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Woman killed, 2 children critically injured in crash on North Jim Miller Road...

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13-year-old Sugar Land boy drowns in Arlington pool

A 13-year-old boy from Sugar Land died Wednesday evening after an accident in a backyard swimming pool in Arlington. Police responded to a drowning call at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and found someone...

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Moped driver dies in head-on collision on Sherman Drive in Denton

The driver of a moped died in a head-on collision in the 7500 block of FM 428 in Denton Monday morning. The driver, a Pilot Point woman whose name has not been released, was heading south on Sherman...

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Three-vehicle crash on LBJ Freeway in Mesquite kills Missouri man

A crash in Mesquite killed an out-of-state driver Monday evening and shut down several lanes of southbound LBJ Freeway. The victim, Paul McCoy of Jackson, Mo., was driving south near Bruton Road about...

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Twin 4-year-old boys drown in backyard swimming pool in Arlington

Twin 4-year-old boys drowned late Tuesday in a backyard swimming pool at an Arlington home. Mark and Luke Nguyen of Grand Prairie were found by their father, floating in the pool at their...

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Snorkeler reunites Sunnyvale High senior with class ring she dropped in Hawaii

Alex Lally shows off her beloved class ring, which she never expected to see again. A Sunnyvale High School senior received a surprise in the mail on Tuesday: her … [visit site to read more]

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Fire damages Creative Arts Theatre and School in Arlington

Fire investigators returned to the school this morning trying to determine the cause of the fire. (Kira Witkin/Staff) A fire dealt a blow to Arlington’s Creative Arts … [visit site to read more]

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Five children left alone at downtown Dallas bus station after mother suddenly...

Felicia Hayles(Facebook) Five children were left alone at a Greyhound station in downtown Dallas after their mother suffered a medical emergency and died early Thursday, police … [visit site to read...

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CATS to continue programming after fire destroys its Arlington home

After a fire destroyed Arlington’s Creative Arts Theatre and School on Wednesday, directors have leased temporary space to continue programming. The annual SummerStars two-week acting camp will be...

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Rowlett firefighters visit home 3 times after weekend blaze ‘just wouldn’t go...

Firefighters were called to a Rowlett residence three times over the weekend to extinguish a fire that rekindled several times, burned off the home’s roof and gutted the house. “The firefighters...

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Dozens of firefighters battle five lightning-sparked blazes in Waxahachie

Firefighters from Waxahachie and several neighboring departments were dispatched Monday night to combat five nearly simultaneous house fires caused by lightning. “All hell broke loose,” Waxahachie...

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McKinney bomb squad investigates suspicious briefcase at CareNow facility

A CareNow Family Medical Care facility in McKinney was evacuated Tuesday after a suspicious briefcase was discovered in the waiting room. Investigation, concluded around 3 p.m., found that “it was...

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Two bridges in Grapevine to be demolished over upcoming weekends

Two bridges connecting State Highways 121 and 114 in Grapevine will be demolished over the next two weekends as part of the DFW Connector Project, according to project spokeswoman Kristen Schropp....

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UPDATE: AT&T resolves phone outage in Frisco, Plano, Lewisville

==4:05 p.m.== AT&T just released a statement acknowledging the phone outage, which was the result of a software issue. According to the statement, the outage only affected calls made to 911....

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Abused dog Hope healing in foster care until ready for new home

Hope, the victim of one of Parker county’s worst animal cruelty cases, is wagging her tail in foster care. Hope The 3-to-4-year-old pug mix was found on July 9 with her tongue pulled out of her mouth,...

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Four firefighters suffer heat-related injuries after East Dallas blaze

Four firefighters were stricken early Monday morning with heat-related injuries after containing a residential fire in East Dallas. The 3:30 a.m. fire in the 2500 block of Beechmont Drive extensively...

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UPDATE: Missing Amarillo woman found dead under Dallas overpass

Update, July 24, 3:38 p.m. A missing Amarillo woman was found dead under an overpass in Dallas over the weekend. Donna Marie Funtek, 44, was found by a biker about 7 p.m. Saturday under a bridge in...

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Three generations of family repair State Fair’s hail-damaged Midway arch

After weeks of repair following last month's hailstorm, the State Fair's Midway sign should be lit up by Sept. 1. (Brandon Wade/Special Contributor) Two days after last month’s storms visit site to...

