Texas News
4:58 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Cause Of Fire And Explosion In West 'Undetermined'

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Destruction in West, Tx, the result of the deadly fertilizer plant fire and explosion April 17

4:46: Chris Connealy , Texas State Fire Marshal, says after one of the most intense explosion investigations ever undertaken by the ATF, the cause of the fire and explosion in West on April 17,  is officially undetermined, and the investigation continues. 

Officials are still looking at possible causes that could have started the fire and  the explosion, including the 120 volt plant, a nearby golf cart, and the possibility the blast might have been caused intentionally. The investigation is being treated as a criminal investigation, and again, it is ongoing. 

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Texas News
12:55 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Storms Wreck Homes, Businesses Throughout North Texas

Communities outside of Granbury and Cleburne are also reeling from last night’s chain of powerful storms.

Dozens of buildings in the City of Ennis were damaged, including businesses in the central downtown area. Lt. David Anthony with the Ennis Police Department says one elderly woman was hit with flying debris and taken to the hospital as a precaution. As far as he knows, her injuries are minor.

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Health/Science
12:54 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Questions About Genetics And Cancer? DFW Women Say, Come Ask Them

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Cindy Salit and Julie Shrell both have BRCA mutations that heavily predispose them to breast and ovarian cancer.

North Texas women are grateful Angelina Jolie shone a light on genetic cancer risk and now they hope local ladies will tap into that knowledge.

The Dallas area chapter of the group FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered) meets tonight a 6 p.m. at Medical City in Suite A100. The meeting is completely open, so anyone with questions is encouraged to attend.

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Culture
11:11 am
Thu May 16, 2013

Study Up For 'Think': A Flight To The Range

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Amid the tense "have-it-all" debates about parenthood and work, there's a quiet trend occuring - a spike in slowing down, if you will.

It's in the detailed custom blanket sets sold on Etsy by the ad exec mom who quit to freelance and stay home with her kids. And it's on a street outside city limits, where a handsome twenty-something tends a garden on Sunday morning instead of sleeping in after a night out. We'll look at this how this interest in slower-paced lifestyles is affecting society at large with Emily Matchar at noon.

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10:13 am
Thu May 16, 2013

Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm Announces Departure

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After three decades at Dallas City Hall and eight years as city manager, Mary Suhm says she is stepping down. She notified council members yesterday that she will step down following the preparation of the current budget.
Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm has told the City Council and her top staff that she will step down this year after she has finished preparing the city budget, a process that ends with the budget's passage in September. The announcement begins the close of a remarkable 8-year career as city ...
Texas News
10:12 am
Thu May 16, 2013

WEATHER UPDATE: Damage In Granbury, Community Response

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Far flung debris in Granbury following last night's deadly tornado.

10:00 a.m.: Dallas Fire Rescue's Task Force 2 Search and Rescue worked overnight searching the rubble of the Rancho Brazos neighborhood ripped apart by one of several tornadoes that roared through North Texas. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds says the rescue crew did not find any survivors or additional casualties. And he is hopeful the seven people still listed as missing are safe and will check in.

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Texas News
9:44 am
Thu May 16, 2013

Searchers Find Seven Granbury Residents Missing After The Tornado

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Damage to the Rancho Brazos neighborhood in Granbury was extensive; 97 of its 110 homes were impacted.

Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds updated media this morning about the breadth of damage from Wednesday night’s tornado and severe weather.

He confirmed that the hardest his area was the Rancho Brazos subdivision, southeast of Granbury which has been evacuated.  The area is currently cordoned off by authorities.

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Texas News
8:59 am
Thu May 16, 2013

Cleburne Reporting 7 Injured, Severe Damage, No Known Fatalities

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Cleburne resident Ciara Arnold posted this look at the tornado that blazed through town last night.

Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain says he thankfully knows of no fatalities in his community but damage is extensive and at least seven citizens received minor injuries. 

He has declared a local state of disaster this morning and Cleburne schools are closed today. 

Mayor Cain says the Winchester area on the west side of town was the hardest hit and he is asking the public to avoid that area.

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7:20 am
Thu May 16, 2013

Six Killed, Others Injured And Missing After Granbury Tornado

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Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds says the death count could rise because more than a dozen people are unaccounted for. Other rural areas outside the hard-hit Rancho Brazos subdivision haven't been searched completely.
A massive emergency response was underway late Wednesday in the Granbury area, where at least six people were confirmed killed and dozens injured by a tornado - one of many twisters spawned by a relentless storm system that raked across North Texas throughout the evening.
11:38 pm
Wed May 15, 2013

At Least Two Dead After Tornado Hits Granbury

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A tornado is being blamed for at least two deaths and dozens of injuries near Lake Granbury. KTVT-TV reported more than 100 injured in the area and some 50 or more homes severely damaged or "flattened."
Featured Items GRANBURY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) - The Hood County sheriff confirms fatalities, multiple injuries and extensive damage following a tornado that slammed into the North Texas lakefront town of Granbury. CBS 11 is getting reports that more than 100 people may have been injured by the storm.

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