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5:52 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

New Home For Oak Cliff Family Burned Out After Slow Firefighter Response

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Dora Fuller, (right-front) holds the keys to her new home on Berwick Avenue.

It was a homecoming for an Oak Cliff family on Berwick Avenue Tuesday morning.  Dora Fuller and her adult son returned to the neighborhood and a new home after a devastating fire last year.

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Health/Science
5:01 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

Dallas Sprays Mosquitoes Again Tonight

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Dallas continues ground spraying hoping to eliminate the spread of West Nile Virus

Dallas will spray for mosquitoes tonight in eight different neighborhoods, after an increase in the number of mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus.

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Texas News
2:54 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

Electrical Short Sparked Fire At Luna's Tortilla Factory; Owner Plans to Rebuild

Dallas Fire-Rescue officials say an electrical short caused a fire Monday that destroyed Luna’s Tortilla Factory on Harry Hines Boulevard. They say the short happened "in or near the neon Luna's sign on the South side of the building," and that the fire then raced through the attic. No one was injured in the fire.

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Health/Science
9:09 am
Tue June 18, 2013

The LINX: A Device That Treats Acid Reflux With Magnets

Millions of Americans know the symptoms: a burning feeling in the chest, an acidic aftertaste, a sore throat. Acid Reflux, or gastro esophageal reflux, can typically be managed with over the counter pills or prescription medicine. But for some people, that’s not enough. Now, there's a new device called the LINX that’s helping some people in North Texas put away the pills by putting on a bracelet.

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The High Five
8:57 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Colleges Aren't Teaching Teachers Well, Study Says

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Teacher prep programs get harsh critique in new study.

Five stories that have North Texas talking: New study gives teacher prep programs low marks, 14 West nursing home residents have died since explosion, new astronaut class boasts a Texan and more.

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Culture
8:13 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Study Up For 'Think': Seeing America Through The Minutemen's Night Vision Googles

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Harel Shapira of UT waited at the border with Minutemen to find out what they're really about.

What compels the Minutemen to hunt for undocumented immigrants? What kind of country are they longing for? Could there be more than border control behind the movement? Think host Krys Boyd talks to Harel Shapira, assistant professor of sociology at UT Austin, at noon. He spent time on the Arizona-Mexico border with the controversial paramilitary group for his new book Waiting for José: The Minutemen’s Pursuit of America.

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Commentaries
1:00 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Moonstruck With Poetic Passions

Rawlins Gilliland, Commentator

The Summer Solstice on June 21 celebrates the year’s longest day.  But commentator Rawlins Gilliland says he longs for life after dark.

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Education
6:26 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Irving School Board President Plans To Revive Corporal Punishment

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Irving ISD school board briefing, where corporal punishment was discussed. Trustees Randy Randle, Gail Wells, and Larry Stipes (l), Steven Jones, in blue, faces the audience. On right, Valerie Jones, Norma Gonzales, Lee Mosty

Irving’s school board appears split over the possibility of bringing corporal punishment back to the district after a five year absence.

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Health/Science
5:56 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Mosquito Spraying Starts In Dallas

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Mosquito control officials are working to prevent a repeat of last year's outbreak of West Nile Virus. The four metro counties reported more than 900 human cases of the mosquito-transmitted illness, and more than three dozen deaths.

City of Dallas mosquito-spraying trucks will be out in half a dozen neighborhoods tonight and tomorrow night, weather permitting.

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Texas News
5:41 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Election Gives Dallas City Council A New Look: Less Diverse

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The 2013 Dallas City Council will be sworn-in Monday June 24th.

Hispanics and women lost seats on the Dallas City Council after the May vote and Saturday’s runoff elections. KERA’s BJ Austin reports on what the new council will look like.

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