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16-year-old driver flown to hospital after crashing into tree in McKinney

McKinney firefighters spent about half an hour trying to release a 16-year-old driver who was trapped in his car after crashing into a tree Wednesday night. The driver was traveling north on Lake...

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Video: Dash camera footage saves truck driver from tickets

Truck driver Debra Miller knew the left-turn collision she had in February wasn’t her fault. But if not for her dashboard camera’s footage (above, around the 1:05 mark), she doubts police in...

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Car strikes, kills Dallas man walking on Interstate 30

A Dallas pedestrian died after being struck on Interstate 30 in Dallas around 1 a.m. Monday morning. The driver told police that he didn’t see Kennedy Omoke Nyakeriga, 39, walking on the highway...

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Helicopter makes emergency landing in rural Ellis County

No one was injured when a helicopter made an emergency landing and rolled onto its side this morning in rural Ellis County. Two were on board when the helicopter touched down around 8:45 a.m. in a...

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Fashion blogger speaks about losing eye, hand after walking into propeller

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Sailor from Weatherford dies in Afghanistan mission

Beauchamp with his nephew (Courtesy of Department of Defense) Weatherford resident Clayton Beauchamp died in a naval mission to Afghanistan on Tuesday, the Department of Defense announced. The...

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Fort Worth 3-year-old dies after accident in apartment swimming pool

A 3-year-old from Fort Worth was pronounced dead Sunday morning after being pulled from his family’s apartment pool. Marcus White was at the pool in the 1400 block of Randol Crossing Lane with his...

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Arlington police to determine whether woman’s suspicious death was homicide

Police await test results to determine whether a woman found dead in her Arlington apartment on Sunday was murdered. Carol Martinez, 41, was discovered dead in her bedroom in the 2000 block of...

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4 teenagers hurt, 2 airlifted to hospitals after crash in Maypearl

The Volkswagen Beetle rolled several times and crashed through a barbed-wire fence. (Maypearl Police Department) Four teenagers were injured, two of them critically, in a … [visit site to read more]

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Police find body of fisherman swept into East Dallas creek during weekend rain

Police recovered the body of a Dallas fisherman that fell into White Rock Creek during the weekend downpour. Baron Dangerfield, 38, was found around 7:35 a.m. Monday. His body was on a sandbar about...

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Driver could face charges after East Texas crash kills 5 kids

Officials work the scene of an accident where a sport utility vehicle taking nine children to a water park veered out of control and overturned on Interstate 20 near the town of Van, Texas, killing...

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Hunt County investigators determine white buffalo calf died naturally,...

Officials were initially told that the white buffalo calf at Lakota Ranch was killed and skinned, but investigation proved otherwise. (LM Otero/The Associated Press) The Hunt County Sheriff's...

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Update: Missing triathlete found drowned in Joe Pool Lake

Update on Aug. 22, 11:41 a.m. expository paper Grand Prairie police recovered the body of a triathlon athlete that drowned while training in Joe Pool Lake. Edward Thompson, 45, was found dead about 30...

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Dallas County to complete aerial mosquito spraying tonight

One of the five planes Clarke has operating in North Texas sprays insecticide over Dallas County. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) After … [visit site to read more]

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Memorial today in Dallas for former News publisher Burl Osborne

Burl Osborne in October 1967, when he was news editor of The Associated Press. (AP) A public memorial for former Dallas Morning News publisher visit site to read more]

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Forecasters expect cool, cloudy weekend with chance of thunderstorms

Bid goodbye to 100-degree days: Dallas residents can expect cooler, dry weather beginning this weekend. “In a nutshell, we’re going to be in a new pattern,” said Eric Martello, meteorologist with the...

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Police investigate near-drowning of 3-month-old in Dallas apartment

Update, 11:15 a.m. Monday: Dallas police are still investigating the case of a 3-month-old baby who nearly drowned Thursday while in the tub with a parent. Senior Cpl. Gerardo … [visit site to read...

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Three kids expected to recover after crash on North Central Expressway in...

A family with three children and a puppy are expected to recover after a Richardson freeway crash injured all but the dog Monday night. The family pulled over at 300 North Central Expressway around...

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North Texas revs up Hurricane Isaac relief efforts

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84-year-old Lewisville man dies after being run over by his own car

Update, 2:20 p.m.: how to enlarge penis The victim has been identified as George Bulloch, 84, of Lewisville. He died from a skull fracture, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office....

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