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Caraway says Kroger ditched turkey giveaway as retribution for bag fee
Dallas City Council member Dwaine Caraway said Kroger pulled out of his turkey giveaway due to the plastic bag fee he got passed this year. → Read More
Girl trapped in burning home rescued by firefighters
A 5-year old girl trapped inside of a burning home in Garland was pulled to safety on Wednesday. Firefighters had to climb through a window to get to the girl out of a back bedroom. → Read More
Victim in Lewisville highway shooting dies
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">A grandfather who was targeted at random and shot in the head earlier this week in Lewisville died Friday afternoon. </span><br/> → Read More
Plano VFW post facing closure due to lack of funds
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">A North Texas VFW post named for a fallen hero says its days of helping other veterans may be numbered. </span><br/> → Read More
Injured gymnast on road to recovery gets award
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">A young gymnast is rewriting the book on courage and determination, and he got a very special award Friday. </span><br/> → Read More
Feds: suspects in Southlake slaying tracked victim for 2 years
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">Three suspected killers are accused of stalking and tracking a man for two years before gunning him down in Southlake Town Square in 2013. </span><br/> → Read More
Arlington considering charging fee for surrendering pets
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">The City of Arlington is considering charging a $25 fee for people who surrender their pets. </span><br/> → Read More
Parents rally to support religious plaques under fire
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">Parents rallied to support religious plaques at their children's schools after the plaques have come under fire for their religious references. </span><br/> → Read More
Underprivileged kids get school supplies at Dallas event
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">Some parents can't always afford the things that their children need to start school, but some North Texans recently made sure that as many homeless children as possible are ready for the start of the upcoming school year.</span> → Read More
Colleyville workers on ATVs will spray for mosquitoes
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">More North Texas cities are spraying for mosquitoes after they tested positive for West Nile Virus, but one is taking a different approach, instead of using the spray trucks usually seen in neighborhoods. </span><br/> → Read More
Serum could help Ft. Worth doctor beat Ebola
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">A secret serum may help give a Fort Worth doctor a chance to beat the Ebola virus. </span><br/> → Read More
FBI seeks serial bank robbery suspects in N. TX
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">Bank robbers who are believed to have hit several North Texas banks in takeover heists are becoming more aggressive, according to the Dallas FBI.</span> → Read More
Injured Granbury cop takes step toward returning to duty
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">In June of last year, a Hood County man went on a shooting rampage, killing a sheriff's deputy and wounding a Granbury police officer. On Thursday, that police officer, Officer Chad Davis, reached a major milestone in his recovery.</span><br/> → Read More
Ft. Worth FD demonstrates dangers of illegal fireworks
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">The Fort Worth Fire Department is reminding people to be safe and that police will be on the lookout for the illegal use of fireworks this July Fourth. </span><br/> → Read More
Garland senior citizen loses $32K in another N. TX scam
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">A group targeting senior citizens stole more than $42,000 dollars from three North Texas women recently. </span><br/> → Read More
SMU economist says fighting in Iraq won't impact oil prices much
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">Fighting in Iraq and an attack on the largest oil refinery there raised concerns that drivers could see even higher prices at the gas pump.</span> → Read More
North Texas lawmaker concerned about illegal immigration surge
A surge of illegal immigrants across the Rio Grande into Texas has become what some lawmakers are calling a humanitarian crisis.<br/> → Read More
Arlington drone crash, video raise questions
<p>A YouTube video recorded by a man who said he was looking for his crashed helicopter drone at AT&T Stadium is getting a lot of attention and questions about what's legal in Texas.</p><br/> → Read More
Elderly Parker County woman swindled out of $10,000 in scam
An 89-year-old Parker County woman is out $10,000 at the hands of two men pretending to work for an electric company. → Read More
John Ratcliffe talks defeating nation's oldest congressman in TX runoff
<span style="font-size: 12px;" tag="span" class="yui-tag-span yui-tag">After more than 30 years in Congress, Ralph Hall lost his seat in the 4th Congressional District to John Ratcliffe, a man who says he won't serve for more than eight years -- if the voters keep him there that long. </span><br/> → Read More