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• Operating Room of the Future

  28-09-2018 23:44
  
  The high-tech operating room on display in Grapevine features augmented reality for doctors and patient care.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Vicious Dog Attack Leaves Man Without Ears In Arlington

  28-09-2018 23:35
  ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Arlington police are searching for the owners of two dogs that mauled a man Wednesday.
  It happened in the 2300 block of Cripple Creek Drive.
  When officers arrived, they found the victim on the street as the dogs were attacking him. One officer discharged his weapon and struck both dogs. Officers were able to get the dogs off the man, who was transported to a hospital with serious injuries. Animal control arrived and took the dogs to a local emergency facility
  
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• Activists Call On DA To Charge Former Dallas Officer Who Shot Man In His Apartment With Murder

  28-09-2018 22:54
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A group of community activists say they don’t trust Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson to aggressively prosecute the criminal case against former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger.
  Guyger shot and killed Botham Jean in Jean’s apartment on September 6 when she said she mistook his apartment for her own.
  Dallas police officer Amber Guyger stands charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Botham Shem Jean who she mistakenly thought was in
  
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• Sheriff: East Texas Boy, 2, Finds Gun, Fatally Shoots Self

  28-09-2018 22:51
  RUSK (CBSDFW/AP) — Investigators say a 2-year-old East Texas boy has died after accidentally shooting himself with a pistol he apparently found while visiting relatives.
  Cherokee County Sheriff James Campbell says foul play was not suspected in Thursday night’s shooting at a house near Rusk.
  Campbell says the victim, whose name wasn’t immediately released, and his 1-year-old brother were with their mother visiting family. The sheriff says several adults were at the residence wh
  
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• Cowboys Like the Rams? The Jerry Jones Show

  28-09-2018 22:46
  
  Jerry Jones reminds Mike Bacsik why he's on the radio and not the sideline in this edition of The Jerry Jones Show on the G-Bag Nation, 105.3 The Fan. Originally recorded Sept. 28, 2018.
  
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• GOP Delays Kavanaugh Vote: ‘There’s Going To Be A Supplemental Background Investigation’

  28-09-2018 22:13
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Senate Republican leaders have agreed to delay a final vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to allow time for an investigation by the FBI of the sexual misconduct allegations against him.
  Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 Republican, says, “There’s going to be a supplemental background investigation,” which would delay a vote “no later than one week.”
  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), center, and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) right,
  
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• State Fair of Texas Food: Cotton Candy Taco

  28-09-2018 21:41
  
  NBC 5's Kristin Dickerson and Matt Jackson taste tested some of the new delicious concoctions at the State Fair of Texas. Here, they try out the winner for "Most Creative", the "Cotton Candy...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• State Fair of Texas Opening Day Parade

  28-09-2018 21:30
  
  The parade to kick off the 2018 season of the State Fair of Texas went through downtown Dallas Friday afternoon.Photo Credit: Texas Sky Ranger
  
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• Man Who Tried To Run Over Fort Worth Officers Gets 40 Years

  28-09-2018 21:23
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday for violating his probation for a prior conviction of engaging in organized crime, the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office said Friday.
  Vincent Lee Seaman violated his probation in April of this year during a violent encounter with Fort Worth Police.
  After being called to a disturbance at a Fort Worth apartment complex, Fort Worth Police officers found Seaman in the complex parking lot. He
  
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• Hillary Clinton Makes Surprise Appearance On ‘Murphy Brown’ Premiere

  28-09-2018 21:10
  CBS Local (CBS/CNN) — “Murphy Brown” returned to TV on CBS Thursday night with help from another woman some people have missed seeing regularly.
  Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appeared on the revival’s premiere episode in a role that had not been formally announced before it aired.
  Does Murphy finally get her dream secretary?! Here's how #MurphyBrown scored @HillaryClinton! pic.twitter.com/7vnEMVjDeY
  — Murphy Brown (@MurphyBrownCBS) September 28, 2018
  
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• Biz groups join state AGs supporting AT&T in antitrust fight

  28-09-2018 21:05
  AT&T’s legal battle with the U.S. Department of Justice received two major boosts this week when several major pro-business organizations and nine state attorneys general filed separate amicus briefs asking a federal appeals court to approve AT&T’s $109 billion acquisition of Time Warner.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, Business Roundtable and a handful of other business organizations asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to
  
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• Child With Super Hero Cape Spreading Love To North Texas Homeless This Weekend

  28-09-2018 21:02
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The 4-year-old cape crusader known across the country as “President Austin” is making a stop in North Texas this weekend.
  Austin Perine, has gained national attention recently for his efforts to feed the homeless in many major cities across the U.S.
  CBS’s Steve Hartman introduced us to Austin in May 2018.
  Austin Perine feeds the homeless (CBS11)
  North Texas is Austin’s latest stop in a 10-city tour which he is on along with his father T.J. Peri
  
