Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/top-stories en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 01:29:13 -0500 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:29:13 -0500 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Remembering-Victim-of-Drunken-Driving-Crash-208915101.html Fri, 24 May 2013 23:13:18 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/price-sign-052413.jpg
The family of a man killed in a drunken-driving crash last Memorial Day weekend gathered in Dallas on Friday to remember him.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Ennis-Polka-Festival-Plays-On-During-Tornado-Recovery-208887231.html Fri, 24 May 2013 23:45:10 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/ennis-storm-damage-052413.jpg
Last week's tornado isn't keeping Ennis from dancing. The 47th annual National Polka Festival begins Friday night.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/Kenyan-Woman-Claims-She-Was-Kept-as-Domestic-Slave-for-Months-208889161.html Sat, 25 May 2013 01:15:05 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/20130524HumanTrafficking.jpg
A Kenyan woman in Northern Virginia claims she was held as a domestic slave for three months by Saudi Arabian diplomats, according to NBC Washington. The 25-year-old woman said she was brought into the

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Group-Honors-Veterans-Final-Resting-Place-208913701.html Fri, 24 May 2013 22:42:52 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/veterans-flags-052413.jpg
A Cleburne-based group has gathered 70,000 flags to place on the graves of veterans for Memorial Day.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Child-Accidentally-Shot-Killed-in-Greenville-Home-Police-208883671.html Fri, 24 May 2013 16:38:41 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/police-tape-lights-generic.jpg
Greenville police say a child was accidentally shot and killed inside a home Friday morning.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Hundreds-of-DISD-Teachers-Join-Principals-on-Firing-Line-208894511.html Fri, 24 May 2013 19:02:58 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/dfw-generic-teacher-school-education-14.jpg
Hundreds of Dallas Independent School District teachers will be fired along with the two principals after a school board vote late Thursday night.

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Three months after Fort Worth's famous pianist, Van Cliburn, lost his battle with cancer his international piano competition returns with 30 new competitors.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Zebra-Mussel-Precautions-Urged-for-Holiday-Weekend-208894111.html Fri, 24 May 2013 19:32:41 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Zebra-Mussels-for-image.jpg
State park leaders are asking everyone heading out to the lake for Memorial Day weekend to take extra precautions and help stop the spread of zebra mussels.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/video/#!/news/local/Memorial-Day-Flags-for-Veterans/208919441 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:37:26 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/veterans-flags-052413.jpg
A Cleburne-based group has gathered 70,000 flags to place on the graves of veterans for Memorial Day.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/Consumer-Reports-Best-Gas-Grills-206470231.html Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:35 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/BBQ-Grill-Image-for-Consume.jpg
Firing up the barbeque is a favorite summertime activity. More and more people use gas grills. Consumer Reports tested more than 100 find top performers.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Collin-County-Leader-Resigns-From-Boy-Scouts-208870601.html Fri, 24 May 2013 18:19:31 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Chris-Hill-052413.jpg
A Collin County commissioner and longtime Boy Scouts of America volunteer is resigning from the organization after Thursday's vote to end the group's ban on gay youth members.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Fort-Worth-Police-in-Chase-in-Dallas-208870071.html Fri, 24 May 2013 17:06:13 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/fwpd-chase-dallas.jpg
A man wanted for aggravated sexual assault of a child led Fort Worth police on a chase into Dallas County Friday afternoon.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Joe-Pool-Lake-Prepares-for-Big-Crowds-208885041.html Fri, 24 May 2013 18:08:27 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/joe-pool-picnic-tables.jpg
About 30,000 people are expected to pack the parks surrounding Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie over the Memorial Day weekend -- and some are getting there early to beat the rush.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Southlake-Murder-Victim-Was-Drug-Cartel-Attorney-208701151.html Fri, 24 May 2013 09:05:14 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/slake-getaway-vehicle.jpg
The man gunned down execution-style at the Southlake Town Square Wednesday was an attorney linked to a major Mexican drug cartel, NBC 5 has learned.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/Mavericks-Draft-Strategy-Deja-Vu-Maybe-208827911.html Fri, 24 May 2013 10:48:00 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/jason31.jpg
The Mavs might cash out of the draft to go after free agent Dwight Howard. Is it worth it?

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Wounded-Robbery-Suspect-Arrested-Near-Elementary-School-208826151.html Fri, 24 May 2013 11:20:01 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/web_Dallas_police_10pm.jpg
A man suspected of armed robbery is in custody after being shot by a store clerk following an early-morning robbery near a Dallas elementary school.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Energy-Star-Sales-Tax-Holiday-is-Memorial-Day-Weekend-206596851.html Fri, 24 May 2013 10:19:18 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/dfw-generic-energy-star-01.jpg
If you're in the market for a new appliance, you could save money if you buy during Memorial Day weekend.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/video/#!/news/national-international/Oklahoma-Pets-Rescued/208745101 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:04:57 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/WMAQ_000000003338342_722x406_31214659968.jpg
Many animals orphaned by this week's storms in Oklahoma are bound for PAWS Chicago, where they'll be nurtured back to good health and put in the agency's adoption network.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Overturned-Truck-Snarls-Richardson-Traffic-US-75-I-635-PGBT-208808091.html Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:01 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/us-75-crash-052513.jpg
An overturned 18-wheeler snarled traffic on US 75 in Richardson Friday morning.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/video/#!/news/weird/Cicadas-Surprise-Reporter/208741241 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:05:29 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/seth+lemon+cicada_jmc.jpg
Cicadas have emerged from the ground in North Branford, Connecticut. One family found them in their backyard and our reporter gets a close-up look at the critters.

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The Dallas ISD board deliberated Thursday night before voting on Superintendent Mike Miles' plan to not renew the contracts of dozens of principals.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Oklahoma-Parents-Teachers-Reunite-After-Deadly-Tornado-208726021.html Thu, 23 May 2013 19:45:16 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/schools_web_reunion.jpg
Hundreds of parents and teachers from the two schools hit hard by this week's twister in Moore, Okla., were reunited Thursday.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Census-Shows-Collin-County-Still-Growing-Strong-208719821.html Thu, 23 May 2013 19:10:23 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/population_influx.jpg
Numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show Collin County cities are once again leading North Texas and the nation in population growth.

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Health care providers are encouraging a renewed focus on heat safety on Friday.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/the-scene/Six-Flags-Thrills-With-Tallest-Swing-Ride-in-the-World-208752201.html Thu, 23 May 2013 20:08:37 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/web_Texas_SkyScreamer.jpg
Six Flags Over Texas will open the 400-foot tall Texas SkyScreamer on Saturday.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Vacant-Garland-Hospital-to-Be-Redeveloped-as-Mental-Health-Clinic-208727551.html Thu, 23 May 2013 19:44:43 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Garland-Hospital-Image.jpg
There are plans to redevelop a rundown former hospital near Baylor Medical Center in Garland that has been empty for years.

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