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• Multiple Criminal Defense Lawyers See No Crime In Off-Duty Officer Shooting

  11-09-2018 23:50
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police officer Amber Guyger’s arrest warrant has some North Texas legal experts asking the same question.  “Where is the crime?”
  Criminal defense lawyers CBS 11 talked to at the Dallas County Courthouse describe the Texas Rangers warrant as “weak on motive or intent.”
  They believe it will be difficult for the Dallas County DA’s office to prove a crime.
  The probable cause affidavit released Tuesday afternoon offers a deta
  
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• ‘Isn’t That Unbelievable?’: Eagle Lands On Fire Department’s Sept. 11 Memorial

  11-09-2018 23:46
  ANDOVER, Minn. (CBSDFW.COM) – While holding a tribute to remember the Sept. 11 attacks, a Minnesota fire department received a special surprise.
  In a video, the fire chief of the Andover Fire Department showed an eagle that landed on top of their 9/11 tribute on the 17th anniversary of the attacks Tuesday.
  Eagle lands on 9/11 memorial (Andover Fire Department)
  “We’re all set up here, so nobody forgets,” said Fire Chief Jerry Streich.
  Then, the unexpected happened. An eagl
  
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• Dallas Police Officer Arrested For DWI, Resisting Arrest

  11-09-2018 23:27
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Dallas Police officer was arrested by Rowlett Police for driving while  intoxicated on Tuesday, September 11.
  Dallas Police said Officer Ashley Parmley, 33, is on administrative leave pending and internal affairs investigation.
  On September 11, 2018, Dallas Police Officer Ashely N. Parmely, #11035, was arrested by the Rowlett Police Department for Driving While Intoxicated. pic.twitter.com/icv2TQWzIr
  — Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) September 11, 2018Rowl
  
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• 2 Pilots Eject When Air Force Jet Veers Off Runway

  11-09-2018 23:27
  WICHITA FALLS (AP) — The U.S. Air Force says two pilots were injured slightly after ejecting when a twin-jet training aircraft veered off a runway before takeoff at a northwestern Texas Air Force base.
  Officials say the accident involved a T-38 Talon aircraft shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sheppard Air Force Base near Wichita Falls.
  The aircraft was assigned to the 80th Flying Training Wing based at Sheppard.
  Officials identified the pilots as Maj. Christian C. Hartmann of the Luftwaffe,
  
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• North Texas Couple to Lead United Way's Annual Campaign

  11-09-2018 23:19
  
  The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas is counting on a North Texas power couple to help it raise millions of dollars for the community. The President and CEO of Texas Instruments, Rich Templeton, and his...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Police Chief ‘Concerned’ About Pepper Balls Used During Demonstration

  11-09-2018 23:13
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall expressed concern Tuesday following reports of an officer using pepper balls during a demonstration for the deadly shooting of Botham Jean.
  Chief Hall said the department will be investigating the use of the pepper balls and that they should only be used when instructed or if there’s an “immediate threat to the public.”
  A large group gathered Monday evening to protest the deadly shooting of 26-year-old Botham Jean by of
  
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• Elizabeth Smart Kidnapper To Be Released From Prison

  11-09-2018 22:25
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap Elizabeth Smart in 2002 will be freed from prison more than five years earlier than expected, a surprise decision that Smart called “incomprehensible” on Tuesday.
  Wanda Barzee, 72, will be released Sept. 19 after the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole determined it had miscalculated the time she previously served in federal custody, board spokesman Greg Johnson said.
  Barzee pleaded guilty to kidnap
  
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• Watauga Firefighters Honored For Prevention Programs, Zero Deaths In 2017

  11-09-2018 22:15
  WATAUGA, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Watauga Fire Department won the Life Safety Achievement Award for its fire prevention accomplishments in 2017 by the National Association of State Fire Marshals Fire Research and Education Foundation.
  The Watauga Fire Department said it’s the only fire department in Texas, and one of 31 fire departments across the United States, to receive the award this year.
  It recorded no loss of life in 2017.
  “When we hear the fire truck coming down the str
  
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• Alcon shifting global HQ from Fort Worth to Geneva

  11-09-2018 21:59
  Alcon, one of Fort Worth's biggest companies, is shifting its global headquarters to Geneva after the completion of the eye product firm’s spinoff from parent company Novartis, the companies announced today.Alcon Laboratory Inc.’s Fort Worth location, which is now its global divisional headquarters, will remain a “major operational, commercial and innovation hub,” according to a news release from the parent company.David Endicott, Alcon's CEO, released a statement to the
  
