Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman wrote in the letter. “Might
  
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• ‘Don’t Drink The Water’: 15 Babies Born In Just Over A Year At Waxahachie Fire Department

  25-08-2018 22:17
  WAXAHACHIE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – There’s definitely something in the water at the Waxahachie Fire Department. In a Facebook post Saturday, the department said it had 15 babies born in a little over a year.
  “Don’t drink the water at the Waxahachie Fire Department. In a little over a year, we have had 15 babies born (2 not pictured),” said the post.Twelve firefighters are seen lined up with their babies in hand. One firefighter is seen with twins.
  
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• 2 Killed, Several Injured in Truck, TRE Crash

  25-08-2018 22:12
  
  Two people are dead following a collision between a TRE train and a commercial truck in North Arlington Saturday afternoon.
  
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• 2 in Custody After Chase in Seagoville

  25-08-2018 22:04
  
  Both the driver and the passenger were taken into custody after leading police on a short chase.
  
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• High School Teen Suits Up As Team’s First Female Football Player

  25-08-2018 21:59
  (CBSDFW.COM) – When Madi Martin warmed up for a scrimmage at Arlington High School Friday night, she didn’t want to think about breaking ground this year as the first girl on the Southlake Carroll varsity football team.
  She just wanted to focus on the game.
  “I’m pumped. I’m ready to go,” she said with a smile.
  She admitted she feels added pressure to perform as the only girl on the team.
  Madi Martin (CBS11)
  If she’s nervous, though, head football coach R
  
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• 2 Dead, Several Injured After TRE Train Crashes Into Dump Truck

  25-08-2018 20:40
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Two people are dead and 11 others are injured after a crash involving a dump truck and a Trinity Railway Express train in Fort Worth Saturday.
  Officials said a dump truck was crossing the rails in the 12000 block of Calloway Cemetery trying to beat the train when it was struck. The crash happened at around 12 p.m.
  During a press conference, officials said the dump truck ignored the warning lights, bells and crossing arms at the train tracks.
  “[The truck] goe
  
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• 2 Dead, 11 Injured In Crash Involving Dump Truck, TRE Train

  25-08-2018 20:40
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Two people are dead and 11 others are injured after a crash involving a dump truck and a Trinity Railway Express train in Fort Worth Saturday.
  Officials say a dump truck was crossing the rails in the 12000 block of Calloway Cemetery when it was struck by a TRE train. The crash happened at around 12 p.m.
  Two people who were inside the truck were pronounced dead at the scene. The view from Chopper 11 showed the charred remains of the truck.
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• Two in custody after car thieves lead police on chase

  25-08-2018 18:19
  
  Both the driver and the passenger were taken into custody after leading police on a short chase.
  
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• Hundreds Of Crosby Neighbors Sue Chemical Plant For Harvey Disaster

  25-08-2018 06:14
  CROSBY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – If dealing with a flooded-out home wasn’t enough, those who live in Crosby have also spent the twelve months since Hurricane Harvey dealing with a potential chemical disaster.
  Last August, when Harvey dropped a record amount of rain on the Houston area, Mark Santos’ home filled up with floodwater.
  So did nearby Arkema Inc. chemical manufacturing plant, knocking out its refrigeration and causing chemicals to ignite.
  The fires lasted nearly a week, se
  
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• Powerful Hurricane Lane Downgraded To Tropical Storm

  25-08-2018 06:09
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm on Friday as it headed toward the Hawaiian islands. But it still brought torrential rains that immersed a city in waist-deep water and forced people to flee flooding homes, while others jumped off seawalls with boogie boards into the turbulent ocean.
  As many dealt with flooding and even brush fires, swimmers and surfers ignored warnings from authorities and plunged into powerful waves at Oahu’s famed Waikiki Beach, which was
  
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• McKinney Student Battling Cancer Told She Can't Wear Turquoise Wig

  25-08-2018 05:38
  
  A McKinney student who lost her hair after chemotherapy treatment has been told she can't wear her turquoise wig because it violates dress code.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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• Delays On I-20 Eastbound in Fort Worth After Deadly Crash