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• Two More Top Officials Are Out At One Of Dallas’ Largest And Oldest Charter Schools

  28-09-2018 20:42
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The turmoil continues at one of Dallas’ largest and oldest charter schools as two more of the school’s top officials are out.
  On Thursday night, the Board of Directors of the A.W. Brown Leadership Academy voted to terminate the school’s chief financial officer.
  In an email to the CBS 11 News I-Team, Interim Superintendent Anthony Jefferson confirmed the board voted to terminate CFO James Montfort for insubordination.
  Former A.W. Brown Leadership Acad
  
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• Committee Advances Kavanaugh Nomination, Flake Calls For Delay In Floor Vote

  28-09-2018 20:23
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — After a flurry of last-minute negotiations, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court after agreeing to a late call from Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona for a one week investigation into sexual assault allegations against the high court nominee.
  However, it’s unclear if Republican leaders — or President Donald Trump — will support Flake’s call for the investigation or might ins
  
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• Texas Private School Official Resigns After Profane Tweet

  28-09-2018 20:13
  ARLINGTON (CBSDFW/AP) — A school administrator in North Texas resigned Thursday after being suspended for his profane online message criticizing the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels.
  The private Oakridge School in Arlington announced Butch Groves resigned. The resignation was accepted by the head of the school, Jon Kellam. Groves for 11 years was head of the upper school.
  A message from Head of School Mr. Kellam to the Oakridge parent community: pic.twitter.com/JgBWnk76Gb
  — The
  
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• Rays of Light Providing Free Special Needs Resources

  28-09-2018 20:13
  
  The Texas corporation will be holding this event on Saturday, September 29.
  
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• Facebook Says 50M User Accounts Affected By Security Breach

  28-09-2018 19:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts.
  In a blog post , the company says hackers exploited its “View As” feature, which lets people see what their profiles look like to someone else. Facebook says it has taken steps to fix the security problem and alerted law enforcement.
  To deal with the issue, Facebook reset some logins, so 90 million people have been logged out and will have to log in again. That incl
  
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• The Foote Files: One Hit Wonder From The Mary Jane Girls

  28-09-2018 18:39
  This lost hit is one you might hear over the air on a weekend “countdown” show, the top 40 hits of a particular season, e.g., summer, but more likely on Sirius XM 80’s On 8. And it’s a good one!
  The Mary Jane Girls were an African-American girl group whose specialty was in the funk/dance/vocal style. They got their start in Los Angeles in 1979 by singer Rick James. The girls backed up James on his live performances that same year with choreographed dance routines as well
  
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• Texas Artist Sues Val Kilmer Over Tumbleweed Sculptures

  28-09-2018 17:22
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Texas artist is suing Val Kilmer, saying the actor co-opted his work.
  Bale Creek Allen says in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that he had created golden-laden tumbleweed sculptures for years and sold them in galleries in Austin, Texas, and Santa Fe when he noticed Kilmer had begun selling “identical” pieces.
  Before the discovery, Allen says Kilmer had approached him about the sculptures, which the “Batman Forever” and “Tombstone” star
  
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• Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke Sunday Debate Postponed Due To Weekend Voting

  28-09-2018 17:13
  (CBSDFW.COM) – This Sunday’s debate between Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Beto O’Rourke in Houston has been postponed until further notice. Cruz will be in Washington D.C. for weekend voting as the Senate considers Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.
  O’Rourke is running to unseat Cruz on Texas Senate. The two were scheduled to debate at the University of Houston on Sunday in a town hall meeting format at 6 p.m.
  #BREAKING The 2nd debate scheduled Sunday
  
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• Bus Overturned in Richardson, No Injuries Reported

  28-09-2018 17:04
  
  No injuries were reported after a Richardson ISD school bus overturned Friday morning.
  
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• Women Confront Sen. Flake On Kavanaugh Support

  28-09-2018 16:28
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Emotions ran high in the U.S. Capitol Friday over the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.
  Soon after Republican Sen. Jeff Flake announced he’d vote to confirm Kavanaugh, two women cornered him in an elevator as he headed back to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  Through tears, the women implored him to change his mind about his Kavanaugh vote.
  The confrontation could be seen in TV footage blocking the Arizona senator from closing the elevator door.
  
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• TMSG: FW Couple Celebrates 65-Year Wedding Anniversary

  28-09-2018 14:54
  
  A family in Fort Worth recently celebrated a day 65 years in the making. A.B. and Dorothy Lampkin met in the high school cafeteria and married a few years later in 1953. They marked their 65th anniversary...
  
