Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/top-stories en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 22:29:29 -0500 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:29:29 -0500 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/FEMA-Tornado-Shelter-Funding-Heading-to-North-Texas-208578001.html Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:46 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/tornado-shelter-052213.jpg
Federal funding of $1.395 is approved to help subsidize storm shelters for some residents in Dallas, Denton, Collin and Tarrant counties.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/2000-Expected-for-Dallas-Firefighters-Funeral-208584111.html Wed, 22 May 2013 19:42:35 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Dallas-Fire-Rescue-Stan-Wil.jpg
Funeral arrangements have been finalized for a Dallas firefighter who died in a burning condo complex early Monday morning.

Photo Credit: NBC 5 News/Dallas Fire Rescue

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Shooting-at-Southlake-Town-Square-One-Person-Dead-208586591.html Wed, 22 May 2013 22:25:21 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Police_Generic_Police_Tape_Police_Lights_Fishtown.jpg
Police say one person is dead after a shooting at Southlake Town Square on Wednesday.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Trapped-Tornado-Survivor-All-I-Could-Do-Was-Scream-208558351.html Wed, 22 May 2013 19:07:59 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Lynne-Holman-052213.jpg
A Moore, Okla., woman says a passer-by pulled her from the rubble of her home minutes after Monday's deadly tornado.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Mesh-Mask-Bandit-Frustrates-Bank-Customers-208561801.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:29:29 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Mesh-Masked-Bandit.jpg
Bank customers are getting angry at a notorious bank robber who is still on the loose.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/Colonial-Fans-and-Golfers-Ready-to-Tee-Off-208574561.html Wed, 22 May 2013 20:02:12 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/colonial-052213.jpg
The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club is ready to tee off in Fort Worth.

Photo Credit: NBC 5

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Drugmakers are spending big money promoting prescription testosterone. But Consumer Reports says most men don’t need it.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Punishment-Phase-Continues-in-Dallas-Drowning-Trial-208548561.html Wed, 22 May 2013 17:37:00 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Naim-Rasool-Muhammed.jpg
The punishment phase in the trial of a Dallas man convicted of drowning two of his children is expected to come to a conclusion Thursday.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/McKinney-Cleaning-Up-Downed-Branches-Trees-208557571.html Wed, 22 May 2013 20:27:27 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/mckinney-cleanup-052213.jpg
McKinney has begun to clean up damage left by Tuesday's storms.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/School-Board-Votes-to-close-49-schools-208547131.html Wed, 22 May 2013 21:29:49 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/AP319594796174.jpg
The Chicago School Board voted Wednesday to shutter 49 elementary schools and one high school in the nation's third-largest school system despite demonstrations and community outrage over the

Photo Credit: AP

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A new video of a full project fly-over of what the completed LBJ Express project will look like from above was released Wednesday, and it's impressive.

Photo Credit: LBJ Express Project

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/Virginia-Congressman-Frank-Wolf-Reacts-to-Report-Showing-Accused-Fort-Hood-Shooter-on-Army-Payroll-208393851.html Tue, 21 May 2013 23:14:30 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/fort-hood-052013.jpg
U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) says he wants to examine military pay rules after seeing NBC 5’s exclusive report that accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan has received nearly $280,000 in salary since...

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/American-Airlines-Delta-Issue-Warning-About-Postcards-Promising-Free-Travel-208386751.html Tue, 21 May 2013 22:59:21 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/vacation-postcards-052113.jpg
Postcards with American Airlines and Delta logos are enticing North Texans with offers of free vacations, but both airlines said they have nothing to do with the cards. The Texas Attorney General’s Office...

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/the-scene/Chihuly-Chandelier-to-be-Auctioned-for-Stanford-Victims-208463061.html Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:54 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/chihuly-stanford-chandelire.jpg
A chandelier by glass artist Dale Chihuly that once belonged to former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford is to be sold at auction to raise money to help compensate victims of his Ponzi scheme.

Photo Credit: Heritage Auctions and the Chihuly Foundation

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/Highlands-Gallery-draft-207595501.html Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:16 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/gallery+thumb.jpg
The carnage wrought by Sandy—up to eight feet of water inundated downtown—has prompted what might best be described as an existential crisis, with residents, business owners and public...