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• Driver In Deadly Stockyards Crash Charged With Murder

  11-09-2018 21:41
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The burglary suspect who was evading police before a deadly crash in the Fort Worth Stockyards on September 6 has been charged with murder.
  Police said Luis Young, 26, hit seven cars while driving down Main Street after speeding off when police tried to pull him over.
  Luis Young – charged with murder in Stockyards crash
  A woman in a Jeep, identified as Gaudencia Meza, 58, was killed when the stolen white pickup smashed into her.
  Gaudencia and Constantino Mez
  
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• Chief Hall 'Concerned' Over Pepper Ball Use During Protest

  11-09-2018 21:30
  
  Dallas Chief of Police U. Renee Hall said she's "concerned" to learn that pepper balls were fired during a peaceful demonstration Monday night..
  
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• Dallas Firefighter Critically Injured In 2017 Shooting Honored At State Capitol

  11-09-2018 21:24
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – William An, The Dallas firefighter and EMT who was shot in the line of duty in 2017, receiving the 2018 Star of Texas Award in Austin Tuesday.
  The ceremony was held at the Texas House of Representatives and Governor Greg Abbott presented him with the award.
  The Texas Legislature created the Star of Texas Award to honor peace officers, firefighters and EMT who were killed or sustained serious injury in the line of duty.
  An was critically injured while he and his
  
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• Texas Preps For Tropical Disturbance Nearing Gulf Of Mexico

  11-09-2018 21:09
  AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Governor Greg Abbott says Texas is preparing for a possible tropical storm system headed toward the Gulf of Mexico.
  “In light of recent heavy rainfall across the state, we are on high-alert as any additional rain could quickly create dangerous flash flooding conditions,” said Abbott.
  The tropical system is one of several that have formed in the Atlantic Ocean, including powerful Hurricane Florence heading toward the East Coast.
  The National Hurricane Ce
  
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• Robbery Suspects Captured Inside Poly HS Are Students

  11-09-2018 20:57
  
  Three juvenile robbery suspects were taken into custody inside Fort Worth's Polytechnic High School Tuesday morning, school officials say.Photo Credit: Scott Gordon, NBC 5 News
  
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• North Texas Man Accused Of Dragging Cow By Neck With Truck

  11-09-2018 19:43
  WISE COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas man is charged with cruelty to livestock animals after authorities reportedly saw a video showing a live cow being dragged by a truck.
  (credit: Wise County Jail)
  Jackie Floyd Reaves, a 62-year-old resident of Bowie, was charged in Wise County. The incident allegedly occurred just southwest of Sunset, about halfway between Bowie and Decatur.
  An investigator for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association filed an affidavit st
  
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• Police Identify Robbery Suspect Shot, Killed In Front Yard

  11-09-2018 19:39
  GARLAND (CBSDFW.COM) – Police have identified a man who was shot and killed by another man he was attempting to rob.
  Alexander Clair Bessenecker, 39, died at the scene in the 3700 block of Hawaii Drive on Monday.
  Alexander Clair Bessenecker, 39 (photo credit: Garland Police Department)
  Garland Police said when officers responded to a shooting call, they found Bessenecker shot in the front yard where Quan Tran and his girlfriend were waiting.
  Police believe Bessenecker showed up a
  
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• Red Cross NTX Deploys Volunteers to East Coast

  11-09-2018 19:22
  
  As the East Coast braces for the arrival of Hurricane Florence, the Red Cross is working furiously to move resources and volunteers to the area. That includes several from North Texas.
  
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• Robbery Suspects Captured Inside Poly HS in Fort Worth

  11-09-2018 18:54
  
  Three juvenile robbery suspects were taken into custody inside Fort Worth's Polytechnic High School Tuesday morning, school officials say.Photo Credit: Scott Gordon, NBC 5 News
  
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• TPWD: 2018 Teal Hunting Forecast

  11-09-2018 18:50
  
  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says conditions are excellent for this Saturday's opening of teal hunting season.Photo Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  
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• First Responders Honored With Star of Texas Awards

  11-09-2018 18:49
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) will host the 2018 Star of Texas Awards honoring peace officers, firefighters and emergency first responders Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Animal Services Continues to Fight Loose Dog Problem

  11-09-2018 18:48
  
  Dallas Animal Services continues to fight the loose dog problem in southern Dallas, but now a different loose dog problem has escalated in northern Dallas. Dallas Morning News Metro Columnist Sharon Grigsby...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Polytechnic High School On Lockdown; Unauthorized Juveniles In Custody

  11-09-2018 18:37
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Polytechnic High School was on lockdown Tuesday morning after several unauthorized school aged males entered the building, according to Fort Worth ISD.
  A handgun was found on one of those detained, according to Fort Worth ISD Executive Director, External & Emergency Communications, Clint Bond.
  The suspects are now in custody, students and staff are all safe and there were no injuries to anyone.
  Poly High School currently on lockdown because several u
  
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• Red Cross Works to Send Volunteers From North Texas

  11-09-2018 18:31
  
  As Hurricane Florence inches closer to the eastern seaboard, the American Red Cross is working to get supplies and volunteers on the ground there, including volunteers from North Texas.
  