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• Pre-K Students, Driver OK After School Bus Overturns In Richardson

  28-09-2018 14:50
  RICHARDSON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Two children and the driver on board a Richardson ISD school bus are okay after it overturned in a crash Friday morning, police say.
  Police are investigating the crash involving the bus and another vehicle at West Campbell Road and Custer Road.
  Richardson ISD says the two children were pre-Kindergarten students at Spring Creek Elementary. They were taken to hospital as a precaution because of their age. They were not seriously injured. The bus driver did no
  
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• LSU Basketball Player Killed In Shooting Near Another School

  28-09-2018 14:41
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU basketball player Wayde Sims has died after he was shot near the campus of another school in Baton Rouge.
  Police say in a news release that the 20-year-old Sims was shot around 12:30 a.m. Friday near the campus of Southern University. Sgt. Don Coppola Jr. said Sims was taken to a hospital with an apparent gunshot wound and died.
  LSU basketball coach Will Wade issued a statement saying the team is devastated. Wade asked for prayers for Sims, his family and the te
  
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• 2/3 of Child Car Seats Used Improperly: TxDOT

  28-09-2018 14:12
  
  TxDOT highlights the five most common mistakes parents make with their child's car safety seat.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Massive Training Facility for Police, Firefighters Opens

  28-09-2018 14:00
  
  The 25-acre Public Safety Training Center houses the latest technology for first responders.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Fort Worth Driver Strikes Man Leaving Birthday Party, Flees Scene

  28-09-2018 13:40
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A man was seriously injured early Friday morning in south Fort Worth in a hit-and-run crash, and police are searching for the driver.
  The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. on Fair Park Boulevard near Claer Drive.
  According to police, the victim was walking to his SUV after leaving a birthday party when he was struck by a fast-moving green car. The car then fled the scene.
  Police are searching for the driver.
  
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• Arlington Offers Free Landfill Coupons Following Flash Flood

  28-09-2018 12:12
  
  The city of Arlington is encouraging residents whose homes were damaged in the recent flash flooding to bring materials to landfills with free coupons.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Inside the Texas Auto Show at the State Fair of Texas

  28-09-2018 06:27
  
  The Texas Auto Show is the largest new car auto show in the Southwest and you can see it all while at the State Fair of Texas. Close to 400 new models of cars, trucks and SUVs are all on display.Photo Credit: Matt Jackson / NBCDFW.com
  
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• Shooting Outside Hebron High School Football Game; One Hurt

  28-09-2018 06:09
  
  Carrollton Police say two men got into an argument that led to a shooting in the parking lot of the Hebron High School JV football game on Thursday night.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Hung Jury in Mesquite Officer Shooting Trial

  28-09-2018 06:05
  
  The jury deliberating the fate of a Mesquite police officer accused of shooting an unarmed man is discharged after failing to reach a verdict Thursday.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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• Go Inside Texas' DNA ID Lab

  28-09-2018 05:43
  
  Fort Worth is home to UNT's Center for Human Identification -- they also run the Texas missing person's DNA database.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• 4-Year-Old on 10-City Tour Across the Country Feeding Homeless

  28-09-2018 05:34
  
  Austin Perine is just four-years-old, but definitely wise beyond his years. After a conversation with his father one day, he decided that he wanted to help people who were struggling with homelessness.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• UIL Investigates Football Incident After it Goes Viral

  28-09-2018 05:30
  
  The UIL is investigating an incident on the football field a North Texas mother is calling too rough after her son was held down and left with a concussion.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Parent In Custody After Shooting Outside North Texas Junior Varsity Football Game

  28-09-2018 04:50
  CARROLLTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A fight between parents at a junior varsity high school football game in Northeast Carrollton led to a shooting Thursday night, Carrollton Police said.
  It happened at Hebron High School in Lewisville ISD.
  The school district said the game was stopped and the stadium was evacuated after the shooting.
  Police said the two men went to the parking lot when one pulled out a gun and shot the other.
  Police have arrested the shooter and the person who was shot was r
  
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• Man In Custody After Shooting Outside North Texas Junior Varsity Football Game

  28-09-2018 04:50
  CARROLLTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A fight between two adult men at a junior varsity high school football game in Northeast Carrollton led to a shooting Thursday night, Carrollton police said.
  A 31-year-old man from Fort Worth is in critical condition.
  Police say the shooting happened during a junior varsity game between Hebron and Irving Nimitz.
  Witness told police at around 8:30 p.m. that two men were fighting in the stands at the Hebron High School stadium. The men then went to the parkin
  