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/NATLLong-Beach-Islands-Sandy-Rebound-207865321.html Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:11 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/LBI+is+Open+4.jpg
Realtors on Long Beach Island, a popular vacation spot on the New Jersey Shore, are finding that some repeat visitors are refusing to book summer rentals over fears of damage from the storm.

Photo Credit: Ryan Morrill/The SandPaper

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/LBI-Sandy-Rentals-Summer-207301151.html Wed, 22 May 2013 16:18:12 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/sandy_thumb_jmc_P2.jpg
More than six months after Sandy, many repeat summer renters have not yet booked homes on Long Beach Island, N.J. over fears of damage from the storm. Realtors and homeowners, who typically have the bulk...

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/Highlands-Sandy-Proud-But-Hurting-New-Jersey-Shore-Town-Confronts-Future-208090221.html Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:09 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/regina+thumb_article.jpg
It’s hard to relax in Highlands, a small but proud middle-class town at the northern tip of the Jersey Shore. The borough of 28,000, at the junction of the Shrewsbury River and Sandy Hook Bay, is undergoing...

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/Brian-Urlacher-Retires-Bears-Linebacker-Chicago-208495791.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:41:53 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/1588194701.jpg
Former Bear calls it quits in a post on WhoSay.com.

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/Bear-Roams-Sun-Valley-Neighborhood-208474891.html Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:54 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/bear-horses-tight.jpg
A bear wandered through a neighborhood north of Los Angeles for more than an hour Wednesday morning with squad cars and a helicopter on its tail as it scaled fences and surprised several horses in...

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A school bus has been involved in a fatal crash in Wills Point.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/video/#!/news/national-international/Womans-Remains-Identified-Decades-After-She-Was-Murdered,-Dismembered/208456871 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:16:37 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Body+parts+washing+ashore+April+1985.jpg
The decades-old mystery of female body parts that washed up on South Florida's beaches has been solved. Nilsa Padilla was murdered, her body dismembered and then tossed into the waters off Key Biscayne...

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/LA-Mayor-Eric-Garcetti-Wendy-Greuel-Election-208446301.html Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:49 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/garcetti4.JPG
Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated City Controller Wendy Greuel in a mayoral election that set spending records and saw both candidates rack up high-profile endorsements on the way to...

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/CT-Greenwich-Waterfront-Estate-Hits-Market-for-Record-190-Million-208386691.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:38:32 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Greenwich+estate.jpg
One of the most expensive homes to hit the market in the United States is now on sale—in Connecticut. The $190 million Greenwich estate includes two islands in the Long Island Sound, nearly a mile of...

Photo Credit: David Ogilvy & Associates

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/Lea-Industries-Recalls-Childrens-Beds-208454011.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:39:45 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/lea-childrens-beds-recall-052213.jpg
Lea Industries is issuing a voluntary recall for their Lea Panel, Loft and Bunk Beds due to a fall hazard.

Photo Credit: CPSC

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/la-los-angeles-mayor-race-election-result-garceti-greuel-208452751.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:09:29 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Councilman+Eric+Garcetti+and+City+Controller+Wendy+Greuel.jpg
The race to become the next mayor of Los Angeles was tight Tuesday night with City Councilman Eric Garcetti leading by a slim but swelling margin, NBC 4 Los Angeles reported. With 44 percent of the...

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/Anthony-Weiner-Running-New-York-City-Mayor-Campaign-Video-2013-Mayoral-Race-208446251.html Wed, 22 May 2013 19:26:33 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/224*120/weiner+campaign+video.jpg
Anthony Weiner announced his candidacy for New York City mayor with a campaign video posted to YouTube. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down. But I've also learned some tough lessons,...

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]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/From-Lewisville-With-Love-208427951.html Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:20 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Jennifer-Lemmo-052113.jpg
A Lewisville woman whose brother lost his home in the Oklahoma tornado asked for donations for the victims – and is overwhelmed by the response from friends, neighbors and even strangers.

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]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1eb6cf02afae12720951ba77d317e542&p=4 1eb6cf02afae12720951ba77d317e542 ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:20 -0500 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/Anti-Gay-Hate-Crime-SoHo-Broadway-Attack-208337881.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:03:09 -0500 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/213*120/Dan-Contarino-Victim-Hate-Crime.jpg
A gay couple was attacked early Tuesday in the SoHo neighborhood in New York City and a man was beaten in the East Village, hours after thousands marched to protest the killing of a gay man and several other bia...

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