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• Coppell Middle School West Toilet Issues Repaired

  06-09-2018 23:50
  
  Coppell Middle School West released students early Thursday due to toilets not being able to flush at the school. Repairs have been made and toilets are now functioning.
  
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• New Therapy Dog To Roam Elementary School’s Halls On Fridays

  06-09-2018 23:44
  CROWLEY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Bess Race Elementary School in Crowley ISD has a new four-legged faculty member.
  “Sooner” is the school’s new therapy dog.
  Sooner the therapy dog (Crowley ISD)
  The dog will roam the halls each Friday.
  School leaders say students will be able to interact with Sooner and even read to him.
  The goal is to make students feel at ease and welcome at the school.
  The district tweeted on Thursday afternoon, “Be on the lookout for a new faculty me
  
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• Trainer Who Worked With Nassar Arrested At Texas Airport

  06-09-2018 23:42
  HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities in Texas have arrested a former sports medicine trainer charged in connection to Larry Nassar, the former sports doctor who admitted to molesting gymnasts for years.
  The Walker County district attorney’s office says Debra Van Horn was detained Thursday morning by Homeland Security officials at a Houston airport as she exited a flight from China.
  A grand jury has indicted Van Horn on a single count of second-degree sexual assault of a child. Walker County Di
  
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• Twitter Permanently Bans Alex Jones, Infowars Citing Abuse

  06-09-2018 23:09
  NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is permanently banning right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his “Infowars” show for abusive behavior.
  Twitter says Jones won’t be able to create new accounts on Twitter or take over any existing ones. Twitter says Jones posted a video on Wednesday that is in violation of the company’s policy against “abusive behavior.” The video in question shows Jones shouting at and berating CNN journalist Oliver Darcy for some 10 minut
  
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• Man Charged With Murdering Wife On Cruise Ship

  06-09-2018 22:56
  TOPEKA, Kansas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – A Topeka, Kansas man was in court Thursday on an indictment charging him with murdering his wife on board a cruise ship in January.
  The U.S. Attorney of the District of Kansas said Eric Newman, 53, was charged with second-degree murder.
  The indictment alleges on or about January 19, Newman was traveling on board the Carnival Elation, on a cruise out of Jacksonville, Florida.
  During the cruise, Newman is alleged to have killed Tamara Tucker, 50, of Lawson, M
  
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• Philly Airport Travelers Quarantined With Flu-Like Illness

  06-09-2018 22:47
  
  Twelve passengers arriving at Philadelphia International Airport on two separate American Airlines flights were temporarily quarantined after showing flu-like symptoms, Customs and Border Protection officials...Photo Credit: Matt Slocum/AP
  
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• Man Wanted For Groping, Assaulting Women Joggers In 4 North Texas Cities

  06-09-2018 22:21
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Four North Texas police departments are trying to track down a potential serial suspect who has assaulted and groped several women joggers on multiple occasions.
  The Police Departments from Arlington, Haltom City, Euless and Hurst are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect, but so far, the descriptions police have of the young man are vague.
  Arlington investigators believe the first incident happened Friday August 17 in the 3800 block of Perki
  
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• Hollywood Legend Burt Reynolds Dead at Age 82

  06-09-2018 22:02 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds died Thursday at the age of 82. Known for his iconic roles in movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Deliverance," the actor was nominated for an...
  
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• Exclusive: Dallas-Fort Worth area nabs another Fortune 500 company with headquarters relocation to Westlake

  06-09-2018 21:57
  Core-Mark, a Fortune 500 company based in San Francisco, plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Westlake in 2019.
  Scott McPherson, president and CEO of Core­Mark Holding Co. Inc. (Nasdaq: CORE), announced the move in an Aug. 7 earnings call, according to a transcript from Seeking Alpha."Recently, we have finalized plans to relocate Core-Mark’s corporate headquarters to the Dallas-Fort Worth area,” McPherson said. “The move will take place during
  
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• Bell, NASA reach agreement in unmanned aircraft development

