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• Brothers In Blue And Community Watch Procession For Fallen Officer 

  17-09-2018 23:24
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A procession of police escorted the body of fallen Fort Worth police officer Garrett Hull across Fort Worth Monday.
  Officer Hull, killed in a shootout with armed robbers Friday, was moved to a funeral home today.
  There are always large numbers of people from the community who want to pay respects to officers killed on-duty, as well as law enforcement from across the country.
  Monday’s turnout was no different.A long line of police officers followed
  
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• Mesquite Daycare Worker Kept Children in Dark Closet

  17-09-2018 23:19
  
  Mesquite police arrested 60-year-old Rebecca Anderson Saturday for mistreating several children at Becky's Home Child Care, a daycare she ran from her home in the 4300 block of Tamarix Court, according to...Photo Credit: Mesquite Police Department
  
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• Sen. Cruz Says Democrats Quick To Blame Police After Deadly Shooting Of Botham Jean

  17-09-2018 23:07
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas says he wishes Democrats weren’t “so quick to always blame the police officer” after challenger Beto O’Rourke suggested that a white officer who shot and killed a black neighbor should be fired.
  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) during an event hosted by the Zionist Organization of America on Capitol Hill on May 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
  Sen. Cruz told Houston television station KRIV
  
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• DPS Increases Reward in 1980 Cold Case

  17-09-2018 22:51
  
  The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking for the public's help in solving a cold case, the 1980 disappearance of Kristy Lynn Booth.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News/Texas DPS
  
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• 5 Hostages Rescued; Man Kills Self in Standoff: Police

  17-09-2018 22:44
  
  Five people are free and unharmed after taking cover inside a home where an armed man held SWAT officers at bay for several hours Monday before taking his own life.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Convicted Killer, Former Officer Roy Oliver Sent To Prison In Huntsville

  17-09-2018 22:29
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Roy Oliver, the former Balch Springs police officer convicted of murder, has been taken to prison by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to start serving his 15-year prison sentence.
  Oliver was released from the Dallas County Jail and turned over to authorities at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice James “Jay” H. Byrd Unit in Huntsville, Texas early Monday morning.
  After convicting Oliver for the April 2017 murder of Jordan Edwards, 1
  
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• Grapevine's Alan Bowman Next Big Arm at Texas Tech

  17-09-2018 22:17
  
  Grapevine product Alan Bowman sits No. 2 on the national passing chart this week after throwing for 605 yards and five touchdowns in the Red Raiders' 63-49 win over Houston on Saturday.Photo Credit: John Weast/Getty Images
  
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• American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum Opens With Fresh, New Look

  17-09-2018 22:05
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – After 15 months of renovations, the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum is back open with a new look and feel at the company headquarters in Fort Worth.
  “It hadn’t seen a major renovation in a long time so it was time,” said director of the museum, Uli Das.
  The upgrades paid for through grants include a simulated airline command center, a baggage loading are where visitors can try their hand at loading luggage like the pros, and real life fu
  
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• Public Vigil Set For Fallen Fort Worth Police Officer

  17-09-2018 22:04
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Fort Worth Police Department announced it’s hosting a candlelight vigil in memory of Officer Garrett Hull on Wednesday, September 19.
  It is set to happen at Fort Worth Police Headquarters at 7:35 p.m. at 505 W. Felix Street.  
  The public is welcome to attend.
  Hull was shot and killed by a robbery suspect last Friday.
  Officer Hull was shot in the head during a sting operation.
  The undercover officers tracked suspected robbers to a small bar on F
  
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• School Threats Being Investigated at Brock ISD

  17-09-2018 21:52
  
  The Parker County Sheriff's Criminal Investigations Division is investigating suspected school threats posted on social media over the weekend.Photo Credit: NBCSanDiego
  
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• Om Nom Nom: Tuesday Is National Cheeseburger Day

  17-09-2018 21:49
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Tuesday, September 18 is National Cheeseburger Day and burger joints across North Texas are offering some mouthwatering deals.
  Wayback Burgers will have a buy one, get one free special for cheeseburgers all day through its app.
  Wendy’s says it will give away free Dave’s Singles with purchase all month long.
  I-HOP says it has a mystery deal, but has not released any clues.
  Check with your favorite burger place to see what they’re offering.
  Happy
  
