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• Lakeside couple wanted after 4 kids under 10 test positive for fentanyl

  08-08-2026 19:35 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services are searching for a couple after an investigation found that four children under the age of 10 tested positive for fentanyl.
  
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• Pedestrian killed after SUV crash sends him into path of Waymo in Dallas

  08-08-2026 17:31 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A pedestrian was killed after being struck by an SUV and then hit by an unoccupied Waymo vehicle late Friday night, according to Dallas police.
  
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• Dallas pedestrian dies after SUV collision throws him into path of Waymo

  08-08-2026 17:31 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A pedestrian was killed after being struck by an SUV and then hit by an unoccupied Waymo vehicle late Friday night, according to Dallas police.
  
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• 3 alligators shot at Fort Worth Nature Center; $1,000 reward offered

  08-08-2026 16:32 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Wildlife officials are asking for the public's help after at least three alligators were shot at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge in recent months.
  
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• Fort Worth won't demolish century-old grain silos, redirects neighborhood funds

  08-08-2026 15:25 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Fort Worth has decided not to demolish the 100-year-old grain silos overlooking the Worth Heights neighborhood, which opened up the door for neighborhood improvement projects to be funded.
  
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• Dallas' Perot Museum of Nature and Science to add $90 million expansion

  08-08-2026 11:32 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas is growing, adding event space, more parking and a covered walkway.
  
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• Fort Worth ISD high school students can ride Trinity Metro free

  08-08-2026 09:00 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Registered FWISD high school students in grades 9-12 can ride Trinity Metro buses, TEXRail and Trinity Railway Express (TRE) within Tarrant County free of charge.
  
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• A holiday favorite returns for Stage West's 2026-2027 season

  08-08-2026 07:00 via nbcdfw.com
  
  It’s never too early to plan for the holiday season and Stage West’s new 2026-2027 season includes the return of a holiday favorite you might want to add to your calendar now.
  
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• ‘They just kept coming out': Rattlesnake den found under Aledo home

  07-08-2026 20:39 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas-Fort Worth Wildlife Control collected nearly two dozen rattlesnakes from beneath the home.
  
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• Longtime Grand Prairie ISD teacher arrested for alleged sexual assault of child

  07-08-2026 19:54 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A longtime teacher in Grand Prairie ISD has been arrested for Sexual Assault of a Child in Duncanville.
  
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• East Dallas businesses navigate uncertainty amid Oncor construction

  07-08-2026 17:51 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Some East Dallas businesses are urging their customers to keep finding them amid an Oncor electrical construction project that has closed parts of a busy street and cut off parking, businesses say.
  
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• Fallen Dallas Police Officer Darron Burks honored with portrait dedication

  07-08-2026 17:00 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Dallas Police Department unveiled a portrait of fallen Officer Darron Burks during a ceremony at the department's South Central Patrol Division, reaffirming its commitment to preserving his legacy two years after he was ambushed in his squad car.
  
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• Dallas city manager signals possible layoffs for city employees ahead of next month's budget vote

  07-08-2026 16:08 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert hints that layoffs could be coming for city employees as Dallas prepares a budget she says will impact its workforce.
  
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• Appeals court rejects AG Ken Paxton's effort to overturn State Fair of Texas gun ban

  07-08-2026 14:04 via nbcdfw.com
  
  An all-Republican Texas appeals court has delivered another blow to Attorney General Ken Paxton’s challenge to the State Fair’s firearms ban, just over a month before the annual weeklong event returns to Dallas.
  
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• Police hope tattoos will help identify a man found dead near railroad tracks

  07-08-2026 13:34 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Fort Worth Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man whose body was found last month near railroad tracks in the West Meadowbrook neighborhood.
  
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• ‘Goober' could fire over berm toward school, gun range owner says in Northwest ISD lawsuit

  07-08-2026 12:41 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Northwest ISD is taking a gun range to court after two bullets struck the exterior of the district’s new Barksdale Middle School campus.
  
