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• Texas Governor Elevates Activation Level Of State Ops Center For Approaching Tropical Disturbance

  12-09-2018 23:42
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas State Operations Center to further increase its readiness level to level II (escalated response conditions) beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, as a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico continues to move toward the Texas coast.
  Governor Abbott directed the SOC to increase its readiness level from level IV (normal conditions) to level III (increased readiness) at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday.
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• Courageous Kid: Emerson Sieling

  12-09-2018 23:25
  
  Emerson Sieling exudes joy, especially on race days when she gets to compete for Team Hoyt Texas. Together with her pushers, they have a moving message of inclusion.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Fixed: 911 Outage Affected More Than 1 Dozen North Texas Counties, Cities

  12-09-2018 23:20
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Call centers in the NCTCOG911 experienced a 911 outage beginning around noon on Wednesday.  it was fixed around 4:00 p.m.
  The agency tweeted, “We are currently running at normal operations. The root cause has still not been identified.  Our staff and vendors will continue to search for the cause.”
  We are currently running at normal operations. The root cause has still not been identified. Our staff and vendors will continue to search for the
  
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• 911 Network Stabilized, NCTCOG Call Centers Back Online

  12-09-2018 23:11
  
  The North Central Texas Council of Governments says they've stabilized their network and are returning their 43 call centers to normal operations one at a time after an outage dropped 911 service in 13...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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• HVAC Repair Didn't Fix the Problem, NBC 5 Responds

  12-09-2018 23:03
  
  Sometimes new parts don't always fix the problem, we look into what happened for a Dallas couple who's aging AC died.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Stormy Daniels To Release Memoir Titled “Full Disclosure”

  12-09-2018 22:51
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Stormy Daniels is telling her story in a new memoir titled “Full Disclosure.”
  The porn star, who alleges an affair with President Donald Trump, announced the book on ABC’s “The View” Wednesday. Set to come out on Oct. 2, it will detail her life and legal standoff with the president.
  Daniels says “there’s a lot” she has to say.
  Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has said she had sex once with Trump in 2006. She w
  
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• Protestors Condemn Jean Shooting, Disrupt City Council

  12-09-2018 22:47
  
  Protesters condemning the shooting death of Botham Jean inside his Dallas apartment by an off-duty police officer disrupted a city council meeting Wednesday, prompting a recess to quell the outbursts.Photo Credit: Jack Highberger, 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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• Protesters Angered By Deadly Dallas Officer Shooting Interrupt Council Meeting

  12-09-2018 22:33
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Protesters condemning the shooting death of a black man in his Dallas apartment by a white off-duty police officer disrupted a city council meeting Wednesday, prompting a recess to quell the outbursts.
  #Protest #DallasCityHall #BothamJeanCitizens say they aren’t leaving until they are heard. pic.twitter.com/IGJNUM4RIz
  — STEVE PICKETT (@STEVEPICK11) September 12, 2018Mayor Mike Rawlings temporarily halted the proceedings as dozens of demonstrators chante
  
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• Texas Advisory Group Reverses Alamo Curriculum Change That Would Have Removed ‘Heroic Defenders’

  12-09-2018 22:18
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas education committee has backtracked on its recommendations to remove curriculum requirements referencing Alamo fighters as “heroic” and a famous letter written during the siege.
  The Texas State Board of Education received hundreds of calls and emails after the committee of teachers, parents and business representatives recommended the changes this spring. The changes included removing the language “all the heroic defenders” from the stat
  
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• The Foote Files: That Rock Instrumental Before That Hourly Radio Newscast

  12-09-2018 22:08
  (CBS11) – As a kid growing up in Dallas, I listened to four stations in the DFW area: 1190 KLIF, 1480 KBOX, 1270 KFJZ, and 1360 KXOL. These four stations were in a perpetual battle for the #1 Top 40 station in the area.
  KLIF and KBOX were in Dallas, while KFJZ and KXOL were in Fort Worth. KLIF was the only station at that time in that format with a big 50,000 daytime signal that covered the market and then some, but at night it had to reduce it power to 1,000 watts (it later received permi
  
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• Hurricane Florence Could Hurt Local Economies In Long-Lasting Ways

