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5:00 am
Fri May 24, 2013

Casa Mañana Showcases Best Of The Best In High School Theater

With talent to spare and the charm of seasoned professionals, students filled the house at Fort Worth’s Casa Mañana Thursday night for the 13th annual Betty Buckley Awards. These musical theater awards promise to showcase high school’s top thespians, and the audience wasn’t disappointed.

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The High Five
8:44 am
Thu May 23, 2013

CDC Reports Staggering Drop In Hispanic Teen Birth Rate, TX Lags Behind Trend

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The Hispanic teen birth rate has dropped significantly overall, but Texas is one of the states where it still outpaces the white and black birth rates.

Five stories that have North Texas talking: drop in Hispanic teen birth rate doesn’t completely apply to Texas, solar plane glides to a landing early this morning at DFW, the speech JFK never gave will live on in Dallas and more.

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Texas News
6:58 pm
Wed May 22, 2013

Two Distinct Messages Greet Delegates Before Boy Scout Vote

Activists made one last push for support before Thursday’s vote in Grapevine on openly gay membership to the Boy Scouts of America.

And both sides say the result will dramatically impact the future of the Irving-based organization.

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The High Five
8:35 am
Wed May 22, 2013

Before Boy Scout Vote, Activists In Both Camps Sound Off

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Delegates are expected to vote tomorrow about whether to lift a scouting ban on gay members.

Five Stories that have North Texas talking: people for and against banning gay scouts speak up, Van Cliburn competition kicks-off without namesake, a Texas company builds fuchsia homes for flora and fauna and more.

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Texas News
6:00 am
Wed May 22, 2013

What Boy Scout Vote Could Mean For Local Groups

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May 18-19, members and leaders flocked to Boy Scouts of America Weekend at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

No matter which way Boy Scout delegates vote this week on banning gay members, a local leader says troops may be impacted.

We caught up with Cubmaster James Maddux at the Rangers game Sunday during Boy Scouts of America weekend.

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9:17 am
Tue May 21, 2013

Fewer Dead Than Originally Feared In Oklahoma Tornado

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The official death toll from Moore, Oklahoma was revised down this morning in a rare piece of good news. As of early this morning, the official number stood at 51 victims, with 40 others unaccounted for. That has now been reduced to 24.
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
The High Five
8:58 am
Tue May 21, 2013

As We Come To Grips With Tragedy In Oklahoma, Weather Threatens Texas

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Paul McCord Jr. captured this view of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado from his neighborhood.

Five stories that have North Texas talking: Still reeling from Oklahoma destruction, Texans must brace for more severe storms, elite task force from the Lone Star State heads to Moore, students use math skills to support recovery in West and more.

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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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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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