  06-09-2018 21:52
  Bell Flight reached an agreement with NASA to design and produce an unmanned aircraft with flight demonstrations scheduled for 2020.Bell, a subsidiary of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) and formerly known as Bell Helicopter, will help produce a product called Autonomous Pod Transport 70, or APT70 for short. This is a drone-like machine that can reach speeds of 100 miles per hour and carry 70 pounds.Ready for some more aerospace acronyms? This aircraft uses VTOL UAS technologies. VTOL refers to 'vertica
  
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• Large Numbers of Undecided Voters in Texas AG Race: Polls

  06-09-2018 21:49
  
  Polls released over the summer on the November race for Texas attorney general show a narrow margin between leading candidates with many voters still undecided.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 1 Dead, 7 Injured In Crash At Fort Worth Stockyards

  06-09-2018 21:39
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – One person is dead and seven others were injured in a crash at the Fort Worth Stockyards.
  It happened at Main and Exchange near the entrance to the stockyards by Leddy’s Boots And Saddles.
  Sgt. Chris Britt with the Fort Worth Police Department said an innocent woman in a Jeep was killed when the stolen white pickup smashed into her.
  “This is a bad day for us,” said Britt about the woman’s death. “We are h
  
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• Man Targets, Gropes Women on Tarrant County Jogging Trails

  06-09-2018 21:35
  
  Police in four North Texas cities are looking for a man targeting women near parks or jogging trails and worry the attacks may become more violent.
  
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• Actor Burt Reynolds Dead At 82

  06-09-2018 21:25
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/CBS NEWS) – Hollywood is mourning the loss of one of its biggest stars.
  Actor Burt Reynolds has died at the age of 82, according to multiple reports.
  Reynolds rose to fame in the ‘70s and had a prolific and award-winning career.
  Actor Burt Reynolds attends the “Dog Years” Premiere during 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at Cinepolis Chelsea on April 22, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
  He earned an
  
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• UNT Students Can Get Free On-Demand Lyft Rides After Hours

  06-09-2018 21:00
  DENTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The University of North Texas, the Denton County Transportation Authority and Lyft launched a new pilot service that will provide students with “safe and reliable on-demand service after hours when they travel” in what’s called, the UNT Lyft Zone.
  The program began Friday, August 17, 2018, and will end Saturday, December 15, 2018.
  The pilot program provides students traveling within the specified UNT Lyft Zone with a free Lyft ride. The servic
  
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• Coppell Middle School West Releasing Early

  06-09-2018 20:37
  
  Coppell Middle School West is releasing students early at 1:00 p.m. due to toilets not being able to flush at the school.
  
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• O’Rourke Campaign Blames ‘Impostor’ For Illegal Voting Texts

  06-09-2018 20:16
  AUSTIN (AP) — Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s campaign says an “impostor” was behind a text message purportedly seeking volunteers to give people in the country illegally rides so they could cast votes during Texas’ Senate race.
  The messages claimed to be from O’Rourke’s campaign and went to voters saying “we are in search of volunteers to help transport undocumented immigrants to polling booths.” Pictures of them circulated on social media on
  
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• 1 Dead, Another Injured In Crash At Fort Worth Stockyards

  06-09-2018 19:40
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – One person is dead and another is seriously injured in a crash at the Fort Worth Stockyards.
  It happened at Main and Exchange near the entrance to the stockyards by Leddy’s Boots And Saddles.
  Sgt. Chris Britt with the Fort Worth Police Department said an innocent woman in a Jeep Wrangler was killed when the stolen white pickup smashed into her.
  Several blocks around the iconic Fort Worth neighborhood were shut down as medics mov
  
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• NBC 5 Forecast: Scattered Showers Today

  06-09-2018 19:31
  
  Showery and muggy weather pattern continues into the weekend.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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• 1 Dead, 4 Injured in Crash in Fort Worth Stockyards

  06-09-2018 19:18
  
  One person died and four people were injured in a crash Thursday morning in the Fort Worth stockyards, police said.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• I-30 Reopened After Crash Into Bridge

  06-09-2018 19:05
  
  Westbound Interstate 30 has been reopened after a bridge was damaged.
  
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• AA Passengers Asked to Urinate in Plastic Bags: Report

  06-09-2018 18:40
  
  Cellphone video taken aboard an American Airlines flight from Arizona to Hawaii appears to show a flight attendant telling a passenger should urinate in a plastic bag.
  