  12-09-2018 21:51
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ports are closing. Farmers are moving hogs to high ground. Dealers are moving cars into service bays for refuge. And up to three million energy customers in North and South Carolina could lose power for weeks.
  Across the Carolinas and parts of Virginia, businesses are bracing for the economic damage Hurricane Florence is expected to inflict on the area. Industries like tourism and agriculture will likely suffer, and the losses won’t be easily or quickly overcome.
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• UNT Dallas, Toyota and DART Team Up on Mobile Food Market

  12-09-2018 21:43
  
  In some places in southern Dallas, it's still difficult to come by a grocery store with fresh fruits and vegetables. It's an issue that students from UNT Dallas, in collaboration with Toyota and DART, aim...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Dallas private equity firm exits Florida food company

  12-09-2018 21:31
  Kainos Capital, which has also backed Slim Fast and Ghirardelli Chocolate, jumped into the trend of consumers migrating to healthier food choices with its initial investment in Florida Food Products in 2016. They have now sold the company to a New York private equity firm.
  
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• Ft. Worth incubator set to get new leader after more than a decade

  12-09-2018 21:29
  Hayden Blackburn, who has been assistant director, is taking over as executive director
  
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• 911 Outage Affecting More Than 1 Dozen North Texas Counties, Cities

  12-09-2018 21:20
  #UPDATE: All calls have been manually rerouted and the public will be able to get through by calling 911. They MUST know their location because the operator will not be able to see it.
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Call centers in the NCTCOG911 area are experiencing a 911 outage.
  “We have confirmed at least intermittent network outage region wide. Currently working with vendors. We want the public to call the local 10-digit numbers for emergency help at this time.” said ChristyWil
  
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• Cardinal Meeting With Pope Accused Of Ignoring Abuse

  12-09-2018 20:28
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — As U.S. Catholic leaders head to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis about a growing church abuse crisis, the cardinal leading the delegation stands accused by two people of not doing enough to stop a priest who was arrested this week on sexual abuse charges.
  The two people told The Associated Press that they reported the priest and met with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. One of them says she was promised in a meeting with DiNar
  
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• ‘Tighter Than It Should Be’: Cruz Clings To Small Lead In CBS11 Poll, While Abbott Enjoys Wide Margin

  12-09-2018 20:27
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The path to reelection for Senator Ted Cruz R-TX may not be the walk in the park one would expect for a Republican in Texas politics. That according to the latest CBS 11 / Dixie Strategies Poll released Wednesday. Cruz is running against Democrat challenger, Congressman Beto O’Rourke D-El Paso.
  Data also shows that both President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott appear to enjoy broad support from Texans, especially Republicans.
  Likely voters in
  
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• How Raytheon's McKinney-based segment helps forecast hurricanes

  12-09-2018 19:56
  The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, or VIIRS, system Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems business unit makes helped forecast the path of several hurricanes currently active in the ocean.
  
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• Tropical Depression Potential to Impact Texas

  12-09-2018 19:24
  
  A disturbance in the south-central Gulf of Mexico will move northwestward the next few days.Photo Credit: NBC 5This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• TDMN: Dallas Should Worry About Being Dead Last in Ranking

  12-09-2018 19:20
  
  Following the recession, Texas was one of the first economies to bounce back. But a recent study showed deep cracks in Dallas' recovery -- much of the upside wasn't being shared with low income families and with...Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• 2 Major Organizations Of Newsroom Leaders Agree To Merge

  12-09-2018 19:19
  AUSTIN (AP) — The American Society of News Editors and Associated Press Media Editors, whose membership of newsroom leaders and educators make them among the most significant organizations in media, have agreed to merge and will become the News Leadership Association.
  The two groups announced the merger plan on Tuesday, after their members voted to approve the move at their joint News Leadership Conference in Austin.
  ASNE, founded in 1922, and APME, which began about a decade later and wor
  
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• AT&T CEO says don't expect 'Netflix-like investments' around HBO content

  12-09-2018 19:15
  AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson is stepping up investments for HBO, but not at levels you see at Netflix.HBO could use more content to help it round out its well-regarded programming between hits such as “Game of Thrones,” said Stephenson, who was speaking at a conference put on by Goldman Sachs. Netflix last year said it would spend between $7 billion and $8 billion on content in 2018. HBO is reportedly closer to around $2 billion.“We’re not talk
  
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• 1st Dallas City Council Meeting Since Botham Jean Death

  12-09-2018 18:49
  
  In the first Dallas city council meeting since Botham Jean's death, there was a noted heavy police presence.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• After Officer Kills Neighbor, Activists Call For More Citizen Oversight At DPD