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• 5 Hostages Rescued; Standoff Continues With Armed Man

  17-09-2018 21:37
  
  Five people held hostage by an armed man inside a Las Colinas home are safe after being freed late Monday morning. The armed man, meanwhile, continues to hold Irving SWAT officers at bay.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Struggling Luby’s Selling Some Properties

  17-09-2018 21:33
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM) -Those loyal to the LuAnn platter may want to get to Luby’s soon.
  The Houston-based cafeteria restaurant chain confirmed it is in discussions to sell some of its properties to pay down a total debt of nearly $40 million.
  Luby’s operates 147 restaurants across the country, including 84 Luby’s Cafeterias, 61 Fuddruckers and two Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurants.
  Recently, the chain sold eight properties to pay off debt.
  Chris Pappas, President and CEO, sai
  
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• The Foote Files: John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band

  17-09-2018 21:13
  (CBS11) – This East Coast rock group had several songs on the Billboard Hot 100 during the mid-1980’s and they are still performing today.
  Based in Narragansett R.I., the members included John Cafferty (vocals and guitar), Gary Gramolini (guitar), Robert Cotoia (keyboards), Michael Antunes (sax), Pat Lupo (bass) and Kenny Jo Silva (drums). The song most people remember from the band is “On The Dark Side” that hit #7 on the Hot 100 but #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. But
  
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• Irving SWAT Team Involved In Standoff, Suspect Dead

  17-09-2018 21:13
  IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – Members of the Irving Police Department and Irving SWAT Team were involved in a standoff in the north part of the city that ended with the suspect dead.
  Chopper 11 flew over the scene, in the 300 block of San Marcos, near Interstate-635 and the Bush Turnpike. Police were initially contacted by residents who said they heard shots fired and saw several people run from the home out into the street.
  We are currently working a barricaded person call in the 300 block o
  
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• Crews Deactivate Floating Nuclear Plant At Texas Port

  17-09-2018 21:05
  GALVESTON (AP) — Crews in Galveston have completed work on a World War II-era military cargo ship that previously served as a barge-mounted nuclear reactor.
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday that crews deactivated the former USS Sturgis’ nuclear reactor and removed more than 1.5 million pounds of radioactive waste, The Galveston County Daily News reported .
  The Sturgis was converted into a floating nuclear power plant in the 1960s. The U.S. Department of Defense decid
  
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• More Mumps Cases Confirmed at TCU Campus

  17-09-2018 20:52
  
  More mumps cases have been confirmed among individuals at TCU.Photo Credit: Alissa Eckert/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
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• Diver Who Helped With Thai Cave Rescue Sues Elon Musk

  17-09-2018 20:44
  LONDON (AP) – A British diver who helped rescue youth soccer players trapped in a cave in Thailand is suing Elon Musk, alleging that the Tesla CEO falsely accused him of being a pedophile.
  Diver Vernon Unsworth, who lives north of London, contends that Musk made the false allegation on Twitter and then repeated multiple other falsehoods after the dramatic rescue of a dozen youth soccer players and their coach in July.
  The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court Monday seeks more than $7
  
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• Health Officials Confirm Additional Mumps Cases At TCU

  17-09-2018 20:30
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) has identified additional mumps cases at Texas Christian University.
  TCPH is actively working with school officials to trace possible contacts, assess immune status and offer immunizations for people who have not completed their MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccine series.
  An additional dose of MMR vaccine is also being offered to those who have previously received a MMR vaccine series but are at an increased risk of acquiri
  
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• Dallas Officer Arrested In Neighbor’s Slaying Moves Out Of Apartment

  17-09-2018 19:20
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Dallas officer Amber Guyger who fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean after mistaking his apartment for her own has moved out of the Southside Flats.
  Apartment staff informed other residents in the building of Guyger’s move in a Sunday email. It is unclear if she left of her own accord or was evicted.
  Southside Flats statement (graphic credit: KTVT Art Dept.)
  Guyger, who lived in the unit directly below Jean, reported she mistook his apartment for
  