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• Kavanaugh Ducks Sen. Kamala Harris’ Questions About Mueller

  06-09-2018 18:29 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh avoided directly answering questions from Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., about whether or not he discussed special counsel Robert Mueller or the Mueller’s...
  
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• Cincinnati Shooting Leaves Four Dead, Including Shooter

  06-09-2018 18:03 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Four people are dead, including the gunman, following a shooting at a Fifth Third Bank building in downtown Cincinnati Thursday. The shooter has not been identified and it wasn’t clear if the victims were...
  
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• Clothes For People With Disabilities Highlighted On Catwalk

  06-09-2018 17:45
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Fashion Week has opened its glamorous tent wider to feature models with disabilities wearing adaptive clothing designs by Tommy Hilfiger, Nike and Target.
  Organized by the Runway of Dreams Foundation, the show on Wednesday included a catwalk welcoming to wheelchairs, crutches, walking canes and more. Actor and model RJ Mitte of “Breaking Bad” was host.
  Mitte said he understood the importance of inclusion on a personal level, having been diagnosed with c
  
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• Retail Gasoline Prices In Texas, Across Nation Up This Week

  06-09-2018 17:18
  COPPELL (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Retail gasoline prices in Texas and across the nation are up this week.
  AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide increased 2 cents to reach $2.62 per gallon. Drivers across the U.S. are paying a penny more for gasoline this week at an average $2.85 per gallon.
  The association survey found San Antonio has the cheapest gasoline in Texas this week at an average $2.52 per gallon. The most expensive gasoline statewide was in Midland at an
  
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• Fletcher's Corny Dogs Debuts New 'Pup'

  06-09-2018 16:52
  
  With weeks to go until the State Fair of Texas, there are so many new State Fair food options to be excited about...and Fletcher's Corny Dogs has just given us another one.
  
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• TMSG: Whatabout This Homecoming Invite?

  06-09-2018 16:47
  
  Arlington Martin High School freshman Nicholas Noll took inspiration from his favorite burger stop to invite Madison Dawkins to homecoming.Photo Credit: Valerie Vara
  
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• Plano Doctor Resigns From Leadership Posts After Comments

  06-09-2018 16:45
  
  A Plano physician who came under fire for comments published in the Dallas Medical Journal has stepped down from his leadership roles at Texas Health Plano.Photo Credit: The Dallas Morning News
  
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• Cowboys Won't Give Up First-Round Pick for Earl Thomas: JJT

  06-09-2018 16:21
  
  If Seattle wants to trade safety Earl Thomas, they’ll accept the Cowboys’ offer of a second-round draft choice. If they’re holding out for a No. 1 pick, then he won’t be playing in Dallas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 Sports
  
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• Harvey-Damaged Columbus Replica Ship In South Texas For Sale

  06-09-2018 16:15
  CORPUS CHRISTI (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A South Texas city has begun the process to sell a Hurricane Harvey-damaged replica of one of the ships used by Christopher Columbus to reach the New World.
  Corpus Christi officials say representatives of groups interested in preserving and restoring the Nina can get a closer look next week.
  (credit: City of Corpus Christi)
  La Nina, docked at Corpus Christi Marina as a tourist attraction, is the last of three replicas built in the 1980s by the governme
  
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• Ford Recalls 1.6M Pickup Trucks; Seat Belts Can Cause Fires

  06-09-2018 15:38
  DETROIT (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Ford is recalling some 1.6 million F-150 pickups in North America because the seat belts can cause fires.
  The recall covers truck models Ford F-150 Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab, model years 2015-18.
  The company says it has 23 reports of smoke or fire in the U.S. and Canada, but it’s not aware of any injuries. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating the fires last month
  
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• Palatial Starbucks Opens In Italy, Home Of Espresso

  06-09-2018 15:22
  MILAN (AP) — Starbucks is opening its first store in Italy on Friday, betting that premium brews and novelties like a heated marble-topped coffee bar will win customers in a country fond of its daily espresso rituals.
  Decades ago, Milan’s coffee bars inspired the chain’s vision. Now Starbucks is hoping clients will visit its new store, the Reserve Roastery, to watch beans being roasted, sip coffee or enjoy cocktails at a mezzanine-level bar in a cavernous former post office nea
  