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• Suicide Latest Incident At North Texas Mental Health Hospital

  28-09-2018 04:40
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – “What we’ve seen in your reporting… raises genuine concern,” said human rights activist Lee Spiller.
  The CBS 11 I-Team learned about another tragic incident inside a North Texas hospital death at a mental health facility that it has been investigating for years.
  Since 2013, families have contacted the I-Team complaining about what happened to their loved ones behind closed doors at Sundance Behavioral Healthcare System facilities. In
  
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• North Texas Women’s Shelter Reports Increase In Sex Assault Calls During Ford, Kavanaugh Hearing

  28-09-2018 04:28
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh hearing before the Senate Judicial Committee Thursday is apparently having an impact in North Texas.
  The Genesis Women’s Shelter reported an increase in calls relating to sexual assault.  It did not say how many calls it got but released the following statement:
  “At Genesis Women’s Shelter, we have noticed an increase in calls today – both in the number of calls, and those specifically relating
  
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• North Texas Psychologists React To Ford, Kavanagh Hearing

  28-09-2018 04:28
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh hearing before the Senate Judicial Committee Thursday is apparently having an impact in North Texas.
  The Genesis Women’s Shelter reported an increase in calls relating to sexual assault.  It did not say how many calls it got but released the following statement:
  “At Genesis Women’s Shelter, we have noticed an increase in calls today – both in the number of calls, and those specifically relating
  
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• Mesquite ISD Looking to Hire Bus Drivers

  28-09-2018 04:23
  
  The Mesquite ISD is looking to hire 25 additional bus drivers and will host a job fair on October 20.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Texas Inmate Executed For Killing Girlfriend In ‘Jealous Rage’ In 2000

  28-09-2018 03:14
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate was executed Thursday evening for fatally running over his girlfriend in a jealous rage more than 18 years ago.
  It was the state’s second execution in as many days.
  Daniel Acker was condemned for the March 2000 slaying of Marquetta George of Sulphur Springs. Prosecutors said he ran over George with his truck in rural northeast Texas because he believed she had been unfaithful to him.
  Asked by the warden if he had any final statement, Acker repl
  
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• Man Severely Injured After Being Mauled By Dogs In Arlington

  28-09-2018 03:09
  
  A Fort Worth man is recovering after being severely mauled by dogs while on the job, and his family is thanking the officers that came to his aid.Photo Credit: Sturges Family
  
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• North Texas CPS Worker Charged In Online Sex Solicitation Sting

  28-09-2018 02:49
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas Child Protective Services confirms one of the men arrested in an online sex solicitation sting conducted by Tarrant County law enforcement this week, is a CPS employee.
  Adrian Martinez has been charged with online solicitation of a minor. His bond is set at $5,000.
  Adrian Martinez (Tarrant County Jail)
  CPS said Thursday night, Martinez was “removed from caseworker duties and placed on administrative leave” as soon as the agency became aware of hi
  
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• North Texans Glued To Testimony During Kavanaugh, Ford Hearing

  28-09-2018 02:28
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – North Texans were among the millions of people across the country glued to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing featuring Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
  Mia Muric, with the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League in Dallas says everyone should believe Dr. Ford’s accusation that decades earlier, Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her.
  “This is just on the basis on believing women. We know Dr. Ford’s alleg
  
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• Bracket: Vote for Your Favorite State Fair of TX Fried Food

  28-09-2018 02:07
  
  It's always a tough decision... which food to eat while at the State Fair of Texas. So we decided to make it a little easier for you. Vote for your favorite and come back each week to make sure your favorite...Photo Credit: State Fair of TexasThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• New McKinney ISD Football Stadium To Get ‘Largest HS Video Display’ In Nation

  28-09-2018 01:47
  McKINNEY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – McKinney ISD’s new $70 million high school football stadium is getting a major new addition.
  The school district is partnering with Daktronics to build and install what it calls “the largest high school video display in the country.”
  According to the company’s website, the display will be 54 feet wide by 32 feet tall or seven feet taller than McKinney North’s current video board.
  No date has been given yet as to when it will be i
  
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• Pleasant Fall Weather

  28-09-2018 01:37
  
  Light winds and low humidity results in sunny days and clear cool nights.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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• Volunteers Help Tarrant County Flood Victims

  28-09-2018 01:36
  
  Flood victims in Everman and Forest Hill are getting a helping hand from a volunteer group that offered to rip out water-damaged floors and walls.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Fastest-Growing Population in Uptown Dallas Are Children

  28-09-2018 01:35
  
  In Dallas’s booming Uptown neighborhood the population continues to grow year over year. But recently, leaders noticed a shift as kids under five have become the fastest growing age group.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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