  12-09-2018 18:39
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas City Council will hear from activists today calling for more citizen oversight of police following the arrest of Officer Amber Guyger for the shooting death of her neighbor Botham Jean.
  A number of North Texas social activists have long wanted more civilian input into what goes on at Dallas police headquarters — now some feel it could actually happen.
  Before the start of this morning’s city council meeting Mayor Mike Rawlings held a moment
  
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• Tribune Broadcasting to cut 120 jobs in Dallas, Houston due to canceled shows

  12-09-2018 18:16
  Tribune Broadcasting Co., an arm of Chicago-based Tribune Media Co. (NYSE: TRCO), will cut 120 jobs in Houston and Dallas as a result of recently canceled shows.The company sent a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter to the Texas Workforce Commission that said all affected employees’ jobs will be terminated Nov. 6. The affected employees are not represented by a union and do not have bumping rights, meaning workers with more seniority cannot take jobs from those with le
  
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• Police Seek Suspect Who Damaged American Flags At Denton County Courthouse

  12-09-2018 18:02
  DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) – The Denton County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who damaged nine American Flags at the Denton County Courthouse the day before 9/11.
  The suspect is a white male with blonde hair.
  He was last seen riding a dark colored bicycle with white wall tires northbound on Elm Street.
  Anyone who can identify him can contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 388.8477, or call Investigator Josh Reynolds 940.349.1661
  On June 22, 1942, Congress passed a joint resolution, lat
  
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• Bush To Help Raise Cash For Florida’s Governor’s US Senate Bid

  12-09-2018 17:41
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Former President George W. Bush is visiting Florida to raise money for Gov. Rick Scott’s U.S. Senate campaign as Republicans try to maintain their control of Congress in the midterm elections.
  Bush will be in Florida on Friday to fundraise for Scott’s bid to oust Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in a closely watched and expensive campaign. Bush is scheduled to be at a lunchtime fundraiser in Tampa and then a dinner reception in West Palm Beach.
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• Teen Reported Missing Found Safe: Police

  12-09-2018 17:34
  
  An 18-year-old woman reported missing Monday has been found safe, police said Wednesday.Photo Credit: Dallas PD
  
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• 100+ Texas Pets Go On Flight Of Their Lives In Relocation Program

  12-09-2018 17:23
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT) is at capacity. So in an effort to make room at facilities here, this morning the organization loaded more than 100 pets onto a plane for the flight of their lives!
  Before the sun came up 100 dogs and puppies, and 1 pot-bellied pig, made their way to Meacham Airport in Fort Worth.
  (credit: Humane Society of North Texas)
  The flight, funded by GreaterGood.org, whisked the dogs and the pig — named Fel
  
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• Man Faces Murder Charge After Grandmother Killed in Chase

  12-09-2018 17:05
  
  The man who led Fort Worth police on a chase that ended in a deadly crash in the Stockyards will face a murder charge, according to Tarrant County Jail records.Photo Credit: Fort Worth Police Department
  
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• How Melissa Reiff is organizing the Container Store to shield against Amazon (Video)

  12-09-2018 16:24
  The Container Store is challenged with trying to serve a loyal customer base while fending off the threat of Amazon. Success ultimately will depend on Melissa Reiff's strategy.
  
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• Who Buys Lottery Tickets? Those Who Can Least Afford Them

  12-09-2018 15:34
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – For a couple of bucks, a lottery ticket can briefly fuel the dream of pushing all of one’s financial troubles aside. But those small wagers add up, and they might be better spent on setting aside money for a rainy day, since a quarter of Americans don’t have emergency savings.
  (credit: Phil Stauskas/CBSDFW.COM)
  A survey released Wednesday by Bankrate found 28 percent of Americans who earn less than $30,000 a year play the lottery at
  
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• A Confident Elton John Kicks Off Farewell Tour With Flair

  12-09-2018 15:14
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After 90 minutes of nonstop singing and piano playing — which had the audience on their feet and desperately waiting for more — Elton John returned to the stage dramatically, and epically.
  There was the sound of loud thunderstorms, dark blue, smoky lights surrounding the arena, and a grand, candle-lit chandelier on the large screen — all while music in the vein of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” played in the background.
  A strong light b
  
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• Jimmy Carter Cautions Democrats Not To Scare Off Moderates

  12-09-2018 14:45
  ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter sees little hope for the U.S. to change its human rights and environmental policies as long as Donald Trump is in the White House, but he has a warning for his fellow Democrats looking to oust the current administration: Don’t go too far to the left.
  “Independents need to know they can invest their vote in the Democratic Party,” Carter said Tuesday during his annual report at his post-presidential center and library in Atlanta,
  
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• TMSG: Birthday Surprise in Cleburne

  12-09-2018 14:13
  
  A boy in Cleburne had a surprise guest at his cops-and-robbers-themed birthday party.
  