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• Granbury Students Attend Movie Premiere

  11-09-2018 17:59
  
  Some students at Granbury High School are still talking about their big weekend. Their red carpet experience is today's Tell Me Something Good. Five students and their world geography teacher were invited to the...Photo Credit: Savannah Welch
  
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• After Deputy Arrests Texas Sheriff Hires Doc To Do More Screening

  11-09-2018 17:31
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas sheriff who’s seen 18 deputies arrested this year on various charges says a staff psychologist will be hired to better screen applicants.
  Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is requesting that county commissioners set aside $118,000 to fund the position.
  Three deputies have been arrested in the past week alone. Of the 18 arrested so far this year, 10 are accused of violent crimes such as assault while five are charged with drunken driving.
  Deputy Jose Nunez
  
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• Missing Dog From Fort Worth Fire Dept. Is Found

  11-09-2018 17:24
  
  An arson-detection dog from the Fort Worth Fire Department who ran off Monday night has been found, the fire department said.
  
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• Garrett, Linehan Haven't Helped Dak Prescott Enough: JJT

  11-09-2018 17:00
  
  Let’s start with this: Quarterback Dak Prescott must play better. ASAP.Photo Credit: Grant Halverson/Getty Images
  
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• Taco Bueno Closing Some North Texas Locations

  11-09-2018 16:52
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Saying the move will better position the company for “future growth” Taco Bueno has closed 16 locations across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri.
  CEO Omar Janjua said the move isn’t the beginning of the end for the restaurant but will help the company adjust to traffic patterns. “It is our plan to reinvest in new locations and to remodel others to better serve our guests,” said Janjua.
  Managers and employees at locations on the c
  
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• Teen Reported Missing Monday in Dallas: Police

  11-09-2018 16:42
  
  Dallas police are asking for help locating a critical missing 18-year-old woman.Photo Credit: Dallas PD
  
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• Arson-Detecting Dog From Fort Worth Fire Dept. Is Lost

  11-09-2018 16:29
  
  The Fort Worth Fire Department is asking for the public's help in finding a lost arson-detecting dog that works with the department, officials said.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Indictment Likely For Couple Accused Of Taking Homeless Man’s Donations

  11-09-2018 15:58
  TRENTON, N.J. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A New Jersey couple under investigation after a good Samaritan accused them of stealing some of the $400,000 in online donations they raised for him is likely to be indicted, their attorney said Monday.
  Ernest Badway represents Mark D’Amico and Katelyn McClure in a civil case against Johnny Bobbitt.
  Kate McClure and “Johnny” are seen in a photo posted on the GoFundMe page she started for him. (credit: GoFundMe)
  The attorney said in a letter
  
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• 9/11 Memorial Ceremony in Grapevine

  11-09-2018 15:12
  
  In Grapevine, the 9/11 Memorial Foundation of Texas and the Grapevine Fire Department will hold a remembrance ceremony at the 9/11 Flight Crew Memorial.Photo Credit: City of Grapevine
  
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• Alex Trebek Launches New Season Of ‘Jeopardy!’ With Beard

  11-09-2018 14:53
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Trebek sported a beard as he launched the 35th season of “Jeopardy!” and the look has led to a poll.
  (credit: Jeopardy/Instagram)
  The bearded host appeared in a video on Instagram under the caption, “It’s time to embark upon a magical journey.” He opened the first show of the season by saying, “No need to inquire how I spent my summer vacation.”
  To beard, or not to beard: that is the question. Vote now! #AlexTrebeard
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• Tesla Cuts Number Of Stock Colors To Streamline Production

  11-09-2018 14:29
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla is dropping two of the seven standard colors it had offered to customers as it tries to streamline production.
  In a tweet early Tuesday, CEO Elon Musk said obsidian black and metallic silver will still be available, but at a higher cost.
  Moving 2 of 7 Tesla colors off menu on Wednesday to simplify manufacturing. Obsidian Black & Metallic Silver will still be available as special request, but at higher price.
  — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 11, 2018Tesla fa
  