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• American Airlines offers Pecan Lodge BBQ for first class domestic flights leaving DFW

  07-08-2026 11:19 via nbcdfw.com
  
  American Airlines is expanding its partnership with iconic Dallas-based barbecue joint Pecan Lodge to serve meals to premium customers on some flights from DFW International Airport.
  
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• JPS Health trains high school and college students in patient care

  07-08-2026 10:59 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Blocks away from Fort Worth's John Peter Smith Hospital, high school and college students in a medical summer program with the hospital start their day with cheers and games at a training center. They're a high-energy but extremely focused group of students who are wise far beyond their years.
  
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• Mansfield Stadium scores a very unique World Cup souvenir

  07-08-2026 10:49 via nbcdfw.com
  
  When the FIFA World Cup left North Texas, not everything went with it. Texas Health Mansfield Stadium has been gifted the actual goals used during World Cup matches at Dallas Stadium in Arlington.
  
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• Raccoon in Dallas saved after mayonnaise jar was stuck on her head for days

  07-08-2026 10:22 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A sticky situation in Dallas had a happy ending for one raccoon named Mayonesa.
  
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• Suspect involved in Dallas officer-involved shooting incident turns himself in

  07-08-2026 08:02 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas police were involved in a shooting incident on Park Lane on Friday morning.
  
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• Police searching for suspect after officer-involved shooting incident

  07-08-2026 08:02 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas police were involved in a shooting incident on Park Lane on Friday morning.
  
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• Former Forney principal arrested after teacher charged with abuse, documents say

  06-08-2026 21:15 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A Forney ISD elementary school is starting the year under new leadership following the arrest of its principal and a special education teacher.
  
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• Former Weatherford ISD teacher arrested, charged with improper student relationship

  06-08-2026 20:58 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Police arrested a former Weatherford ISD teacher on Thursday and charged him with improper relationship with a student.
  
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• Proposed 19-story Preston-Royal tower vote passes, now heads to City Council

  06-08-2026 15:24 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Dallas City Plan and Zoning Commission is expected to vote Thursday on an $800 million development.
  
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• Dallas Plan Commission to vote Thursday on proposed Preston-Royal tower

  06-08-2026 15:24 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Dallas City Plan and Zoning Commission is expected to vote Thursday on an $800 million development.
  
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• Royse City police investigate forceful detention as family demands accountability

  06-08-2026 15:22 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A Royse City family is demanding accountability after newly released video showed a police officer forcefully detaining a mother, her daughter and others outside a neighborhood pool.
  
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• Off-duty Dallas ISD officer critically wounded in shooting outside North Dallas Walmart

  06-08-2026 11:16 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas Police are responding to a call to assist an officer with an ambulance outside a Walmart in North Dallas on Thursday.
  
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• Dallas ISD officer stable after critical injuries in North Dallas shooting

  06-08-2026 11:16 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas Police are responding to a call to assist an officer with an ambulance outside a Walmart in North Dallas on Thursday.
  
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• Dallas ISD officer critically wounded in shooting outside North Dallas Walmart

  06-08-2026 11:16 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas Police are responding to a call to assist an officer with an ambulance outside a Walmart in North Dallas on Thursday.
  
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• Shooting involving police reported in North Dallas neighborhood

  06-08-2026 10:57 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas Police are investigating a shooting involving a police officer in a residential neighborhood near Forest Lane and Preston Road.
  
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• Dallas police officer fires on armed robbery suspect; no injuries reported

  06-08-2026 10:57 via nbcdfw.com
  
  No one was injured when a Dallas police officer fired on an armed robbery suspect early Thursday morning.
  
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• Finalists announced for 2026 Big Tex Choice Awards at the State Fair of Texas

  06-08-2026 07:57 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Savory, sweet, and drinkable creations are competing once again for the Texas-sized honor of a Big Tex Choice Award at the State Fair of Texas. This year’s finalists have been narrowed down from 30 semi-finalists to feature five savory, five sweet, and five “sipper” items. The Big Tex Choice Awards have been held at the State Fair since 2005. Each...
  