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• $400K For Homeless Man Vanishes, Now 2 Samaritans Are Under Fire

  06-09-2018 14:09
  MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (CBSNEWS.COM) – Aspiring philanthropists Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico are in hot water after the $400,000 they raised in a GoFundMe campaign for a homeless man went missing. The man, Johnny Bobbitt, had given the couple his last $20 when they ran out of gas on a Philadelphia highway, and they wanted to repay his generosity.
  Kate McClure and “Johnny” are seen in a photo posted on the GoFundMe page she started for him. (credit: GoFundMe)
  According to
  
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• Hundreds of Homes Without Power in Cockrell Hill

  06-09-2018 13:53
  
  About 280 homes are without power after an 18-wheeler struck a utility pole in Cockrell Hill early Thursday morning, Oncor officials said.Photo Credit: NBCDFW.com
  
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• Unfriending Facebook: More Than A Quarter Of Users Have Done It

  06-09-2018 13:46
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – Americans are less attached to Facebook these days. In the past year, a sizable number of users have changed how they interact with the social media platform — including getting rid of it altogether.
  A survey released Wednesday by Pew Research Center found that 26 percent of U.S. users have deleted the Facebook app from their cell phones during the last 12 months, 54 percent adjusted their privacy settings, and about 40 percent of users 18 and older are
  
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• Trump Poised To Tax An Additional $200B In Chinese Imports

  06-09-2018 13:23
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration may be about to slap tariffs of up to 25 percent on an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods, escalating a confrontation between the world’s two biggest economies and likely squeezing U.S. companies that import everything from handbags to bicycle tires.
  The administration could decide to begin taxing the imports — equal to nearly 40 percent of all the goods China sold the United States last year — after a public comment period
  
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• Live Radar: Scattered Showers Thursday

  06-09-2018 13:09
  
  Keep the rain gear handy this week as we find ourselves in a showery and muggy weather pattern.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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• Man Shot After Threatening FW Officers With Sharp Object

  06-09-2018 12:50
  
  Fort Worth police said a man was shot by one of their sergeants Wednesday evening after that man threatened him and two other officers with some kind of sharp object.
  
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• Abandoned Trucks Litter California Highway As Wildfire Rages

  06-09-2018 12:45
  REDDING, Calif. (AP) — An explosive wildfire closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway only weeks after a nearby blaze that left neighborhoods in ruins and killed eight people.
  The Delta Fire erupted Wednesday afternoon and within hours had devoured nearly 8 square miles of timber and brush on both sides of Interstate 5 near the Oregon state line.
  The blaze was human-caused, fire officials said, but they didn’t indicate whether it was arson or accident.
  An abandoned s
  
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• Man Accused of Taking Money for Fake Veterans' Charity

  06-09-2018 12:24
  
  Like many schemes, this one started with a robocall, but ended in a crackdown by the feds on a charity that doesn't deliver. A man in Utah is accused of soliciting donations to fake veterans' charities...
  
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• DFW Airport Could Add Sensors for Security Line Wait Time

  06-09-2018 11:45
  
  The DFW International Airport Board will vote today on a contract to add sensors at all 16 TSA checkpoints.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Immigration: Narrowing the Education Gap

  06-09-2018 06:02
  
  New numbers highlight the education gap between native Texans and immigrants who work in the Lone Star State.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Age Groups Leading to Success or Failure After Smoking Ban

  06-09-2018 05:37
  
  The Arlington smoking ban has had a serious impact on several small businesses. One longtime owner just had to sell her bar after 31 years. But others are finding ways to profit from the change, and age seems to...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 'Unprecedented' Effort Underway to Keep Collin County Conservative

  06-09-2018 05:23
  
  An 'unprecedented' effort is underway by Collin County Republicans to keep the county conservative.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Man Shot After Throwing Knife at FW Police Officer

  06-09-2018 05:19
  
  A Fort Worth police officer shot a person who threw a knife at an officer Wednesday night, police say.
  
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