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• NBC 5 Forecast: Additional Rain Chances

  11-09-2018 14:17
  
  Additional rain chances the next few days.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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• TMSG: Red Carpet Experience for Granbury Students

  11-09-2018 14:12
  
  Five students and their world geography teacher at Granbury High School were invited to the premiere of "Unbroken: Path to Redemption."Photo Credit: Savannah Welch
  
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• Case Against Dallas Officer Who Killed Neighbor To Go To Grand Jury

  11-09-2018 14:10
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The case against a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor will be presented to a grand jury, which could decide on more serious charges than manslaughter, the district attorney said Monday as an affidavit provided a fuller description of the officer’s account.
  (credit: Kaufman County Jail)
  Lawyers for the victim’s family questioned why it took three days for Officer Amber Guyger to be charged and why she was so quick to use dea
  
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• Frisco Woman Waits Months for Fridge Repair

  11-09-2018 14:09
  
  A woman in Frisco said her fridge hasn't been working for nearly three months. When she couldn't get the manufacturer to repair it, she called NBC 5's Samantha Chatman.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Bedford Wants an 18 Percent Tax Increase

  11-09-2018 14:08
  
  Bedford city council members will be asked to consider a potential 18 percent tax increase during Tuesday night’s council meeting.Photo Credit: City of Bedford
  
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• 9/11 Day of Rememberance Ceremony in Grapevine

  11-09-2018 13:55
  
  In Grapevine, the 9/11 Memorial Foundation of Texas and the Grapevine Fire Department will hold a remembrance ceremony at the 9/11 Flight Crew Memorial.Photo Credit: City of Grapevine
  
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• Millions Prepare For Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Florence

  11-09-2018 13:39
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As mandatory evacuations begin for parts of three East Coast states, millions of Americans have been preparing for what could become one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the Eastern Seaboard in decades.
  Carrying winds of up to 140 mph as a Category 4 storm, Hurricane Florence is expected to approach Category 5 status on Tuesday as it slows and strengthens off North and South Carolina. The center of the massive storm is then forecast to meander Thursday, Frida
  
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• North Texas Remembers 9/11 With Tributes & Ceremonies

  11-09-2018 13:22
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Today North Texans join America to commemorate the September 11th terror attacks with ceremony, tributes and a new monument to victims.
  Thousands of 9/11 victims’ relatives, survivors, rescuers and others are expected at the anniversary ceremony at the World Trade Center in New York.
  The annual Tribute in Light Memorial echoing the twin towers of the World Trade Center illuminates the night sky. Also seen are the Statue of Liberty (C) and 1 World Trade C
  
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• Family of Fort Worth Drowning Victims Speak Out

  11-09-2018 06:04
  
  Flash flooding in Fort Worth claimed the lives of three people over the weekend. A mother and her 2-year-old daughter drowned when their car was swept into a culvert near Loop I-820 and Wilbarger Street.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas Faith Community On Death Of Botham Jean: ‘Just Feels So Wrong’

  11-09-2018 05:34
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The arrest of a Dallas police officer for the off-duty shooting death of a neighbor whose apartment she mistook as her own, has not quelled the rising tide of grief and anger in the black community.
  “It is heartbreaking,” said Rev. Frederick D. Haynes, Senior Pastor of Friendship West Baptist church, reacting to the death of 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean. “We want this to stop! We really would like to feel served and protected by the blue: that’
  
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• More Than 100 Protest Dallas Police After Deadly Shooting By Off-Duty Officer

  11-09-2018 04:40
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – There was a tense protest directed at Dallas Police happened downtown Monday night.
  More than 100 people walked up and down Lamar Street near Dallas Police headquarters.
  protest of Dallas Police downtown (Chopper 11)
  At one point, protesters threatened to walk onto I-30.
  The group was chanting Botham Jean’s name.
  Protesters in front of Dallas Police HQ right now chanting “Botham Jean”. @CBSDFW pic.twitter.com/GN26W07gcN
  — Andrea Lucia (@CBS11An
  
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• Gov. Abbott Says It's Time to Get Rid of Red-Light Cameras

  11-09-2018 04:24
  
  Gov. Greg Abbott wants to ban red-light cameras, a measure he announced Monday as part of his plan to increase public safety in Texas.Photo Credit: Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News Staff Photographer
  
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• Protesters Call for 'Justice for Bo' in Downtown Dallas

  11-09-2018 04:09
  
  A group of protesters is marching through Downtown Dallas calling for justice in the shooting death of 26-year-old Botham Jean.Photo Credit: Texas Sky Ranger
  
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