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• DMN: Passing Home to Relative Happening Less Often

  17-09-2018 18:56
  
  Seniors downsizing and passing on their homes to their relatives is becoming a thing of the past, according to a new study. Dallas Morning News Real Estate Reporter Karen Robinson Jacobs joins us to discuss.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• SWAT Responds to Hostage Situation at Las Colinas Home: PD

  17-09-2018 18:37
  
  A SWAT team has responded to a hostage situation at a Las Colinas home in Irving Monday morning, police said.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Blake Shelton to Perform Free at Billy Bob's Texas

  17-09-2018 18:36
  
  This just in from Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth: Blake Shelton is coming to town Thursday, Sept. 20, for a free pop-up show. Free? Yes, free, to the first 5,000 fans.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• People Flock To Memorial For FWPD Officer Killed In The Line Of Duty

  17-09-2018 17:40
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – People are flocking to Cowtown to honor a Fort Worth police officer killed in the line of duty.
  Plans for a funeral service for Officer Garrett Hull are still in the works, but the community is already showing its support as a memorial for the fallen officer continues to take shape at police headquarters.
  (credit: CBSDFW.COM)
  Of the people seen stopping by the memorial, by a CBS 11 News crew, most have been officers – some with black bands over the
  
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• SpaceX To Announce Private Moon Flight Passenger

  17-09-2018 17:11
  HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) — SpaceX is on the verge of announcing the name of person who would be the first private passenger on a trip around the moon.
  The identity of the traveler will be released at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, during an event Monday evening.
  Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space launch company said last week that the person will fly to the moon aboard a new rocket called the BFR, which is still in development.
  SpaceX has said it will also reveal why the per
  
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• How Much Daylight Are We Losing?

  17-09-2018 16:51
  
  One sign that fall is on its way is the amount of daylight in North Texas. You may notice the sun is setting a lot earlier in the evenings now.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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• JJT's 10 Thoughts on the Cowboys' Win Over Giants

  17-09-2018 15:25
  
  The Cowboys beat the New York Giants 20-13 on Sunday night at AT&T Stadium to reach .500 and avoid the dreaded 0-2 start. After all, since 2002 only 11 percent of teams that start 0-2 have made the playoffs.
  
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• Police: U.S. Border Agent In Texas Confesses To 4 Killings

  17-09-2018 15:14
  LAREDO (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor who confessed to killing four women and assaulting a fifth who managed to escape remained in jail Monday, police said in court records.
  Juan David Ortiz is being held in Laredo on $2.5 million bond on four counts of murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful restraint.
  According to affidavits, the 35-year-old Ortiz “provided a voluntary verbal confession” early Saturday in the deaths of the women. Ortiz was arreste
  
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• Co-Founder Of Salesforce Buys Time Magazine For $190 Million

  17-09-2018 14:28
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Time Magazine is being sold by Meredith Corp. to Marc Benioff, a co-founder of Salesforce, and his wife, it was announced Sunday.
  Meredith announced that it was selling Time magazine for $190 million in cash to Benioff, one of four co-founders of Salesforce, a cloud computing pioneer.
  Meredith had completed the purchase of Time along with other publications of Time Inc. earlier this year.
  The Benioffs are purchasing Time personally, and the transaction is unrelated to Sal
  
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• 2-Year-Old Boy Found Wandering in Fort Worth: PD

  17-09-2018 14:02
  
  Police have found the parents of a 2-year-old boy seen wandering on a Fort Worth sidewalk Monday morning, police said.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Spooked Camel At Shrine Circus Bucks Wildly, Injures 7

  17-09-2018 13:51
  PITTSBURGH (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A startled camel started bucking during a circus when a child apparently threw a shovel at its feet, injuring seven people, mostly children, and causing frightened circusgoers to flee the arena.
  Pittsburgh CBS station KDKA is reporting that two children and an adult were riding the camel during an intermission Sunday at the Shrine Circus at PPG Paints Arena when it got spooked. According to the station, one child’s arm was broken and five other
  
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• Memorial Growing for Fallen Fort Worth Officer

  17-09-2018 13:50
  
  A memorial continues to grow outside the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex for Fort Worth police officer Garrett Hull, who was killed in the line of duty Friday.
  