  25-08-2018 05:38
  
  The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating after a deadly crash on I-20 near Loop 820 and Highway 287.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Counter-Proposal to Arlington Term Limit Won't be on Ballot

  25-08-2018 05:36
  
  Arlington City Council announced on Friday that a special court hearing for the city's counter-proposal to term limits was canceled and it will not appear on the November ballot.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Pizza Hut Double Murder Remains Unsolved 12 Years Later

  25-08-2018 05:34
  
  It’s been 12 years since Patricia Oferosky and Stephen Mitchelltree were gunned down while working at a Pizza Hut in Terrell.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• NBC 5 Forecast: Hot Through the Weekend

  25-08-2018 03:45
  
  Hotter weather returns, along with an increase in humidity.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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• Analyst: O’Rourke Must Tread Fine Line With Remarks On Anthem Protests

  25-08-2018 02:59
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The controversy surrounding NFL players’ protests of the national anthem is now front and center in the marquee race in Texas this year: U.S. Senate.
  It began with a question to Democrat Beto O’Rourke during a Houston rally August 10 about whether he felt the players taking a knee during the anthem was disrespectful.
  The El Paso Congressman’s comments supporting the players went viral. “I can think of nothing more American than to peacefully st
  
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• Hawaii Braces for Hurricane Lane Impact

  25-08-2018 02:14 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Hurricane Lane has weakened from a category 3 storm to a category 1 storm, and while it is not expected to travel over the islands, with sustained 105mph winds and heavy rainfall, the storm will likely dump over...
  
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• Former North Texas Teacher’s Aide Gets 60 Years In Prison For ‘Continuous Sexual Abuse’ Of Boy

  25-08-2018 01:57
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A former Mesquite ISD teacher’s aide was sentenced to 60 years in prison Friday without the possibility of parole.
  Jessica Benton confessed to numerous sexual encounters with an 11-year-old boy after police arrested her in September 2016.
  Benton, 26 at the time, worked at Tisinger Elementary. The victim attended another school in the district.
  The incidents, which happened from May 2016 to August 2016, were reported by another child who witnessed the b
  
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• Bedford Officers Provide Mother, Daughter Living In Car With Food, Hotel Room

  25-08-2018 01:43
  BEDFORD, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – At 2 a.m. Thursday, someone called Bedford police to check on a suspicious vehicle in the city’s Boys Ranch Park. Officers were prepared to find anything.
  “When I got there, I saw it was a mother and daughter inside a vehicle,” said Officer Ishmel Henderson, who was the first one on the scene.
  (CBS11)
  It wasn’t an unusual call for Henderson or Officer Cameron Gregory. The woman in the front seat told them she had lost her job, lost her
  
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• HS Football Takes a Hit as Concerns Grow Over Safety

  25-08-2018 01:42
  
  As high school students prepare to suit up for another football season, new statistics show there has been a decline in player participation in Texas, despite strong growth in the state’s population.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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• 13 Candidates Qualify for Caraway’s Vacant Seat

  25-08-2018 01:33
  
  An amazing 13 candidates were qualified Friday for the special November election to replace Dallas City Councilman Dwaine Caraway who resigned earlier this month after pleading guilty in a bribery scandal.Photo Credit: NBCDFW.com
  
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• Plano Couple Celebrating 70 Years of Marriage

  25-08-2018 01:29
  
  A Plano couple is marking a major milestone this month: 70 years of marriage.Photo Credit: Gwen and M.L. Davis
  
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• Waxahachie ISD Bus Driver Leaves First Grader 1 Mile From Home

  25-08-2018 01:21
  
  Three days into the new school year, a Waxahachie ISD parent is already feeling uneasy about the district's school bus system.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Tricks Your iPhone Can Do You May Not Know About

  25-08-2018 00:58
  
  We ask the experts at AT&T to help us harvest the power of an iPhone and maximize the features it carries.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Food Truck Serves LA Drivers Stuck In Traffic