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• '12 Days of Christmas' display ending at Dallas Arboretum

  06-08-2026 05:48 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Dallas Arboretum confirms that its popular 12 Days of Christmas Gazebos at the Arboretum will come to an end with the 2026 holiday season.
  
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• Advocacy group addresses Texas teacher pay, qualifications ahead of new year

  05-08-2026 21:43 via nbcdfw.com
  
  While students are giddy with excitement, advocacy groups are keeping a close eye on the challenges facing our educators.
  
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• Stockyards development promising hundreds of millions in tax revenue halted

  05-08-2026 21:24 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Developers pulled the plug on a big part of a project that promised to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in the Fort Worth Stockyards on Wednesday.
  
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• Student killed, two others injured in Denton crash as Krum ISD mourns

  05-08-2026 20:55 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Krum ISD is mourning the loss of a student who was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Denton.
  
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• Dallas City Council considers sending $960M public safety bond to fall voters

  05-08-2026 18:31 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas voters may be asked to approve nearly a billion dollars in debt this fall, to help the city deliver a long promised new police academy and help provide financial flexibility in making on going contributions to the city’s police and fire pension fund.
  
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• Dallas City Council considering sending $960M public safety bond to fall voters

  05-08-2026 18:31 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dallas voters may be asked to approve nearly a billion dollars in debt this fall, to help the city deliver a long promised new police academy and help provide financial flexibility in making on going contributions to the city’s police and fire pension fund.
  
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• Empty pews, fear of ICE on Maryland's Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians

  05-08-2026 18:30 via nbcdfw.com
  
  These are harrowing days for the Word of Life Center, a church that has long been a vibrant hub of the Haitian community on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
  
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• Flower Mound teen receives 14 month probation sentence in football hazing case

  05-08-2026 16:59 via nbcdfw.com
  
  An 18-year-old former Flower Mound Marcus High School football player was sentenced to 14 months of probation after entering no-contest pleas in connection with a hazing incident involving a former teammate.
  
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• Missing Dallas man found burned, shot four times in Oklahoma, investigators say

  05-08-2026 16:15 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The body of a missing man from Dallas was found charred and shot in Oklahoma and is now the subject of an ongoing homicide investigation.
  
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• Texas A&M opens first building on new Downtown Fort Worth campus, breaks ground on second building

  05-08-2026 16:01 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Texas A&M University opened the first building on its new downtown Fort Worth campus Wednesday.
  
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• Woman killed in crash with big rig in rural Collin County

  05-08-2026 15:57 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A woman died Tuesday after running a stop sign and colliding with a big rig in Collin County near Lucas, the Texas Department of Public Safety says.
  
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• Two missing Dallas girls found safe, evaluated at hospital

  05-08-2026 10:48 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Two girls, ages 5 and 13, were found safe Wednesday after Dallas Police issued a critical missing alert and launched an early-morning search involving officers, investigators and drones.
  
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• Trial begins: Widow of Dallas officer killed in ambush sues union over donations

  05-08-2026 10:23 via nbcdfw.com
  
  A widow testified she learned many gifts and checks meant for her family never arrived and were held by a nonprofit tied to a police association.
  
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• Arlington ISD launches new virtual learning programs aimed at expanding flexibility for students

  05-08-2026 09:25 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Two new virtual options are launching, including a fully online early college path with tuition-free college coursework.
  
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• Dallas Cowboys' new-look defense takes the field for training camp in Oxnard, CA

  05-08-2026 09:03 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Christian Parker takes over as defensive coordinator, and rookie Caleb Downs is already moving all over the field as the Dallas Cowboys chase a turnaround.
  
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• Dallas Cowboys offense returns 11 starters, hoping to repeat 2025 success

  05-08-2026 08:53 via nbcdfw.com
  
  Dak Prescott says the Cowboys are all-in on GOTI for 2026, and they are bringing back all 11 offensive starters from last season.
  
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• Cowboys increase conditioning, padded practices, and practice length at camp

  05-08-2026 07:35 via nbcdfw.com
  
  The Cowboys are in pads at camp, and the GOTI motto is catching on. Here is what Dak Prescott and teammates are saying as the preseason nears.
  
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