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• Too Many Children Injured By Baby Walkers, Study Finds

  17-09-2018 13:41
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – While some parents may think infant walkers are a way to give young children more independence, pediatricians are once again warning the public that they are a safety hazard.
  A new study, published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found that more than 230,000 children age 15 months or younger were treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States for infant walker-related injuries from 1990 through 2014.
  “Baby walkers give quick mobility
  
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• Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash in Fort Worth: PD

  17-09-2018 13:38
  
  An injured driver was hospitalized after a single-vehicle rollover crash early Monday morning in Fort Worth, police said.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Traffic Congestion Improving in DFW: Scorecard

  17-09-2018 13:04
  
  Here’s some traffic news that may surprise some DFW commuters: Congestion in the Metroplex has improved slightly over the past year, according to the latest traffic data from transportation analytics firm...
  
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• Accuser’s Story Of Attack Roils Plan For Kavanaugh Vote

  17-09-2018 13:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation for the Supreme Court is taking an uncertain turn as Republican senators express concern over a woman’s private-turned-public allegation that a drunken Kavanaugh groped her and tried to take off her clothes at a party when they were teenagers.
  The White House and other Kavanaugh supporters had dismissed the allegation of sexual misconduct when it was initially conveyed in a private letter. With a name and disturbing details
  
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• Florence Flooding Spreads As Storm Heads Northeast

  17-09-2018 12:49
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) —  Emergency workers delivered truckloads of food and water to Wilmington, a city of 120,000 people cut off from the rest of North Carolina by Florence’s still-rising floodwaters, as rescuers elsewhere used helicopters and boats to pull inland residents from homes swamped by swollen rivers.
  The deadly storm was still dumping rain and had top winds around 30 mph early Monday, but forecasters said it was expected to gradually pick up forward speed and complet
  
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• NBC 5 Forecast: Hot and Humid Start to the Week

  17-09-2018 12:02
  
  A storm or two possible on Monday, but most of us will be dealing with a hot and humid start to the week.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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• Almost 19K Students Download Frisco ISD Safety' App

  17-09-2018 11:39
  
  Students at the Frisco Independent School District are now able to anonymously report concerns such as school violence, bullying and harassment through the mobile app, “STOPit.”Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dak, Zeke and Tank Talk Cowboys Win

  17-09-2018 10:56
  
  The New York Giants challenged Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, saying they thought they’d have a better chance to win if he had the ball in his hands. But the third-year signal caller showed up...Photo Credit: NBC 5 Sports
  
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• JJT's Instant Analysis: Giants at Cowboys

  17-09-2018 06:54
  
  Here's NBC 5 Cowboys Insider Jean-Jacques Taylor's instant analysis of the Cowboys' 20-13 win over the New York Giants Sunday at AT&T Stadium.Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images
  
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• Daughter Of Fallen Officer Offers Message Of Hope To Garrett Hull’s Children

  17-09-2018 05:54
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The death of Fort Worth officer Garrett Hull, who was fatally shot by a robbery suspect on Friday, brings back painful memories for a family who lost a husband and father in 2005.
  KayLeigh Nava was just a little girl when her officer father was killed. She has a message for Officer Hull’s daughters who are hurting from the loss.
  Nava and her mother paused Sunday in front of a name carved in granite and written in their hearts — Henry Nava Jr.
  The Nava
  
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• Protesters Holding Caskets March Near AT&T Stadium For Police Shooting Victims

  17-09-2018 05:46
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – In the days following Botham Jean’s death, protesters have taken over a Dallas City Council meeting and walked the streets of downtown Dallas demanding justice for Jean.
  The 26 year-old St. Lucian immigrant was shot and killed by Dallas police officer Amber Guyger in his apartment more than a week ago. Guyger has been charged with manslaughter.
  Botham Jean
  On Sunday night, protesters dressed for a funeral and headed to the Dallas Cowboys game. They wal
  
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