  25-08-2018 00:51
  HAWTHORNE, Calif. (CBSDFW.COM) – What’s one way to make being stuck in traffic easier? Food, of course! A food truck in Southern California decided to help out drivers stuck in a huge traffic jam Friday morning.
  Frustrated drivers had a rude awakening after a tanker crash and explosion caused major backups for hours.
  (KCBS via Newspath)
  The food truck, which was among the thousands stuck in the jam, opened for business, and drivers lined up.
  The operator even gave everyone a nice bre
  
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• Dallas ISD Students Get Much Needed School Supplies

  25-08-2018 00:51
  
  Dozens of Dallas ISD students got much needed school supplies and uniforms on Friday, thanks in part to the Emmitt Smith Charities.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Measles At Plano West Keeping Unvaccinated Students At Home

  25-08-2018 00:39
  PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A confirmed case of measles at Plano West Senior High School has Plano ISD leaders and health officials on alert for others.
  Meantime, anyone who has been exposed and has not been vaccinated, is being asked to stay away from the school until September 6.
  The situation highlights escalating concerns over the growing number of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children.
  “I realize that there are religious reasons and other reasons; but, please have all t
  
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• Fungus Takes Root in North Texas Lawns

  25-08-2018 00:37
  
  A sign of the spring season is lasting well into summer on some North Texas lawns. Large yellow or dead patches. Experts say it's not to late to reverse course.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• ‘Who Steals A Cheese Grater’ – Officials Say Meth Use Leading To More Crime

  25-08-2018 00:22
  TURKEY CREEK, KY (CBSDFW.COM) – A Floyd County, Kentucky man found himself on the wrong end of a gun after chasing down his cousin who allegedly robbed his house.
  Officials say meth use in on the rise in the area leading to an uptick in crime according to WYMT-TV.
  “Must have been a bad batch around here cause Floyd County has went crazy here in the last four days,” said victim Mason Tackett.
  Neighbors said they saw Tackett’s cousin Phillip Matthew Hagans carrying items fr
  
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• Uninvited Guest: Bear Wanders Through Famous Hotel Lobby

  25-08-2018 00:21
  ESTES PARK, Colorado (CBSDFW.COM/AP) —  Reservations are required… but not when you’re a black bear.
  A black bear was caught on camera wandering through the lobby of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado.
  bear in hotel lobby (Stanley Hotel )
  In the video, the bear could be seen standing on a coffee table before it casually strolls past the front desk.
  The general manager, Reed Rowley, confirmed the bear made it inside the hotel late Wednesday night/early Thursday morn
  
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• Longtime Principal, Teacher Memorialized at School

  25-08-2018 00:21
  
  Anthony "Tony" Tovar died in February after a battle with cancer. As the new school year starts, his legacy lives on at Sunset High School in Dallas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• University Accepted $458K From Eugenics Fund

  25-08-2018 00:15
  ARIZONA (AP) – The University of Arizona has accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding during the past 16 years from a foundation infamous for promoting research linking race and intelligence.
  Records reviewed by The Associated Press show a psychology professor on the Tucson campus has received money from the Maryland-based Pioneer Fund even after other universities and organizations, including white nationalist groups, stopped receiving its support.
  The Pioneer Fund has pr
  
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• Prince’s Family Sues Doctor Who Prescribed Him Pain Pills

  25-08-2018 00:15
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of the late rock star Prince is suing a doctor who prescribed pain pills for him, saying the doctor failed to treat him for opiate addiction and therefore bears responsibility for his death two years ago, their attorney announced Friday.
  Prince Rogers Nelson died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl April 15, 2016. Authorities say Dr. Michael Schulenberg admitted prescribing a different opioid to Prince in the days before he died, oxycodone, under his bodygua
  
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• The Town of Rockport Continues to Recover After Hurricane Harvey

  25-08-2018 00:08
  
  This week marks one year since Hurricane Harvey struck and lingered along the Texas coast. The town of Rockport has made tremendous strides in the past year, but the recovery is not complete.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Voter Registration Deadline Oct. 9 for November Election

  25-08-2018 00:05
  
  If you want to vote in the Nov. 6 Uniform Election you must be registered to vote by Oct. 9.Photo Credit: AP, Texas Department of Public Safety
  
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