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• Dallas Police Respond To Shooting With Proactive Approach

  12-09-2018 14:12
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Dallas police swiftly admitted that a white officer who shot a black man in his own apartment last week had made a mistake. They expressed contrition, turned the case over to independent investigators and reached out to the victim’s family.
  That proactive approach appeared to tamp down anger in the community in the first few days after the killing on Sept. 6. There have been protests but not large-scale unrest since the death of Botham Shem Jean, a native of
  
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• First 'Energy-Free' Community Coming to Frisco

  12-09-2018 14:11
  
  They will break ground in Frisco Wednesday on what may be a first-of-its-kind community anywhere – a development full of homes that are energy-free and maintenance-free.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Man Says His Hyundai Caught Fire With Daughters Inside

  12-09-2018 14:10
  
  A man in Tampa saw our stories on non-collision Kia fires and said the same thing happened to him, with his two daughters in the backseat of his Hyundai.
  
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• 'Missing Link' Will Fix Downtown Carrollton Flooding

  12-09-2018 14:08
  
  A $1.2 million drainage project could add more flood protection for the downtown area.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Pig Flies With 100 Dogs From Fort Worth for Good Reason

  12-09-2018 14:01
  
  This little piggy is going to the airstrip Wednesday in Fort Worth, along with his other four-legged friends, all for a good reason. Felipe the pig and 100 dogs will be flown to Washington, Idaho, and Oregon...Photo Credit: NBC 5This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Trash Pickup Concerns Increase for City of Dallas

  12-09-2018 13:49
  
  Trash pickup requests have spiked after the City of Dallas announced delays.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Government To Expand, Extend Texas Tent Shelter For Children

  12-09-2018 13:38
  HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. government will expand its tent shelter for immigrant minors crossing the southwest border to 3,800 beds and keep it open through the end of this year, an agency spokesman said Tuesday.
  The facility at Tornillo, Texas, which originally opened with a 360-bed capacity for 30 days, is being expanded based on how many children are in the care of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, agency spokesman Kenneth Wolfe said in a statement.
  Wolfe said the announced
  
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• Texas jumps several states, now ranks No. 2 for its aerospace market

  12-09-2018 13:35
  Texas has the second-most attractive aerospace and defense market in the country, according to a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The ranking represents a significant improvement from the firm's rankings last year.
  
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• 'We're still nowhere close': DFW experts on why supply chains don't use AI as well as other industries

  12-09-2018 13:31
  Representatives from o9 Solutions, SMU, Farmers Branch and more sat down for a panel to discuss how the supply chain industry can better utilize artificial intelligence, or AI.
  
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• Dallas investment firm readies first $343M debt fund for oil and gas drillers

  12-09-2018 13:20
  Dallas investment firm Prudential Capital Energy Partners has closed its first fund to offer a unique kind of low-cost debt to oil and gas drillers as banks have pulled away from the business.The firm raised $343 million for the fund, which will offer mezzanine debt to mid-sized upstream energy companies in the U.S. and Canada. This kind of junior-level financing is provided by private investment firms that are looking for consistent interest payments without having to wait until they exit the&h
  
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• Bigger, Pricier iPhone Expected At Apple Event Wednesday

  12-09-2018 13:04
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is expected to showcase three new iPhones on Wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet, as the company seeks to widen the product’s appeal amid slowing sales growth.
  Most of the buzz is swirling around a rumored iPhone that is supposed to boast a 6.5-inch OLED screen, up from 5.8 inches on the existing iPhone X. OLED is a step up from traditional LCD technology in offering a display without a backlight, so black is truly black rather tha
  
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• Raw: Pickup Crashes Into Big Rig, Building in Mansfield

  12-09-2018 12:51
  
  The driver of a pickup truck veered through the wall of a building in Mansfield after striking a wheel on an 18-wheeler trailer, police said. Investigators believed the distracted driver hit the left rear...Photo Credit: Metro
  
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